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03-05-2018, 01:47 PM

Yeko

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HID not bright

07 Yukon Denali XL. Have a set of 12K HID's installed in my stock headlight lamps and the lights are so dim that im forced to use high beam 24/7 for safety reasons. Please help

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03-05-2018, 01:57 PM

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Why would you use 12k?

Those will never be bright.

Look up a color chart for HID's, you need 5K or 6K if you want bright white light. 12k are just going to be blue light.

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03-05-2018, 02:56 PM

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Yup. I've been choosing 5K for years to get a white light that doesn't have too much blue in it. 6K is too blue, to me. 5K closer to more usable light without having a yellow look to it.

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