Problem with new HID lights

For installer: low beams look great, but high beam is seriously lacking.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• dodge
• nitro
• HID
• headlights

[justjoe7000]

Thanks/gracias for the responses!

[justjoe7000]

I have no clue what temp the HIDs were, ended up removing them, as the "high beam" was totally worthless. (Just halogen, and improperly aimed.)

Ended up getting Silverstar bulbs, and am really liking them, except for the rather short lifespan.

[nspinicelli]

Why not just stay with low beams?

[justjoe7000]

LOL!!!!!

Low beams are fine in the City (and in the suburbs), but once you're out of town, you MUST have high beams available!!!

[justjoe7000]

The problem with this particular setup is that each side had twin bulbs ... a xenon for low beam, and a halogen (the yellowish one) for high beam ... problem is, they appeared to be manufactured upside down. Also, I think the Dodge Nitro only works when both bulbs are in a single location (like n a single element).

I've since changed out to simpler SilverStar bulbs ... not as good as xenon, but they do the trick.

[504djtwinkie]

i have the same problem dude like what is the problem i just installed mine and its doing the same thing

[den2003]

@xex2kok I can't post links... Just search for HID H4 installation.

[den2003]

@xex2kok These bulbs are to be used with a special harness (sold separately) that connects to your battery directly, (thereby protecting your car's original wiring from surges, etc.) and to the ballasts for each light and also have a control lead that connects to it's correspondent on each bulb, controlling high/low. Of course the harness also connects to one of the lights' original power plug to signal when they're on or high/low.

[xex2kok]

@den2003 If the car did not come with bi-xenon's then you will have to rewire it somehow so that when you hit your brights it uses the bi-xenon light instead of your normal brights. That is all I meant. As stock when you hit the brights it will light the one next to the regular light.

[den2003]

@xex2kok Why not? Legality issues aside and assuming these are H4s, nice "bixenon" hid H4s (the ones with the moving bulb) are just as easy as installing any other kit.

Or am I missing your point?

[xex2kok]

@den2003 This car looks like it uses that type of bulb thats true. The way you put it you make it sound like anyone can go out and fit these "new" bixenons and thats just not true.

[midlo305]

why not just buy another kit for your highs?

[SSGPETTY210]

Did your kit come with the high beam HID's. Alot of kits just come with the low beam lights. Such as the cheaper ebay kits.

[den2003]

Get the new "bixenon" H4 HID bulbs. They use the same lit bulb for both highs and lows, merely moving back and fourth by an electromagnet. You get bright highs and lows, long bulb life (switching hids on and off shortens life) and everything is properly focused.

[den2003]

Are these H4 bulbs? If so, there are a few types sold that are HID, but with a crappy halogen bulb piggybacked onto the HID bulb (for the highbeams) that are totally useless as you can see, because they're not only halogen but also out of the focus point within the reflector.