Hi
I have the Cree running lights installed which I believe have a colour temperature of 6000K.
They are great, but make the headlight and sidelight look very yellow by comparison
These lights have the H4 and W5W bulbs.
Do your replacement bulbs have the matching colour to the Crees?
Hi and welcome
Yes it's a tough one, the Cree lights are very very white and they can make your headlight look very yellow like you say.
We do sell Philips 100% bulbs, but even they are still yellow in comparison (but better than stock). The only option really is fitting a H4 BiXenon HID kit (@ 6000k), though if you bike has twin lights we don't recommend it as often they will not light due to startup load.
Our standard T10 501 Sidlight LED will fit your W5W sidelights, and as long as the bulbs are forward facing give a good increase in light. They are under 6000k but match the Cree's very well.
Regards
Quote from: Fluke on June 07, 2012, 05:21:26 AM
Hi and welcome
Yes it's a tough one, the Cree lights are very very white and they can make your headlight look very yellow like you say.
We do sell Philips 100% bulbs, but even they are still yellow in comparison (but better than stock). The only option really is fitting a H4 BiXenon HID kit (@ 6000k), though if you bike has twin lights we don't recommend it as often they will not light due to startup load.
Our standard T10 501 Sidlight LED will fit your W5W sidelights, and as long as the bulbs are forward facing give a good increase in light. They are under 6000k but match the Cree's very well.
Regards
Thanks for the reply and for the honesty. Looks like the sidelights will be a new purchase. ;)
On E bay there are one or two sellers claiming 6000K H4 bulbs (non HID), but I suspect its achieved by coatings to filter out the yellow end of the spectrum and comes at a cost of overall illumination.
Yes I think so... To achieve 6000k in a halogen would really hurt visible output. On a HID at least though you do have reduced output at 6000k, I think the slight performance hit is worth it as the slight blue hue sets you apart as something different on the road, making you more visible. The hit in output is also ok as you are still putting out more than halogen by far.