# HID Install

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-install/262014>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [December 25, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-install/262014 "2011-12-25T18:32:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hid-install/262014/53 "2012-01-06T08:41:11Z")

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> [@When Having a Bad Day](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/when-having-a-bad-day/47690/57):
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> Fixed
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> Also, temperature is different than wattage… A 55W halogen draws the same power as a 55W HID… except when starting up! When the HID lamp initially lights it draws over 55W. I would recommend a relay and direct/fused battery connection.

Thanks :lol. I think OP may have meant resistor as well.

The current draw is the same, but the temperature given off by a HID bulb (especially 55w) is much higher than one given off by a conventional halogen bulb. That is what I was trying to say/convey.

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