If you take a look for the automotive headligthts, you will notice that many new car models, like porsche and BMW, they are all equipped with a distinct headlights. Those headlight are called HID. HID, or High Intensity Discharge, it the new replacement technology for halogen headlights. There are numerous advantages of HID headlights. Brightness, electrical consumption, and looks are the most notable advantages of HID conversion kits. If you are looking for the perfect upgrade for your vehicle, consider an HID Conversion Kit.
Brightness is the biggest advantage of an HID conversion. Not only will you be able to see farther and better at night, but other drivers will be able to see as well. Its estimated that an HID conversion kit will increase your brightness from a halogen set up as much as 300%. That is an enormous upgrade and will be extremely beneficial to anyone driving at night.
In a Simpler wordings, HID is the upgraded lighting kits from the original halogen bulbs, it's getting more popular this few years, as most of the new car models are all equipped with the HID Light Kits.
Advantages for HID Lights :
- Greater output of light , can up to 3 times brighter than a halogen bulbs
- Cover almost 70% of the road , have a better vision when driving.
- Greater Durability, withstands a greater amount of vibrations and shocks.
- Greater bulb lift, can last up to 4-10 years or 3 times longer than a original halogen
bulbs.
- Lesser power consumption, save up to 25%.
Color Temperature:
HID Color temperature refers to the degrees (K) , which simply the measures of the color for the lighting output, like golden yellow, white, crystal white, blue ?
Degree (k) refers only to the color, while lumen refers to the lighting intensity. So the higher the color temperature (degrees K) doesn't mean a higher light intensity (lumen). Here is the summary for the common color temperature on the market --
The common bulb size is H1, H3, H4, H7, h13, 9004, 9005, 9006, 9007, D1S, D2S. And it has single beam conversion, hi lo kits, Telescope and Bixenon kits. Here is the summary for the features and bulb sizes ranges for all those kits.
Single Beam Conversion Kits ? H1, H3, H4-1, H7, 9004-1, 9005, 9006, 9007-1, with 2 ballasts and installation clamps.
Hi-lo Beam : H4-2, 9004-2. 9007-2 hid for low beam and halogen bulb for high beam, with 2 ballasts and installation clamps.
Telescope Kit : H4-3, 9004-3, 9007-3, single HID can switch between high beam and low beam, with 2 ballasts and installation clamps.
Bi-xenon Kit : H4-4, 9004-4, 9007-4, 2 HID bulbs on each bulb, which works for high and low beam, with 4 ballasts and installation clamps.
