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| Prius Main Forum This is a discussion on HID - initial burst on turning on within the Prius Main Forum forums, part of the Toyota Prius Forums category; On my 08' with HID headlights, should I be concerned if when they are turned on they seem to surge ... |
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04-27-2008, 01:04 AM
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| Member  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bucks County, PA
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3 |  HID - initial burst on turning on On my 08' with HID headlights, should I be concerned if when they are turned on they seem to surge for a brief instant and then quickly return to normal intensity ? It's almost like they are starting up in high beam mode and then quickly stabilize. Is this some kind of 'lighting up' phenomenon like sodium street lights. Thanks in advance - was wondering if anyone else has noticed this. |
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04-27-2008, 01:08 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fremont, CA
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My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: HID - initial burst on turning on It is normal. It starts up bright for a second, dims down, and slowly builds up brightness in a 1-2 minutes. All HIDs do that. Last edited by ceric; 04-27-2008 at 01:46 AM. |
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04-27-2008, 01:32 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minnesota
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My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Pioneer #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3 | Re: HID - initial burst on turning on Remember that HID bulbs don't actually have a filament. Instead, the light comes from an arch of electricity. That initial burst will be different from sustained operation afterward. Think of the startup as a mini lightening strike. . |
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04-27-2008, 01:34 AM
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| Byte Stylist  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Independence, MO
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3 | Re: HID - initial burst on turning on Just thought I would chime in - mine do it too, if that helps any. Love the color of those HID lamps  |
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04-27-2008, 06:35 AM
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My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: HID - initial burst on turning on Yeah, mine too. I assumed it was normal. Last edited by tmanson; 04-27-2008 at 06:36 AM. Reason: fixing a typo |
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04-27-2008, 01:31 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan
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My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5 | Re: HID - initial burst on turning on Quote:
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04-27-2008, 05:55 PM
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My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0  Friends: 0 | Re: HID - initial burst on turning on it could also be the auto leveling mechanism, the auto leveling system goes through an initial check, i think. |
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04-27-2008, 08:03 PM
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My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5 | Re: HID - initial burst on turning on Quote:
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