AFBLUE

I decided to go ahead and get them on my 2008.

sodaman

afblue, how much is that option to add them. Just wondering? what the add on to the order is for the HID.

metroplex

It's well worth the cost especially if it is a factory option. I've managed to somehow never get a car with HIDs, but I wouldn't ask about the cost if given the option. I would make sure the car has HIDs regardless of the cost It's a no brainer choice (much like the IUP for many TMS members).

You can't ever mistake halogens for HIDs. The HIDs have much farther reach, so you can drive faster at night (Not that I would recommend this) and you get more reaction time/distance.

AFBLUE

No clue. Price guide won't be out for ~another month.

RedDragon777

well i am just going to roll with some SS H13's till i have come to the point where i CAN spend on something like HID's

metroplex

I did some additional research on HIDs vs Halogens and here is what I found:
Halogens use a high resistance tungsten filament, but is filled with a halogen gas to allow it to burn at a higher temperature than a regular incandescent filament lamp. However, the filament can break due to vibration.

Metal-halide HIDs use no filaments, but instead an arc is created between two electrodes which excites a gas, usually xenon, which vaporizes metallic salts. Apparently the metallic salts allow for a rated lifespan of 10 years/100k miles under normal conditions. Most vendors claim twice the brightness of halogen lamps but this can differ greatly with different projector designs.

The bottom line is, if an American automaker is equipping FMVSS 108 compliant HIDs on one of their cars, you better ****** them up asap.