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Old 04-23-2007 | 09:26 AM
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Do I have HID lights?

I just bought my car used and I have no idea if it has HID lights or not. How can I tell?

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Old 04-23-2007 | 10:00 AM
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if you've got fog lights, then you'll probably have HID's

plus, if you've got a package higher than sport then you have HID's, it looks like you've got the GT package so, yes
Old 04-23-2007 | 10:56 AM
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You probably already know this but the color of HID lights is a cool white rather than yellowish. From my experience with HID lights as they get older the light they produce do start turning a little yellower. Finally, if you have HID you'll probably get the occassional annoying person highbeam flashing you on the road to signal you because they think you have highbeams on.
Old 04-23-2007 | 11:28 AM
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fog light = you have HID's.
Old 04-23-2007 | 11:37 AM
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Cool, guess I have HID's then. Thanks guys!
Old 04-23-2007 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by burnaby rx-8
You probably already know this but the color of HID lights is a cool white rather than yellowish. From my experience with HID lights as they get older the light they produce do start turning a little yellower. Finally, if you have HID you'll probably get the occassional annoying person highbeam flashing you on the road to signal you because they think you have highbeams on.
Actually, as HID bulbs get older, the light tends to get more blue. It's called color shifting.
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