I was wondering if anyone is running HID's in there RECON projectors. Im up in alaska and a couple of people I talked to said that the HID would burn up the light is this true and any suggestions on bulbs other than HID's I would appreciate it.

 

i had a buddy that said the hids melted his recon projectors. never saw it myself but just letting you know

 

I have ran recon HID in my recon projector lights for over 1 year without any issues.

hope this helps.

 

I had a HID melt my fog light and it was stock lens.

 

I have spyder halos with HID's and those are a lot cheaper than RECON and I have no issues.

 

How are these Recon projectors made? I was thinking the OEM projectors I have seen have glass lens and metal housings / reflectors. If the Recons are like that you should be fine! If they are plastic, well, I don't know. I don't know if HID's run hotter than halogen bulbs or not. I have a suspicion that they are hotter in operating temperatures.

 

i dont have them myself but ive seen other people running them with hid's with no problems that ive heard of

 

Thats an amazing one!

 

They're not really a true projector that's made for HID's... so the light will still scatter. I'd say they're probably a little better than stock housings, but don't expect it to work great like a true projector/HID combo.

Really the only correct way to run HID lights is in a properly designed housing. I've seen someone actually buy new OBS ford headlights, and graft true projectors from something like a Lexus headlight into it. Looked awesome and made the lights work like they're supposed to.

I actually just took my HID bulbs out. I don't plan on running them again.

 

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I run the Sylvania Silverstar Ultras and really like them.