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Message: The problem with that setup ...

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Changed By: Pedro (Odessa, FL)
Change Date: December 22, 2014 12:35PM

The problem with that setup ...

... Would be the high beams.
The xenon bulbs may take 8 - 14 seconds to come to full brightness.
That's why the first generation HID lIghts leaves the high beams as halogens.
The new projector-style demxenons uses one set of xenon bulbs for both low and high beams.
A little metal flap controlled by a solenoid blocks the excess light to give yo the low beams and opens up completely for the highs.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro

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Author: Pedro (Odessa, FL)
Date: December 22, 2014 07:49AM

The problem with that setup ...

... Would be the high beams.
The xenon bulbs may take 8 - 14 seconds to come to full brightness.
That's why the first generation HID lIghts leaves the high beams as halogens.
The new projector-style demons uses one set of xenon bulbs for both low and high beams.
A little metal flap controlled by a solenoid blocks the excess light to give yo the low beams and opens up completely for the highs.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro