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Old 10-24-2007, 09:47 PM   #18 (permalink)
LRCanon
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Originally Posted by lamoparpower View Post
HID's actually run hotter, but use less wattage.... i.e. your heating up gas instead of lighting a filament.... i thought the same thing... but less power doesn't necessarily mean less heat.... halogen and High Intensity Discharge produce their light in totally different aspects..... and i have had no problems with just the "bolt in" kit.... comes with bulbs and a Ballast/igniter.... plug your factory headlight plug into the ballast.... then plug the new gasbulb into the ballast....
Yes the bulb itself is hotter, but the temperatures inside the housings are typically cooler. I tested it with my fog lamps. Put an HID in one side and a stock bulb in the other and the stock bulb by far projects much more heat out through the lens.
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