Step inside to see the difference HID's can do...
#1
Step inside to see the difference HID's can do...
I recently bought some HID's for my 95 Z28 in my sig off of ebay. My particular kit came with the HID bulbs (5000k color/temp), the ballasts, and new housings (stock looking) to put the bulbs through.
Here are some before and after pics for those wondering what the difference is.
All pictures were left in their original raw form (no photoshopping done), and pictures were taken in the exact same spots before and after at the same time of night (not any different lighting other than from the car).
Before (factory Halogens)
After (HID's)
Before
After (minus the empty bags of conrete mix I cleaned up)
Before
After
Here are some before and after pics for those wondering what the difference is.
All pictures were left in their original raw form (no photoshopping done), and pictures were taken in the exact same spots before and after at the same time of night (not any different lighting other than from the car).
Before (factory Halogens)
After (HID's)
Before
After (minus the empty bags of conrete mix I cleaned up)
Before
After
#3
I know some guys have used their stock housings, and just heated the back of them to get the bulbs out and then RTV'd the new HID's in. My kit came with new housings that sealed the bulbs in.
LEDgauges.com has them for like $350 (with new headlight housings). Mine came with everything that the kit from LEDgauges came with but spent half as much. There are other ones out there that you don't get new housings with that would be much less than I even spent, but having sealed housings you don't have to goop on RTV to is the better way IMO.
#5
Hah. Looks like someone else lost faith in Focuz Tech's little venture.
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Looks good. Id love to see the write up.
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Looks good. Id love to see the write up.
Last edited by Future_Z_Owner; 04-27-2008 at 06:45 AM.
#6
This actually has nothing to do with FocuzTech's headlamp project. The new headlamps they will be making will have HID's as an option. I figured if I already had the ballasts and the bulbs waiting for the new headlamps I would already have a good start when they become available.
#7
Good job, you will need good lighting in Fort Wayne considering how many damn potholes are everywhere after a northern winter
HID's definitely produce more visible light, but the beam pattern in a stock housing is just whack. I've done the HID's for my main lighting and foglights, I just wish someone would make a true projector housing that is plug and play (and not cost $1000 for the pair of projectors).
HID's definitely produce more visible light, but the beam pattern in a stock housing is just whack. I've done the HID's for my main lighting and foglights, I just wish someone would make a true projector housing that is plug and play (and not cost $1000 for the pair of projectors).
#8
Good job, you will need good lighting in Fort Wayne considering how many damn potholes are everywhere after a northern winter
HID's definitely produce more visible light, but the beam pattern in a stock housing is just whack. I've done the HID's for my main lighting and foglights, I just wish someone would make a true projector housing that is plug and play (and not cost $1000 for the pair of projectors).
HID's definitely produce more visible light, but the beam pattern in a stock housing is just whack. I've done the HID's for my main lighting and foglights, I just wish someone would make a true projector housing that is plug and play (and not cost $1000 for the pair of projectors).
It's just like any other performance mod really. You gotta pay to play!
#10
"No" you are incorrect. The pictures were taken on my Canon Rebel XTi, and the aperture, and ISO (imaging sensor's sensitivity to light) settings were documented from the first Halogen pictures. I then made sure the identical settings were used for the HID after pictures. The photographs were taken at the same time of night, in the same exact spots (within a few feet), and no photoshopping was done.
I did this all because I wanted to show the "true difference", and not a skewed truth by changing different camera settings or photoshopping.
#11
Halogen Image:
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ISO Speed Ratings = 400
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2008-04-16 22:16:13
Date Time Digitized = 2008-04-16 22:16:13
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Shutter Speed Value = 1 TV
Aperture Value = 3.61 AV
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Metering Mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 18mm
Maker Note = 4876 Byte
HID:
Exposure Time = 1/1"
F Number = F3.5
Exposure Program = Not defined
ISO Speed Ratings = 400
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2008-04-22 22:00:11
Date Time Digitized = 2008-04-22 22:00:11
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Shutter Speed Value = 0 TV
Aperture Value = 3.61 AV
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Metering Mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 18mm
Maker Note = 4876 Byte
Exposure Time = 1/2"
F Number = F3.5
Exposure Program = Not defined
ISO Speed Ratings = 400
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2008-04-16 22:16:13
Date Time Digitized = 2008-04-16 22:16:13
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Shutter Speed Value = 1 TV
Aperture Value = 3.61 AV
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Metering Mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 18mm
Maker Note = 4876 Byte
HID:
Exposure Time = 1/1"
F Number = F3.5
Exposure Program = Not defined
ISO Speed Ratings = 400
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2008-04-22 22:00:11
Date Time Digitized = 2008-04-22 22:00:11
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Shutter Speed Value = 0 TV
Aperture Value = 3.61 AV
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Metering Mode = Pattern
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 18mm
Maker Note = 4876 Byte