light question

[mitch184]

i was looking to get brighter bulbs for my 87 GL wagon. I am looking on ebay and i found a buld that puts out 135/125 watts while only drawing the normal 65/45. It is a 4800k bulb. Then i found another bulb that draws the same but puts out 7000k. What is the difference. Does the higher amount k equal more watts. I am lost and am wondering which bulb is better?

[Goatboy]

I could be wrong but it bulbs are measuerd in Lumens and Candle power. So maybe that number is a measurment of one of those.

[the_bard]

If'n I remember right, k is used to denote candle units. In laymen terms, it's basically a measurement of how many candles it would take to output the same amount of light. Or so the story goes... don't know what the official explanation is, but Google ought to be able to find it without too much effort.

[the_bard]

As usual, I'm wrong .

 

According to here, a candle "is defined as 1/60 of the intensity of a black body, or ideal radiator, at the temperature at which platinum solidifies (2,046°K). "

 

Where do these scientists come up with this stuff?

[GeneralDisorder]

Could they be refering to the color? I know that the colors are rated in temperature 4800k and 7000k could be the color temp. That would mean that the 7000k is much whiter.

 

GD

[Scrub2k]

The 7000k or the 4800k number relates to the Kelvin Temperature Chart which indicates the color of the light emitted from the bulb, below is a chart that will give you a general idea of the color based on the "k" number. Hope This Helps out.

 

[torxxx]

if you want brighter lights that actually make a differerence, get white/blue fog lights.....

All those different color headlights dont really work all that well in the GL headlight Lenses. They block a lot of light..

 

Fog lights are as cheap as buying 2 of the Sylvania Silverstars or whatever tehy are called, and then you are actually adding more lights instead of just changing a bulb..

 

Easy place to put for lights on a 87.. The two front Oil pan Skid plate bolts.. Take those out, get longer ones and bolt down the fog light brackets with the longer bolt.. (no drilling required at all, takes 5 minutes to set up)