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SD987 · 09-07-2006, 09:14 AM

Car-makers don't use HID in high beams for a reason.

Xenon doesn't provide the blue-white color of HID lights, it acts as the igniter for other HID gases sealed in the bulb, otherwise HIDs would take a few minutes to get bright. I can't tell from the wording of your post whether your Porsche came with OEM bi-level xenons but it sounds like it didn't. If it did, you'd note that the xenon in the lights ignite and there is a slight lag while the other HID gases ignite and warm up. The lights also level for load (not for angle, another common misperception).

This time lag is what makes them impractical as high beams.

If you're looking to create the effect, you might be able to switch the high beam bulb with something that gives off a whiter or bluer light. It's an H9 bulb (12 V/65 W).

09-07-2006, 09:14 AM	#2
SD987 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 874	Car-makers don't use HID in high beams for a reason. Xenon doesn't provide the blue-white color of HID lights, it acts as the igniter for other HID gases sealed in the bulb, otherwise HIDs would take a few minutes to get bright. I can't tell from the wording of your post whether your Porsche came with OEM bi-level xenons but it sounds like it didn't. If it did, you'd note that the xenon in the lights ignite and there is a slight lag while the other HID gases ignite and warm up. The lights also level for load (not for angle, another common misperception). This time lag is what makes them impractical as high beams. If you're looking to create the effect, you might be able to switch the high beam bulb with something that gives off a whiter or bluer light. It's an H9 bulb (12 V/65 W). __________________ http://i7.tinypic.com/24ovngk.jpg http://i7.tinypic.com/24ow0id.jpg 06 987S- Sold Carrara White / Black / Black/Stone Grey Two-tone 05 987 5-speed - Sold Midnight Blue Metallic / Metropol Blue / Sand Beige 06 MB SLK350- Lease escapee Iridium Silver Metallic / Black We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true. - Robert Wilensky Last edited by SD987; 09-07-2006 at 09:30 AM.