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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 07:38 PM
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Factory HID question

Hi,
Does factory HID also have HID high beam?
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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They are Bi-Xenon. This means that there is one filament per bulb. When you have the lights on low beam there is a shutter that comes down and blocks the light beam from going high. When you put on the high beams the shutter goes up and you have the full beam showing.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 04:30 AM
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The answer is yes. The explanation is posted above...lol
 
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 07:48 AM
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Yep the bi-xenon lights work by igniting xenon gas in the bulb then moving a shutter to produce the low and high beams.
 
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