HID High Beams
10-17-10, 07:34 AM
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HID High Beams
So I've retrofitted my high beams with HID. I have the headlight with two projectors. In the process I managed to move the vertical alignment of the right side headlight (DOH!!), so when I flash my high beam, the right side is a bit lower than the left. Is there a screw somewhere that allows me to adjust the vertical aim of the just the high beam projector and not the low beam. Thanks for any help.
10-17-10, 12:08 PM
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The HID lows and halogen low beams have to be aligned together. Once the lows are correct, the highs will follow..no independent adjustment for high beam alone.
as far as HID highs on this car..this is not a smart move. Ballasts are not designed for quick/on off cycles and they will fail prematurely. It takes on average 30 secs for a HID bulb to reach full intensity. If you plan on driving for long periods of time without turning them on and off, or you will never have the need to flash to pass or use them for flashing in general, then maybe it is a remote option, but stick to halogens for your high beam. Cars with HID high beams are normally incorporated into a single projector (example 2004-2009 Acura TL) and there is a electronically controlled reflector that turns up inside the projector to basically allow the light to pass through without a cutoff for high beam type pattern then retracts back to low beam using the same bulb.
You will also need to have the dealer disable the DRL through the preferences menus. I recently had that done so I am DRL free, but the dealer has to do it with their computer thing. I plan on getting yellow 9005 halogens that aren't quite as bright but use those in heavy fog situations for added visibility, but on open road they do a decent job of adding light up high.
I would pass on the HID high beam for any car that has a HID low/halogen high setup. Put the HIDs in the fogs, I'll be doing 3000K HID yellow for my fogs in the near future.
as far as HID highs on this car..this is not a smart move. Ballasts are not designed for quick/on off cycles and they will fail prematurely. It takes on average 30 secs for a HID bulb to reach full intensity. If you plan on driving for long periods of time without turning them on and off, or you will never have the need to flash to pass or use them for flashing in general, then maybe it is a remote option, but stick to halogens for your high beam. Cars with HID high beams are normally incorporated into a single projector (example 2004-2009 Acura TL) and there is a electronically controlled reflector that turns up inside the projector to basically allow the light to pass through without a cutoff for high beam type pattern then retracts back to low beam using the same bulb.
You will also need to have the dealer disable the DRL through the preferences menus. I recently had that done so I am DRL free, but the dealer has to do it with their computer thing. I plan on getting yellow 9005 halogens that aren't quite as bright but use those in heavy fog situations for added visibility, but on open road they do a decent job of adding light up high.
I would pass on the HID high beam for any car that has a HID low/halogen high setup. Put the HIDs in the fogs, I'll be doing 3000K HID yellow for my fogs in the near future.
10-17-10, 06:16 PM
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I'm not really worried about flashing, I'm just saying they're not aligned anymore, because when I put in the bulb, i accidentally moved the alignment manually. Is there a way I can correct this?
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