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Use 6000k wherever you can
Why do we recommend using the 6000k color on HID?
The Short Answer:
With 4100k to 6000k you will get the most lumens (how bright the light is). Any other color temperature will actually reduce the brightness of your bulb. The point of going with HID light is that you will see more of the road and have more chance of avoiding obstacles or danger.
The Long Answer:
Color Temperature is a measurement in Degrees Kelvin that indicates the hue of a specific type of light source. Many people believe the misconception that color temperature is a rating of the brightness of the bulb or HID kit. This belief is completely false. The reality of the matter is that the higher the color temperature, the less useable light output you will obtain.
A perfect example would be a completely blue light. This light has a color temperature of approximately 16,000k and has almost no useable light or lumens output. Higher K kits such as 7000k, 7500k, etc. have been manufactured for individuals that are more concerned about the actual color output of their lights as opposed to the actual useable light output they produce.
HID produces a natural color of 4100K to 6000K (4100K is daylight white, and 6000K is slightly bluish white) Anything bluer requires the use of light-dimming gases. That's right the light is actually 6000K but there is less xenon gas, a filter or colored glass that converts the light to the higher temperature color.
Some more information:
Here is a great quote from clublexus.com: "The following is probably one of the largest and most deceitful marketing ploys exploited on the internet today. So I will state, for the record: Osram-Sylvania's highest color temperature bulb is 5400K and Philips' highest color temperature bulb is 5800K (marketed at 6000K Ultinon). Nowhere on either of their corporate or consumer web sites do they claim, endorse, or offer any HID bulb or kit that produces light over 6000K. Most bulbs marketed at 6000K are actually producing color slightly lower than 6000K. The reason 6000K is the plateau isn't because they physically can't make an 8000K bulb. It is because anything above 6000K is not effective as a lighting instrument. So don't believe those eBay auctions boasting "Revolutionary 12000K HID bulbs from Germany". That is just BS marketing gimmick at work."
