OnyxCobra
Post Whore
Ive vey done both also. The HID bulb which is not made for a halogen housing just scatters. It appears to throw more light out and it does. But the effectiveness isn't there. The proper halogen bulb will produce more effective light pattern.
the definition of an effective headlight would be how well it lets you see at night. It is not even up for discussion that the HIDs in my smoked housings allow me to see better at night than the previous halogen bulbs. It's not even questionable. are HIDs in halogen housings ideal? of course not, everyone knows that. But saying they aren't as effective is completely inaccurate. they allow me to see 10x better at night than the halogen bulbs did.