hey guys, i have a question concerning HID conversions. You know when it's dark out and you unlock your door with the remote, the headlights come on. well, if you have an aftermarket HID kit, what happens? I have read that the lights flicker, and I've read in some cases, they don't even come on until they're warmed up. I really like this feature, as I leave for work at the crack of dawn but I am considering HIDs. If the feature and the kit conflict, i'd just rather keep it stock. Thanks for the help!

 

mine just dont light up
my parking lights blink though and if i have the fog lights on they will flash but they will not flicker
you should consider hids makes driving at night alot better you see everything !

 

and you really don't mind not having high beams??

 

There are bi-xenon kits for that.

 

i have HID low and high beams.

Also my low beams put out 3x more light then your high beams.

 

yeah but they're more than twice the price

 

when that happens sometimes it only sends enough juice through the line to ignite one of the bulbs and the other doesnt ignite. i belive this can be fixed with a relay built into the system. im sure you can disable it. it should be a reason NOT to get HIDs. they are one of the best mods you can do.

and you really dont need high beams. the low beams are damn bright

 

All you have to do is hit the lock button once with the fogs off. They dont flash then. But if you hit lock 2x and chirp it. The lights will come on.

They really need to be lit between 30s and 1 min to fully heat up.

 

Not hijacking thread.
I have an 02 f150 crew. I'm looking at getting hids. I was looking through the threads and alot of people say to get them from a seller named HID4U on ebay. Do I loose my hi beams? will I really need my high beams with hid's? How long does the bulb last?

 

my hids work exactly the same as factory. hit unlock and the lights come on...

 

Just my parking lights & tails flash when I arm & disarm my alarm; aftermarket Clifford. I'm no longer using the unlock remote that came with the truck. If I use that, then the heads flash.


I have an '02 Supercrew with HIDs, but I'm also running them through aftermarket heads that have a separate bulb for hi and lo beam.

Therefore I am essentially running through (2) separate hi-watt wiring harnesses. Because of such, I can operate my lo & hi beams independently, but the HIDs are still brighter than my hi beam.

HI beam only (super white halogens)


Lo beam (HIDs)

 

liek jeeping said you dont really need the high beams
i was driving on the high way early and there was no need for the high beams my hids lit up the road quite nice and i have 8000k if you were to get lower you get more light correct me if im wrong lol .

 

4300K is the absolute brightest (in terms of lumens) HID there is available. I'm going for 6000K because I like the blue. I wouldnt mind going for a 5000K if they made them

 

I have the BiXenon 10K's and I love them. Its nice not to have lost my HI-beams... I flash people alot. (over-agressive driver)

 

How's the response time for flashing? I heard since the HIDs take a few seconds to warm up, flashing them is 'bad' for them.

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