Hi crew, yes I'm still popping into the forum now and then with a few questions.
Lately I've been considering converting the R34s headlights to HID, and as such have come across some questions for you all.
Having a look on the net I have found some conversion kits (two globes, two slim ballasts and the wiring) for around the $250 mark new.
1) Obviously the temperature affects the colour of the light you see, and I did want a bluish tinge to it, out of 6000k, 8000k and 12000k the later gives off the most blue colour, but will the 12000k globes give me as much road vision as say the 6000k?
2) There are two different wattage kits available: 35w and 50w. If I was to convert both hi and low beam would it be overkill to use 50w kits in both? Or is the 35w kit more than enough for suburb driving? (Are the 50w kits going to blind people if installed in the low beam?)
3) Also having no exp yet with HID... are there any manufacturer recommendations with regards to switching them on and off and so forth in a very short period of time? Does switching them off while they are still warming up shorten the globes or the ballasts life?
If so then would I be better off not converting the hi beam?
If anyone can help me with these questions it would be appreciated. And if these questions have been answered somewhere else could a link be provided? I used the topic search feature and found nothing and I don't want to troll through the countless pages on here.
Thanks heaps in advance guys and girls