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Moderators - please move if you think there's a better place for this post, I didn't want to hijack the For Sale group buy thread.
All, I've been seriously debating whether to join in on GB#2 for the 10K HIDs and doing some research when I came across this link. Although written in 2002 the concepts presented are not time-sensitive. It is well written, logical, and *sounds* authoritative.
http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html
Here's another write-up with less inflammatory oratory than the first link but with the same general ideas.
http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hl-hid-bulbs.htm
Finally, here's a site with a more scientific bent with an explanation and java demonstration of black body radiation emissions and kelvin color temperature. Change the value in the "Change the temperature" field and then see the effect in the "Appearance" circle at the top. This apparently will simulate higher temp HIDs and actually somewhat validates what the other guys were saying.
http://www.usask.ca/chemistry/courses/243/links/BBR/BBR.html
(Note - this is the disclaimer part) - I am not trying to dissuade others from making the investment in the bulbs. Nor am I trying to say that those of you who have purchased 8K or 10K bulbs made some kind of a mistake - not at all. I came across this link because I was trying to educate myself. You should make your own decision based on the information presented.
I do want to hear what everybody thinks. Honestly, I'm still undecided about the 10K buy because of the ultra high BLING factor, but now I'm not sure and am leaning to possibly just finding a good set of 6K bulbs.
Hopefully this will prompt some good discussion here on this forum too.... Please no talk about Injen in this thread! :roll:
All, I've been seriously debating whether to join in on GB#2 for the 10K HIDs and doing some research when I came across this link. Although written in 2002 the concepts presented are not time-sensitive. It is well written, logical, and *sounds* authoritative.
http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html
Here's another write-up with less inflammatory oratory than the first link but with the same general ideas.
http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hl-hid-bulbs.htm
Finally, here's a site with a more scientific bent with an explanation and java demonstration of black body radiation emissions and kelvin color temperature. Change the value in the "Change the temperature" field and then see the effect in the "Appearance" circle at the top. This apparently will simulate higher temp HIDs and actually somewhat validates what the other guys were saying.
http://www.usask.ca/chemistry/courses/243/links/BBR/BBR.html
(Note - this is the disclaimer part) - I am not trying to dissuade others from making the investment in the bulbs. Nor am I trying to say that those of you who have purchased 8K or 10K bulbs made some kind of a mistake - not at all. I came across this link because I was trying to educate myself. You should make your own decision based on the information presented.
I do want to hear what everybody thinks. Honestly, I'm still undecided about the 10K buy because of the ultra high BLING factor, but now I'm not sure and am leaning to possibly just finding a good set of 6K bulbs.
Hopefully this will prompt some good discussion here on this forum too.... Please no talk about Injen in this thread! :roll: