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Orient Express · 01-18-2007, 06:22 PM

I finally got around to taking an actual photo of the light pattern of this HID kit that I put in my Civic sedan. I also have a photo of one of my other cars that has Bi-Xenon lights for comparison.

1st the HID Kit shining on a wall from 20 feet:

Next the Bi-Xenon lamps from the same distance:

While the upper cutoff is not quite as sharp, the overall beam pattern of the reflector based HID retrofit is very close to a Bi-Xenon projector HID system. There is very little if any spurious light on these reflectors. Notice that the light color is whiter than the Bi-Xenon lamps.

While I won't bore you with what kind of car the Bi-Xenon lights are on, the replacement cost of each those headlight assemblies is $3800. My $165 HID retrofit is probably 95% as good as the high-priced units, so I think that it is a very good investment. It is a shame however that there are not cheaper or easier solutions for Civic projector headlights.

01-18-2007, 06:22 PM	#57 (permalink)
Orient Express Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 412	Actual Civic reflector HID retrofit light cutoff photo I finally got around to taking an actual photo of the light pattern of this HID kit that I put in my Civic sedan. I also have a photo of one of my other cars that has Bi-Xenon lights for comparison. 1st the HID Kit shining on a wall from 20 feet: Next the Bi-Xenon lamps from the same distance: While the upper cutoff is not quite as sharp, the overall beam pattern of the reflector based HID retrofit is very close to a Bi-Xenon projector HID system. There is very little if any spurious light on these reflectors. Notice that the light color is whiter than the Bi-Xenon lamps. While I won't bore you with what kind of car the Bi-Xenon lights are on, the replacement cost of each those headlight assemblies is $3800. My $165 HID retrofit is probably 95% as good as the high-priced units, so I think that it is a very good investment. It is a shame however that there are not cheaper or easier solutions for Civic projector headlights.