I wanna know more abt HID headlight?

I am thinking of changing my 2000 subaru legacy headlights.

I wanna know how much? how long would it tak to install? and how long does HID light usually last?

plz let me know more abt HID lights.

I hope your questions are serious, cause i'm actually gonna take time to answer them

How much depends on the quality of the light. Obviously.
Around 200 and up.

Install time depends on experience. Obviously.
Some people can do it in 20 minutes, but for others it takes 20 minutes just to take the headlights out.

Lifetime lasts on usage. Obviously. But quite a long time.

-kT wrote:

Install time depends on experience. Obviously.
Some people can do it in 20 minutes, but for others it takes 20 minutes just to take the headlights out.

Lifetime lasts on usage. Obviously. But quite a long time.

1. wrong.
2. wrong.

Install time can be shortened if you know what you're doing yes, but also if you follow instructions it can be easy. Why the fuck do you remove headlight to change a bulb in the first place? 2000 Legacy does not require removal of headlights. Just pop the hood and replace them from behind the headlight, like every single other car.

Life time? No, usage, only partly depends on usage, both points you pointed out has nothing to do with HID as it's just common sense that usage wears out things.
The brand of the HID, quality of the HID, quality of the bulbs, how you treat them, temperature, all could affect the life of a bulb, or a ballast.

elkayem wrote:

-kT wrote:

Install time depends on experience. Obviously.
Some people can do it in 20 minutes, but for others it takes 20 minutes just to take the headlights out.

Lifetime lasts on usage. Obviously. But quite a long time.

1. wrong.
2. wrong.

Install time can be shortened if you know what you're doing yes, but also if you follow instructions it can be easy. Why the fuck do you remove headlight to change a bulb in the first place? 2000 Legacy does not require removal of headlights. Just pop the hood and replace them from behind the headlight, like every single other car.

Life time? No, usage, only partly depends on usage, both points you pointed out has nothing to do with HID as it's just common sense that usage wears out things.
The brand of the HID, quality of the HID, quality of the bulbs, how you treat them, temperature, all could affect the life of a bulb, or a ballast.

ACTUALLY, 07 and 08 Civics require the removal of the splash guards in the wheel well in order to get to the bulbs. Which also means that the wheels would need to be removed. I don't know about Legacy's, but not every single car can have its bulbs switched by popping the hood. And by headlights I meant bulbs. Didn't mean the headlight cover. Mistake on my part not being clear

And of course it's gonna depend on all those things. $10 mo pai lights aren't gonna outlast a kaixen hid kit.
Forgot about adding in those things

I never said EVERY CAR just pop the hood and you're done. I clearly stated that '2000 Legacy does not require removal of headlights', and not, 'installing HID does not require removal of headlights'.

I know that 07/08 Civics require removal of that, because of obstruction in the engine bay, just look how short their front over hang is.

i am going to slap you both if you are thinking of suggesting this guy install HID's in Halogen reflector housings.

if your car did not come from the factory with projector housings, take out your existing housing setup, and hope to god a higher model than yours came with projectors so that you have an oem replacement. you can get it from wreckers, the dealer, doesn't matter... this is the easiest way to go...

if such is not the case for your car, you get to go through the fun of having your headlight housings retrofitted with projectors, which can get very expensive, very fast.

for those of you that use HIDs in reflector housings, hope to god you don't run into me, my fist will want to have a chat with your face for blinding me with your "i'm too cheap to do it properly" HIDs.

hahah.... sorry, projectors look gay on my car. reflective housing + HID Ftw! I think this is officially the first thread that minitofu has started where he didn't get bitched at and instead the fight is between other people. congrats!

elkayem wrote:

I never said EVERY CAR just pop the hood and you're done.

Actually, yes you did.

elkayem wrote:

Just pop the hood and replace them from behind the headlight, like every single other car.

spoon.ek9, remind me to stab you in the eyes the next time i see you, and then you get to see how it feels to be blinded by retards like you =D

kthxbai

-kT wrote:

elkayem wrote:

I never said EVERY CAR just pop the hood and you're done.

Actually, yes you did.

elkayem wrote:

Just pop the hood and replace them from behind the headlight, like every single other car.

stfu

*Rolls across floor laughing*

-kT wrote:

*Rolls across floor laughing*

RAFL? okay..

Raid3n wrote:

spoon.ek9, remind me to stab you in the eyes the next time i see you, and then you get to see how it feels to be blinded by retards like you =D

kthxbai

you'll be too blind to aim for my eyes loser!

Yeah not even just on the floor

across the floor

yeah like Raiden stated I highly don't recommend you getting HID with your OEM housings.
but if you really want to, I won't stop you from purchasing them from me

but yeah, JDM DC2 Headlights equipped with 6000k HIDs FTW

is there such thing as jus changing da light bulb to sumthin call a xenon lightbulb, and then i would hav while or blue light?? is there such a way...or is HID da only way...cuz i went on da web n found some xenon lightbulbs which only requires u to jus replace factory lightbulb, and u can have "brighter" lights.

ya those are "HID Imitation" lights, they are usually just a higher watt bulb. i would recommend buying a set of PIAA GTX bulbs from lordco, they are a bit expensive, but they are well worth the money.

if your car uses sealed beam headlights you'll need to buy a conversion kit. ebay has them, lordco has them, revspot should have them, and same for pretty much every other tuner shop in richmond.

minitofu wrote:

is there such thing as jus changing da light bulb to sumthin call a xenon lightbulb, and then i would hav while or blue light?? is there such a way...or is HID da only way...cuz i went on da web n found some xenon lightbulbs which only requires u to jus replace factory lightbulb, and u can have "brighter" lights.

This is basically what I have. bi-xenons with ballasts and all necessary wiring. all that was taken out was the original bulbs, no removal of healight housing. oh and it is worth noting, not all HID kits have high beams, this is why i got my bi-xenons.

i think he's talking about "Xenon" bulbs. they are just regular bulbs, just really bright.

and yes, for HID's if you want hi and lo (bi-xenon) you need to get a kit specifically for that, as you need the hi-beam actuator. it moves the bulb forward and backward.

i think this is a fair assessment: if it doesn't involve a ballast, then it's not worth your money to upgrade.

lol, trust me, when your car uses sealed beam halogen, anything is an improvement... even holding a flashlight out your window lol

hahaha the funniest thing just happened when i was at mcd's!

I'm at the end of the drive thru waiting for my food and some other car was directly in front of me (head to head) about 40-50 metres away. He starts to flash his high beams at me and at first I ignore him thinking to myself "You don't want me to high beam YOU". So i ignore him and he flashes me another 3 times. Finally, I BLAST him with my bi-xenons on high beam and he immediately turns to his left LOL.

^retard =P

you know what's also funny about HID + reflective housing? I can park directly beneath a lamp post and see my HID's reflecting onto it hahahaha. 90 DEGREES STRAIGHT UP!