Green Tea

plenty of german cars has hi-beam HIDs also, their called bi-xenons. Even a $22k gti has bi-xenons

Sabre

OH OH OH! I wanna join in the light show!

(my fav S photo I've taken)

C4SxM5

i knew everyone was going to bring up "bi-xenons" (i also have owned an e46 m3), BUT the bimmer's that are equipped with bi-xenons also have a halogen HI-BEAM bulb that isn't HID. The bi-xenon bulb everyone is talking about is actually the lo-beam HID projector that has a lens that moves when the driver activates the Hi-Beams and the HALOGEN HI-Beam actually also comes on too

Still, I haven't seen a car that actually has HID's in the low beam and high beams...

Projector=HID/LOW BEAM
RED LINE=HALOGEN/HI-BEAM

NFRs2000NYC

[QUOTE=C4SxM5,Jul 6 2006, 11:05 PM] i knew everyone was going to bring up "bi-xenons" (i also have owned an e46 m3), BUT the bimmer's that are equipped with bi-xenons also have a halogen HI-BEAM bulb that isn't HID.

hpark

high beam HID's doesn't sound too safe...i'd hate to have HID's pointed straight in my face.

ichiba2003

The Acura TL uses HID high beam. It uses its low beam but i think they changed the angle when you turn on the high beam. It is bright as hell, i love it.

dmz

Actually, on cars equipped with bi-xenon lights the "high-beam" halogen bulbs are only used to when you do a high beam flash. When you turn on your high beam it's using the low beam bulbs with the high beam reflector.

GranPrix

yes, there are. they are called ricers that put that aftermarket hid kit crap on their halogen reflectors, low and high and at the same time. they look like stadium lighting coming at you and then you hit a tree

s2kshift9k

BMW'S also have the BI-xenon and the brights you can only use to flash people

but the standard bright is the xenon

C4SxM5

No, actually the TL also does have a HALOGEN bulb for HI-BEAMS (also owned a 2004 TL).

I'm going to have to agree with GranPrix on this one. No factory car comes with HID in the LOW-BEAM and HI-BEAM (2 HID bulbs, not a reflector or movement of the Low-Beam HID bulb)