HID's

[Domesticated]

i think im gonna order some, i want the brightest of the brightest, the wites of the whitest. are they the 4300's or the 6000's. though i dont know if i want blue ones to match my car though. give me some imput back, i wanna order them tonight

[erik]

i think im gonna order some, i want the brightest of the brightest, the wites of the whitest. are they the 4300's or the 6000's. though i dont know if i want blue ones to match my car though. give me some imput back, i wanna order them tonight

With some research. You can retrofit them pretty easy, and have a much better outcome. I suggest looking at this site: http://faqlight.carpassion.info/index.html

I'll let you form your own bias. :)

[erik]

Read this specifically: http://faqlight.carpassion.info/hl-hid-kits.htm

[Domesticated]

well now, not sure exactly what i should do, so erik, the ones you installed are the whole setup right, the shield and everything. also what happens if i just buy the kit and replace the bulbs using my headlamps, can i just oreder the kit that has the same size bulb as mine and put it in and instal everything?

[erik]

well now, not sure exactly what i should do, so erik, the ones you installed are the whole setup right, the shield and everything. also what happens if i just buy the kit and replace the bulbs using my headlamps, can i just oreder the kit that has the same size bulb as mine and put it in and instal everything?

The shield plays a huge role. You could coat the tip of the HID bulb to cut glare if you absolutely have to have a HID "kit".

[Domesticated]

well i guess ill just deal with what i have right now, cause when i do it i wanna do it 100% right and i dont have the money for that right now. by the way thanks eric, i have a habbit of buying car parts when im bored regardless if i cant afford it, that hid cite you sent me was pretty useful

[erik]

well i guess ill just deal with what i have right now, cause when i do it i wanna do it 100% right and i dont have the money for that right now. by the way thanks eric, i have a habbit of buying car parts when im bored regardless if i cant afford it, that hid cite you sent me was pretty useful

One of the best HID resources. For other help and inspiration you may want to check out www.hid-planet.com. There is a lot of useful information posted there. It's a lot of reading, but totally worth it in the long run. Retrofit's are just siiiiiiiiick.

[slice636]

Hey Dom, my buddy and I sell HID's if your interested. They aren't shitty ones either. Got them on my bike high and low beam and on my civic high and lows. If you want PM me or reply back and Ill check and see when I can get my next order in. The company we use is Kingwood. Of few of guys on this site has seen them already

[EgDude]

so what is the "glare" from the hids? like i know what glare is but i cant think of how glare is an effect lol

[erik]

From "Kit" HID's. You are basically changing a stock light to one that is extremely bright. In the stock housing, this leads to glare. Drive at night somewhere, down in Bellevue or Seattle and you'll see the difference between a real projector housing with HID and a HID in a stock housing with glare.

[Domesticated]

well, my high and lows are two seperate bulbs so id need two sets, how much for them. i dont really wanna just get a bulb replacement i really wanna go retrofit, but if its a decent enough price im might. i have h7's

[erik]

well, my high and lows are two seperate bulbs so id need two sets, how much for them. i dont really wanna just get a bulb replacement i really wanna go retrofit, but if its a decent enough price im might. i have h7's

If you need help on clarifying anything for your retrofit, feel free to ask.

Check my member ride page for in depth photos on my retrofit :)

[RXSE7EN]

I think that 8000k is the highest as far as cars.


http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/mytightride/HIDkelvin.jpg

[MetaEnder]

I've got the 8000k HID bulbs. Had to retrofit the housing a little bit to get them to fit in. The bulbs bigger than the stock ones.

[Domesticated]

If you need help on clarifying anything for your retrofit, feel free to ask.

Check my member ride page for in depth photos on my retrofit :)

yea, i can see how it gets done, but retrofitting the housing doesnt look so easy for me, just think about the design of my headlight, their like quarters of bubbles that face a 45' anglue upward. but i will do it, we have the technology. my headlights will go to 11.

[erik]

Are stock neon headlights just too expensive? I'm gonna have to take a look at them.

[Domesticated]

Are stock neon headlights just too expensive? I'm gonna have to take a look at them.

no their not too bad, but i think i can sell mine with the bulbs i have in them for a new set of oems

[erik]

Not sure of the circumference of your housing, but check these out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ACURA-TSX-XENON-PROJECTORS-HEADLIGHT-RETROFIT-OEM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a543Q7c66Q3a2Q 7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a 1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3 50137908626QQitemZ350137908626QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5f TruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

TSX Projectors are nice, they have good color to them. (Think of all the TSX's you've seen) Keep in mind that's just for the projector housing. You still need the D2S Bulbs and Ballast. Decent price though.

[EgDude]

well what all do you have to do to get rid of the glare? lol

[erik]

well what all do you have to do to get rid of the glare? lol

If you have a stock housing with HID bulbs, find out what type of bulb it is, and what type of a project it will fit into. The projector breakdown:

http://faqlight.carpassion.info/headlamp-projector-simple.gif

[slice636]

im running 10k high and lows on my civic, and my bike has 12k high and low.

ill get a price tomarrow and get back to yah