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Old 05-03-2006, 03:53 PM   #8 (permalink)
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The difficulty in retrofitting bi-xenon projectors is that they are a much larger projector. Unless you do some major modification, it would be a very VERY tight fit if at all. The 2006 Civic headlight is much smaller than previous generations, and so my guess is that only a BMW bi-xenon projector would fit. TL would be too big. That's why i went with the TSX projector in the retrofit you linked to. It still retains the halogen highs if they're ever needed. The nice thing about HID is that the light output is so much greater than halogens that needing-highbeams can be a rare occurrence.

Retrofitting a projector into the high beam is an option, but it's not how most people do bi-xenon. Xenon for the high beam isn't recommended unless it's done through the shield flipping up on the projector (read: extra wiring and extra solenoids), because HID hardware doesn't respond well to flashing or spontaneous useage. It takes time to "warm up" to maximum brightness. Plus, you would lose the DRL.
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