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Old 10-28-2005, 01:22 PM
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wow. how confusing. first off, let's clarify this:

1. HID = High Intensity Discharge light. when turned on it starts off blueish and get to a white as the temperature increases. it requires ballasts and some high dollar bulbs. these run an average of $400. Phillips and Hella make these as well as some other brands. high quality, BRIGHT functional beams, and these are what's found on the mercedes and luxury vehicle lines. Wiring is required for the most part on these and are definitely not plug and play.

2. Xenons = replacement bulb. What they've done is create bulbs that emit a blusih light. They have done this with a different gas, coloring bulb glass, and even worse, painting the bulb glass a transparent blue. A cheaper option and is for looks only. These have a tendency to be dimmer than stock. PIAA and Silverstar are brands that will maintain brightness. APC, Eurolite, and some other brands are for looks. Installation is just replacing stock bulbs.

if you're looking for the HID look, then the xenon bulbs are what you're looking for. if you want your lights to be blue for looks, then the xenon bulbs are what you're looking for. HOWEVER, be careful with this. there are quite a few xenon bulbs that do not last!! i'm talking about fading, blowing, etc... you'll definitely find these on ebay. we carry a brand called euroeffects that have an excellent warrany policy that you might look at. since a lot of people are going for the look and not wanting to spend the money for HIDs, xenon kits have become incredibly popular. If you go the Xenon route make sure you get the exact same replacement wattage!!! I can't stress that enough. They make kits that are higher in wattage (not what they project, but in what they draw from the vehicle.). These are very prone to exploding in your headlight housing.

Did you get all that?
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