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How to check headlight comes with HID or Normal Bulb?


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Neutral Newbie

Hi Bro / Sis

 

Thanks for yours guide:)

 

How to check wether is HID headlight or Normal Halogen light. Off course, HID should be brighter. But is difficult to check below the sunlight :(.

 

Any method to check?

 

Thanks!!!!

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Neutral Newbie

But when I collecting car in the afternoon, is very difficult to check this way.

But I will try to throw the light to wall to see like what you mention, see any colour change. Thanks a lot:)

 

Or I should open bonnet to take out a buld to see wether is HID or H4 bulb.

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Neutral Newbie

hey bro,

 

jus take a look at the bulb from the car headlight area. if the bulb is with a metal rod just below the wall of the bulb glass, then its a HID. if without, then its a normal halogen. thats the physical difference by jus looking at the bulb.

 

cheers

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Hi Bro / Sis

Thanks for yours guide:)

How to check wether is HID headlight or Normal Halogen light. Off course, HID should be brighter. But is difficult to check below the sunlight :(.

Any method to check?

Thanks!!!!

 

Another way is to read your car manual, your car sales man can also provide your with this infomation as well.

 

cheers

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Neutral Newbie

Yes, the G spec no HID. But the PL ask Japan side to install for me. Thats why have to double chk. If dont have, i have to ask for refund:). Then install locally.

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as hamburger mentioned and shawyz mentioned, look at the bulb, if it has a metal peice from start to end, and flickers when on, its hid

 

D2C___D2R___D2S_Hid_Bulb.jpg

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As one of the TS mention,install locally is it legal?Since it's not factory fitted.If legal,I also want to change my to HID.Since 1.8 Altis also HID.

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Halogen bulbs comes in yellow. If it's white, then it should be HID

Not very reliable cos factory HID's are 4300k, which look yellowish in isolation. Best way is to look at the bulb.

 

 

Left halogen, right HID:

 

bulbs.jpg

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Neutral Newbie

Thanks everyone, you guy are very helpfull:). My G spec original without HID. But is HID compt. So no illegal to install HID.

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Thanks everyone, you guy are very helpfull:). My G spec original without HID. But is HID compt. So no illegal to install HID.

 

 

still illegal

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