HID vs non-HID headlight

[bjk]

So my crash repairer is trying to chase down a facelift non-HID headlight. He's been in contact with Mitsubishi and forwarded me this email, I'll see if the image comes up.

It would be the bottom one that is the regular halogen yes? Email also included

"2/97 TO 9/2000 MR344281 (HALOGEN)"

[Bennoz]

New headlights... what sort of fancy malarkey is this?

[bjk]

New headlights... what sort of fancy malarkey is this?

Insurance malarkey! \o/ (i.e. trying to make comprehensive on a near two decade year old car worthwhile )

But because I wanted legit, after the first run in with a parked Colt, when I got the Ts front bar I also got the facelift headlights; but not the HID ones. And insurance obviously won't cover me for replacing something new that I replaced with something more expensive *breathes*. Because the HID headligts are like $1300, but the non-HID are about half that, and seemingly not much more expensive than the regular prefacelift which insurance would cover the cost for. (I guess because it's just a parker bulb in the housing in addition).

ANYWAY.

Is the light on the bottom the one I want?

[PHIL069]

The one on the bottom is halogen.
The one at the top is HID. (you can see the ballast in the pic)

[bjk]

The one on the bottom is halogen.
The one at the top is HID. (you can see the ballast in the pic)

Yeah, I figured that was it. Will let him know if he hasn't figured it out already.

[bjk]

Triple checking that there are only three kinds of FTO headlight? The prefacelift, facelift halogen and facelift HID? want to be 100% before I ask the shop to go ahead with the purchase.

[vipfto]

Correct