Greetings to all! This topic is to discuss the benefits of halogen over HID. yep i said it and many will cringe at the thought but this is what I have found.
The use of an HID system in a Halogen housing is not as good idea as it sounds. The fact that the HID system is tremendously brighter than the Halogen lights is true and when applied properly is the best lighting system you can have. The use of this system in a Halogen Projector housing is bad news to everyone on the road including yourself. Not only is it illegal and you can be ticketid for it, but the housing is not designed to handle such intense light. Everyone knows you have to lower the aim on your lights when using aftermarket HIDs as not to blind oncoming traffic (and anyone who has been unfortunate enough to experience head on, misaimed, aftermarket HIDs knows what im talking about.) and in doing this you actually lose visability on the road. Sure it will be super clear and super bright for about 20 feet ahead of you but then the amazing cutoff takes its toll and virtually limits visibility to zero beyond that 20 feet (for example) But when using the Halogen lamps in the proper projector housing (which R&D at mazda spent much time and money perfecting) you can actually aim them higher and thus farther than the HIDs. Factory equipped HIDs hace auto leveling systems and the whole housing of the projector has been built around the light output of HID lighting not to mention the lense is completely different to not magnify the light as much as Halogen Projectors thus making the system still very much brighter but it won't blind you once under the cutoff line. Basically what im saying is i have had the aftermarket HID system and i have had cars that have it Factory and these are my findings. Please comment and give feedback to this. In conclusion buy a car with factory HID or do everyone a favor and dont try to imitate it
The use of an HID system in a Halogen housing is not as good idea as it sounds. The fact that the HID system is tremendously brighter than the Halogen lights is true and when applied properly is the best lighting system you can have. The use of this system in a Halogen Projector housing is bad news to everyone on the road including yourself. Not only is it illegal and you can be ticketid for it, but the housing is not designed to handle such intense light. Everyone knows you have to lower the aim on your lights when using aftermarket HIDs as not to blind oncoming traffic (and anyone who has been unfortunate enough to experience head on, misaimed, aftermarket HIDs knows what im talking about.) and in doing this you actually lose visability on the road. Sure it will be super clear and super bright for about 20 feet ahead of you but then the amazing cutoff takes its toll and virtually limits visibility to zero beyond that 20 feet (for example) But when using the Halogen lamps in the proper projector housing (which R&D at mazda spent much time and money perfecting) you can actually aim them higher and thus farther than the HIDs. Factory equipped HIDs hace auto leveling systems and the whole housing of the projector has been built around the light output of HID lighting not to mention the lense is completely different to not magnify the light as much as Halogen Projectors thus making the system still very much brighter but it won't blind you once under the cutoff line. Basically what im saying is i have had the aftermarket HID system and i have had cars that have it Factory and these are my findings. Please comment and give feedback to this. In conclusion buy a car with factory HID or do everyone a favor and dont try to imitate it