Sunday 19 May 2013

HID Headlights For Safety On The Roads

There are several reasons as to why one must replace the standard halogen bulbs for the High Intensity Discharge or HID headlight. The standard halogen bulbs are definitely an improvement over the older incandescent bulbs that suffered from the basic drawback of the filaments oxidizing, becoming brittle and breaking off. These were definitely not durable and also did not give out enough light. The halogen bulbs were better and were more durable since the filaments were protected from oxidation inside an environment of halogen gases. However, the presence of filaments meant that the vibrations prevented the halogen bulbs from achieving durability. The Xenon HID kits on the other hand do not have filaments. The light from the HID kits is in the color range of 4300k to 6000k whereas daylight is near the 4300k color. On the other hand the halogen bulbs give out light nearer the 2300k color range. 

There is no doubt that the HID headlight is superior to the halogen kit. The HID gives out a light similar to daylight, that is 300% more powerful than the halogen bulbs. The absence of filament means that the HID kit consumes 35% less current too besides lasting much longer than the halogen bulb. The average Xenon HID kits may last for ten years or 3000 hours of usage. The HID kits can be fitted on almost any car. In order to find one to suit your car you will need to check up the bulb guide. The HID kit comes with a year’s warranty and is easy to install too. You will normally not need any professional help to fit one. Road safety demands that all cars be fitted with HID kits.

Saturday 11 May 2013

Use HID lights For Safe Driving

High Intensity Discharge (HID) lights are the latest brilliant things to happen to vehicular headlights since the halogen lights that preceded them. The HID xenon kits are bulbs sealed with xenon or other noble gases inside them. When a current is passed inside these kits it creates a spark that jumps between two electrodes in the quartz tube. This spark is similar to the nature of a lightening that is sustained due to the constant passage of current.

The HID light is therefore 300% greater in intensity when compared to the halogen bulbs. However, the best part of the HID kit that it does not have a filament unlike the standard halogen bulbs. Because of this, the average HID bulb lasts for as much as ten years or 3000 hours of use. Further, since there is no filament required to be heated, the HID light consumes 35% less electricity as compared to the halogen headlight.

The HID xenon kits come with a one year warranty. There is also a provision for you to exchange this warranty for a lifetime warranty as well. You can easily find out the equivalent HID kit for your car by referring to the bulb guide. The HID kit is the plug-n-play variety. Therefore, you will generally not need any professional help to install the HID. One of the best qualities of the HID kit is that the light is in the color range between 4300k and 6000k whereas daylight falls close to the 4300k range. On the other hand the halogen light falls in the 2300k color range. It is therefore safer to use the HID kit than the standard halogen one.