2010-2013 Camaro Non RS ORACLE Brand *DIGITAL* Xenon Conversion
Kits
Improve Visibility, Nighttime Safety, Light Output, Styling, and
add Value to your Vehicle! Oracle HID kits are the highest quality
TRUE Xenon Conversion available. ORACLE Xenon Conversion kits were
developed with strict standards and the latest technology available
including our NEW slim fully DIGITAL ballasts and "Plug and Play"
wiring harness.
The HID kit is plugged into the factory harness. There is no
additional wiring with it. It will not damage the headlights either
nor destroy any wiring.
The new ORACLE Xenon Conversion Kits are so rugged that the
Ballasts and Wiring can be completely submerged in water and
continue to operate without failing! The new technology is so
effective that AAC stands by a LIFETIME Warranty on this product.
The new "Plug and Play" wiring makes this installation as simple as
changing your headlight bulbs and simply plugging in the Xenon
Light Computers.
Available in color temperatures from 3000K to 10,000K
CONTENTS:
- (2) ORACLE Xenon HID Bulbs
- (2) Digital Xenon HID Ballasts
- Written Instructions and Diagram
- Brackets, Connectors Etc.
- Metal Alloy Carrying Case
- LIFETIME WARRANTY!
Color Temperature Explained:
Color Temperature: 3000K
3000K emits GOLDEN YELLOW color and offers superior penetration
power during adverse weather epically in dense fog. The
applications of the 3000K kit aim more towards secondary lighting
apparatus such as high beam and fog lights. This is the color
temperature that will catch all the attention on the
road.
Color Temperature: 4300K
The light appears fairly white, and has light yellowish hue when
reflected off the road identical to the OEM HID equipped vehicles.
It is ideal for customers who does a lot of back road or canyon
driving and need the optimal visibility.
Color Temperature: 6000K
6000K emits pure white light with very slight and barely noticeable
tint of blue and purple. This color is for customers who is looking
for pure performance white while improving the looks of their
headlight.
Color Temperature: 8000K
ORACLE 8000K has an approximately 3000lm output, which is about 3x
the light output of the traditional halogen light and slightly less
light output compared to the 6000K. While it has a bit lesser light
output, it emits bluer light than the 6000K.
Color Temperature: 10000K
ORACLE 10000K has an approximately 2800lm output, which is more
than 2x the light output of the traditional halogen light. 10000K
produces a deep blue light output approaching violet and the blue
is noticeably deeper than the 8000K.
Color Temperature: 12000K
This color temperature puts out a deep bluish violet light and is
deeper colored than the 10000K. It is for customer who is looking
for the most extreme and most exotic looking light
output.
Common HID Misconceptions:
Higher the K (Kelvin temperature) the brighter it gets- Not
True, the Kelvin Scale measures color not brightness. The
brightness is actually inversely proportional to the light output.
4500K HID is technically the brightest and the further you increase
or decrease from 4500K the lumens (visible light) will slightly
decrease.
HIDs are so bright they will melt your headlights!- Not True,
Xenon runs cooler and than your traditional halogen, therefore it
will not melt your housing. HID is a much more efficient type of
lighting therefore only needs 35w to run, opposed to 55w for
halogen. Lower draw means lower temperatures and no melted
housings.
What is HID?
HID stands for High Intensity Discharge. It refers to lighting
technology that relies on an electrical charge to ignite xenon gas
contained in a sealed bulb. The technology of HID automotive lamps
is similar to that of common vapor-filled street lamps. HID
lighting doesn't have a filament but instead creates light by
igniting an arc between two electrodes. HID lights get their name
from the intense white light produced by the electrical discharge.
HID lamps are also called xenon lamps, referring to a gas inside
the lamps. HID general lighting has been used for years in sports
arenas and stadiums around the country.
