main beam bulbs to suit 6000k hids ?

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main beam bulbs to suit 6000k hids ?

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what make/model of main beam bulbs best match the colour of a 6000k hid kit on a 9n ?
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A H1 6000k HID kit 8)
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Tim_GTi wrote:A H1 6000k HID kit 8)
they take too long to warm up to the correct temp tho so they will just be getting bright then switched off
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hids are no good for flashing, i'm alse interested to see what people use as over 6k mainbeam is really yellow
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I am going to buy a set off the bay too see what they are like. They aint on for long so might last awile

Something like these
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HIDs are fine for full beams, I use them.

They naturally have a burst of full power when you flash them, so they are fine for that.

They then power down and build up brightness after around 7 seconds. This only has to be done to warm the bulbs up though, once you've powered them up once they'll be good for 5-10mins before having to do it again.

I'd never use any other type of bulb!
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