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Originally Posted by torneo78
OE: I ended buying a kit from the same seller as you but my install was not as smooth. The bulbs refused to go into the headlight socket. After examining the bulb I noticed that the base around the bulb where the o-ring is what was way too tall.
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torneo78:
Glad to hear that you are having good luck with your lamps. Your issue with the bulb not locking in easily is something that I encountered as well. The bulb base has extremely tight tolerances, and is difficult to get it fully seated. I found that simply lubricating the bulb base with silicone lubricant and using a flat bladed jewelers screwdriver the push the bulb in the last few millimeters to get past the latch did the trick.
Lastly, to everyone reading this thread, I want to reemphasize that my stand on the Relay harness not being necessary is not an opinion but is rather based on hard facts. My goal in contributing to this discussion is to provide some tangible facts.
The challenge facing those who are looking for advice on this issue is that because most of the retrofit kits come with a harness, the logic is that it must be used. Remember the kits are universal retrofit kits and in some vehicle retrofits the harness is useful, particularly for pre-2000 model cars.
However again I must stress that the 8th generation Civic's headlight wiring is the same for both HID and non-HID cars in all markets, and utilizes a relay circuit for switching, has the same gauge wire as a retrofit relay harness has, and is fused on each circuit leg as well as the main circuit. Every 8th gen Civic owner has a HID-ready car already, no extra wiring necessary!