I know alot of people on here say that you cant fit an HID kit into angel eyes as they heat from the HID kit will melt the lenses on the angel eyes, but ive heard differently.
From what i have found on the internet, HID kits arent that much hotter than standard halogen bulbs.
The bit that melts on angel eyes is the actual plastic front of the headlights. i think the rings will melt as well, but they arent the main problem.
The thing that melts the lens, isnt the heat, but the UV in the HID kit. Ebay HID kits arent UV protected, so the UV from them melts the plastic.
If you pay the money and get an HID kit from a decent shop, then they are "UV protected", so there is no bad UV rays in them meaning that the angel eyes shouldnt melt.
Here are some links to websites that talk about HID's being no hotter than Halogens, and the bottom link shows that its the UV that melts the plastic not the heat.
In this link look it talks about HID's being no hotter than halogens (look at the 6th, 5th and 4th post from the bottom):
http://hondaaccordforum.com/forum/ar...p/t-12056.html
And in this link i found where it talks about it being the UV (look at "myth 2"):
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/blo...-common-myths/
I know that people have fitted "ultra virtual daylight kit" (Link to "Ultra Virtual Daylight Kit") in their angel eyes and they have had no problems. The "ultra virtual daylight kit" is just an HID kit, but due to it being from Ultra it is UV protected so doesnt damage the headlights.
I think a few people need to try and take the risk, and buy a good HID kit which is UV protected and see if it melts the plastic lens. A few people on here have the ultra virtual daylight kit and ive spoken to them and theyve had no problems. VTR-chris has them and he said to me that his HID kit is an ultra virtual daylight kit, and only the cheap ebay ones melt the lights Heres his progress thread
But im taking no responsibilty if you fit an HID kit and it does melt your angel eyes
Reckon this can be made a sticky? to stop people asking about HID's and angel eyes, and just so that people can read it and see that HID's in angel eyes is a possibility?
From what i have found on the internet, HID kits arent that much hotter than standard halogen bulbs.
The bit that melts on angel eyes is the actual plastic front of the headlights. i think the rings will melt as well, but they arent the main problem.
The thing that melts the lens, isnt the heat, but the UV in the HID kit. Ebay HID kits arent UV protected, so the UV from them melts the plastic.
If you pay the money and get an HID kit from a decent shop, then they are "UV protected", so there is no bad UV rays in them meaning that the angel eyes shouldnt melt.
Here are some links to websites that talk about HID's being no hotter than Halogens, and the bottom link shows that its the UV that melts the plastic not the heat.
In this link look it talks about HID's being no hotter than halogens (look at the 6th, 5th and 4th post from the bottom):
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i want the HID's and im not sure if the heat is gonna meltthe plastic off... so im trying to figure out which is the correct temp of the light im gonna choose, besides the projectors cant hold that much temp i believe... at least that's what i read about... Plz correct me if im wrong.. thanks |
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| HID's dont get that hot, they're actualy not as hot as halogen bulbs the temperature rating they say is referring to color tempurature rated in Kelvins |
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| power makes heat. 1 Watt = 3.413 Btu/hr. That said, a 35W HID bulb will never get hotter than a 55W 9006. |
And in this link i found where it talks about it being the UV (look at "myth 2"):
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Myth 2: Myth - Xenon upgrade bulbs will melt your headlights. Truth - All the bulbs on our website including HID and high wattage bulbs are UV protected to ensure they are compatible with plastic headlights. The addition of Xenon gas does not cause the bulbs to be hotter than standard bulbs. The only reason you would cause any damage to your headlights with bulbs is if they are poor quality and have no UV protection. |
I know that people have fitted "ultra virtual daylight kit" (Link to "Ultra Virtual Daylight Kit") in their angel eyes and they have had no problems. The "ultra virtual daylight kit" is just an HID kit, but due to it being from Ultra it is UV protected so doesnt damage the headlights.
I think a few people need to try and take the risk, and buy a good HID kit which is UV protected and see if it melts the plastic lens. A few people on here have the ultra virtual daylight kit and ive spoken to them and theyve had no problems. VTR-chris has them and he said to me that his HID kit is an ultra virtual daylight kit, and only the cheap ebay ones melt the lights Heres his progress thread
But im taking no responsibilty if you fit an HID kit and it does melt your angel eyes
Reckon this can be made a sticky? to stop people asking about HID's and angel eyes, and just so that people can read it and see that HID's in angel eyes is a possibility?




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