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Old 02-11-2009, 03:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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12,000 watt HID's question

So My friend got a set of 12,000 Hid's for his headlights and for his foglights and i really like the way they look..Would that be safe for me to do on my 06 civic si headlights and foglights?
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Old 02-11-2009, 03:24 PM   #2 (permalink)
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That's a lot of watts for headlights.... Why couldn't you, your friend did.
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Watts? Or Kelvin, as in temperature color? Are his HIDs purple?
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well he got them on his 08 tundra.. they are bright, and a slight blue color..
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lol @ the awesomeness of your battery to be able to power 12 000 W ballasts.
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Amazing, he must have a flux capacitor for an alternator, your going to have to get one for it to work. I suppose tundras come with those OEM. Wow toyota has really stepped their game up.
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Old 02-11-2009, 04:18 PM   #7 (permalink)
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lol no don't get them 12k is purple.
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12,000 Kelvin. It's a light color rating. The wattage is most likely either either 35W or 55W.
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So My friend got a set of 12,000 Hid's for his headlights and for his foglights and i really like the way they look..Would that be safe for me to do on my 06 civic si headlights and foglights?
Anything over 8000k sucks in my opinion.....when your driving on asphalt or wet roads it will not light the road up as well as a 4300K or 6000K.

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With 12000K you will not be able to see crap! Anything over 6000K is purely for looks.
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"12,000 watt"
thats pretty beast. Im sure he means 12k As in color temperature. Im hoping..
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Good luck driving in the rain and wet roads. Any HID sucks in in those conditions.
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6000k or under please. Don't get the blue crap that is worst than oem headlights
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Old 02-11-2009, 07:14 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Good luck driving in the rain and wet roads. Any HID sucks in in those conditions.
i never had a problem in the rain with my sti's hid's.. lol except for being able to power slide with awd.. that is fun
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12,000 watt lightbulbs draw 1000 amperes off the 12 volt car battery.
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I would say don't get them, it's possible to get pulled over for it, but every state is different.
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12,000 watt lightbulbs draw 1000 amperes off the 12 volt car battery.
well better get this

ITE 1000 AMP TYPE ET CIRCUIT BREAKER 1200 AMP MP FRAME - Clermont - Bonanzle
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Lol thanks guys...Anyone Have pics of 6000k HID's on their car?
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"12,000 watt"
thats pretty beast. Im sure he means 12k As in color temperature. Im hoping..
There is no such thing as visible light at 12 Kelvin .
12,000 Kelvin is purple
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Old 02-12-2009, 11:44 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Here is a 12,000 watt HID light

It comes with its own power supply and trailer!



Great for flashing folks to yield to the right!
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