24-08-12, 01:59 PM
(24-08-12, 12:55 PM)PaulSmith link Wrote: I am sorry, but that is BS. That fact that it gets repeated a lot does not make it any less BS.
The reflector will focus the light where it is supposed to go, it will align it (if the source is in the correct location). The reflector does not know (or care) how the light was generated, so it makes no difference to the alignment whether the source is tungsten, argon, halogen, HID, LED, Xenon or carbide.
Why then are they illegal? see .gov.uk pdf from 2010. Why does the law stipulate that HID bulbs cannot be installed in [size=1em]conventional Halogen[/size] based headlamps? (like the ones in the fazer). Also to apply some logic, why are all oem installed HID's projector based..? I'll grant you there is no reason why a reflector based headlamp unit can't be designed for HID use, but have you ever seen any..?
Have you ever fitted a HID kit..? how exactly have you been able to 'adjust' the position of the bulb. Also the incidental light off a HID bulb is that much brighter and its this that is exaggerated by the reflector because its not designed for it.