High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting does not use the filament that is commonly found in normal automotive or motorcycle light bulbs. Instead, the bulb is filled with Xenon gas. The gas is ignited ...
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What Are HID Headlights?

Your vehicle’s headlights are an essential safety feature that shouldn’t be ignored. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), “Driving at night is three times as risky as ...
If you are debating whether to buy HID or LED headlights, this guide will help you compare your options and select what fits your needs. Headlights are crucial for a car driver as well as other road ...
HID Xenon headlights offer much more visibility at night and they also look great on any type of car. Here you will find instruction on how to install such a system on a 2007 Lexus IS, but the creator ...
In the last two Back to Basics stories, we concentrated on easy steps for upkeep and upgrades for your 4x4. This month we'll tackle a simple wiring project. Wiring your off-road lights might seem like ...
This wasn’t my first attempt to add aftermarket HID lighting to my 2004 BMW K1200LT. Last spring I fell for a “too good to pass up” $129.99 eBay conversion kit sold by CQ Lighting (similar kits can be ...
While car headlights were once a soft yellow, they've become much whiter and brighter in recent decades, much to the dismay ...
A halogen bulb is similar to an electric bulb found in any household. But while your regular bulb has a filament (small wire) that heats up and emits light, the halogen lamp uses halogen gas to ...
Are your classic Corvette’s headlights so dim that fireflies try to mate with them? If you have driven late-model luxury cars at night, particularly European or Japanese models, you may have headlight ...
When it comes to headlight bulbs, there’s a big gulf between the latest LED and high-intensity discharge (HID) or xenon units and halogen bulbs, which have been around in various forms for nearly 60 ...
These bulbs are on sale online at Amazon, and at just £25.99 a pair they’re very tempting when you’re looking at paying considerably more for a set from a more recognised name. The trouble is, our ...