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Old Jun 26, 2006
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Blue bulbs?

I'm looking for blue low beam and high beam bulbs, I don't want to install an HID kit but would like to know what I should look for and where I should look in order to find the bluest bulbs. My friend bought some bulbs off ebay 8500k krypton or somethin like that, but they turned out to look more white than blue. Is it possible for me to find any bulbs that will project blue light without an HID kit? Or what are the "bluest" bulbs I can get? (2005 civic si, non-hatchback) Thanks in advance.
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Old Jun 26, 2006
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well, they should be more white, i got blue bulbs that are more white than blue, if you got a blue light comming out, you wont see ****. lol. even the ones that have a blue hue like mine cut my visablity down some. but it dont matter to much, if you went any more blue, you would only be able to see like 20 feet infront of you lol.
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I think Cool Blue makes blueish bulbs.... I used to have some like 5 years ago and they would make the street signs blueish
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Old Jun 26, 2006
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Not to be an *** but you need to do some more searching as to what causes the blue colour, this is a pretty uneducated post. Here's an image of how it works, the manufacturers don't actually add any blueness to the high end bulbs, they just burn that way due to the laws of physics.


Kelvin Scale-Color temperature is a unit of measure for the color of light - it is not necessarily related to the heat of the light source. A higher color temperature represents a color closer to actual sunlight.
The Kelvin system of light measurement, based not on the freezing & boiling points of water, but upon the light that would be emitted by a "black body ", depending upon it's temperature.
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i got the luminics ultra white bulbs. trust me they are pretty damn blue though. on the road i see blue light shining. and yes i makes the street signs blue too. but if you look at your car coming at you with the lights on at night time its white with a blueish tint to it. looks a lot like HID lights. but luminics do make pure blue light bulbs. just check out their website.

here is the link ---> http://www.luminicsbulbs.com/
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If you buy a bulb made to output a blue light, cops will hassle you. You don't need that.
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check out PIAA's website. I beleive they have some blue tinted bulbs. I got the extreme white bulbs from there, Love them!
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http://www.eurodezigns.com/ bluest i have ever seen.(also have like red and yellow etc there)..also comes with lifetime warenty which is cool...but i suggest only doin the lows and aiming your highs down......i have them...when driving with street lights and some ambient light ur cool, but when there are no lights around, u cant see far at all. but makes everything ur looking at blue. not expensive either

ohh, also havent had problems with cops either..they are dot and s. something-or-other approved
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cops dont hassle you just because you have blue light bulbs.

but you gotta keep in mind that stock bulbs are the brightest. the silverstars are really bright too but they are not blue.
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Here's a DIY.

1. Take out your stock bulbs.
2. Spray paint them blue.
3. Let dry over night.
4. Install them back onto the car.
5. Turn on and check color.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for desired shade of blue.

Presto!!! You got yourself the bluest bulbs you could ever want.
It doesn't seem like visibility is of any importantance to you so this DIY is perfect.

Just kidding =)

Automobile lightbulb color laws vary from state to state (not to mention country to country) so don't believe what we tell you about what colors are legal.

Anything that has a coating or tint to a bulb cuts down on the bulbs ability to put out light onto the road.
No one gets their windows tinted because they want more sunshine do they?
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nokia 10000k gave a blue output, but they burned out on me in less than a month. Oh well, that was a good $30 use.

Dont go blue, when I had blue lights and it was raining.....you minus well be driving with fog on your windows. Low visibiiltiy
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http://www.autodynamic.com/detail.as...lor-Bulb-Cover

you can use these with the stock bulbs, but be advised you will not have any light on the road. most of the halogen spectrum is in the warmer color band.
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They're illegal in this state. Permitted only for off-road use here.
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i have the eurolight xenon fusion bulbs, when the lights are off on a sunny day you can see the headlight housing reflecting the blue of the bulb, my buddie said that driving against it they look like the cadilac blue lights i guess caddy's have hid's but ya, thats the bluest i've gotten so far.
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Old Jul 7, 2006
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off topic here but seelsy, the chick is your avatar is hotttt.
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i bought some cool blue lights and they worked fine. they wernt as blue as i thought but they get the job done
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but if u get blue bulbs thay fog up ur headlights is this tru
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^^^ no
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mine are foged up on the inside i wonder if that stuff still works with out opening the headlights
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Remove the bulb cover and turn on the headlight. It should heat up the inside and the vapor should be gone. But it will come back again later....
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1. As stated headlight colors varry from state to state. Most states require a white output headlight. Anything else is concidered an infringement, including:yellow, violet, and blue. If you are concerned with the police giving you a hard time, and yes most police officers will pick on people with mods, I'd highly recommend checking with your local and state law inforcement or traffic codes to varify that blue is allowed.

2. Any color headlight will produce fogged lights if there is moisture locked in the headlight housing. If you cleared your own headlights or have aftermarket headlights, I'd strongly recommend that you add some clear silicone sealant around the housing to prevent any water leaks.

3. You can also check pep boys. Most locations have their own little "Ricer" aisle. This includes Japanese Import blue headlights. Once again, see answer 1. before purchase.

As mentioned, changing the headlight color does cut down visibility drastically. You really need to weigh out which is more important to you having blue lights or being able to see at night.
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Luminics Pure Blue

Thanks a lot for all the information guys...after reading all the posts and doing some research, I figure that the Luminics Pure Blue bulbs will give me really blue light, and I am about to purchase those from luminicsbulbs.com...It's going to cost me about $36.95 including shipping for each set (but i'm only getting low beam for now). Are there any objections?

Thankss
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