regarding HID

[dvst8]

mga sir, pahingi naman ng simple advice..
kakainstall ko lang kasi ng HID sa tsikot ko..
then since i started driving, nasanay ako na lage akong patay sindi sa headlights... like pag stop ang stoplight.. i turned it off lage.. believing na mas mapapahaba ko ang life ng bulb ko...then mahilig din ako mag hi/lo ng headlight sa mga streets pag gabi..

my question is.. is it still adviceable to do those things now na nakaHID na ko?? may naririnig kasi ako na nagsasabi na nakakasira dw sa HID to? anu po ba ang totoo sa HID? mas maganda po bang wag nalang patayin all the way.. at hindi totoong mas matatagal ang buhay ng HID pag pinapatay mo sha madalas??

TIA mga sirs... kakatakot kasi.. ang mahal ng HID.. hehehe

[v6dreamer]

First... What you doing turning on and off those light's are very dangerous you can create an accident. Your not ony risking the lives of other motorist but yourself. So leave it on when you were driving.

Secondly...Live's are much much precious than your HID.

Lastly... one bedroom, one lot, cost more. Drive wisely

[badbadtz.carlo]

mga sir, pahingi naman ng simple advice..
kakainstall ko lang kasi ng HID sa tsikot ko..
then since i started driving, nasanay ako na lage akong patay sindi sa headlights... like pag stop ang stoplight.. i turned it off lage.. believing na mas mapapahaba ko ang life ng bulb ko...then mahilig din ako mag hi/lo ng headlight sa mga streets pag gabi..

my question is.. is it still adviceable to do those things now na nakaHID na ko?? may naririnig kasi ako na nagsasabi na nakakasira dw sa HID to? anu po ba ang totoo sa HID? mas maganda po bang wag nalang patayin all the way.. at hindi totoong mas matatagal ang buhay ng HID pag pinapatay mo sha madalas??

TIA mga sirs... kakatakot kasi.. ang mahal ng HID.. hehehe

don't flash your headlights too often. it may/will ruin your HID, especially the ballasts. i have this habit as well, turning it off pag traffic. i use Philips Xp though, kaya walang hassle. HIDs, for me is overkill, especially i use the car mostly sa city driving.

[XTO]

yan talaga cons ng HID, pwede rin paglaruan kung habit mo na yun kaya lang be prepared. even household fluorescent lamp (with ballast) has a shorter lifespan when on and off. ours here at the office is on 24/7 for several years now - walang patayan. same with HID, ilang hours lang naman or even minutes ka lang mag drive sa gabi kaya no need to turn it off during traffic. thousand hours ang burning capabilities niyan.

tungkol sa flashing, i assume wala kang hiwalay na bulb for your HIGH kaya di rin bagay i flash, sayang pwera na lang kung telescopic HID yan.

[ericp]

Use your lights properly with utmost consideration for safety (you, other drivers and pedestrians)...... study defensive driving.

mga sir, pahingi naman ng simple advice..
kakainstall ko lang kasi ng HID sa tsikot ko..
then since i started driving, nasanay ako na lage akong patay sindi sa headlights... like pag stop ang stoplight.. i turned it off lage.. believing na mas mapapahaba ko ang life ng bulb ko...then mahilig din ako mag hi/lo ng headlight sa mga streets pag gabi..

my question is.. is it still adviceable to do those things now na nakaHID na ko?? may naririnig kasi ako na nagsasabi na nakakasira dw sa HID to? anu po ba ang totoo sa HID? mas maganda po bang wag nalang patayin all the way.. at hindi totoong mas matatagal ang buhay ng HID pag pinapatay mo sha madalas??

TIA mga sirs... kakatakot kasi.. ang mahal ng HID.. hehehe

[glntVR]

mga sir, pahingi naman ng simple advice..
kakainstall ko lang kasi ng HID sa tsikot ko..
then since i started driving, nasanay ako na lage akong patay sindi sa headlights... like pag stop ang stoplight.. i turned it off lage.. believing na mas mapapahaba ko ang life ng bulb ko...then mahilig din ako mag hi/lo ng headlight sa mga streets pag gabi..

my question is.. is it still adviceable to do those things now na nakaHID na ko?? may naririnig kasi ako na nagsasabi na nakakasira dw sa HID to? anu po ba ang totoo sa HID? mas maganda po bang wag nalang patayin all the way.. at hindi totoong mas matatagal ang buhay ng HID pag pinapatay mo sha madalas??

TIA mga sirs... kakatakot kasi.. ang mahal ng HID.. hehehe

The habit of turning headlights off pag naka stop should be stopped whether naka halogen or HID. Maybe this is advisable sa mga old cars but with modern cars I don't think it makes much difference.

Now for those naka HID, i really think people who do that don't research properly before buying things. Basta bili nalang. No offense ah, but this would lessen bulb and ballast life, then pag nasira claim tayo warranty. Kawawa naman yun seller din.

Now with regards to Hi/Lo, that would depend on your HID kit. With some HID kits it's okay(telescopic ata yun pwede ganito). But with other HIDs na seperate ang High beam(different bulb and ballast), this should be avoided.

[rion]

I think nasa manual yan na hindi dapat palaging on/off. well I hope your manual has english or atleast translated decently.

[dvst8]

sir v6dreamer.. hindi ata tayo nagkaintindihan.. i mean pinapatay ko yung light ko and iniiwan ko park light ko pag nasa stoplight.. or pag traffic.. not totally off lahat ang ilaw and most of all.. hindi ko sha pinapatay pag im running.. suicide yun ah.. hehe

[dvst8]

I think nasa manual yan na hindi dapat palaging on/off. well I hope your manual has english or atleast translated decently.

kasi po second hand po yung nakuha ko.. so wala shang manual.. nwei.. thanks sa inputz..

