whats the difference between a projector light and an hid light

[Dubpower]

Full of bad info. AWESOME

care to explain

[Stephen]

Here you go.

Yahoo answers enough said.

The "projectors" are the proper housing for the HID's, they are not two different types of lights.

Not true, there are some reflectors designed for HID that will have less glare than a projector designed for Halogen with a HID bulb.

Plenty of cars have factory HIDS in reflector housings. IS300, navigator, escalade, avalon, sienna, G35 some mustangs, and a lot more im probably forgetting.

Bottom line is the 2 bulbs give off light in different patterns. Reflectors or projectors can be designed for either.

I think this would explain it

These guys LOL. they put HIDs in a halogen projector and a halogen reflector. They say the projector is proper. And then they put some bulbs that look like about 8k in projectors which is retarded. In a proper HID setup with projectors the "bent" light at the cutoff is what creates the color and all of the light on the road is white...usable.

ah ok thanks. i've been researching the hids. but i couldn't find anything on hid housings, because i know they can melt stock housings on some vehicles

Yeah np, the projectors focus the light so you see better and so you don't blind people. It's illegal here to have hids without projectors.

I think this would explain it

hid's

Why did he have to jack the car up to put lights in? haha

Hids are only illegal if they are Aftermarket placed in a non DOT appoved housing. Headlights are tested with certain bulbs to get approval, change the bulb type and the certification they got from DOT in no longer valid.. like i said above, plenty of cars have FACTORY hid in reflector housings and are not illegal. IS300, navigator, escalade, avalon, sienna, G35 some mustangs, and a lot more im probably forgetting.