LED has a blueish tint

headhunterz · 07-12-2014, 02:54 PM

I installed some LED's around my e92 and I noticed that compared to the original BMW LED light that is in the door handle, they all have a blue tint to them where as the BMW one is more pure white to my eyes.

Is there a difference in these ebay LEDs?

Dark_Knight_335 · 07-12-2014, 03:11 PM

Sure- you really have to check on the Kelvin that you buy.

Generally speaking, most of the LEDs are between 5000K and 6000K- going up as high as 8000K.

Basically the higher up Kelvin scale the more blue in the spectrum, and the lower, the more amber.

headhunterz · 07-12-2014, 06:35 PM

Would you say the BMW LED's are more 4500-5500 K? to me it looks a bit more yellow making it look more white

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headhunterz Lieutenant 59 Rep 503 Posts Drives: E92 335i M/T Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: 98230 iTrader: (4)	LED has a blueish tint I installed some LED's around my e92 and I noticed that compared to the original BMW LED light that is in the door handle, they all have a blue tint to them where as the BMW one is more pure white to my eyes. Is there a difference in these ebay LEDs?
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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1140 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	Sure- you really have to check on the Kelvin that you buy. Generally speaking, most of the LEDs are between 5000K and 6000K- going up as high as 8000K. Basically the higher up Kelvin scale the more blue in the spectrum, and the lower, the more amber.
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headhunterz Lieutenant 59 Rep 503 Posts Drives: E92 335i M/T Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: 98230 iTrader: (4)	Would you say the BMW LED's are more 4500-5500 K? to me it looks a bit more yellow making it look more white
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