[s_quilicot]

based on my expirience. hindi naman nasira yung H4 HID ko. kung mag flash ako ng ilaw eh parang strobe na yung HL ko. alam ko yung ballast and not the bulb ang masisira.\


ano oh, the lifespan of the bulb is counted on how many times did you ignited it (turn on or off) kesa sa operationg hours nito. AFAIK correct me if im wrong.

[yakult]

Hi, additional question lang.

pag naka-HID low ako, halogen hi, ok lang ba to flash? since yung hi lang naman yung nafaflash diba? or dapat iwasan ko na magflash altogether?

[XTO]

Hi, additional question lang.

pag naka-HID low ako, halogen hi, ok lang ba to flash? since yung hi lang naman yung nafaflash diba? or dapat iwasan ko na magflash altogether?

okay lang i flash sir, that's the advantage ng mga separate high and low (basta hindi HID yung high)

*s_q, AFAIK sa bulb - burning hours ang labanan while sa ballast no. of ignition naman. kaya lesser no. of ignitition - longer life.

[s_quilicot]

okay lang i flash sir, that's the advantage ng mga separate high and low (basta hindi HID yung high)

*s_q, AFAIK sa bulb - burning hours ang labanan while sa ballast no. of ignition naman. kaya lesser no. of ignitition - longer life.

Salamat sa info XTOlits pero never pa ako naka encounter ng problem sa ballast ko.

[s_quilicot]

Hi, additional question lang.

pag naka-HID low ako, halogen hi, ok lang ba to flash? since yung hi lang naman yung nafaflash diba? or dapat iwasan ko na magflash altogether?

depende, kapag naka on ang LO mo (headlights on) ok lang since steady on naman ang HID LO mo. pero kapag naka off ang headlights sasabay sa pag sindi ang HID LO sa pag flash ng halogen hi. not advisable kapag naka off ang HL.

[yakult]

okay lang i flash sir, that's the advantage ng mga separate high and low (basta hindi HID yung high)

hehe, salamat sir XTO, ikaw na naman ang nakasagot sa aking mga tanong hehehe!

depende, kapag naka on ang LO mo (headlights on) ok lang since steady on naman ang HID LO mo. pero kapag naka off ang headlights sasabay sa pag sindi ang HID LO sa pag flash ng halogen hi. not advisable kapag naka off ang HL.

salamat din at magagamit ko rin yang info mo sir, thanks!!!

last question, the reason kung bakit di advisable na i-flash kung hi is because masisira right? Tsaka may time needed to get the HID to get to the right temp?

anyway, question lang, di ko naman plano mag HID sa hi ko eh.

[XTO]

last question, the reason kung bakit di advisable na i-flash kung hi is because masisira right? Tsaka may time needed to get the HID to get to the right temp?

pwede naman kaya lang the main reason not to use it for flashing is mabagal niya ma reach ang full / max output so parang useless aside sa risk na masira agad ang ballast and bulb. Maganda halogen kung pang flash, instant effect na mura pa. post ka ng pics sir pag na HID na MS GLS-SE mo

[yakult]

^^haha sige sir, within April makakapost na ako ng pics hopefully. Salamat ulit sa mga clarification!

[nels76]

My thoughs on HID:

My HID Manual says do not flash HID as it shortens bulb life kaya ang naka-HID sa akin is ung Low Beam lang and not the High Beam. Ang Problema pag daylight flashing, kasi the Low and the High Beam flash up. So this will shorten my Low Beam HID. And tama si XTO, HID is not good in flashing kasi ndi agad malakas ang buga ng ilaw. It takes a few more seconds before an HID reaches its max brightness unlike ng Halogen na Max Bright agad once it lits up.

Eto dilemma ko ngayon. pina-HID ko din ung Fog Lamps ko which has just been replaced kasi nasunog na ung stock dahil pinalitan ko ng halogen bulb na masmalakas. The problem is, paranoid ako na masunog uli ung Fog Lamps assy kaya ang ginagawa ko, when I use the Fog Lights at night, I turn it off after 1 to 2 hours of use. Now, this will shorten the life naman as based on facts related to HID.

By the way, Santa Fe po ung akin.



Unlike sa Halogen

[XTO]

Eto dilemma ko ngayon. pina-HID ko din ung Fog Lamps ko which has just been replaced kasi nasunog na ung stock dahil pinalitan ko ng halogen bulb na masmalakas. The problem is, paranoid ako na masunog uli ung Fog Lamps assy kaya ang ginagawa ko, when I use the Fog Lights at night, I turn it off after 1 to 2 hours of use. Now, this will shorten the life naman as based on facts related to HID.

By the way, Santa Fe po ung akin.



Unlike sa Halogen

no need to turn it off na sir since HIDs are only 35 watts or even you have the new ones which is 55 watts. hamak na mas mainit ang stock 55 watts halogen compared to xenon gas filled HID. hth

[daviddevera]

hehe, salamat sir XTO, ikaw na naman ang nakasagot sa aking mga tanong hehehe!



salamat din at magagamit ko rin yang info mo sir, thanks!!!

last question, the reason kung bakit di advisable na i-flash kung hi is because masisira right? Tsaka may time needed to get the HID to get to the right temp?

anyway, question lang, di ko naman plano mag HID sa hi ko eh.

Tama ka diyan. It will take time for HID to get the right temp. Kung nag flash tayo, magiging up and down ang temperature kaya delekadong maputol ang filament o madamage ang HID Bulb, lalu na pag nalubakan ka.