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Originally Posted by Oracle
Just bought my 2011 2.5S and so i will have a few questions while I become educated.
My first desire is to improve my low beams which seem quite inadequate. I downloaded a factory users manual and it claims these to be Xenon, but it is a generic manual.
So my question is can I benefit from installing an HID kit with ballasts? Or is the factory setup already HID?
Thanks!
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What you have a H11 which are Xenon Halogen.
What you need are H9 bulbs
H11 is 55-watt, 1350-lumen
H9 is 65 watt 2100 lumen
If yours has the non-projector lamp housings you DO NOT want to just drop a HID kit in there, or you will get a very over-bright light scatter which WILL blind other drivers or get you pulled over.
Also beware lots of HID kits are junk, and lots of so-called installers hack your cars wiring to pieces.
Either swap headlight housings AND go to HIDs (big money, big hassle)
OR swap bulbs to H9 instead of H11. To plug a H9 into a H11 socket you have to file off a little key inside the light bulb.
H11 is 55-watt, 1350-lumen
H9 is 65 watt 2100 lumen
Lots of Subarus use H11s, but folks convert to H9s, see link below:
H11 to H9 conversion. DIY with temps - NASIOC
H11 to H9 conversion. DIY with temps - NASIOC