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Old 02-21-2004, 04:28 PM
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The blue tinted bulbs are worse than standard headlights, as blue light is almost the worst tinted light to see with. They are halogens tinted blue to LOOK like expensive HID lights. The HID (High Intensity Discharge) lights use a ballast to produce a pure white light that looks bluish green from an angle. Best possible light to see with. It's what's available on many highend cars like Lincoln, BMW, Audi, etc. It's even available now as an option on more mainstream cars like Nissan.

The HID look-a-likes are illegal in this state, as the vehicle code says the lights must be white or of a yellow tint (old sealed beams) and HID are approved. Tinted halogens are not. I find that many owners of tinted halogens run with their brights more often as lighting is significantly diminished over stock.
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