It is positively unsafe to drive at night on the highway with less than adequate illumination. Our eyes are created to see clearly only in daylight conditions wherein the color temperature is around 4300k. Anything less than this value of color temperature is a compromise. The standard halogen bulb yields a color temperature of 2300k that is comparatively low. It is therefore a great change if you use High Intensity Discharge (HID) kit has color temperature of 4300k and higher.

The HID kit works on the principle of a sustained electrical discharge between two tungsten electrodes immersed in a medium of Xenon or similar noble gases inside a sealed tube of quartz. This illumination is 300% more than that of the halogen bulb while the consumption of power is 35% lesser. On an average, an HID bulb will last for up to ten years or 3000 hours of use and these are some figures that cannot be matched by the halogen bulbs. The HID bulbs have a smarter appearance and you will have the choice of placing an order for the HID conversion kit in diverse colors.

There is a HID conversion kit available for almost every car on the roads today. The HID kit is protected by a warranty for a year, two years or a lifetime, depending upon your need. These kits are the plug-n-play variety. Therefore, one can easily carry out the installation without asking for professional help. However, only if you require, there is an instructional video also available for carrying out the installation.
 

 
In every respect, the High Intensity Discharge light kits have an edge the standard halogen lights. The halogen bulbs use filaments that are heated till they start radiating light. Whereas, the HID bulbs do not have any filament and therefore the electricity is not used in heating the filament. In HID light kits, are two tungsten electrodes placed inside a fused quartz tube that is filled with Xenon or similar noble gases.

When electricity is applied to the electrodes, there is a discharge that leaps across them in the process of ionizing the gas. It is this ionization that actually causes the illumination producing a light as powerful as daylight. While daylight has a color temperature of around 4300k, that of the HID bulbs is between 4300k and 6000k and even higher. In respect to the human eye, 4300k is the brightest color temperature while standard halogen has a color temperature of around 2300k.

There are HID conversion kits for almost all kinds of cars and their models. Each kit contains two HID bulbs, two ballasts and two brackets. You can find out the equivalent kit for your car by checking out the bulb guide. Each kit is accompanied by a warranty certificate and an instruction leaflet for the installation. The warranty is valid for a year, two years or a lifetime depending upon your order. The installation of these HID conversion kits is simple and using the instruction leaflet for installation makes the process a child's play. However, just in case you have a requirement, an instruction video kit is also available for more assistance.