HID's headlight
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I used to run after market ones in my Honda. They were from Xenondepot and supposed to be some of best you could get. I had not problems with them and I loved the way they looked. Everyone raves about the Truck lite LED headlamps which are awesome, I'm just not into LEDs so if I did swap lights on my JK I'd go with HIDs
Can you be a bit more descriptive?
RedFox
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I believe Rallylights, or Susquehanna motorsports (same company) has the only truly legal hid lamp replacement for the jk. The bi-xenon is the hid kit you would be interested in, not the hid kit. Why? Well, as standard hid kits go, they usually have no low beam, and in some cases use an incandescent bulb to act as the low beam and the xenon bulb acts as your hid.
Further, hid "kits" or "retrofits" can be dangerous and produce light in a pattern that can cause a lot of glare for other drivers and pose a hazard while driving. This is because the housing used to retrofit the lamp is meant to be used with hid. Hid do not use reflector but rather a projector housing to give you that clean legal cutoff lines that hid lights are famous for. That is why when you see ricers with cheap DIY HID kits their lights blind the heck out of everyone.
The bi-xenon hid headlamp, as far as legal ones go, and I believe SMS has the only legal one out right now at a hefty $1400.00!!!!!! (But correct me if I'm wrong if there are other bi xenon out there) gives you a low beam and a high beam! This is what makes the hid lamp bi xenon, is that you get a low and a high beam. This is achieved through a lense or filter that drops down to block half the lamp to give you a low beam. The lense then raises to give you high beam. Bi xenon.
Now having said all that, the light output is amazing and nothing else really beats it at the moment, however LED technology comes in a close second place. The ONLY two things that would ever keep me from buying a set is the price point at $1400.00 and the fact that I personally think they look ugly, however that is being subjective and not objective as headlights are not meant to be looked at but rather looked with. So there you have it sir, my 2 pennies!
Further, hid "kits" or "retrofits" can be dangerous and produce light in a pattern that can cause a lot of glare for other drivers and pose a hazard while driving. This is because the housing used to retrofit the lamp is meant to be used with hid. Hid do not use reflector but rather a projector housing to give you that clean legal cutoff lines that hid lights are famous for. That is why when you see ricers with cheap DIY HID kits their lights blind the heck out of everyone.
The bi-xenon hid headlamp, as far as legal ones go, and I believe SMS has the only legal one out right now at a hefty $1400.00!!!!!! (But correct me if I'm wrong if there are other bi xenon out there) gives you a low beam and a high beam! This is what makes the hid lamp bi xenon, is that you get a low and a high beam. This is achieved through a lense or filter that drops down to block half the lamp to give you a low beam. The lense then raises to give you high beam. Bi xenon.
Now having said all that, the light output is amazing and nothing else really beats it at the moment, however LED technology comes in a close second place. The ONLY two things that would ever keep me from buying a set is the price point at $1400.00 and the fact that I personally think they look ugly, however that is being subjective and not objective as headlights are not meant to be looked at but rather looked with. So there you have it sir, my 2 pennies!
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RedFox
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Also you just consider that hid bulbs are highly sensitive to flashing. With the jeeps pwm system the life of the bulb is greatly reduced and thus would require a harness like the one SMS makes to get juice directly from the battery. This is the reason some car manufacturers, bmw for one, have an incandescent bulb in their bi xenon headlight assembly. The incandescent bulb serves to flash when locking the car or unlocking the car so as not to reduce the lifespan of the hid bulb. An hid bulb can be purchased for under $90. What this means for you is that since legal hid systems for the jeep only use the hid bulb and do not incorporate an incandescent bulb as well is that
1-you should get a harness to get around the pwm system of the jk
And 2- you should turn off the feature on your car that makes your headlights blink when you lock and unlock the car. Otherwise you will be wondering why you're burning through lamps like crazy!
1-you should get a harness to get around the pwm system of the jk
And 2- you should turn off the feature on your car that makes your headlights blink when you lock and unlock the car. Otherwise you will be wondering why you're burning through lamps like crazy!
This guy does Hid Projectors correctly. The pattern is the same as a legal projection hid in a production car.
http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=199971
FYI I could give a crap about what legal as long as what I'm using has the same results as what is legal I'm fine with it.
If I hit the lotto yes I'd get the Hellas...
http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=199971
FYI I could give a crap about what legal as long as what I'm using has the same results as what is legal I'm fine with it.
If I hit the lotto yes I'd get the Hellas...
NFRs2000NYC
Caught the Bug
I posted some good pics and info in this thread.
http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?11644-Thoughts-on-hid-conversion
If you don't mind going through the trouble, its the best lighting you can get on a JK. If you want an excellent plug and play solution off the shelf, trucklites or JW speakers are great.
If you want them built for you, you can get them directly from here.
http://hidprojectors.com/about.php
The sky is the limit, and the combinations are endless, literally.
http://wayalife.com/showthread.php?11644-Thoughts-on-hid-conversion
If you don't mind going through the trouble, its the best lighting you can get on a JK. If you want an excellent plug and play solution off the shelf, trucklites or JW speakers are great.
If you want them built for you, you can get them directly from here.
http://hidprojectors.com/about.php
The sky is the limit, and the combinations are endless, literally.
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