HID HIGH bEAM?
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They will take a few seconds to reach full brightness. The quad beam mod would be good to have if you put HIDs in the highs.
blazinlow89
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SBUBandit
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As others have said, the main issue is the time it takes for HID to warm up. Since they won't be at full power for 20 seconds or so, when you flip on the highs, you have almost light, and you are presumably already at speed. Definitely do the quad-beam mod, which allows the low beams to stay on when the highs are on. Even without HID high beams, the quad-beam mod is excellent.
As for the flash-to-pass, its not that they won't work, but since they are not instant on, if you flash at someone, all that really happens is the high beams flicker.
As for the flash-to-pass, its not that they won't work, but since they are not instant on, if you flash at someone, all that really happens is the high beams flicker.
The other issue you'll have is if you live in an area where you face oncoming traffic frequently. Turning your high beams on and off will shorten the life of your HIDs.
HARDTRAILZ
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xhondastyle07x said:
What does the DRL have to do with our high beams???
I plan to add HID highs in the future. I do not use the highs that much and have quad beams. Even with upgraded highs, the hids in the lows show how sad the traditional bulbs are. The delay on is no issue for me, but an increrased light output on country roads lined with suicidal deer would be welcomed.
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NinjuhhNutz
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hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes here, if so by all means say so...but if you're going to install HID's...go ahead and do it the right way! Matt over at TheRetrofitSource.com has quite a good thing going on. I'm almost finished with my quad-bixenon retrofit (putting 2 bi-xenon hid projectors in each headlight, so you have 4 beams for both high and low, a selenoid makes the diff...) and the output is astonishing. Otherwise you could do a single bixenon in each headlight and keep the halogen high beam. 10000X better light output and none of the glare that comes from PnP kits.
if nothing else, it makes for some good reading and you'll learn quite a bit, I know I did
HIDplanet.com is the forum site associated with theretrofitsource.com
you can also email any of the guys there at the TRS, they are quite friendly and helpful~
hope it helps...
Chris
if nothing else, it makes for some good reading and you'll learn quite a bit, I know I did
HIDplanet.com is the forum site associated with theretrofitsource.com
you can also email any of the guys there at the TRS, they are quite friendly and helpful~
hope it helps...
Chris
