HIDs?

Question people, Who on here are running HIDs? Any problems with them?DId you have to lower your headlight as to night blind oncomming drivers?I am asking because this is the set I bought for my KJ which I got in 5000K temperature....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/XenT...6QQihZ014QQcategoryZ36476QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Come on people. there has to be someone out there.

http://jeepkj.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=532&highlight=hid

Discussion about possibly installing HID's. Bennett wrote that there are conversion kits for about $600 or less. This was an older post so maybe things have changed.

Maybe try L.O.S.T ??

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Oh you did post on L.O.S.T ....

glad you're happy with the HIDs. how'd that country drive go? u need to get that damn rig of yours dirty. ive never seen such a clean vehicle!

HID Retro-Fit Kits that place a HID bulb in a Halogen reflector housing are illegal in the US and sold as "off-road use only"

and your point would be?

fasto82 said:

and your point would be?

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To give some thought to oncoming traffic would be nice.

Matt400 said:

HID Retro-Fit Kits that place a HID bulb in a Halogen reflector housing are illegal in the US and sold as "off-road use only"

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I've passed the stringent NYS inspection 3 years in a row with HIDs. I have the CATZ bi-xenon HID kit which includes a module that moves a sleeve around the HID bulb facilitating a "high-beam" function. Most of these retrofit kits don't have this high beam functionality. I had one of those kits before upgrading to these CATZ.

Yeah once my current HIDs die i plan on getting one of the hi/lo kits to replace it. but then again by then LEDs might be the next best thing to have. Until then I plan on getting a roof basket and mounting some driving lights up there to use as high beams.

fasto82 said:

Yeah once my current HIDs die i plan on getting one of the hi/lo kits to replace it. .

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If your Jeep is around that long... High Intensity Discharge lights will, for the most part, out last the actual vehicle. Remember, there is no filament on HIDs to 'burn out'. Rather, xenon gas is activated with the ballast/igniter. As they say, HID's are lights that are turned on, they are ignited. So unless, you destroy your igniter somehow, or your bulb cracks (which could happen if theres even the slightest grease on the bulb itself), your HIDs will likely outlast the life of your car. Upgrade to the hi/lo kit whenever you see fit, but certainly don't wait for your HIDs to "die".

I´ve got HID´s on my Libby, the high and low beam kit. I got them a couple of months ago and they are great for driving at night, especially in dark roads with little or no light at all. As soon as I put my light bar on, HID's are going up there too!!