High-intensity discharge (HID) lamps are a type of electrical lamps which produce
light by means of an electric arc between tungsten electrodes housed inside
a translucent or transparent fused quartz or fused alumina tube.
HID automotive lamps are using the technology similar to the common vapor-filled
street lamps. And HID lamps are also called xenon lamps , just refer to the
gas inside the lamps. In a Simpler wordings, HID is the upgraded lighting kits
from the original halogen bulbs, it’s getting more popular this few years,
as most of the new car models are all equipped with the HID Light Kits.
Advantages for HID Lights :
HID lights generate a greater output of light compared to the original halogen
bulbs, which can up to 3 times. And its light covers almost 70% of the road,
Color Temperature:
HID Color temperature refers to the degrees (K) , which simply the measures
of the color for the lighting output, like golden yellow, white, crystal white,
blue …
Degree (k) refers only to the color, while lumen refers to the lighting intensity.
So the higher the color temperature (degrees K) doesn’t mean a higher
Bulb Size :
The common bulb size is H1, H3, H4, H7, h13, 9004, 9005, 9006, 9007, D1S, D2S.
And it has single beam conversion, hi lo kits, Telescope and Bixenon kits. Here
is the summary for the features and bulb sizes ranges for all those kits.
Single Beam Conversion Kits -- H1, H3, H4-1, H7, 9004-1, 9005, 9006, 9007-1,
with 2 ballasts and installation clamps.
Hi-lo Beam : H4-2, 9004-2. 9007-2 hid for low beam and halogen bulb for high
beam, with 2 ballasts and installation clamps.
Telescope Kit : H4-3, 9004-3, 9007-3, single HID can switch between high beam
and low beam, with 2 ballasts and installation clamps.
Bi-xenon Kit : H4-4, 9004-4, 9007-4, 2 HID bulbs on each bulb, which works for
high and low beam, with 4 ballasts and installation clamps.
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