proof HID's are better beaches!

[dream36realms]

Silvania superblue vs. HID 6500

That is all!

[RotorNutFD3S]

Nice!!!

[OakDog]

I don't see a difference

[getz999]

you were standing outta your sunroof werent you

[Hemken]

I love your divider. Looks good mang.

[dream36realms]

you were standing outta your sunroof werent you

I used the tripod, with a timer off of the windshield/sunroof

[SupraCharged007]

of course they are higher intensity. Note High Intensity Discharge.

The problem isn't are HID's bright enough, its are they too bright for the headlamp they are installed in. And in your case ....... yes they are.

All light above the cutoff line is BAD. It goes up into the air and doesn't illuminate the road. All it does is affects oncoming traffic. The idea is to get it as bright as possible below the cutoff line, and the smallest amount of light about it.

[andy_wh2000]

of course they are higher intensity. Note High Intensity Discharge.

The problem isn't are HID's bright enough, its are they too bright for the headlamp they are installed in. And in your case ....... yes they are.

All light above the cutoff line is BAD. It goes up into the air and doesn't illuminate the road. All it does is affects oncoming traffic. The idea is to get it as bright as possible below the cutoff line, and the smallest amount of light about it.

so how would we remedy this?

[AC66Bronco]

spend a lot of money and do a projector swap

[Plastic Fury]

spend a lot of money and do a projector swap

Yup, HID's were originally designed for projector housings, that is why the factory stuff is better on the road and alot of people with the aftermarket stuff complain that it sucks in the rain.

[SupraCharged007]

spend a lot of money and do a projector swap

Pretty much

Yup, HID's were originally designed for projector housings, that is why the factory stuff is better on the road and alot of people with the aftermarket stuff complain that it sucks in the rain.

well Projectors are the best hands down. But there are plenty cars out that use reflectors and HIDs. The difference is that those reflectors were specifically designed for HIDs, not halogens. Granted HID reflectors don't give off that crisp colorful cutoff like projectors, but they also dont spit light out all over the place either.

[linefire]

who was arguing

[SupraCharged007]

who was arguing

lol exactly

[dream36realms]

yeah I agree on all acounts, I keep hearing debates on other forums (including VW) and wanted to test the waters here since this is my home(lol). As far as the rain YES it sucks on roads with no or dark markings same goes for fog, the worst is actualy when the sun is setting and you come up around a turn in the dark area and the road has no marks. All of this could be fixed if I replaced my scratched to hell windshield. these cuurent HID's will stay in my car until I can fab something for projectors then I will fab out my foglights to fit the current HID's.