Prerequisite: I'm sorry if this has been covered, but I wasn't able to turn anything up in search!

Has anyone installed HIDs as a high-beam bulb? I know there isn't a whole lot of advantage to doing it as 1-the bulb doesn't get used as much and 2-the low beams end up plenty bright with HIDs, but I'm a huge fan of consistency and frequently travel on back roads where being able to have the high angle is necessary.

To follow through with the consistency theme, I'd be getting HIDs for my fog lights as well. This is for an '08 tC with factory headlights and fog lamps.

And while I'm at it: if I'm getting Digital Ballasts, would you still recommend a relay to power these lights independent of the factory wiring? I've read some people have had issues with blowing fuses and/or ruining wiring without using relays. On the same page, I had a Plymouth Neon that I was running a XenPro HID kit that never hurt anything running straight off of the factory wiring.

Any/all feedback is welcome! Thanks.

 

There's one type of hid where you only need to buy one set that is equivalent of both high and low. I'm no big on tech words, but it's just a couple additional wirings to that... if that's one of your option to consider.

 

I wholesale HIDs. And, Im gonna do 8K low beams and 6K high beams soon as I get my new tC..

 

i've done it. i think it's rather useless still. because of the high beam bowls aiming up, the light is aimed up top at the trees. it doesn't help with anything. i only put them in so i could blind those oncoming drivers that sit at the left turn lane with their highs on.

also, it's recommended to hook them up to a relay wiring harness. the guage of the wires on the tC is rather small, and you will need to disable the fogs turning off if you want all of the lights to be on at the same time in the front

 

another issue is that it takes awhile for the hids to warm up so you are pretty much blind for about 2-3 seconds. doesnt sound like much time but just imagine how far you have traveled going 70 mph in that time. a lot can happen. since you dont use them all that much, i would say to use that money somewhere else.
i dont think i have ever used them actually, only to flash at people. and if i had hids, i wouldnt be able to do that because of the warm up time.

 

Do not put HIDs in your highs

not worth the cost

but more importantly if you flash people with your HIDs you will mess up the ignition system in the ballasts because they are not made to be flashed on and off!