Originally Posted by 05XF-LVR
I am well aware of the light spectrum and how things are viewed, but I think it is a little ridiculous to say 'that is ricer, period'. I did not slap a TYPE R on the back or an oversized wing, just wanted a little more color to my bulbs. you guys are probably right though, I guess I am ricer, kind of like those guys over at bentley and maserati with their bluish headlights
Do you know WHY their headlights appear to be so blue looking at them? Because of the nature of HID's sharp cutoff. And when you look at the Maserati and Bentley's projectors setup, they are much more expensive and better then ours.
When you look at the light being projected on the ground by these high end cars with proper HID setups, the light on the ground is PURE white, like daylight. The cutoff is there to not blind drivers in front of you.
When I first bought my HID kit, I too ordered 6000k bulbs. I thought they were cool, then I realized how blue they WERE, then ordered 5000k. Still a little blue for me, and now i'm at 4300k and it's WHITE.
I guess if you want your ground blue in front of you and decrease your light visibility then go for 5000k and up. 10000k? That's absolutely ridiculous and ricer, in my opinion of course. Almost as bad as buying a HID kit and putting them in a standard halogen reflector housing, or buying "HID Bulbs" with blue tint on them.