# HID Headlight Discussion. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [November 25, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620 "2009-11-25T09:07:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/21 "2009-11-25T13:49:36Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/25992/10): > > JK But not really. ---
**Author:** ![dubnix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dubnix/32/6392_2.png) [@dubnix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dubnix)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/22 "2009-11-25T13:50:28Z")
> [@Chicago cop BEATS Female bartender!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chicago-cop-beats-female-bartender/26300/50): > > But not really. correct!! ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/23 "2009-11-25T13:50:49Z")
> [@Building Demo---Vegas Stylez](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/building-demo-vegas-stylez/26333/6): > > all i know is that anything brighter then 4300k-4500k~ you cannot see aswell. thats what oem is. > > just wondering whats wrong with your halogen lights in the subaru? i’ve got oem halogen projectors in the evo and i can see great at night. Correct. The higher you go in Kelvin temp, the less usable light you get. It might look just as bright to your eyes when you look at your lights, but in situations where there is rain, snow, certain lighting…you’re getting less usable light by getting blue, purple, green, etc. HID’s. My rule of thumb is 6000k and below. Nothing more. 6000k is still pretty good in terms of usable light and it’s not an obnoxious color. I have a 55w kit which washes out the color a bit, so mine look white with a very light hint of blue. As far as glare/HID’s goes…every head light is different. Some glare more than others with HID lights. My generation Maxima, for example, glares BAD. This is why I have projectors retrofitted into my car (Acura TL Bi-Xenon projectors with a replica ZKW lenses). Personally…unless my car comes with HID projectors stock, I will always be sending my headlights out to get retro’ed. When I drive my moms Subaru or my dads 92 Chevy, I can’t see crap. Properly working/setup HID’s are such an improvement in night safety. My cut-off pictures: Low Beam: Low Beam Cutoff Other Angle: High Beam: Projector itself: ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/24 "2009-11-25T13:57:34Z")
> [@3M clear bra](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3m-clear-bra/26341/7): > > People hate driving infront of me… Hell yeah! > [@STi shite fuel gauge or someone syphoning?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sti-shite-fuel-gauge-or-someone-syphoning/26345/5): > > Personally…unless my car comes with HID projectors stock, I will always be sending my headlights out to get retro’ed. When I drive my moms Subaru or my dads 92 Chevy, I can’t see crap. Properly working/setup HID’s are such an improvement in night safety. Exactly. Do it right and they are good. n!g rig them and they are bad. simple as that. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/25 "2009-11-25T14:00:59Z")
> [@The Rex is coming along...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-rex-is-coming-along/26348/9): > > Hell yeah! > > Exactly. Do it right and they are good. n!g rig them and they are bad. simple as that. Exactly what I was saying, using a proper housing/retro housing is the right way to do it and I’m fine with that. Using an HID in a stock halogen housing in a 93 civic is retarted and blinds other drivers. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/26 "2009-11-25T14:01:30Z")
Well I was referring to my mom and dad having stock halogen lamps. I’m sure if they had HID’s I’d see more, but I’d blind other drivers since their cars don’t come equipped/designed for HID’s. Edit: I agree with Shady 110%. I love my retro, and I don’t kill other drivers. Although I do get flashed sometimes, but some drivers are more sensitive to light than others (I’m one of those people generally speaking). Some nights, oncoming lights hurt my eyes more than other nights. ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/27 "2009-11-25T14:11:23Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/25992/11): > > Using an HID in a stock halogen housing in a 93 civic is retarted and blinds other drivers. Its a 95. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/28 "2009-11-25T14:24:16Z")
> [@69 Camaro resto - It's ALIVE! - no 56k](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/69-camaro-resto-its-alive-no-56k/13530/360): > > Its a 95. Thanks. I wasn’t referring specifically to you… ---
**Author:** ![Mark355](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mark355/32/6528_2.png) [@Mark355](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mark355)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/29 "2009-11-25T19:39:13Z")
What’s the difference between HIDs, projectors, and Xenon headlights? Or are they all the same? ---
**Author:** ![justin2386](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin2386/32/6496_2.png) [@justin2386](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justin2386)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/30 "2009-11-25T19:47:04Z")
i haz 6k HIDs…made custom eyelids to keep light down a bit…work well…i love them! also was thinkin about smokin the headlights just a tad…(and removing eyelids…) was also wondering if painting the insides of my houssings black would help at all? ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/31 "2009-11-25T21:40:19Z")
bull SHIT ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/32 "2009-11-26T06:20:26Z")
> [@Blue man group?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blue-man-group/26290/23): > > if there are cars coming the other way then you simply turn the lowbeams on and use the light that the oncoming cars are shining onto the road in conjunction with your lowbeam HID in order to see where you are going. No shit, your missing the point. ---
**Author:** ![NedZ32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nedz32/32/6393_2.png) [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/33 "2009-11-26T07:09:24Z")
Headlights with stock projectors on my 20 y/o Z ftw! ---
**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/34 "2009-11-26T12:53:50Z")
Im putting Stallmer’s old HIDs in my 94 Cutty! ---
**Author:** ![justin2386](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin2386/32/6496_2.png) [@justin2386](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justin2386)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/35 "2009-11-26T14:51:15Z")
> [@Evo 9 Tech suggestions about warranty](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-9-tech-suggestions-about-warranty/26360/8): > > bull SHIT who is this directed at? ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/36 "2009-11-27T06:09:33Z")
> [@Official 24 Thread - 2007](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-24-thread-2007/22722/244): > > What’s the difference between HIDs, projectors, and Xenon headlights? Or are they all the same? HID is high intensity discharge. its just an acronym for that type of light. Projectors are the housings. they have a glass lens in the front. thats the peice that looks like a glass sphere in there. regular headlights just have a reflector in the back and no lens upfront. its just the clear plastic piece on the outside of the headlight and you can clearly see the lightbulb in there. xenon is the gas they put inside the light bulbs for HID lights that emits the glow. ---
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/37 "2009-11-27T15:25:44Z")
Even installing and HID kit in a projector housing designed for halogen bulbs isn’t the best thing to do, you’ll get much more usable light from a properly retrofitted HID projector. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/38 "2009-11-27T23:36:59Z")
either your car comes with projectors, you do a full projector retrofit or you’re doing it wrong /thread ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/39 "2009-11-28T00:22:11Z")
What kramerbutt said. Go big or go home. Period. ---
**Author:** ![ImportInWorks518](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/importinworks518/32/6513_2.png) [@ImportInWorks518](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImportInWorks518)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-headlight-discussion/248620/40 "2009-11-28T14:06:16Z")
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