i have seen a pair of projectors and i thought that they were supposed to be blue in color kinda like HID. am i wrong in this assumption or is there some that have that look?
thanks for the info
Todd
ive seen a description of the "ion" but have never seen any on, so that's probably why i thougth that they were supposed to be blue. does anyone have a pic of these ON. thanks for the info on the HID. that was something that i didnt know, learn something everytime i get on here
I have halo projectors and the low beam projector lens had a bluish tint to it, when there was no bulb loaded. It became even more blue, after I added MTEC h1 bulbs.
But, the blue on the bulb or the projector lens doesn't really do anything except make the light output a little whiter. The light beam won't actually be blue because of the blue bulb or the blue lens.
The wattage/temperature of the bulbs is what determines the color of the light beam. HID use high wattage so the light comes out blueish
Originally posted by XxSoVeReiGNxX Don't forget, the blue could be the bulb!
I have halo projectors and the low beam projector lens had a bluish tint to it, when there was no bulb loaded. It became even more blue, after I added MTEC h1 bulbs.
But, the blue on the bulb or the projector lens doesn't really do anything except make the light output a little whiter. The light beam won't actually be blue because of the blue bulb or the blue lens.
The wattage/temperature of the bulbs is what determines the color of the light beam. HID use high wattage so the light comes out blueish
hids are 35 watts , compare to a halogenbulb which is usually 55-65watts and their light are actually quite yellow, more like halogens, it's the projector that changes the color, kinda like shotting a light through a magnify glass
Originally posted by Voiceofid hids are 35 watts , compare to a halogenbulb which is usually 55-65watts and their light are actually quite yellow, more like halogens, it's the projector that changes the color, kinda like shotting a light through a magnify glass
my fault. I don't explain very well.
I was basing my info from this. Have you ever seen one of these types of graphs?
That's from Sylvania.com
"What about HID's color?
The color of the light source is expressed as its color temperature. As the color temperature increases, the color of the light moves from yellow to white to blue-white. HID headlights provide light at a higher color temperature than standard halogen headlights, which gives them a crisp white appearance. The table below shows the color temperature of various light sources. As a reference, sunlight at noon is 5250°K" http://www.sylvania.com/xenarc/hidfaq.htm
Last edited by XxSoVeReiGNxX : 11-02-2003 at 02:37 PM.
so if i got the ion blue projectors with the mtec bulbs, that still wouldnt be as blue as the HID's are or would it be pretty close?
i love the blue look but i just dont want to spend $500 for the HID's
, compare to a halogenbulb which is usually 55-65watts and their light are actually quite yellow, more like halogens, it's the projector that changes the color, kinda like shotting a light through a magnify glass
i had em... then some1 went into my car, now i have pieces of tycs 
