Thread: HID - What colour 4300k or 6000k?

I'd recommend the 4,300K Lights.

Here's a Pic of my Defender.

The parkers are LEDs, so they look blue.

The Headlights are IPF lenses with upgraded wiring looms & relays on Hi Beam.

The Rectangular Lights on the Bullbar are IPFs with 6,000K HIDs

The Round Lights on the roof rack are Hella Rallye 2000s with 4,300 HIDs.

The 6,000K is good, but a bit too blue, whereas the 4,300K sheds a lot more usable light. Night drives become daylight!

OK I think there are something’s that we should keep in mind,

Firstly if the HID’s are rated correctly 4000K is 4000K and the light “colour will be the same.

Similarly 55W current draw is 55W current draw no matter what it is powering. It doesn’t matter if the 55W is being drawn by HID’s or halogen bulbs its still 55W and the ability of your wiring to cope will be the same.

What will affect the useful luminance is the quality of the reflector and the design and quality of the lens.

Comparing lights in different reflectors/lens and good wiring to crappy wiring is not comparing apples with apples.

As I said originally I changed my lens and reflectors. However I still have 55W haligin low beam. My observations are that given the original low bean was 55W the improvement in my low beam you would assume is in the change in reflector/lens.

Scott has pointed out the question that I was going to ask next....that is regarding the actual glass lens.
I have a 300 Series Discovery (the one with the larger sized head lights) and would like to fit HID upgrades...but I'm concerned that the lens aren't suitable for HID.
What HID upgrades have people fitted to Discovery's and how did the lens cope with the new light source? Does they still give a decent light pattern on the road or do they act as a giant defuser and spread the beam pattern willy nilly?
Thx.
s.

Originally Posted by Ace

Sorry to hijack the thread LRH, but where does one get the kits and how easy are they to install?

Back on topic, i was told by someone, cant remember who, that certain colours, i think 5000K or above was illegal in NSW. Is this true? I couldnt find anything confirming it, but they assured me they had looked into it and had discovered that anything over 5000k wasnt allowed.

Ace try here eBay Australia Shop - AE International Trading: Xenon HID Kit, Reversing Camera, Car TV Antenna
Easy to instal in the given light, digital ballasts and all that.
Forgive my stupidity, but how can a HID driving light be too bright? Isn't that what the dip switch is for?

Originally Posted by streaky

Scott has pointed out the question that I was going to ask next....that is regarding the actual glass lens.
I have a 300 Series Discovery (the one with the larger sized head lights) and would like to fit HID upgrades...but I'm concerned that the lens aren't suitable for HID.

Why do you think they won't be OK with HID?
I have HID in both my RRs & the lenses are fine.

BTW, 4300K gets my vote too .

Ok a bit late but these are the lenses I put in direct fit. They also have the non projection ones for about $80 a pair
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Land-Range-Ro...742.m153.l1262