HID's and the globes...

**J-MuN** · 10-10-2004 09:43 PM

hey all,
i am a little confused bout the whole HID thing.. i've heard bout changing the globes for the car to "phillips and getting a whole HID kit... the prices are quite different as you would expect.. i'm just thinking if you DO get just the globes which are up to 5000W and replace them with your existing ones, where does the 5000W come from cos i'm guessing the factory globes arent quite 5000W

.. thats where i reckon the HID kits come in... well guys and gals, appreciate if you can give us a hand... i'm a bit of a noob atm..

cheers... hehehe

**NeoNode** · 10-10-2004 09:55 PM

5000 watts? You mean 5000 kelvins.

**J-MuN** · 10-10-2004 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by NeoNode

5000 watts? You mean 5000 kelvins.

haha, yeh that...

**Tofu** · 11-10-2004 12:24 AM

hid kit runs at 35W
standard bulbs are at 55W

light output (how bright it is) standard bulbs...even those that say "HID" are no where near as bright as the HID kits...

all these 4300K, 5000K, 6000K ....they are colour output readings based on the light spectrum..
4300K is closer to pure white....then about 6000K is bluish, 8000K is starting to get purple...

**g3vtir** · 11-10-2004 10:10 AM

Hi,

Probably a stupid question but what does HID stand for and what is it exactly?

**EuroAccord13** · 11-10-2004 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by g3vtir

Hi,

Probably a stupid question but what does HID stand for and what is it exactly?

High Intensity Discharge....

**Jus-10** · 11-10-2004 04:43 PM

HIDs are also known as xenons. Whereas your normal everyday bulbs are filament type bulbs, HIDs or xenons are filled with xenon gas.

To change from normal bulbs to HIDs, you will need to get ballasts and ignitors and things like that, hence why the kits are so expensive (they include everything you need) compared to white/blue replacement bulbs. That said, you can't buy HID bulbs only and stick them in your headlights and expect them to work.

Hope that helps.