| Want to throw out your car's headlamps for their | | | | also want to have the arc lights on your bike for those |
| lousy performance? You better reach out for an HID | | | | late afternoon races. Perhaps you need brighter light to |
| conversion kit. Rid you night driving stress and see far | | | | warm your exotic plants or greens in your plant |
| much beyond the dashboard. | | | | nursery. Brighter lights also assure safety on the road |
| What is HID? | | | | and security inside big retail outlets, shops, and parking |
| If you've ever wondered about the bluish lights from | | | | lots. |
| the headlamps of other cars, you have seen HID | | | | Costly But Worth It |
| lamps at work. It is no big secret, really. These High | | | | Make those long night drives during heavy rains |
| Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps use mercury vapor, | | | | hassle-free with HID headlamps. Upgrade your car's |
| metal halide, or low or high pressure sodium. HID | | | | headlamp with HID bulbs. You can opt for bluish, white, |
| headlamps are more efficient and much brighter. They | | | | or yellow light. But for night driving, white light is |
| also draw less energy from a car's battery. | | | | preferable. |
| The bluish green lamps are emitted by earlier Mercury | | | | These bulbs are easy to install if you can get to the |
| vapor lamps. Today, the lights are whiter. Sodium | | | | headlight assembly. Simply remove old bulbs and install |
| lamps have yellow light, but high pressure sodium | | | | new ones. However, you must make sure that your |
| headlamps give off whiter illumination and the metal | | | | hands are clean and free of grease or you'll end up |
| halide lamps produce light that is more natural. | | | | contaminating the sensitive new bulbs. You can be |
| The halogen-tungsten with sealed beams that you are | | | | sure that your new HID bulbs have been tried for their |
| using is fading out with the bold invasion of HID. These | | | | staying power, which passed the 200-hour test. |
| hit the scene in 1991 with the BMW 7-series. The North | | | | If you lack the tools and the expertise, you can have |
| American market was quite slow in adopting the new | | | | the bulbs installed by a mechanic. This may cost you |
| technology, but it was immediately embraced in Europe | | | | $300 to $1,800, so make inquiries about the possibilities |
| and Japan. Finally, in 1996, the Mark VIII was the first | | | | with regards to your car make and model. |
| American car to use these bulbs. | | | | Go For The Best HID bulbs |
| Arc Light Technology | | | | There are lots of HID bulbs out there. When it is about |
| HID bulbs produce what is known as the arc light | | | | your car, look for the HID headlamps that will allow for |
| effect. In conventional bulbs, electricity passes through | | | | "flash to pass" and give extra light on demand. Avoid |
| a wire filament. Higher electricity voltage creates an | | | | HID bulbs that require more start up current, which |
| arc of light which you see as a whiter illumination. The | | | | may wear down your car's wiring and other |
| light produced is three times brighter than the common | | | | components. The best ones may be expensive, but |
| filament application. | | | | when it comes to convenience and safety, you money |
| HID bulbs have a lot of uses outside cars. You may | | | | is well spent. |