I was driving home the other night and there was a BMW 5-series next to me with HID headlights. His HIDs were lighting up the road much better than mine.

 

that's probably because it has Projector (D2S) HID's....while we have the Reflector type (D2R)

 

the 02 models are getting close to the quality of projector HID lamps...while the older ones aren't bright enough
i saw a S2000 on the road tonite and it was soooooo bright...even better than bmw cars...

 

get the 6000k hid and see

 

I think it basically because the 5-series' is Xenon and ours are HIDs

 

ours IS xenon lOL

 

ACTUALLY 6000K will be bluer but put less light on the ground

 

this is correct if speaking in actual measurements, but with the 6000k bulbs you will see so much more of the beam and it will look much brighter, unlike the regular 4.3kK bulbs where a lot of the light blends into the darkness. the amount of lumens lost is also only several %, so it's barely noticable anyway.

don't worry because it won't be like going back to halogens or anything.

 

No our are HIDs and Xenon and HIDs are different

I am not arguing about the project, as a matter of fact I agree that it might the the projector's problem.

 

Ok, first thing first... Xenon = HID, HID = Xenon(at least for automotive uses anyway)...

Secondly, correct me if I am wrong, but isn't 4300K applies to D2S only??? D2R is a bit lower than that(less bluish)??

The light beams from the HID on '99-'01 TL are more concentrated while light beams from '02 are broader(more light to the side)

As for S2K HID being bright.... yes, they are bright, but also blinds....Honda should have put Auto-Leveling in S2K as well....

Andy Kuo

 

I think our bulbs have a color temp of 4100 K

 

that's true...if you're talking about the halogen lights that piaa and other companies put out and label "xenon".

otherwise you should start looking up some info and you'll realize they are the same. what are called HIDs are actually Xenon HIDs, except the 'xenon' part is assumed.

 

When I got my TL in 2000, I thought Acura's xenon lights were the greatest thing since sliced bread until I drove my new Audi.

The reason being that BMW, Audi and even the S2K use projection type xenon lights as opposed to reflector type Acura uses. Also, I thought I got a lot of people flashing me my TL, not one night drive goes by now w/o getting flashed, but I am street legal, including auto leveling.

Here is a pic of my Audi lights which seem to glisten a lot more that my Acura's did.

 

You sure you didn't use a star filter to enhance that "glisten"?

 

i'm quite happy with the outputs of the stock type s HIDs I wish they were as bright as the s2000s, but hey, they're still brighter than halogens (shivers) never going back to those LOL

 

if those stupid TINTED halogen bulbs can be as bright as our HIDs, y we have to pay so much for it???


xenon lamps are 1.5times brighter than halogen lamps...
xenon rulez!!!

 

Are there aftermarket bulbs for our TL's that will make the HID's brighter?

 

it will look brighter as well as blind others lol

 

oh my...
u should have ur high beam on all the time!!!

i am very satisfied with my HID...but i need to upgrade my fogs