# Are 12k HIDs too strong? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [January 27, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758 "2008-01-27T20:01:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Doorz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@Doorz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Doorz)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/1 "2008-01-27T20:01:12Z")
Hi i just ordered these HIDs off ebay, do you guys think they are legit?? I got the 12k but i was wondering if those are too bright or should i stick to 10k. Also are the 12k nice? Thx [http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130191459606&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=003](http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130191459606&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=003) ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/2 "2008-01-27T20:06:08Z")
the “K” doesn’t measure brightness 12k is neither brighter nor dimmer than 10k it’s a measure of color temperature anything higher than ~4500K is too much ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_S13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_s13/32/5563_2.png) [@Blue\_S13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_S13)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/3 "2008-01-27T20:09:29Z")
12K will be very purple/blue in colour. Like mike said 4500K is as much as you need. Only goes to 10K, but you get the idea: ![http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/rony_espana/HIDRange.jpg](http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e85/rony_espana/HIDRange.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/4 "2008-01-27T20:15:02Z")
I’d go 8000k I seem to like the look of 8000 on my buddies mr2 in my rearview…even though it is blinding lol. ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/5 "2008-01-27T20:16:23Z")
^That doesn’t look very accurate to me. My car has 4300k from the factory, and the colour looks like the 6000k pictured above. The cutoff and spread are ofcourse much better. ---
**Author:** ![simplemind7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@simplemind7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/simplemind7)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/6 "2008-01-27T20:19:14Z")
> [@8/9 Shredd & Ragan Import Night](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/8-9-shredd-ragan-import-night/15697/8): > > ^That doesn’t look very accurate to me. My car has 4300k from the factory, and the colour looks like the 6000k pictured above. The cutoff and spread are ofcourse much better. aftermarket HID companies all rate them differently, those charts are never right. actual 4300k is white like the 6000k, that chart sucks. ---
**Author:** ![CrypticNissan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/crypticnissan/32/5663_2.png) [@CrypticNissan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CrypticNissan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/7 "2008-01-27T20:22:54Z")
i just read an artlicle on [Zilvia.net](http://Zilvia.net) other day(to lazy to find right now) on HID’s and the reflective effect from non halogen caseings is a disaster. no clean edges on cutoff… almost like bad glare. so double check your research… plus around 12000K is pink… wow… ---
**Author:** ![Doorz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@Doorz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Doorz)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/8 "2008-01-27T20:27:53Z")
rougly i think 12ks will look like this cars fog light [http://picdb.thaimisc.com/cefiroffclub/848.jpg](http://picdb.thaimisc.com/cefiroffclub/848.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nitescream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@nitescream](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitescream)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/9 "2008-01-27T20:28:17Z")
for distance go with 6000, the farthest youll see, for brightness go higher K but u do lose the distance even though you do see it cause its so bright cause the light isnt stable enough to shoot far and stay white it goes really blue!! ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/10 "2008-01-27T20:37:59Z")
> [@8/9 Shredd & Ragan Import Night](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/8-9-shredd-ragan-import-night/15697/10): > > for distance go with 6000, the farthest youll see, for brightness go higher K but u do lose the distance even though you do see it cause its so bright cause the light isnt stable enough to shoot far and stay white it goes really blue!! this makes absolutely zero sense and could not be more wrong ---
**Author:** ![Canadian\_Idol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Canadian\_Idol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Canadian_Idol)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/11 "2008-01-27T20:41:52Z")
Yeah my buddy has 12Ks on his S4…it looks ridiculus and is super annoying on the road. ---
**Author:** ![simplemind7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@simplemind7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/simplemind7)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/12 "2008-01-27T20:42:39Z")
> [@8/9 Shredd & Ragan Import Night](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/8-9-shredd-ragan-import-night/15697/10): > > for distance go with 6000, the farthest youll see, for brightness go higher K but u do lose the distance even though you do see it cause its so bright cause the light isnt stable enough to shoot far and stay white it goes really blue!! LOL. sweet advice man. ---
**Author:** ![Doorz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@Doorz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Doorz)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/13 "2008-01-27T20:46:57Z")
a vid of 12k preety sik [http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZvYHYqv95FY&feature=related](http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZvYHYqv95FY&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![nitescream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@nitescream](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitescream)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/14 "2008-01-27T21:05:27Z")
> [@Sherm vs. I....then I vs. GTO](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sherm-vs-i-then-i-vs-gto/15692/8): > > this makes absolutely zero sense and could not be more wrong im not wrong!! i have done the research, and talked to companies!! i have in my car 6K nice and white with NO BLUE, when going with higher Ks the light becomes for unstable for distance, but is still REALLY bright, and bluer!! i have done test myself and proved the theroy myself and it became a fact! 6k goes farther then 10K down the road, BUT 10K is REALLY bright and comes up short for distance ---
**Author:** ![BAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bas/32/5540_2.png) [@BAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BAS)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/15 "2008-01-28T00:10:16Z")
did you actually take grade 9 science class and pass it? holy crap. > [@8/9 Shredd & Ragan Import Night](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/8-9-shredd-ragan-import-night/15697/10): > > for distance go with 6000, the farthest youll see, for brightness go higher K but u do lose the distance even though you do see it cause its so bright cause the light isnt stable enough to shoot far and stay white it goes really blue!! ---
**Author:** ![Keez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/keez/32/5570_2.png) [@Keez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keez)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/16 "2008-01-28T00:12:49Z")
i have 8000k, in a thread close by this one. i love the 8000k. and i have projectors cause of the silvia light, crisp cut offs and amazing lighting. never been more happy with the buy. no one high beams me or anything. ---
**Author:** ![\_kris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/858c86/32.png) [@\_kris](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_kris)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/17 "2008-01-28T02:27:45Z")
i think 12k’s is too much, i have 6000k’s on an MDX and im happy with it… plus if the popos notice your headlights have a different tint to it, it would get their attention ---
**Author:** ![GTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/18 "2008-01-28T06:29:37Z")
Now that we’ve determined that 12k has no relevance to ‘power’ or being too strong… the next question you should ask yourself - am I stupid enough to put the HIDs in a non-projector housing? ---
**Author:** ![nitescream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@nitescream](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitescream)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/19 "2008-01-28T06:31:06Z")
> [@I think I'm going to die](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-think-im-going-to-die/15671/44): > > did you actually take grade 9 science class and pass it? holy crap. nah man GRADE 10!!! lol u punk… you just had say something!! lol ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758/20 "2008-01-28T07:13:44Z")
Because what you wrote makes no sense whatsoever. It’s as if you tried to come up with the most ridiculous bullshit you could, and then when you were satisfied, posted it on here. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-12k-hids-too-strong/112758.md?page=2)