The flood configuration can be visually identified by it's higher trough, compared to the spot. Our flood optic illuminates at a wider beam angle, but does not go as far. The spot configuration can be visually identified by it's lower trough, compared to the flood. Our spot optic illuminates at a greater distance, but does not reach as wide of an area. In many of our E-Series lights, the optics a...

Flickering: If both sides are flickering it can be caused by a few things. More than likely because the car can’t supply enough power to the ballasts on startup. You can check this by connecting the adapter cables on the bulbs to the battery with the bulb and ballast connector. If the kit fires up without any problems you will probably need a wiring harness. If your car has Daytime Running Lights ...

There are standards on what a candela is and what a Lumen is but amazingly there is no accepted international standard on how to measure that in an automotive application. So I cannot get my suppliers to provide that info without them altering the test procedure to favor their product. This type of info is incredibly unreliable, so please take caution when you see that kind of info. ............

Pop open the hood. Make sure all the connections and wires are hooked up properly and aren't damaged in some capacity. If that's not the source of the problem, check the bulb itself for any damage or interference. Still not getting the light to turn on? Check the vehicle's fuses, and make sure they haven't been blown. Remember, a 30mA fuse is required for use with HID components. If the fuses too...

They can be used almost anywhere. LED replacements are already available for bulb types such as A-shape, PAR reflectors, MR reflectors, decorative, undercabinet, and more. When used on dimmers, particularly dimming systems that support many bulbs, we suggest testing a few LEDs first to test compatibility...........com

HID (High Intensity Discharge) is the technology in which the filament of the Halogen Bulb is replaced with Xenon gas. When high voltage is applied, the gas generates an arc of light. The Xenon gas generates 3x more light than standard halogen Bulbs. Most companies do produce gas-filled halogen Bulbs. These Bulbs do consist of a filament, but the gas gives off a bluer color. The negative part of ...

McCulloch HID lamps are 35 watts, while standard halogen Bulbs are 55 watts. Although, HID lamps work with less watts, they still produce 3x more light. The halogen lamp with an increase in wattage will make the light brighter, but will still be dimmer than the HID lamps...........com

No. Unlike incandescent and fluorescent lighting which will fail sooner when switched on and off more often, LED lighting is unaffected by how often it is switched on and off. ..........com

A good product with a good warranty will last you 20+ years in a standard office environment. There will be no way to obtain the same LED technology for replacement this far down the road (LED technology changes very quickly as do the components used to “drive” them). If the product offers replaceable LEDs it is likely due to the fact that they will NEED to be replaced within the warranty period....

super-bright white LEDs have the advantage of minimal lumen depreciation, better optical efficiency and high lumens per watt. LEDs also have a vastly longer life span than traditional lamp sources. The luminaire must be designed to leverage these inherent advantages of LEDs. A Total Systems Approach is needed for an LED product to bring all these features together.BetaLED luminaires also have an e...

The efficacy of the newer led light bulbs is more than five times higher than comparable incandescent bulbs. In other words, led light bulbs use only about 20% as much electricity to produce the same amount of light. However, because led bulbs direct a larger percentage of light where it is needed, in many applications they are as much as ten times as effective as incandescent bulbs, reducing ener...

Unlike conventional light sources such as incandescent, halogen or fluorescent, the light from an LED is directional. Because of this nature, LEDs can appear almost twice as bright as typical light sources. ..........com

Cree LED Lighting products are designed to last as long as 50,000 hours. Incredible longevity means that you might never change another light again.A Generation of LightWhat is 50,000 hours? It is 50 times the life of a typical incandescent bulb and 5 times the lifetime of an average compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). In fact, if you ran one Cree lamp for 6 hours per day every day, it would last f...

