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HID kelvins?

No prob. Yes, I got the 6000K. It was some generic (bootleg?) brand, hence the low cost. So far it is holding up but who knows down the road? As far as the 6000K, it's white with a slight hint of blue, whereas the 4300K is more white (with the slightest hint of yellow still). But in terms of lumens (light output) the 4300K give out more light. I wanted to best of both worlds so I went with the 6000K. It does it's job for me.

From what autolamps shows and told me, it is plug and play. Take out the haolgen bulb, put in the HIDs, plug it all up and you're good to go. The relay is already built into the harness so you should have no problem. My kit didn't have relays hence I needed to tweak the wiring. Probably to toughest job is trying to find a spot to put the ballasts.

As far as halogen and HID, eventhough they both advertise as 4000K, it's purely a color term. It means it's white. The 4000K halogen does jack in terms of light output. The lumen figure is most important.

I don't think I ever took pics of my HIDs. I'll try to get some this weekend. But really, pics doesn't do justice. Imagine the acura tl (my gf has one so that's a goof comparison), the 6000K is a little bluer than that (think A4). I have pics of E-codes and standard DOT lenses to give you an idea on what it looks like. http://www.geocities.com/mike_c70/HID/

Good luck.
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Mike H. - 1998 Nautic Blue C70 - minor mods here and there...and HID!!! -- kickin' again!






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