Description - High Intensity Discharge Headlamps

DESCRIPTION - HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMPS





This vehicle may be equipped with optional High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps. The HID type lamp is used in place of the conventional halogen lamp. There are three main components to the HID system, the Ballast Module (1), the Lamp or Bulb (2), and the Lamp/Igniter (3).

HID lamps get their name from the intense white light produced by the electrical discharge. The light produced by the HID lamps appears as a white color as opposed to the yellow color of the standard halogen lamps.

HID lighting provides about three times the light output of standard halogen lamps while using less energy. The lamps are also designed to last 10 times longer than standard halogen lamps.