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Can you help me verify if these headlights are HID or not?

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Old 03-01-11, 12:19 AM
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Default Can you help me verify if these headlights are HID or not?

I can't tell the difference if HID or not. I know HID's have the AFS motors, but I can't personally make out the difference visually and do not have the experience to tell.

Need help verifying if HID or not:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/pts/2240449175.html

I know the post says non-hid, so but I just want to be sure.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/2240476122.html

Thanks!
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both look like non-hid
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really? 100bajan is selling a pair of HID and the backs look pretty similar:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/2ge...eadlights.html
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They don't look like HID, because theres no ballast or auto level that i can see. The ballast are at the bottom of the headlight and are rather large.
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Plus you can also tell by the light bulb, HID uses D2R bulb which is a different connection on the back
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ah, good point. thanks for the insite. stinking halogens
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