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Prepare to learn more about headlights and fog lights than you ever thought possible! From left-to-right: 5,K — 6,K — 8,K — 10,K — 12,K When it comes to brightness, you get the most usable, real-world brightness measured in Lux in colors that more closely resemble the color of light created by the sun!

Content Title Description. Featured Videos. LED headlights operate at a low temperature and use very little energy, which means they can run pretty much indefinitely.

This means it will cost you less in the long run to fork over a little more cash during the initial switch. While HID lights are slightly less expensive at the onset, they will require more maintenance in the future — more akin to traditional halogen bulbs.

Many customers continue to choose HIDs when they decide to upgrade their headlights. In short, HIDs are a great short-term solution. Whether you choose HID or LED headlights, after your upgrade you will be confident enough to kiss your nervousness about driving at night goodbye. After all, you should feel comfortable driving at any time of day, no matter the conditions. If you want brighter, more durable and energy-efficient headlights for clearer visibility while driving, it may be time to consider one of the many headlights and conversion kits available at AudioMotive.

Still have questions or concerns? HID Vs. What are LED Headlights? Lifespan and Durability One of the biggest draws for consumers when it comes to LED headlights is the fact that they can run for more than 20, hours.

Colours LED headlights usually only come in four colours: white, yellow, blue and purple. You can put a 45 watt, a 50 watt, or a 55 watt HID ballast to power this bulb, and it is still going to work. The bulb tag that says, "35 watts, 5,K" is just talking about color.

At 35 watts, this bulb creates 5,K color. If you are using a watt ballast, that means that the ballast only draws 35 watts of power, determining how bright the bulb gets.

It also means, at watt ballast power, your bulbs are going to look how they are supposed to look. You can put a 45, a 50, or a watt ballast on your bulbs too, and all that's going to happen is they will get brighter and have washed-out color. Every time you increase the wattage of the ballast powering your bulb, the color shifts down. So, a 6,K bulb will look more like a 5,K. A 5,K bulb will look more like a 4,K. The other thing that's going to happen is the brightness increase.

So the 8,K HID bulb will go from 1, maximum lux to 1, maximum lux at 25 feet, but the color will shift to a 6,K color. These two 4,K and 5,K are the two most brilliant options, both on watt ballast power and watt ballast power. If you go to the 3,K color, you lose brightness. If you go to or 12,K, you lose brightness also. It only gets worse the further up the scale you go. Look, the color of the sun is 5,K that's 5, Kelvin, and it is the brightest light source that we know. When you get down to 3,K, it gets closer to the infrared spectrum of light, the red and the yellows.

When you get up to 10, and 12,K, you get up closer to the ultraviolet range of usable light. So, it makes sense. Can you see ultraviolet? Can you see infrared? So you are stuck in the middle. I do not mind if you want to do an 8,K or a 6,K HID kit, personally if you want to get a specific bluish color. I want you to be aware of what you are getting. Just because it is a higher Kelvin rating does not mean it is going to be brighter.