HID's vs. projectors, need some clarification Options

[6gcnoob]

hey everyone. i missed out on that GB everyone did for the HID's. im looking to change my low's as well, and i just wanted to know what the diffrence is, which one is better and anything else that could help me to go further with this mod. thanks.

[daazndood]

i've always wondered this too. so just buying xenon bulbs is fine? are there any drawbacks?

[BloodyStupidDave...]

i've always wondered this too. so just buying xenon bulbs is fine? are there any drawbacks?

Well, we are talking specifically about the high-pressure Xenon and the HIR lamps. The lower-pressure Xenon lamps produce +30% to +50% whereas the Philips X-treme, Osram Nightbreaker and similar lamps from Toshiba, Ring and so on produce around +80% to +90%. As mentioned above, the HIR lamps I've seen are in the +80 to +110% range.

1. They are expensive compared to standard lamps.
2. Stray away from the well-known brands and you'll likely end up with either a knock-off that doesn't output the claimed brightness, doesn't perform as well as the well-known brands, or fails early.
3. They are brighter than standard halogens but not as bright as the best HIDs

This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Oct 21, 2008 - 6:29 PM

[daazndood]

i've always wondered this too. so just buying xenon bulbs is fine? are there any drawbacks?

Well, we are talking specifically about the high-pressure Xenon and the HIR lamps. The lower-pressure Xenon lamps produce +30% to +50% whereas the Philips X-treme, Osram Nightbreaker and similar lamps from Toshiba, Ring and so on produce around +80% to +90%. As mentioned above, the HIR lamps I've seen are in the +80 to +110% range.

1. They are expensive compared to standard lamps.
2. Stray away from the well-known brands and you'll likely end up with either a knock-off that doesn't output the claimed brightness, doesn't perform as well as the well-known brands, or fails early.
3. They are brighter than standard halogens but not as bright as the best HIDs

ooh i see. so they are direct swap from my ugly oem yellow light bulbs?

how much do decent ones cost? i hate the stock light color i would look into this.