Why do ppl trade 06+ HIDs for 02-05 HIDs?
Here is one person who makes a valid point of why the non-bixenons are better suited for where he lives...
I may not have a popular opinion here on this but here goes.
I did this upgrade and I think it depends on where and how you drive. If you live in the flat lands, the late Bi's are great. If hills are a part of your routine, the reflector type seem better suited even if not as bright overall.
The late headlights in low beam have a hotspot but it is covered by the eyelid, so they are very bright right up to the cutoff and then blackness.
The early headlights in low beam have a hot spot and then the light level rolls off as it goes up from there until the cutoff. This setup can be adjusted higher overall before it begins to dazzle oncoming traffic.
On angled concave roads (some freeway underpasses and most mountain roads), the early lights can add 50 more yards of vision with this dimmer, above the hotspot, light where the Bi's obscure the same patch of road in utter darkness.
If you try and adjust the lights high enough to account for such roads, you end up shooting your low beams into the back of peoples rear view mirror when on the flats or killing your visions in the fog because the low beams are basically high beams set lower.
I am now considering driving lights where before I didn't need them.
NOTE: The Bay Area where I call home has more miles of hilly roads than it does flat and I intentionally take the "Long Way Home" at least once a week, so light is very important to me.
HyperSprite
I did this upgrade and I think it depends on where and how you drive. If you live in the flat lands, the late Bi's are great. If hills are a part of your routine, the reflector type seem better suited even if not as bright overall.
The late headlights in low beam have a hotspot but it is covered by the eyelid, so they are very bright right up to the cutoff and then blackness.
The early headlights in low beam have a hot spot and then the light level rolls off as it goes up from there until the cutoff. This setup can be adjusted higher overall before it begins to dazzle oncoming traffic.
On angled concave roads (some freeway underpasses and most mountain roads), the early lights can add 50 more yards of vision with this dimmer, above the hotspot, light where the Bi's obscure the same patch of road in utter darkness.
If you try and adjust the lights high enough to account for such roads, you end up shooting your low beams into the back of peoples rear view mirror when on the flats or killing your visions in the fog because the low beams are basically high beams set lower.
I am now considering driving lights where before I didn't need them.
NOTE: The Bay Area where I call home has more miles of hilly roads than it does flat and I intentionally take the "Long Way Home" at least once a week, so light is very important to me.
HyperSprite
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