HID help!

[kt_xD]

Hi there,

I've recently purchased a 35W H1 6000k HID kit for my car but I have yet to install them.

The question is; that i've seen and heard about many cars with aftermarket HIDs that have a "dirty" (hazy yellow) headlight lens. I was wondering if this was actually from the HIDs.

http://www.amysgarage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/foggy-headlight.jpg


Also if anyone knows if this can be prevented during the install; or if it's just a thing HIDs do to your car.

thanks in advance.

[freakygeek]

Unlikely to be caused by HID's, much more likely to be caused by sun damage. The yellowing is usually on the outside of the headlight lens.

You should do a projector retrofit though :p

[androo]

This is extremely common on aftermarket headlights. It can happen due to:

Moisture getting into the head light
Cheap plastics used
Sun damage

HIDs are unlikely to damage your headlights unless they are cheap aftermarket ones.

[kt_xD]

sweet; thanks for all your advise. hope all goes well!

[curtis265]

sun damage 100%. HID's will do it if they're temperature is too high (they produce more UV)

i hear you can wax your headlights to protect them :S is this true?

[kt_xD]

ohh awseome thanks; yeah curtis265! i recently bought the turtle headlight restorer to fix up the minor damage on my headlights just so i could start with the HIDs on good terms. it actually works.

[curtis265]

I DIY'd it on my girlfriends car - sanded and sanded and sanded... then used a bit of plastic polish. Worked well but it comes back relatievly quickly. What did u use to protect ur lights?

[michaelz]

sun damage 100%. HID's will do it if they're temperature is too high (they produce more UV)

i hear you can wax your headlights to protect them :S is this true?


a proper HID kit like the Kaixen kits on NS come with UV cut quartz for the bulbs and will not cause UV damage. since there are $30 ebay kits out there i don't think i can say the same for them.

[curtis265]

yeh that's whyi bought kaixens

[najdi]

Cut n polish then firmly wipe off if that dusn work try metal polish n if its really bad wet n dry sandpaper if u need help pm me or check diys

[aaronrein]

all you need is a decent cutting compound (meguiars fine cut) and some elbow greese.. appply it to a terry towel or something and buff it out. mine look like glass now