KurtRardin

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Okay, i havent been paying attention to the halos and HIDs until i just burnt out a silverstar. So...does the center light in the Halo just do the halo??? or does it shine like a third headlight AND do the halo thing? Because to me it looks like three actual bulbs, and then a halo. If its just a halo then no way.

HIDs...do they come with the entire headlight assembly too or is it just two bulbs and equipment.

Mainly i ask bc my stock headlights look like s#!t. Yellow... beyond repair, lol. And plus I've burnt a lowbeam out.
Thanks!

spy2520

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HIDs do not include housings usually. and halo's the middle is just an LED ring that lights up

MannyZ28

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The HID's are basically just replacement bulbs that go in place of the stockers, but they come with a little box which contains the ballast and which you just velcro to the fender. Check some of the HID Headlight sponsors on the board. HID King is one of them I think?

Halos just use the stock bulbs, the Halo itself is just a LED. Once you turn your headlights on, you won't even see the Halo light up since the the headlights are way brighter. The "third bulb" behind the halo is really nothing, the light from the low beam shines through it. If anything, Halo headlights put out a bit less light due to the obstruction caused by the line that defines the Halo section. Don't get me wrong, I love mine, but don't expect improved lighting out of them.

Manny

KurtRardin

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If the low beam shares the halo hole then wouldnt it be brighter? I know that in spot lights the bulbs are a lot of the time the same, just the mirror part is bigger. For instance, theres a 2 million candle spotlight that uses an H1 bulb, and a 7 million candle deal that uses an H1 bulb too, one just has a huge reflector. Wouldnt this be the same concept for the halos?

camaroguy_02

not really.. all the halo headlight assembly is - 2 light housings: 1 for brights (the inside housing); 1 for lows (outside housings). the headlight faceplate/cover is just marked off in 3 different sections, with the middle section being empty, used only for the halo ring. theres no "bigger" reflector or anything in the halo section - its just...the same as the low-beam section (to my knowledge, at least). thats why the beam doesnt get brighter - there's nothin to intensify it.

KurtRardin

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gotcha

ssdriver27

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I disagree about the halos being less bright I have the black halo lights and they are WAY brighter then the stock hands down and look very sharp on my black car IMO. ~Guy

black97ss

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here is a bad its a touch fuzzay pic of my halo at night, dont have headlights turned on just to give ya a visual
ill take a pic tonight of lows and brights on for ya if you like

Brian2006

iTrader: (42)

Does this answer your question?

LS1_SS

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If you want to get technical the halos will shine less light because of the obstruction in the middle of the low beams. Will you be able to tell the less light? Probably not.

HID's will just replace the stock bulbs unless you want to get into retrofitting and such.
-Nathan

KurtRardin

iTrader: (11)

Interesting. Thanks for the replies. Anyone have HIDs and halos?

ssdriver27

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well if by less light you mean much brighter then you are right. and the brights on these halos forget about it HELLA bright. bottom line. coming from someone who has had both. and did a comparison when switching them out. ~Guy

ssdriver27

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not to hyjak but has anyone done the HID conversion with these halos ??? Im thinking of the blue HID conversion but I dont want to sacrafice the brightness of these Halos. ~Guy

6LITEREATER

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That makes absolutely no friggin sense... How in the heck is a stock headlight LESS bright than a STOCK HEADLIGHT WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC IN FRONT OF IT WITH A RING MOUNTED TO IT ?!?!

Are you sure you aren't talking about PROJECTOR Halos as opposed to the normal Halos?

VIP1

I think he's comparing hazed/yellowed stock housings to brand new crystal clear housings.... ya know... your typical apples to oranges comparison when we are talking about something else (obstruction vs. no obstruction).

ap2000z28

iTrader: (7)

I have a 8000k kit in my halos...Dont have any pics right now but I can get some tomorrow for you.

ProjectCamaro

iTrader: (26)

I do and I love them both. It's nice being able to drive around with the fog lights and halo's on but when it get's dark there's nothing like the HID's.

KurtRardin

iTrader: (11)

Does someone make projector Halos?

VIP1

Yes, here is a thread with pics:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/684676-new-headlights-going-i-know-theres-billion-threads-lol.html

KurtRardin

iTrader: (11)

Thanks. I'm not sure how I feel about those. Maybe if everyone was having amazing luck with getting the beams lined up... They're sweet and border line cheezy all at the same time...?...