HID Headlights
#1
04-22-2011, 10:29 AM
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HID Headlights
Hey everyone, I just got a new set of HID's in my truck the other day! I don't think the installer is a member here, but if you guys want good HID's and don't want to pay a butt load for them let me know! But for the mean time check out the pics of my truck and my wifes denali.
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04-22-2011, 06:21 PM
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I agree! I love the 10K's they're awesome. On my truck I'm running 8k headlights and 3k foglights and on my wifes truck I'm running 10k headlight and 3k foglights. They came with a 1 year hassle free warranty installed so I'm happy!
#4
04-22-2011, 08:43 PM
HID's in halogen housings isn't that great. Projector headlights look good, but 10K is reducing a lot of light...
#5
04-23-2011, 03:27 AM
There's a difference between improving light output and buying just for looks.
#6
04-23-2011, 11:11 PM
Sorry, but I can't stand SUV/Pickups with retrofitted HID kits. Do you realize that you're blinding other drivers?
#7
04-23-2011, 11:38 PM
Most people just don't know how to adjust them or simply aren't not aware of it. Look to the fog-line until they pass.
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04-24-2011, 10:12 AM
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I'd be curious to see what your STi with "Audi style" lights looks like though.
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04-24-2011, 02:41 PM
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http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1857258 It's the blue 06 sti that's in the first post.
I haven't had any issues with light output with the 10k.
The HID guy has Projector conversions, but I just didn't wanna do that.
I haven't had any issues with light output with the 10k.
The HID guy has Projector conversions, but I just didn't wanna do that.
#10
04-25-2011, 07:05 PM
You know your lights are too bright when, using the brightness of your headlights, the driver of the car in front of you can make shadow animals with his hand appear on the car in front of him. Been there...done that...not fun.
#11
04-25-2011, 10:50 PM
You do know HID lights in halogen housings are illegal, right?
No, in order for a headlight to be legal for use in Washington State, it must conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) 108 requirements for headlights. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has concluded that it is impossible to produce HID conversion kits (converting a halogen system to HID) that would be compliant with FMVSS 108.
Halogen equipment uses an electrical current to heat a metal wire coil filament to incandescence, while the HID conversion kit's light source incorporates a discharge arc to produce light. HIDs require a ballast for operation. Under FMVSS 108 Section S7.7 (replacement light sources), each replaceable light source for headlamps must be designed to conform to the dimensions and electrical specifications for the headlamp source it is intended to replace. For example, if an HID kit is marketed as replacing an H1 light source, then it must match the H1's wire coil filament size and location, the electrical connector size and location, and the ballast design for use with an H1 light source (which is impossible since there is no ballast).
NHTSA believes this equipment presents a safety risk to the public since the kits can be expected to produce excessive glare to oncoming motorists. In one investigation, NHTSA found that an HID conversion headlamp exceeded the maximum candlepower by over 800 percent.
Halogen equipment uses an electrical current to heat a metal wire coil filament to incandescence, while the HID conversion kit's light source incorporates a discharge arc to produce light. HIDs require a ballast for operation. Under FMVSS 108 Section S7.7 (replacement light sources), each replaceable light source for headlamps must be designed to conform to the dimensions and electrical specifications for the headlamp source it is intended to replace. For example, if an HID kit is marketed as replacing an H1 light source, then it must match the H1's wire coil filament size and location, the electrical connector size and location, and the ballast design for use with an H1 light source (which is impossible since there is no ballast).
NHTSA believes this equipment presents a safety risk to the public since the kits can be expected to produce excessive glare to oncoming motorists. In one investigation, NHTSA found that an HID conversion headlamp exceeded the maximum candlepower by over 800 percent.
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04-26-2011, 08:08 AM
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I see what you guys are saying, but when you talk about putting HID's in halogen housings what's the difference in the housing? Is there a different composite they are made of? Because a 2003 Acura TL with factory HID headlights looks the same as my truck headlights. By that I mean it's plastic and it has the little diffuser over the tip of the bulb.
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04-26-2011, 08:17 AM
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The difference between the Acura TL housing is that it was actually designed from the start to use HID so therefore the lighting profile isn't quite as "high" and much more pronounced in terms of "cutout" design. Halogen headlights aren't as bright so they don't have the same type of "cutout" so when you do convert it after the fact to HID lights, it's WAY brighter and ends up blinding oncoming drivers.
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04-26-2011, 08:20 AM
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oh ok gotcha. So when HID's are installed the headlight angle should be adjusted.. That makes sense. I'm not trying to **** anyone off, just tryin to get better light output and change the color a little bit
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04-26-2011, 08:28 AM
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Rep Power: 380 I always end up flashing my highbeams at pickup trucks, SUVs, etc that have aftermarket HID lights because they are, after all, too bright.