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Nokya Bulb question

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I just recieved a set of Nokya "arctic white" (glass is dark blue, not white) 9006 bulbs that I ordered through my work. I had a couple questions about the bulbs. First the wattage is 100 watts. Isnt that over doing it? The bulbs look sweet but I was reading a CEG thread that said blue light = bad for driving at night! These bulbs are basically the color crayon blue! I went on to nokya's web site and the white glass bulbs are "cosmic white". Should I keep them or send them back?
 
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I just recieved a set of Nokya "arctic white" (glass is dark blue, not white) 9006 bulbs that I ordered through my work. I had a couple questions about the bulbs. First the wattage is 100 watts. Isnt that over doing it? The bulbs look sweet but I was reading a CEG thread that said blue light = bad for driving at night! These bulbs are basically the color crayon blue! I went on to nokya's web site and the white glass bulbs are "cosmic white". Should I keep them or send them back? I also wanted to see if ANYONE would be interested in buying NOKYA bulbs through me at 25.00 bucks a pair making the price a steal! THe new Silverstar ultras sell at my work for 50/set! I would be able to do 9006,9005 and the fog lamp 893's! If anyone is interested I would only be able to get about 5 or 6 sets of each so it will be LIMITED!

For what it's worth, there are several places that sell the Arctic White Nokyas for $20 per pair, brand new for both Stage I and Stage II. I am very interested in hearing how these bulbs look. These are the exact bulbs I've been looking at very hard.

Also, the Stage I bulbs are lower wattage than the Stage II's. If you were wondering about the 100 watts thing, you should read the FAQ's at this website. They go into great detail on explaining about the actual wattage outputs:

http://www.autothing.com/P-Support/psupport-bulbFAQS.htm
 
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I am interested in how they would look too! Im sorry but, your post was completely irrelevant to my post. I wanted to know if the wattage is too high and if they would be bad overall because of dark blue glass...
 
I am interested in how they would look too! Im sorry but, your post was completely irrelevant to my post. I wanted to know if the wattage is too high and if they would be bad overall because of dark blue glass...

I added a website that should answer a few of your questions
 
awsome link man! Check this out. It was right off that link:

Sure the looks rock, but how are blue and white bulbs better/safer than yellow?

Before we give our reasons, you should just ask Audi, BMW, Lexus, Mercedes and Porsche- they all have crossed over into the world of bright white lighting. Sure they use very expensive $2,000 HID (High Intensity Discharge) systems, but since you love the look and aren't about to invest two grand in your Chevy, Dodge, or whatever, Nokya and PIAA bulbs offer an equally great look at a really sweet price. The reason the luxury brands use white lighting is because come nighttime, you can see everything that you've been missing before. We know that sounds a bit corny, but we at autothing.com personally use Nokya Arctic White brand bulbs and "WOW!" On the highway, all the signs reflect beautifully and are so easy to read. On long dark stretches, those little reflective pads they're putting into roads lately reflect so far ahead, that you'll see exactly where the road is taking you. In city and suburban situations, these bulbs give a vibrant and crisp look to everything they shine upon. Sure yellow bulbs try to do the same, but yellow light is simply not as well reflected as white or blue/white light is by nighttime objects. Let us mention that even during the day, bulbs like the Nokya Arctics still manage to shine a blue/white light- really!

I guess I will try the bulbs instead of returning them! I was just worried about the fact that they are 100 watts. I do not want to ruin my great condition headlight housings!
 
So you saw the explination about the actual wattage outputs right? Let me know what you think of its looks. I think I'm going to order a full set... 9006, 9005, and H3's for some aftermarket fogs I'm about to get. I want everything to match.

I'm glad the link helped :)
 
i have the arctic white stage II and honestly you can see alot better at night with regular bulbs. they blue makes it hard to see when it rains to.. but they do look purrrrty nice besides that
 
Hey Dave - I just got off the phone with a really nice guy at Racinglab.com. He told me that the Stage I bulbs aren't being made any more (even though you can obviously still buy them on the web) because people were complaining about how dim they were. Here's a simple solution to the problem if you want to take a look and give it some thought. Stage II lights and plug-n-play heavy duty light harness:

http://store.racinglab.com/kyoplheduwih2.html
 
Well, keep in mind that the actual wattage draw is only 70W even for the Stage II bulbs, which is only 15W more than OEM bulbs. The 100W deal seems to be partially an advertising technique and partially a 'different technology' than standard OEM bulbs.

I still understand your concern for the stock harness and headlight housing. I'm in your same shoes. I don't want to mess up my headlights either. They look just fine to me, and I don't want to ruin that.
 
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