Thread: Abused subject - Are these ebay headlights any good, and these angel eyes?
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Old 08-01-2009, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by m5james View Post
I honestly don't know what the difference for certain is between xenon/bi-xenon, halogen, etc. As far as I know....

Halogen - Just a plain ol' bulb in a headlight that has a simple reflector behind it.

Projector - A headlight that has a little glass lense inside of it that looks like a marble, used to focus the beam better. Can be used w/ halogen or HID bulbs.

Xenon - Just another name for HID's?

Bi-xenon - Low and Hi beam in the same headlight. Like my bike has dual headlights w/ low and hi beam on each side. If I put in a lo/hi beam HID kit in each headlight, does that make them bi-xenon?

Am I wrong on my understanding of these headlight setups?
The OEM BMW bi-xenons are the same bulb as regular xenons, but the metal blinder plate in the headlight is pulled out of the way for high beam, so the pattern becomes full.
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