How does HID lighting compare to Halogen lighting?
A. HID light is best described as a bright-white, and is similar to natural daylight. It offers greater visibility on the road, especially at night. HID headlights are the safest headlights currently available and are now standard equipment on many upscale vehicles. Q. What about light beam color of HID? A. The color of the light source is expressed as its color temperature. As the color temperature increases, the color of the light moves from yellow to white to blue-white. HID headlights provide light at a higher color temperature than standard halogen headlights, which gives them a crisp white appearance. The table below shows the color temperature of various light sources. As a reference, sunlight at noon is 5250K. Q. Is HID technology new? A. HID lighting has been gaining ground over the past several years. HID lighting systems were first offered as an option on high-end luxury cars and are currently offered as standard equipment on 20% of all European vehicles. HID made its North
