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re: T/F: New Headlights Are Too Bright
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:33 am to Patrick_Bateman
Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:33 am to Patrick_Bateman
Some of those cars you see have lumens that are too damn high. Around 4300k is optimal for the xenon headlights buy anything higher appears blueish and too bright
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Posted on 12/6/14 at 8:40 am to wizziko
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Some of those cars you see have lumens that are too damn high. Around 4300k is optimal for the xenon headlights buy anything higher appears blueish and too bright
So close. Lumens and color rating are actually inversely related. The higher the Kelvin rating, the lower the output/intensity.
4300K is usually the brightest output, closest to daylight, and what most OEM Xenons use.
OP, what you are likely seeing is NOT OEM equipment. HID kits and cheap conversions are the problem. The lights are not designed for the reflector/projector and the dispersion of light is both inadequate and dangerous. The cutoff is wrong, especially on reflector housings.
A properly designed housing, both Xenon and LED, are significantly brighter but not any more dangerous. This includes having the lights mounted at the correct height (jacked up trucks) and properly leveled. Europe actually requires HIDs to be self leveling.
Posted on 12/6/14 at 9:51 am to wizziko
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Some of those cars you see have lumens that are too damn high. Around 4300k is optimal for the xenon headlights buy anything higher appears blueish and too bright
4300k is actually the most amount of light(lumens)possible and it's what most manufacturers use, some go slightly higher for more white output. Anything below is more yellow, anything above is more blue, but the lumens decrease either way.
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