Hey guys, I am about to order some vvme hids and was wondering what is the best output for driving in the snow? I had wanted 6000k, but would those have a bad effect in the snow(i.e. too much glare)? Would 8000k be better? I had 8000k in my truck but got rid of it before ever driving in the snow. Thanks for your help.

 

4300K show up white on snow. You can always use your fog lights
foramber light.

 

It's going to be bright to say the least eather way you go inless in a pitch black area then its barable. With the city lights and hid's its just a pain. This is just me saying it some people might see things a tad differnt.

 

you should be just fine with 4300k

 

If you want to wait a couple of weeks I'll tell you how the 8000k's work.

 

I can tell you already how they work. They will not light up the road very well, and 4300k would have been the smarter/common sense purchase

 

If you're worried about glare just wait till you get the 8000k. Its pretty much all glare with minimal usable light. I get clear visibility in all weather conditions with the 6000k.

 

Ditto that - we don't have snow this year, but I had my HIDs on order two days before I got my A4 last November, and had them in the car five days after I got it. All last winter I was running with them (they're 6000k), and they were great (and again, just like in summer weather, far superior to halogen). One thing that was nice was that the extra intensity of the beams made the snow in the road stand out in relief more sharply (and at greater distance) than halogen light was able to do, so you could get an earlier idea of which spots you might want to avoid driving over. Get 4300k, 5000k, or 6000k, and you'll have useable light that will be good in the snow.

 

haha which spots to avoid if u dont' wanna have fun but u'll also kno which spots to go over to have fun hehehe.

 

haha I found myself going through the worse stuff just cause I can. Like when it rains or snows hard people usually avoid the outer lanes causing traffic in the center lane. I'll be the only car driving through the bad stuff with the SUVs cause I know my car's limits and capabilities. Its funny to casually fly by people crawling in the center lane with the look of anxiety on there faces, especially the merc and bmw owners.