Stock....vs drop in HIDs....vs Projectors

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JJ - Question: For highbeams, on a lot of vehicles, I've noticed that they put an HID light in a reflector style bowl... Is this better than a projector, does it give a wider, deeper view of light, knowing of course that there's not the restrictive cutoff that makes the projector work so well for low-beams? Are the reflectors in this case the same as halogen, or is there a difference?

I know I'm not JJ. But have had experience with bixenon projectors so will throw in my 2¢.

I would say that most cars just don't install bixenon projectors with their hids. And that the projector puts out a more focused beam and would be brighter them the hid high beam bowl when in hibeam position, which basically just drops the cutoff shield. While with an hid in a reflective bowl, the light would be scattered out and face much more quickly then if being focused through a projector. So you wouldn't get the same amount of range and brightness.


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right on.

As for the HIDs in a high beam, most don't do that. It would scatter a lot, not really going to get you the distance.
 

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Are those then for DRLs or something? Because I seem to see them on most of the high end cars around here... they've got projectors, and reflectors... and separate signal lights, so I know its not a signal reflector...

like I say... more curious than anything..
 
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Might be DRLs? All depends on the car. Last week I worked on a VW that had a high, low, drl, city light and 2 turn bulbs. that was a fun one!
 
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