Installing HID's

[Glasport]

I'm in the process of researching HID's for my "99" Suburban. Problem is, should I go with a 35 watt or 55 watt system. Some of the foreign car forums claim there's no difference yet others claim 55's are too bright. One guy claimed the 55's would melt the lenses.
What's your opinion or experiences.

Thanks!

 

[Molson02536]

I'm in the process of researching HID's for my "99" Suburban. Problem is, should I go with a 35 watt or 55 watt system. Some of the foreign car forums claim there's no difference yet others claim 55's are too bright. One guy claimed the 55's would melt the lenses.
What's your opinion or experiences.

Thanks!

Hid don't heat up like conventional head lights and there not ratted in watts like in 35 of 55 watt so i am kinda confused to what you are talking about HID. HID lights are ratted in light wave and all run on the same wattage from a ballast.

High intensity discharge (HID) lamps produce light when the gases inside the fused alumina tube are heated to the point of evaporation. Tungsten is a chemical element that is known for its high melting point and robust physical characteristics electrodes are kept in the alumina tube, and when the metal elements begin to heat up, they strike the tungsten electrodes, creating an arc of light.

Similar to fluorescent lights, HID lamps need a ballast (a device used to start gas discharge in a lamp and limit the flow of electrical current) to even start producing heat. If they don't have the ballast, the reaction won't begin, and there won't be any light.

A typical HID bulb puts out less heat than a typical halogen bulb, so heat is not a problem.

However the issue might be your halogen lenses weren't designed explicitly for HID, so you might get glare after you do the swap

 

[04_Sierra]

Acutally they do have a high watt(55W) and low watt(35W).
The 55W actually uses more energy, and naturally you do get more light out of your HID's.

I have used both, and I would stick with the 35W system. and the lower K you get the brighter, and whiter your light will be. I prefer the 6000K system.
so 4300K is brighther, with a yellowish look
and 10000K is not as bright with more of a purplish tint produced in headlight.

 

[04_Sierra]

Hid don't heat up like conventional head lights and there not ratted in watts like in 35 of 55 watt so i am kinda confused to what you are talking about HID. HID lights are ratted in light wave and all run on the same wattage from a ballast.

High intensity discharge (HID) lamps produce light when the gases inside the fused alumina tube are heated to the point of evaporation. Tungsten is a chemical element that is known for its high melting point and robust physical characteristics electrodes are kept in the alumina tube, and when the metal elements begin to heat up, they strike the tungsten electrodes, creating an arc of light.

Similar to fluorescent lights, HID lamps need a ballast (a device used to start gas discharge in a lamp and limit the flow of electrical current) to even start producing heat. If they don't have the ballast, the reaction won't begin, and there won't be any light.

A typical HID bulb puts out less heat than a typical halogen bulb, so heat is not a problem.

However the issue might be your halogen lenses weren't designed explicitly for HID, so you might get glare after you do the swap

I agree heat would not be a problem. Your housings will not melt.