The manufacturers of LED’s and their drivers claim 50,000 hours, defined as the LED operating at more than 70 % of its output. While this is not a formal standard, it is the level, or criteria, being used throughout the lighting industry. ..........com

LED Bulbs come in a variety of colors (defined by the Kelvin Scale), but we chose the most popular colors for normal home and business use. Typically that is our Day White or Natural White color. LED bulbs have come a long way, and they are not just available in the blu-ish white color that was the only option with earlier designs. Typical range of color temperatures:2700-3200 - Warm White4000-45...

Motorcycles and automobiles currently use a 12 Volt electrical system for their headlamps. XENON HID lighting systems require over 20,000 volts to ignite the bulbs. Once lit, they only require 85 volts to keep running.Our kits include a power pack that is necessary for the lamps to turn on. The input of the power pack is 9-16 volts. It is an integral part of the system.You DO NOT require any addit...

First, I want to let you know, there is Single beam and Dual Beam Bulb(BI-Xenon) types.a) If your car use one bulb to give High beam and another bulb to give Low beam, that means your current bulb is Single beam model, so it should be one of these types: H1/H3/H4(HB2)/H7/H11/9004/9005(HB3)/9006(HB4)/9007/880/881. You should buy the HID KIT accordding to your current bulb types. While, one KIT can...

Pop open the hood. Make sure all the connections and wires are hooked up properly and aren't damaged in some capacity. If that's not the source of the problem, check the bulb itself for any damage or interference. Still not getting the light to turn on? Check the vehicle's fuses, and make sure they haven't been blown. Remember, a 30mA fuse is required for use with HID components. If the fuses too ...

Again, check the bulbs and the ballast, and make sure everything's been secured properly and connected to the right parts. If your there is an issue with the HIDs receiving adequate voltage, you may need to make some adjustments to your vehicle's voltage output (20 amps is a minimum requirement). Regardless of whether this problem occurs just after installation or later, if you can't find the pro...

If you install your HID kit and they do not turn on you may have reverse polarity. This means the power and ground wires on your vehicle's harness are reversed. What you will have to do is plug the harness connector into the ballast backwards. You will be plugging in the connector from your car into the kit backwards. This will not harm the vehicle or the kit.Note: Reverse Polarity is an issue wit...

HID lights contained mercury until 2004. The use of mercury was frowned upon because it posed a risk of contamination once HID lights were disposed of. Newer HID lights are more environmentally friendly than older sets, and are better for the environment than halogen bulbs because they last longer. Longer lasting bulbs mean fewer become disposed of, which minimizes waste...........com

Of course you can! In fact, we highly reccommend it. Just use our bulb finder to determine what size bulb fits your factory fog lenses, and then buy a full HID kit in that size...........com

Only if you want it to. HID headlights are available in many colors, which are denoted by a "kelvin color temperature". If you look at a real Kelvin color temperature chart, you will quickly realize that it is not consistent with aftermarket HID kits, however you can use our color chart to determine what color is right for you. If you wish to get a "factory look" like what you see on newer luxury...

First, I want to let you know, there is Single beam and Dual Beam Bulb(BI-Xenon) types.a) If your car use one bulb to give High beam and another bulb to give Low beam, that means your current bulb is Single beam model, so it should be one of these types: H1/H3/H4(HB2)/H7/H11/9004/9005(HB3)/9006(HB4)/9007/880/881. You should buy the HID KIT accordding to your current bulb types. While, one KIT can ...

The first thing you need to check is whether the HID kit will be compatible with your car or truck. You need to check the bulb type used for your vehicle's original headlights (high-beams, low-beams, high-and-low beams or fog lights ..........com

Let's look at the diagram from left to right. When you turn on your headlight switch, it puts 12V across the relay coil which in turn closes the contacts. The contacts switch in 12V from the battery to turn on the ballast, which in turn ignites and powers the HID bulb. Pretty simple concept. ..........com

HID lighting systems use a special quartz bulb that contains no filament and is filled with xenon gas and a small amount of mercury and other metal salts. Inside the bulb are two electrodes separated by a small gap (about 4 mm or 3/16th inch). When high voltage current is applied to the electrodes, it excites the gases inside the bulb and forms an electrical arc between the electrodes. The hot ion...

