HID low beams vs halogen highbeams

[anonymousabl]

its because if you look at the bulbs, what it is essentially when the highbeams are in the same bulb, its two bulbs put together. What it does is point it upwards on the highbeams and downwards on the lowbeams. You can tell its still HID cause it does the warm up cycle, no halogen does that. If your dissapointed in the color, consider getting more expensive bulbs, possible a higher color because the ballasts themselves are working just fine.

[iNukeStar]

do you have a relay harness?

[judgegixxer]

You should have had "Blinded by the light" playing on the stereo for background tunes. LoL

[TonyVtheITPro]

@Mr2002MustangGT

...and I'm medicated, what's your point? Be a self righteous, pretentious asshole elsewhere plz. Thnx!

[TonyVtheITPro]

@ bergi85

The ones that are SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED for HID equipment (google an image of the housings and you'll notice that there is a bulb shield, NOT PRESENT in non-HID housings)? While they may not be projector-type housings, they are SPECIFICALLY designed to not produce light scatter the way non-HID reflector-type housings do. So, like I said, go OEM or Projector, otherwise you have no business installing HID lamps.

[TonyVtheITPro]

If you don't have "projector lens headlamp housings" then you have no business installing HID bulbs.

[bergi85]

Thats not true because the Lexus IS300 comes with HID lights and they don't have projectors. They have reflective housing just like any other halogen bulb.

[kjun13]

I just installed my grand am HID conversion kit but only the low beams look lie HID. WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!!!!???? I wanted HID high and HID low, but i got HID low and Halogen High.

I haven't driven at night yet to compare but is it beneficial to have HID high beams or will i just blind everyone?

[supergoji]

it's best to have oem hids, idk anything about grand-am's.

just make sure the connections are tight. and it's fine to have either.

[musicISlyf1]

@kjun13

you bought the wrong set then. You have to get the Hids that enable you to have high beam and low beam.

[kjun13]

After trying them at night i take back everything i said. There's a couple advantages to only having HID on low beams...

1. not blinding anyone with super-bright high-beams

2. bright as hell and low beams spread the light wider than high beams so i have an awesome field of view that compensates

3. these are illegal, i just switch to high beams if i see a cop and they look like plain old halogen headlights

They are wicked, 200 yards ahead of me looks like daylight!!!! No regrets at all.

[2000impalalsx]

You don't want HID highs, you will burn out the ballast quickly due to the constant on and off. buy LED headlights or Silverstar Ultras for the highs.

most people/companys don't have high HIDS for a reason

[ShadowCBG]

@kjun13 You probably bought a HI/LOW kit hid... not Bi-xenon... Hi/low has a xenon bulb with a halogen bulb attached to it for high beam, bi-xenon actually moves and tilts the bulb for high beam.

[TheArmouredSoldier]

@kjun13

OK, quick filler for you.

HID for high beams is bad, halogen highs are bright enough with lows combined. seconed you will allready be blinding people with yout HID lows, as you did not retrofit your light housings with projectors, thridly HID lights need to warm up, you will shorten their life by a great deal if you flash your high beams or turn off for a passing car  than back on agian, you will fry the ballest, or kill the light.

[johnkakashi3]

@TheArmouredSoldier thats why you get tilt bi xenon hidss (y)

[TheArmouredSoldier]

@johnkakashi3

tell him that lol

[BatterUp201]

you guys are idiots you watch these videos and all say glare...more like reflection and refraction..... who cares what they are better with you all have them with reflectors anyway! some with HALOGEN reflectors alike!

[mayorga22]

you said on the video that you are waiting fo your ballast?

is this possible to have an HID ballast on a regular bulb, or did I missunderstood?

[tawms]

There is way to much glare from those HIDs

[MooooFreeee]

If you make lights brighter all being equal will give more glare. This is why all the HID bulbs kits were made illegal to use on the road in the US. Same in the UK but unless there is a accident its rarely enforce it here.

[supergoji]

okay people, it's not too much glare. the camera sux lol. it's very nice, no glare at all, very bright!

[sleepyend]

Way to much glare

[iNfaMousYaj]

damn lots of glare....but nice lol

[GTFORDMAN]

you really need to aim your low beams.

[dirtbikernick]

them HID's have to much glare

[supergoji]

mine dont glare. i've watched othe rpeople drive my car and there is no glare.

[blazzing4321]

the high beams looked better

[autocrossaholic]

they have penetration and even lighting so that you can see down the road without being blinded by the foreground.

HID bulbs need HID optics, kits are junk and should die in a fire.

[dirtbikernick]

yea, HID are better with projector lights

[ChgoSTrider]

The HID manufacturers don't really admit it, but HID bulbs really don't take to be cycled heavily. They have great running times, but generally are good for about 1-2,000 cycles. And take several seconds to fully warm up. That is why they are not made for hi-beams. And the "flash-to-pass" feature really doesn't work on them.

[AQUARIO07]

mmmhh..why are the low beams kinda like blue? sir?

[supergoji]

i'm guessing it has to do with the temperature that they are at. they have a nice blue tinge but they are mostly white.

[TonyVtheITPro]

because someone was too cheap to spring for the hyper white ones...

[Lycanw]

luckily for me, my LHS keeps the dims on when the brights come on, so I won't lose any lighting while the HID's warm up :)

[galeburger]

You can't turn hids off and on if you want them to last...

[supergoji]

I know that. I was only doing this for a comparison.

[TonyVtheITPro]

why not? I've had mine on my car for over 2 years without a problem. Lows, Highs, and fogs.

[supergoji]

First off, I have wired my lighting system so I can turn on my high beams along with all my other lights together, and learn to spell idiot, also it is practical.

[redlinemsa]

So when you get your HID's for the high beams, are you going to pull over, turn your high beams on, wait for them to warm up, then start driving again? Idoit!!! Not practical.

[Dante1969]

Not true!

If you buy a BIXENON lamp it contain a electrically moving mirror that deflect the light to give the high beam. so it is always in temperature. Not the same if you install an H1 xenon for high beam. (not in this video!)

Only a idiot would do this, apart you

[CONVECTU0S0]

bixenon are two xenon bulbs together and the high beam bulb is smaller and running off the same ballast so the warm up time is usually about a second. now if you have a legit HID kit like Maruta or phillips the warm up time is about 3 seconds, while some other ebay kits and other garbage kits with independent igniters take like 10 to 15 seconds. bi xenons are practical if you have a dual filament setup.

[TonyVtheITPro]

"Life's tough; It's tougher when your stupid." ~John Wayne

[Mr2002MustangGT]

@TonyVtheITPro It's you're not your.