Like the name implies, high intensity discharge lighting creates
a very bright light that is ideal for night time driving. Though
the color of the light is often perceived as having a bluish tint
when viewed at night, most of the light that is produced by HID
headlamps is actually very close in color to natural noontime
sunlight -- though some of the light produced is also in the blue
and ultraviolet spectrum. Halogen headlamps, by comparison, are
more yellowish in appearance but are brighter and whiter than older
incandescent style headlamps.
The near-white light produced by HID headlamps improves
visibility and makes it easier to see distant objects.
The color of light can be measured in "degrees Kelvin," which
refers to the "temperature" (shade) of light. Natural sunlight at
noon is 4870 degrees K. Light produced by a HID xenon bulb is 4100
degrees K. Light from a standard halogen bulb is 3200 degrees K,
and that from an ordinary incandescent bulb is 2800 degrees K. The
lower the temperature rating, the more yellowish the light
appears.
Blue-white light is better for visual perception, but yellow
light is actually somewhat better for reducing glare in fog, rain
and snow (that's why fog lights are yellow).
The xenon bulbs that are used in HID lighting systems also
produce three times the light output of standard halogen headlamps
(3000 lumens versus 1000 lumens), and require less energy (35 watts
versus 55 watts). This is possible because HID lighting systems
work like a vapor-filled street light or metal halide lamp. HID
bulbs typically produce 71 lumens of light per watt compared to 18
lumens of light per watt for standard halogen bulbs.
HOW HID HEADLAMPS OPERATE
HID lighting systems use a special quartz bulb that contains no
filament and is filled with xenon gas and a small amount of mercury
and other metal salts. Inside the bulb are two electrodes separated
by a small gap (about 4 mm or 3/16th inch). When high voltage
current is applied to the electrodes, it excites the gases inside
the bulb and forms an electrical arc between the electrodes. The
hot ionized gas produces a "plasma discharge" that generates an
extremely intense, bluish-white light.
Like street lamps and fluorescent bulbs, HID headlamps require a
high voltage ignition source to start. It typically takes up to
25,000 volts to start a xenon bulb, but only about 80 to 90 volts
to keep it operating once the initial arc has formed. The normal 12
volts DC from the vehicle's electrical system is stepped up and
controlled by an igniter module and inverter (ballast), which also
converts the voltage to AC (alternating current) which is necessary
to operate the HID headlamps.
The Digital Ballast adjusts the voltage and current frequency to
operating requirements. The AC ballast frequency is usually in the
250 to 450 Hz range.
When HID headlamps are first turned on, the light appears more
bluish but quickly brightens as the bulbs warm up. Because there is
no brittle filament inside a xenon HID bulb to break or burn out,
the headlamps typically last up to ten times longer than halogen
headlamps.
What is color temperature?
Many people believe that the higher the color
temperature the brighter the lamp. This is totally wrong. The color
temperature is purely a scale to measure the color of the light
output. It is a reference purely for color and could equally be
called White, Green or Blue. The reality is the higher up the scale
the lamps are the less bright they become. 5200K lamps are approx
10% brighter (measured in Lumens, not degrees K) than the 7000K. If
you want lighting performance the 6000K HID lamps are the best. In
our opinion 7000K has the best and most attractive light
output.
Degrees K = ONLY COLOR
Lumen= BRIGHT
"It should be noted that halogen technology is
not comparable to the Xenon discharge technology, fitted as
original equipment to more and more of the world's finest cars." -
Philips
Definitions
Candela (cd)
The international unit (SI) of luminous intensity. The term has
been in use since the early days of lighting when a standard candle
of a fixed size and composition was used as a basis for evaluating
the intensity of other light sources. This unit is used in
measuring headlight output; basically the higher the number is, the
brighter the light is.
Lumen (lm)
The international unit (SI) of luminous flux (quality of lights).
For example, a dinner candle produces about 12 lumens and a
standard 60-watt incandescent bulb produces 830 lumens. The higher
the number is, the brighter the light is.
Kelvin (K)
A basic unit of thermodynamic temperature (color temperature) used
to measure the whiteness of the light output. The higher the number
is, the whiter the light is. When over 5000K the light begins to
turn to blue as daylight.
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