Hid bulb vs halogen upgrade#

The first is that if improperly installed. Halogen bulbs have an interesting recycling feature that increases their brightness and longevity. An electrical current is sent to the element surrounded by gases and converted to light and heat. HID car lights are often slightly bigger than LED car lights, with LED bulbs being more compact. HID lights are undoubtedly brighter, and bluer, than their halogen counterparts, but there are some disadvantages. A conventional light bulb uses a glass envelope, but because of its higher temperature and more compact design, halogen uses quartz. This is because none will fit into the standard halogen bulb housing. But if upgrading from a halogen bulb, you must buy a conversion kit to fit either. So it would not surprise me if the removal of HID's was just a cost cutting measure as well, because they were standard on the 1G. LED vs HID a different question altogether.

Are RDX's with halogens auto levelling and if not, is there an extra part like a motor (as was the case with my 2004 touareg) that attaches to the housing to make it so (in conjunction with sensors of course)?Īcura was on a cost cutting extravaganza with the 2G RDX (mainly the removal of SH-AWD). But I am curious about one thing, by law cars outfitted with HID's have to be auto-leveling. He simply got a 4300k HID kit and retrofitted it into his headlight. In this case of halogen lights, simply going with an 'HID only kit' makes the most sense.Re-reading his post, that is exactly what he is saying.

Glad that they realized their folly and the newer version sports LEDs as standard.

Hid bulb vs halogen upgrade#

Anyone buying an Acura would have easily offered a few hundred more to upgrade to HID if that was available as a stand alone option. What.? So you mean the projectors are the same for HID and halogens? I can't believe Acura did this atrocity to save a few bucks.

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AcuraZine Member Help, Support & Suggestions Area Unlike traditional halogen headlight bulbs that burn out with around 500 hours of use, quality high intensity discharge (HID) bulbs can last anywhere from 6,000 to 8,000 hours.