HID Headlights

[f150fan]

While I haven't seen a new SHO in person yet, I have been wondering about the HID headlights on the new SHO. From what I have seen in photos, there is only one projector lamp per headlight and no separate high beam bulb. I was under the assumption that an HID bulb does not have a high beam capability and required another bulb for high beams.....So, how does the new SHO do it????

 

[ThatShoGuy]

While I haven't seen a new SHO in person yet, I have been wondering about the HID headlights on the new SHO. From what I have seen in photos, there is only one projector lamp per headlight and no separate high beam bulb. I was under the assumption that an HID bulb does not have a high beam capability and required another bulb for high beams.....So, how does the new SHO do it????

tho it might only have 1 projector maybe they put 2 bulbs in it.. idk really just throwing this out there!

 

[LotusDriver]

Like most HID bemas on the market, there is NO difference between low and high beam light intensity. During the low beam operation, the top half of the light is blocked by a mechanical "wall". When you pull the high beam lever back, you are simply lifting that wall... and essentiallu releasing more light. The standard Taurus without HID works in the exact same fashion, but using a halogen light source instead. The bulb intensity is unchanged, in either mode.

 

[PonySHO]

Like most HID bemas on the market, there is NO difference between low and high beam light intensity. During the low beam operation, the top half of the light is blocked by a mechanical "wall". When you pull the high beam lever back, you are simply lifting that wall... and essentiallu releasing more light. The standard Taurus without HID works in the exact same fashion, but using a halogen light source instead. The bulb intensity is unchanged, in either mode.

I just went out and looked at mine. It's hard to see, but it looks like there is a shield that covers the top half of the lamp. On my brother's Volvo, the whole lamp tilts up for the high beam. The SHO's system seems like a better idea.