Cant tell (if I have HID or halogen)
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Cant tell (if I have HID or halogen)
How can i tell if i have HIDs or Hologen. I asked my dealer and they said that i have HIDs and i also asked the mechanic to see what i have and he said that i have Hologens. Can you guys tell me how i can tell just by looking at it. My headlights are a bit yellow and i really want to change my bulbs can you guys help.
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Sounds like you have non-HID's. If you had them, your lights would look blue-purple, especially when you first turn them on.
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Anyway, check for the buzzing sound immediately after you turn on the lights, as the sound will fade within a matter of seconds.
If you can pop the hood and see the back of the headlight, the presence of a round cylindrical silver leveling motor clues you in, or the direct appearance of a ballast. This is harder to find though, especially with the cramped engine compartment.
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why don't you just pop the hood and look at the socket and see if it's the halogen type or the D2S type...or better yet, sit in the driver seat, turn them on and see if the color changes within a second of turning them on, which indicates that you have HIDs
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Non-hid 2IS's also have projector low beams. Another good way to check is see if there is an AFS setting. Toggle through the settings in the set of buttons that is to the right of the gas door and trunk buttons. If you see an AFS setting to be turned on/off, you have hid.
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But if I'm correct, HIDs on the 2IS has the auto level. So you can just turn the lights on first then the car. If the lights move down a little then up, then you have HIDs