What people's eyes perceive differs. What may appear to have a "hint of yellow or blue" to one person may be perceived as "pure white" to another.In addition, manufacturer/brands, headlight style/type, projector vs plug and play, age of bulbs, etc. all play a role in the color output. You may see a 5000k kit that looks a little yellow/blue to you due to your perception of color and any combinatio...

Yes, but it's not recommended because not all HID components by various manufacturers fit each other. You have to know what works with what before you create your own kit. There are two different approaches:1. Plug and play HID kits - a very simple install of hooking up the kit per the instructions usually with no cutting or splicing of wires.2. Projector retro-fit - a more difficullt and expensiv...

No, absolutely not. Increasing wattage increases the power drawn from your electrical system. Your stock wiring and fuses also have limitations - exceeding them with very high wattage bubls not intended to run with your stock setup can lead to problems. ..........cm

No. The Kelvin scale is a measure of colour temperature, not intensity or amount of light. HID setups that produce maximum light output are around 4100-4300K colour temperature, and the higher you go, the less light output. A 12000K HID kit will be dimmer than your stock halogen lights. 4100-4300K kits will have the colour of all the HID lights you see on cars that come equipped with them (like mo...

The Xenon bulbs produce 3 times the light output than a standard halogen bulb, that is closer to the natural sunlight, giving you greater vision when you drive at night or in bad weather. And the HID lamp system last 3 - 5 times longer than a traditional halogen bulb. ..........com

Lumen output is only part of the story and can be misleading. To fully evaluate an LED product one needs to review the overall system efficiency, optical control, thermal management of the LEDs, and know at what point in time the fixture will reach 30 percent lumen depreciation. Products with good optical efficiency and thermal management will be able to deliver more lumens, on average, than tradi...

The benefits are many. An immediate reduction in your electricity bill. Less heat because LED bulbs are very efficient converting electricity into light, unlike incandescent bulbs that convert most of the electricity consumed into heat. LED Bulbs last a very long time, typically 30,000-50,000 hours. Incandescent bulbs usually last 1000-2000 hours. They are virtually indestructible and they don't c...

HID lights contained mercury until 2004. The use of mercury was frowned upon because it posed a risk of contamination once HID lights were disposed of. Newer HID lights are more environmentally friendly than older sets, and are better for the environment than halogen bulbs because they last longer. Longer lasting bulbs mean fewer become disposed of, which minimizes waste...........com

Fog lights are designed to be used in inclement weather such as fog (obviously!), rain, and snow. They cast a wide, low beam that illuminates the road ahead without reflecting off the mist in front of you. Driving lights are designed for long-distance visibility and blast a narrow, strong beam with your hi-beams. Flood lights cast a wide and tall beam pattern that "floods" your entire view with l...

Your vehicle may have what is called DRL, or Daytime Running Lights. This is an option that only works with halogen bulbs because the vehicle's computer only sends roughly 20 watts of power to the headlights and HID requires a minimum of 35 watts of power to the ballasts to ignite the bulbs. Click here to find out how to disable your DRL ..........com

High Intensity Discharge (HID) is a type of lighting technology that replaces the filament of the light bulb with Xenon gas. The gas is ignited to produce an arc of light, when high voltage is applied. The amount of light output is three times that of a standard halogen bulb. The lamps also glow at a higher light temperature (closer to natural sunlight) that gives it its distinct color and appeara...

Actually the installation is considered Do-It-Yourself for those who are mechanically inclined. It approximately takes half an hour, depends on different vehicle. Check our installation guide to see our step-by-step instructions. (For those who have no experience working with car, we recommend this installation done by professional) ..........com

The life span of an LED is vastly longer than that of incandescent, fluorescent or HID lamp sources, generally lasting 50,000 hours or longer. Although the LED never really burns out, product life span is measured by lumen depreciation.The Illuminating Engineering Society's (IES) current standard for calculating the life of an LED as the point at which the LED reaches 30 percent lumen depreciatio...