hid headlights? need some opinions

[calvin_ryan]

hi... just registered here.
ive been having a dilemma on whether i should buy a 20+k hid headlights or just change my headlight to 130/100 with a relay. car is 1st generation crv. right now, i have the 130/100 halogen headlights with relay because i was convinced by my uncle. so far i only have one person telling me that the 130/100 halogen headlight is more brighter than the hid headlights (no particular K) but nakita ko ung car ng friend ng bro ko. hid looks bright naman considering that it was in a dark warehouse.

i would like to ask your opinions sana on which is better between the two. considering that 20+k is not an easy money although i will buy one if im really convinced and considering that im looking for brightness and not "porma" ^_^ thanks guys

[dieselNUBI]

well if i were you. i would be more pratical. go for the 130/100 upgrade headlights rather than hid setup. that's bright enough already! add foglights if you want!
with all that money, you could have set up your soundsystem nalang!

or just save it. put it in the bank.




that if I WERE U. =) peace


pero your not me. so do as you please. =)

[odell]

hid padin.. iba ang view pag gabe...

[ghosthunter]

personally, I'd keep the 130/100 watt with relay setup. Why? if bulb gets busted, replacing it will not hurt the wallet. Not to mention 20+K is hard to earn these days.

[calvin_ryan]

im more on the side of keeping the 130/100 halogen headlights. y? because mas tumatagos ang halogen lights. and everytime na may nakatabi akong naka hid pagka bright ko nawawala ilaw niya. and im also worried na pag umulan malabo ang hid.

diesel nubi...tama ka. pagandahin ko na lang sound system ko ^_^

[kimpOy]

go for the 130/100 Halogen Setup and add auxilary lamps.

aside from the sound setup improvement, pede rin mags improvement ang 20K, iiba pa ang tayo ng CRV mo

[mdpo]

I guess it all depends on how much brightness you needed. In my case I have a magic black tint (full) in front. I have tried using GE 140/100 but I can vouch that HID is way brighter than that. If you would be going for HID go for the more yellowish 4800K or 5,000K (next stage) dont go for the blue ones or even violet ones since this is practically useless... maganda pag titingnan mo but in terms of useable lights wala.

HID dont get burned out quick since there isn't anything to burn out... it is composed of gases and salt crystals that cause it to emit bright light. For more info.. you may search HID forums you may get a lot of information on those sites.

But do consider this... once you upgrade to HID your hi-beam would practically be useless.. in my case I still have a H4 auxillary lights to help me during long drive.

Also if you go for HID make sure you have enough shielding done.. some car's with HID there isn't considerate to consider about the glare their HID cause... this is one of the reason why HID was banned in the United States.

Just my 2 cents opinion.

[Ungas]

Sapul na sapol ni mdpo yung sasabihin ko. Parang nabasa nya kaagad yung nasa utak ko, hehehe. :D

[SubbieDoo]

gud ang HID, only lang kung dalawa ang bumbilya ng headlight mo ... reason, as far as i know, walang "bright" ang HID and ang mga kotse na equiped with HID from factory, mayroong separate na bulbs king mag bright ang kotse ...

[mdpo]

hehehe... nagkataon lang =). Higit naman ang nalalaman mo sa akin =).

[SubbieDoo]

buti pa kayo, pwedeng mag 100/130w conversions, dito bawal eh, 55/65w lang ang limit ... pero wala naman silang sinabi na bawal ang malakas na fog lamps muwahahaha ... naka 150w na fog lamps ako LoL kaso lang, hindi ko pwedeng gamitin kung naka-stop ang kotse kasi kayang ubusin ang batirya, kahit uma-andar ang makina hahahaha

[promdiboy]

pag nakaconnect ang high wattage bulb sa batttery with relays. Malakas ba makadain ng battery ito? kaya pa ba icharge ng alternator ang battery pag at the same time ginagamit ng malakas na bulb?

kapag sa alternator naman galing ang power will it shorten the service life of my alternator?

If both are disadvantage ng high wattage bulbs baka mas maganda na nga ang HID.

[Ungas]

HID consumes just 35W of any halogen bulb for comparison kaya hindi malakas makadrain ng batt. Unlike 100W++ halogen bulbs which consumes more.

[calvin_ryan]

tama si mdpo. pag hid na 4000k to 5000k mas ok sa 130w na halogen and to top it off it consumes 35-40w lang ata...pero so far satisfied na ako sa 130 halogen ko. i only had thoughts of buying a hid nung nahihirapan ako magdrive punta/uwi sa tagaytay. well minsan lang naman nangyayari un. pero i'll look into the yellow hid's. so deducing from all your replies...wala talaga kwenta ung mga white hid lights. porma lang cguro. thanks guys

[mdpo]

calvin_ryan: actually di sya yellow... pag bukas mo first violet.. going to blue... then white... then yellow.. but not too yellow.. parang halogen na 130 watts na pinalakas ng 3X.

[mikel21]

tanong ko lng po kng ano ung pinakamalinaw n HID at kng mgkano maga2stos(for isuzu crosswind).

[simlim]

mga sir hello po!! ano kaya ok na brand na hid? if u suggest 4000k or 5000k san shop po ok mag pa install? thats for my innova g po. salamat to all replies!!

[mmanson]

mikel21: 4000k. halos di tumatagos sa ulan.

[simlim]

sir yng 4000k halos d tumatagos sa ulan? ano kaya ma suggest mo na
tamang kelvin rating? yng ok pa rin pag lakas ulan sa gabi. tnx!!

[offshore]

sir try www.vtxhid.com they have 3000k(yellow) sure tatagos yan sa ulan. HTH