headlight theft

[patvball]

I just turned in my Lexus IS 300 with HID's(which were stolen but they luckily caught the kids that did the damage). Are the xenon headlights the same? Meaning...I need to watch out for headlight theft like the Maxima/Acura/Lexus owners still?!? And if so, can I retro-fit non Xenon lights into the truck?

[Quicksilver]

Originally Posted by patvball

I just turned in my Lexus IS 300 with HID's(which were stolen but they luckily caught the kids that did the damage). Are the xenon headlights the same? Meaning...I need to watch out for headlight theft like the Maxima/Acura/Lexus owners still?!? And if so, can I retro-fit non Xenon lights into the truck?

No need to watchout for headlight thieves. If their gonna steal em their gonna steal em. And yes some time it has happend. But if i go by this board not very often.

[B&DCalgary]

Originally Posted by patvball

I just turned in my Lexus IS 300 with HID's(which were stolen but they luckily caught the kids that did the damage). Are the xenon headlights the same? Meaning...I need to watch out for headlight theft like the Maxima/Acura/Lexus owners still?!? And if so, can I retro-fit non Xenon lights into the truck?

Yeah, same deal. Most everybody on the board incorrectly refers to the HIDs in BMWs as Xenons. I'm not sure if people realize what the difference is or not, since you can get non-HID Xenon bulbs as replacements for halogens. i.e. HID bulbs use Xenon gas, but not all Xenon gas bulbs are HID.

[SuaveX5]

Originally Posted by B&DCalgary

Yeah, same deal. Most everybody on the board incorrectly refers to the HIDs in BMWs as Xenons. I'm not sure if people realize what the difference is or not, since you can get non-HID Xenon bulbs as replacements for halogens.

HID / Xenon Technology:


HID Technology:


XENON HID lamps do not have a filament. Instead the light is created by an electrical discharge between two electrodes in an air tight tiny quartz capsule filled with xenon gas, mercury and metal halide salts. This improves durability as road vibrations can cause damage to coil lighting technologies. These light sources also produce a blue-white light that is safer because it is closer to natural daylight. The color temperature is approximately 4200 K compared to 3200 K for halogen. The increased light output from a 35 watt XENON HID lamp is approximately 80% more light then a 55 watt halogen bulb. The XENON HID system will also draw less power from your vehicles electrical system.


Temperature:


Color Temperature is a measurement in Degrees Kelvin that indicates the hue of a specific type of light source. Many people believe the misconception that colour temperature is a rating of the brightness of the bulb or HID kit. This belief is completely false. The reality of the matter is that the higher the colour temperature, the less useable light output you will obtain. A perfect example would be a black light. This light has a colour temperature of approx 12,000k and has almost no useable light or lumens output. Higher K kits such as 7000k, 7500k, etc. have been manufactured for individuals that are more concerned about the actual colour output of their lights as opposed to the actual useable light output they produce.

Degrees K = COLOUR ONLY Lumen= BRIGHTNESS


XYZ trisimulus values and the associated Yxy colour space form the foundation of the present system for numerical colour notation. The concept for the XYZ tristimulus values is based on the premise that all colours are seen as mixtures of these three primary colours. By defining the colour matching functions of a standard observer, the Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE), an international organization concerned with light and colour, provided the basis for colorimetry in 1931. The Tristimulus values XYZ are useful for specifying a colour, but the results are not easily visualized. The two-dimensional colour (x,y) diagram is taken from the Yxy colour space, in which Y is the lightness (and is identical to the tristimulus value Y) and x and y are the chromaticity coordinates calculated from the tristimulus values XYZ. The CIE x,y chromaticity diagram for this colour space is shown. In this diagram, achromatic colours are toward the center of the diagram, and the chroma or saturation increases toward the edges.




http://www.xenondepot.com/htec.php

[JV]

Originally Posted by SuaveX5

XYZ trisimulus values and the associated Yxy colour space form the foundation of the present system for numerical colour notation. The concept for the XYZ tristimulus values is based on the premise that all colours are seen as mixtures of these three primary colours. By defining the colour matching functions of a standard observer, the Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE), an international organization concerned with light and colour, provided the basis for colorimetry in 1931. The Tristimulus values XYZ are useful for specifying a colour, but the results are not easily visualized. The two-dimensional colour (x,y) diagram is taken from the Yxy colour space, in which Y is the lightness (and is identical to the tristimulus value Y) and x and y are the chromaticity coordinates calculated from the tristimulus values XYZ. The CIE x,y chromaticity diagram for this colour space is shown. In this diagram, achromatic colours are toward the center of the diagram, and the chroma or saturation increases toward the edges.




http://www.xenondepot.com/htec.php

Dude, I just got vertigo from reading that!

[E61Silver]

The base model does not come with Xeon lights.

If you have this not to worry.

It should also mean that you can retrofit.

Light Thieft is a real issue but people in this group don't seem to have the problem.

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by x54.4blue

The base model does not come with Xeon lights.

If you have this not to worry.

It should also mean that you can retrofit.

Light Thieft is a real issue but people in this group don't seem to have the problem.

speak for yourself, my Xenon/HID's were stolen earlier in the year, $5600 in damage