Xzeon or hid

[Jasvrs]

Basicaly jut a simple question whats brighter for night driveing?

[Mike B]

Basically, They're both the same thing!

And It's Xenon ;-)

[Binzie]

Basically, They're both the same thing!

And It's Xenon ;-)

 

Ha ha Mike, helping him out with the periodic table ......

 

Its a dictionary he needs .....oh and some lights ...i think

[booke23]

Just different names for the exact same thing.

 

Xenon lights = HID lights 

[ChrisRs]

Taking the pi** is out of order Binzie

As for the question:

Xenon bulbs and HID bulbs are the same as stated already

.......Not to be confused with Halogen Bulbs with a Xenon look, often described as Xenon

[Binzie]

Taking the pi** is out of order Binzie

 

 

Duly noted and you are correct 

 

In the interest of constructive critique Chrome will check spelling for you and keep the ar5e5 off your case OP

[Jasvrs]

I knew i had added letters into the word lol not bothered about people takeing the **** find it funny tbh plus in my defence im on a iphone with fat thumbs! So basicaly no differance in brightness?

[gfwc]

They're the same thing bro. Only difference is what people choose to call them

[tommccabevRS]

They're both the same, although projector headlights will work better with the bulbs at night, disperses the light a lot better

[Mike B]

Sorry there's no defense for having an iPhone! lol :-P

[Jim H]

Basicaly jut a simple question whats brighter for night driveing?

 

Some people on another fourm that you've posted the exact same question think that Xenons are OEM fitted and HIDs are after market retro-fited ones.

 

The simple fact is Xenons are simply a type of High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlamp#High-intensity_discharge_.28HID.29

[CitigoAllen]

Halogen lamps use incandescent filaments to produce light. Halogen cycle keeps glass bulb clear. HID uses an electric arc as does Xenon short arc. Difference is in the gas. HID uses a mix of metallic salts in their gaseous states to produce lots of light. The Xenon short arc uses .. er .. Xenon gas! It is much less efficient but has the advantage of quickly reaching its maximum output at turn-on. HID takes a while to raech full output as the metallic salt that make them efficient are solid at room temperature and must be heated to vapourise them. As electric arcs can have negative resistances, some sort of control gear (ballast) is needed for the last two types of lamps. Light source size is smallest in the Xenon Short arc, is larger for the other two types where the sizes are similar. Hope its quite clear?

Edited 30 August, 2013 by CitigoAllen