Monday, January 08, 2007 - 06:41 am, by: Sean Fair(Sean_fair)
Hey Drew
You can check out this website. This company is based in the states and can retrofit BMW and Audi HID systems to your car, seems to me. You get that blue aura while retaining a stock look and proper cutoffs and light patterns.
This website also does a good job explaining HID technology and how some companies "cheat" to get that blue look. It's a long read, but if you scroll to the middle you will find some pictures that illustrate the technology quite well.http://www.intellexual.net/hid.html
Monday, January 08, 2007 - 08:21 am, by: Callum Finch(Sigeneat)
Try to avoid going with higher intensity HID's if you can. If you quickly read over Intellexual.net you will see that the higher ratings will result in a blurred and controlled light emission!
Any colours "colder" than white also puts strain on your eyes! Worth remembering =P
Not only that, but headlight housings that aren't designed for HIDs will also emit too much glare and many don't have a good cut off line. HID retrofit would be nice in a Soarer though, should've had them from the factory.
Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 03:02 pm, by: George Lu(Lux)
anyone fitted hid to fog lights??? i am trying to put my on but i think the HID lights are a bit longer then normal h3 bulbs. i am not sure yet but would like to see picture of a soarer with HID fog lights installed already.
Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 08:24 am, by: George Lu(Lux)
haha.... i just installed hid for my fog lights... i am scared of using it now.. it turns night into day..way to powerful.. think i am going to try new projectors for headlights.
Sunday, January 14, 2007 - 09:10 am, by: Matchy Loi(Ftk148)
I've also considered putting HID in my foglights to use them as a sort of second highbeam, I think it would be good for drives in rural area, ie. driving through the hills in the wee hours. Combined with highbeam you would get some pretty good illumination, because sometimes I find highbeam just doesn't cut it. And then I can turn them off and use normal lights without having to worry about police when I'm back in the city.
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