Quote Originally Posted by e30pwr
yes, but correct me if I am wrong, the HID's in reflectors scatter the light more, therefore have an easier chance of blinding people, where compared to the projectors that are concentrated which lessens this chance. I personally have yet to see a reflector housing with HID's that have been properly aimed. What he is going to be doing is putting HID's in a reflector housing, so he will get maximum output, but will have a hell of a better chance at taking out people eyes. But if the OP is driving in rural places and knows he wont piss people off, then thats fine by me, I like the guy for being level headed and smart enough to not be a jackass
The discussion is regarding hi-beams so blinding people is not the issue, unless you drive with brights on in traffic.

Common sense is going to say that if there is more light coming out of the bulb, as with a HID, then obviously there will be more light being dispersed off the reflector. What I don't like about it is the light gets dispersed everywhere...practically 180 degrees on some in front of the car. It lights up everything so close and to the sides that it reduces your depth of field...