A dumb question about HIDs, but whatever

[Rmuth25]

I know this is a pretty dumb and basic question, but I will ask it anyway. When you get an HID kit does it replace both the high and the low beam. Or do you only have one lightbulb now. Thanks

[johnny_d]

most people use their low beam the most so they buy the kit with the bulb that will replace the low beam and leave the high beam stock. If you want your high beam to be HID as well you'll need a separate kit with the bulb that will fit them.

[Absolute Zero]

No questions are dumb.

When you do aftermarket hids, you only replace the lowbeams. The highbeams will still be stock and will continue to work. Some have replaced both the lowbeam and highbeams, but I would advise against it because if you flash your highbeams at someone, it is bad for the hid ballasts to turn on and then off rapidly. Hope this helps.

(((Johnny beat me to it, and btw Johnny, sorry to hear about your car, but it will be as good as new before you know it)))

[kuhan]

i'd go with low beams only. makes no sense to hid on high beams. i mean how often do we actually use high beams?

[johnny_d]

thanks

[rjdmmfl1]

I know this is a pretty dumb and basic question, but I will ask it anyway. When you get an HID kit does it replace both the high and the low beam. Or do you only have one lightbulb now. Thanks

only bi xenon kits like this replace both..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

most cars have two seperate bulbs for low and high beam, some use one bulb... so in those situations, they need a bi xenon kit

for our cars, we only need to replace the low beam, as these guys have said! No need to replace a high beam that will only be on a few times a month, if that!

[Rmuth25]

Oh, so in other words the low beam HIDs are so clear and bright that you dont really need to use your highbeams often? I have never driven in a car with HIDs before.

[Cali 2 Balti G]

No questions are dumb.

Some have replaced both the lowbeam and highbeams, but I would advise against it because if you flash your highbeams at someone, it is bad for the hid ballasts to turn on and then off rapidly. Hope this helps.

Doesn't this happen anyway (hid ballast turning on and off) if you have HID lowbeam and regular high beams???? You flash your stock high beams and your HID low beams turn off and on.

Also - not all people live in or near cities - some folks use their high beams on a regular basis - so for these people the high beam HIDs may make sense.

[Rmuth25]

Doesn't this happen anyway (hid ballast turning on and off) if you have HID lowbeam and regular high beams???? You flash your stock high beams and your HID low beams turn off and on.

Also - not all people live in or near cities - some folks use their high beams on a regular basis - so for these people the high beam HIDs may make sense.

aka me. On m;y drive home from work at 1130pm, i doubt i see more then 3 to 5 cars on the road passing me

[Absolute Zero]

Doesn't this happen anyway (hid ballast turning on and off) if you have HID lowbeam and regular high beams???? You flash your stock high beams and your HID low beams turn off and on.

Also - not all people live in or near cities - some folks use their high beams on a regular basis - so for these people the high beam HIDs may make sense.

My lowbeams don't turn off when I use my highbeams... I don't know if yours does or not (but why would they?). And I agree, if you live in a very rural area and don't flash people alot or meet oncoming traffic alot, then I say go for the hid highbeams. Under normal operating conditions, you do not need hid higbeams though. I have only the lowbeams as hids (I have done these in two cars) and it is definately bright enough in my opinion.

[121traffic]

I've also never had low beams that turn off with the highs. I did have a civc though, with H4 dual filament bulbs. When you clicked your highs, the low filament would shut off. With two seperate bulbs in the A/C, they should both stay on.

[Absolute Zero]

They do