can you put hids in these projector headlights?


http://www.octanemotorsports.com/pro...ducts_id=15240




if not what projector headlights can i put hid's in.
thanks

 

Yep. You can fit HID's in all f150 projectors i believe.

 

you should be able to fit them in there but the light output will more than likely not be what you want.

The HID bulbs are longer than a regular bulb and in those halogen projectors you will get a nice cutoff but more than likely the focus of the light will be incorrect.

 

Keep in mind, also, that HID Kit bulbs are not OEM bulbs. No matter what they say, they do not have the quality of a Philips D2S bulb. Kit bulbs tend to run much hotter than the OEM bulbs and can damage the chrome on the projector. It may or may not happen, but it is a risk.

 

well i already have 8000k hid bulbs in my stock headlights and love them. im wanting to get these projector headlights with hids in them. people tell me the light is much more concentrated and puts out a better beam with projectors

 

The beam will be better than a kit in stock reflectors, but still will not match that of a BMW, Acura, Lexus, etc. The main reason is that halogens are fairly dim, so in order to make up for the limited light, headlights had to be manufactured to put out a fairly narrow beam of light. With HID's, there is an abundance of light (assuming you aren't going above 6000K), and so headlight projectors were manufactured to make a very wide beam. Your average halogen gives you about 90-100 degrees of visibility from the center of the "V" shape. Whereas I have seen HID projectors put out 160 degrees.

Because there is so much light in an HID headlight, the cutoff in the projectors must keep the glare out of oncoming traffic. My favourite picture to show what an HID projector is capable of is (click image for full size):



For reference, the little red dots are the taillights of a Lincoln LS. The picture was taken about 500 feet back and 50 feet up a, gravel pit, hill. I didn't make these headlights, skizot from HIDPlanet did.

The projectors in the link in the OP, will NOT give results like that. The resulting beam will be a narrow beam of light. There will, most likely, be hot spots and not a consistent beam, like you see in the above picture. Just some thoughts on the topic.