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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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They got a chart on their website. 3200K is yellow/4300K pearl white/6000K a bit blue/ 8000K more blue/ 10000K purple and so on... The less K's you have, the more light output u get.
 
Old Oct 10, 2008 | 08:16 AM
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I went with the 6000k. Where did you mount the Ballast?
 
Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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on the inside side of the fenders
 
Old Oct 13, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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i would say that 15k would be really bold and to use them as fogs to look really cool and make a statement. for your headlights use 6000k. thats what i run and i like them alot with their purpleish tint that isnt over the top. vvme.com is what i use, they're great. no problems so far
 
Old Oct 13, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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heres a pic of me and my friend's car. 6000k vvme on both
 
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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heres a pic of me and my friend's car. 6000k vvme on both
Where did you end up mounting the ballast?
 
Old Oct 13, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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for the fogs, its kinda tricky to explain. i just got up in there and found a safe, dry, not hot place. for the healights it was easier to find a place to mount (under the plastic thing that the headlight rests on, becareful when using zip ties and putting the headlight back in when you're done). the drilling of the headlight housing cover was the hardest part
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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yea i think there is a place to mounth the ballast underneath the headlight housing.
 
Old Mar 6, 2010 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by kev659
What color temp would you recommend? - I am looking for the brightest and the most white looking bulb. I saw the 15000k it is a little more money but do you think it is worth the cost?
**PLEASE** don't. Those look incredibly foolish.

I strongly recommend the stock 4300k's. They are chosen for a reason, which is they provide the most light.

http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html has the best, most readable tutorial on choosing the right HID setup I've found. Please check it out (I"m not affiliated, it's just a resource I found before starting my upgrade (https://www.audiforums.com/forum/audi-a6-9/%5Bcomplete%5D-audi-a6-halogen-bi-xenon-upgrade-pics-96448/)

Slightly higher color temp is OK, and I understand the reasoning (wanting closer to the blue end of the spectrum) just don't agree with it.

Note that your projectors already diffract the light as you go off-axis, which is what causes that blue flash as a car with (good) hid's say goes over a bump. Many projectors sourced for audi, bmw, & others actually have little ridges molded into the periphery of the projector's lens to exaggerate this effect.
 
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