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Subject:Re: HIDs? Was: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
From:Mike S
Date:Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:24:09 -0500

At 02:50 PM 11/10/2009, John Anderson wrote...
>Anyone running HID retrofits in stock rectangular housings?

That's a bad idea. I'm assuming your're talking about the kits which
place a HID bulb where a halogen used to be. Proper HIDs are a system -
bulb position, reflector and lens are all designed to produce a proper
beam. The arc in a HID is a different size/shape than a filament, and
retrofit kits produce significantly more glare for other drivers. Leave
it to the pre-pubes who want to be cool with their low output 9000K
(more is better! not) purple lights. HID retrofits go hand-in-hand with
rusted Civics having fart pipe exhausts and huge wings.