Ever see those really bright white headlights, sometimes with a tinge of blue, coming at you on the road? Those are called HID or High Intensity Discharge. Properly installed they will brighten your drive considerably without blinding people around you.
If you have any trouble seeing at night, I highly suggest investing in an easy to install set.
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There are a few methods you can go with, straight plug-and-play which requires only the knowledge of securing 2 ballast boxes somewhere in your engine compartment, and changing your headlights.
Or a relay harnass, which is wired straight into your battery.
I can't speak for other cars but the Scion tC's stock headlight wiring isn't strong enough to handle the surge of power required to turn HID's on, and while it may not happen soon, will eventually short out and not work. . So I went with a relay harnass.
The visability boost at night is great with 8k. Also keep in mind the higher temp you go, the less visable light there is. 6k-8k is all I recommend as its near daylight, and 10k borders on illegal and doesn't give off more light.
5000 - White with a tint of yellow
6000 - Pure white
8000 - White with a tint of blue
10000 - Blue with a tint of white
12,000 - Almost a violet color
Edit - Personal exp. with 3bspec, my relay harnass got wet or something and started shorting out, called them. . they asked for an email with my name/address. . they next day aired me a new relay harnass from Texas to Michigan. . I sent the email at 6pm last night and got the part at 3pm today. Great customer service and great people.
