Originally Posted By: UG_Passat
Back then, the French stopped using their yellow coating, because it contained Cadmium, extremely toxic, and the EU was starting to clamp down on certain environmental hazards.
Much of the "3000K" bulbs for HID uses a "dichroic" filter, is not the same as selective yellow, and can cause off-axis glare.
Osram Cool Blue Intense 5000K AND 3400 lumens. Many vehicles were getting the CBI bulbs as the factory bulbs, instead of the older 4150K bulbs.
Yellow is still legal in France. The EU forced them too accept white lamps from the other EU members. One can still buy yellow turn signal bulbs in any Walmart in the US.
Back then, the French stopped using their yellow coating, because it contained Cadmium, extremely toxic, and the EU was starting to clamp down on certain environmental hazards.
Much of the "3000K" bulbs for HID uses a "dichroic" filter, is not the same as selective yellow, and can cause off-axis glare.
Osram Cool Blue Intense 5000K AND 3400 lumens. Many vehicles were getting the CBI bulbs as the factory bulbs, instead of the older 4150K bulbs.
Yellow is still legal in France. The EU forced them too accept white lamps from the other EU members. One can still buy yellow turn signal bulbs in any Walmart in the US.
