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Originally Posted by gbae007
Now I see why you have a negative view on PnP kits.
First of all, 8000K has more "refractivity index" than 4300K. What this means is that (all else being equal) the higher up the Kelvin spectrum you go, the more the light is susceptible to being bounced of anything that would refract (change the path) of it. For example, this is why fog lamps are 3000k, because relative to 8000K, it has a much lower refractivity index. In the rain, 8000k will suck because the water droplets of the rain will change the light trajectory - thus glare.
From what I have seen, 4300k in stock halogen reflector is not that bad. (Certainly when compared to the 8000k.)
There IS a reason why NO OEM manufacturer uses 8000k, and it has to do with more than just glare.  |
What? this was already talked about lol. That's why you can see cops cars better with high rating temperature bulb....when they're hidden, road signs, etc.
The higher on temperature kelvin you go, the lower of USABLE light you will get. That has nothing to do with glare. You can have a 4300 Kelvin pnp hid kit on a stock halogen reflector and still get glare. Truth is that blue hurts your eyes. That's why when Osram bulbs colorshift, it tends to be kinder to the eye. Osram has less blue and more yellow than Philip bulbs. But if you want that noticable "colorshift", you go with Philips.