Unless its a last name.

Clever :)

Conversions in 99% of the halogen housings out there suck. The housing simply is not designed for HID lighting. You need a projector to make it work properly... I love being blinded by morons using the $99.99 feebay HID kit to attain blue lights. :rolleyes:

I have never seen HID in the glass ECE lights these Euro cars had overseas, but I would venture to guess HID in them would work decently.

There are sites around that sell quality lamps for whatever housing you have in your car... the Daniel Stern place is great.

What is the performance difference like going from a 55/60W H4 bulb to a set of Silverstars or Nighthawks? What is the highest wattage bulb that can safely be used in a W124 with factory wiring? I do have Eurolamps but it would be nice to know if there is additional performance that can be had.

the distribution of the light is the physical work of the headlight assembly. light travels in straight lines...if the light sounce is exactly the same there will be zero difference in light distribution, only the brightness and intensity of the light.

Right, exactly. Problem is, ... in an HID lamp it is the plasma/gas that glows in the capsule, which is a significantly larger light source than the filament in a regular incandescent bulb.

If someone makes an HID that has an arc-tube/capsule the same size and shape as the quartz-halogen filament that it replaces, I haven't seen it.

to the person who originally posted this thread, just get the hid installed, its one of the best investments for your car. my housing has not changed and I have hid installed and led fog lights installed on my w201 and its the best. I tried silverstar and it just doesn't compare. who cares about blinding traffic, that won't happen if you aim the lights correctly....and I should know because I have yet to be flashed by someones high beams, plus I removed the metal deflector which, if anything would cause me to blind oncoming traffic. I'll even post photos for you all.

I can only shake my head at the lack of logic and lighting design demonstrated in this posting. Can't teach colors to a blind man I guess.

Odd. In kits I have installed, the capsule is smaller than a metal filament.

As I color blind person I simply ask someone who has correct vision ;)

Do the test I suggested. If your lights have proper cutoff and distribution you have nothing to hide. If there truly is a cheap, easy to install HID kit that provides proper lighting I'd love to see it.

-J

Come now, you know there is not. :D

Furthermore, why HIDs are not mandated by DOT here in the US on new vehicles for safety reasons is beyond me. It is not as if HIDs are very expensive... even if they were, I would gladly pay an extra $1000 for added night vision.

The F350 came with halogen lamps. :rolleyes:

The DOT mandate things for practical safety? What country do you think this is??? :D They won't even mandate lens cleaners or automatic leveling.

Well whatever. I'm just saying that if someone wants to have better ligting for their vehicle and it doesn't adversely affect anyone else then what is the problem? I have HID installed on my car, I have driven behind police and oncoming traffice without any problems. I can see 100 times better than the regular halogens, so whats the big deal? I see better, no one is hurt or blinded.....am I missing something? I have seen HID installations that are sub-par, but a lot of aftermarket HID are nice. Here are some pictures that are not really that great taken from my camera phone, unfortunately the true output of the lighting can't be captured at night, but pretty much everything gets illuminated about 50 yards + - and several yards on either direction......without blinding oncoming traffic ;) (the lights may look blue, but they are actually white, combination of taking pitures at night in conjunction with a camera phone).

I think if ANYTHING annoys me while driving, is headlights not aimed right. HID or not, that is far a bigger problem.

Now off to eBay to look at some HIDs to buy!!

Excellent choice Yaght! Not to be confused with yacht.;)