Dual beam HID notification request

[Tom Nas]

Jim Green <jeg1976 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>THANK YOU for posting this here, I've been watching
>these kits for quite some time now.  Dave, I would not
>recommend putting HID lights in a DOT housing.  They
>would throw light everywhere, and the effect would be
>like having your brights on times ten.  Obviously some
>people don't even like the idea of you doing this:) I
>would even be reluctant to try it in a regular euro
>light.   Now a good projector lens like the RS2 lights
>would probably work well.  Part of the reason I put
>them on my car was because I wanted to go HID once the
>prices came down.  I also know that people have fitted
>the kits to the halogen A4 projector lights.

Your fellow road users won't like you for this mod.

Proper HID-equipped cars have an elaborate aiming system based on angle of
the road, speed, loading of the car etc. This system aims the headlights
several times every minute based on the aforementioned parameters. It works
in conjunction with a high-intensity headlight washer system, because light
scatter on HID units will render them downright useless, not to mention
irritating to other road users.

Several cars here come equipped with Xe headlights. Only the expensive
systems (Audi, BMW, M-B) work properly and don't blind oncoming traffic,
the cheap systems (Opel) don't. I've driven a Xe-equipped Opel, it was
cr*p. Their reflector/lens design just doesn't work.

Just my EUR .02...

Tom