82-92 CHEVY CAMARO CRYSTAL Headlights w/Adapter (Ebay seller 2004momo)
07-23-2012, 03:52 PM
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Re: 82-92 CHEVY CAMARO CRYSTAL Headlights w/Adapter (Ebay seller 2004momo)
I'm very likely to do exactly that, Henry. Just thinking out loud.
If the Hi-beam H1 Hella housings used HIDs with lower power-use would I continue to have the problem?
And do the E-code Hellas do have a pretty sharp cut-off but not sharp enough? Guess I should look more at the pattern they throw.
If the Hi-beam H1 Hella housings used HIDs with lower power-use would I continue to have the problem?
And do the E-code Hellas do have a pretty sharp cut-off but not sharp enough? Guess I should look more at the pattern they throw.
07-23-2012, 05:05 PM
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Re: 82-92 CHEVY CAMARO CRYSTAL Headlights w/Adapter (Ebay seller 2004momo)
Well technically you can do a couple different things; you can either run 35w for your low beams and 55w for high beams, you can also run dual beams in the low beam lamps and 55w for high beams, you can also possibly run dual beams in both the low beam and high beam lamps. Not quite sure about the last option though.
You shouldn't use HID in lamp housings designed for halogens; this will just cause a lot of angry people and possibly a ticket or two. HID bulbs should be used in a proper projector housing in order to stay within DOT regs. High beams are one thing since you won't be using them for regular on road driving [i.e. since you turn them off when someone is in front of you and you'd turn them off when a vehicle is passing in the opposite direction]. Using HIDs in a halogen designed lamp housing [designated by usually having a "H" marking at the top of the glass] will cause heavy glare, halos, and artifacting; this causes other people on the road to have issues with their night vision.
Projector lamps have a horizontal cut off
Where as halogens typically have more of a spot light patterned beam.
You shouldn't use HID in lamp housings designed for halogens; this will just cause a lot of angry people and possibly a ticket or two. HID bulbs should be used in a proper projector housing in order to stay within DOT regs. High beams are one thing since you won't be using them for regular on road driving [i.e. since you turn them off when someone is in front of you and you'd turn them off when a vehicle is passing in the opposite direction]. Using HIDs in a halogen designed lamp housing [designated by usually having a "H" marking at the top of the glass] will cause heavy glare, halos, and artifacting; this causes other people on the road to have issues with their night vision.
Projector lamps have a horizontal cut off
Where as halogens typically have more of a spot light patterned beam.
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