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Mat
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Set of 6k HID's ordered today so should be able to fit them tomorrow - blame the Bucks meet - saw some cars there with HID's and just had to get some 
Mat
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nice one. you'll love the mod
and a few people PM me recently about these (thanks to my sig i guess). and so far, everyone i know with them, love em
and a few people PM me recently about these (thanks to my sig i guess). and so far, everyone i know with them, love em
Mat
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Does anyone know how easy it is adding HIDs to the Fog Lights?
Would it be a bumper off job (hope not) and just up on axle stands? Also, I believe they're H4 fitting???
Would it be a bumper off job (hope not) and just up on axle stands? Also, I believe they're H4 fitting???
i have done it and its easy, its the same process as in the headlights, just on a smaller unit and a different bulb (possible)
Mat
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i have no idea what bulb type they are. remove the bulb and find out is the only sure way. also you should be able to get at them with just jacking up the car and getting at them from underneath.
Mat
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sweet.
also got another kind of problem
With the 1.4, I just plugged in my HIDs and that was that. NEVER had any problems dazzleing others etc.
However, with the Cupra. Ganda Cupra put these in and said he had them aligned and set up correctly. He mentioned he was always getting flashed. Well, as you can guess, so am I now. I just flash back, but it's getting annoying.
Suggestions???
also got another kind of problem
With the 1.4, I just plugged in my HIDs and that was that. NEVER had any problems dazzleing others etc.
However, with the Cupra. Ganda Cupra put these in and said he had them aligned and set up correctly. He mentioned he was always getting flashed. Well, as you can guess, so am I now. I just flash back, but it's getting annoying.
Suggestions???
Mat
Guest
You dont want HIDS as full beam, they take too long to warm up and would not 'flash'.
dipped beam, if you have a mk3 ibiza cupra will be H7 bulb.
when companies quote 4300k, 5000k, 6000k, 8000k 10000k and 12000k they are refering to the colour of the light emmited from the bulb / gas mixture.
OEM zenon's (proper ones you will find in the Honda S2000 and lots of hier end cars will have a colour of 4300k, this colour is perfect white. the reason they appear more 'blue' to our eyes is because we are not seeing the colour of the bulb we are seeing a refraction of the light as it passed past the cut off (a thin strip of metal that creates the 'perfect' cut off for the ligth distribution). as light passes by the thin strip the light will slightly 'bend' and this causes the multiple colours.. if you look directly in to the main area of the beam when in front of the car you will see an 'arc' white colour.
since you dont get that on standard refelectors most people go for the 6000k colour as this has a blue hue to it.. i have known a few people to go with 4300k and i must admit the brightness easily overwhelms the 6000k's i have BUT mine 'look' better.
i hope that has kinda of answered your question
great answer adam! thank you! now i understand i bit more yes
10000k is this even more blue then 6000k's then? yes i read that a bit back in the thread that ppl dont juse hid on full beam due to the flashing problem, but what about the color differense? what bulbs do you replace the oem with when you have hids on dipped beam?
Mat
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A lot.
I did have a link to a site that told you all the difference
basically, "normal" 55w bulbs are yellowish. HIDs, are from yellow to purple depending on the k you choose.
so 3000k > 4500k is yellow. 5000k is as near as pure white. 6000k has a slight tint of blue (like mine and most other). 8000k - 15000k blue > purple. The more "blue" they are, the less they light up the road
I did have a link to a site that told you all the difference
basically, "normal" 55w bulbs are yellowish. HIDs, are from yellow to purple depending on the k you choose.
so 3000k > 4500k is yellow. 5000k is as near as pure white. 6000k has a slight tint of blue (like mine and most other). 8000k - 15000k blue > purple. The more "blue" they are, the less they light up the road
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