Are HIDs too hot for high beams?
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Are HIDs too hot for high beams?
I sometimes drive with my high beams on for extended periods of time. I noticed that when I replaced my high beams with HIDs the housing became very hot. Has anyone used HIDs for their high beams before? I just want to be safe.
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HID lighting will work in the high beams, but you will sacrifice you flash to pass ability. I wouldn't adviser ruining them in the high beams for this reason.
All that being said heat should not be an issue with HID lighting in place of standard high beam bulbs
All that being said heat should not be an issue with HID lighting in place of standard high beam bulbs
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to answer your original question in the thread title. HID's actually run at a lower wattage than the halogen bulbs when on "high beam" position.
i believe...however DRL will not work or may cause issues with HID's unless you re-wire them, because when on DRL, they only give the bulbs half the wattage. someone will correct me if I am wrong here.
i believe...however DRL will not work or may cause issues with HID's unless you re-wire them, because when on DRL, they only give the bulbs half the wattage. someone will correct me if I am wrong here.
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I think you do not lose this functionnality. My GS had OEM HIDs. When I see flash, both the HIDs (lows) and the high beams (halogen) flash. Granted they will not have time to warm up, so this will have an incident on the color they emit (and its probably lifetime too).
Or do I have it all wrong?
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Your lows are HID, they take time to warm up before you start driving which takes 3-5 seconds to warm up. Halogen do not need to warm up. So if you were to highbeam someone it would take a few seconds before the HID to reach its full brightness instead of instant flash of the halogen.
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HID's in high beams just dont make sense to some while it does to others. All points stated are valid, but your constantly have your high beams on? Do you drive in rural, dark roads?