Looking into HIDS

AdAm BoMb · 05-11-2009, 05:25 PM

Hey guys, im in the market to buy an HID kit that emits a pure white light. I'm kinda noob when it comes to HIDs so can u guys make suggestions on what's the best brand to buy? What I mean by that mainly is which has the best cut off and such.

Grey2.0SI · 05-11-2009, 05:28 PM

cutoffs are going to be terrible due to your stock headlight housing unless you do retros. search the forum but theres brand like VVME (cheapest price, iffy qualtiy) DDM (more money, slightly better quality) and thats all i can think of

4300k emits a white/slight yellow light (brightest)
6000k emits a pure white/slight blue (close to brightest and my fav color)
8000k emits white/strong blue hue (not as bright)
over that is pointless

Good luck!

d3fton3s87 · 05-11-2009, 05:29 PM

xenon-6000k.
DO IT

This09SI · 05-11-2009, 05:31 PM

I just bought some 10000k off Amazon.com for like $90? They're Sportivas and I've used them before, very trustworthy. Chances are they will look bad because our headlights aren't made for them? But I'll post pics when I get mine in/installed.

AdAm BoMb · 05-11-2009, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey2.0SI

cutoffs are going to be terrible due to your stock headlight housing unless you do retros. search the forum but theres brand like VVME (cheapest price, iffy qualtiy) DDM (more money, slightly better quality) and thats all i can think of

4300k emits a white/slight yellow light (brightest)
6000k emits a pure white/slight blue (close to brightest and my fav color)
8000k emits white/strong blue hue (not as bright)
over that is pointless

Good luck!

Good point about the stock headlight housing, does this mean my only option is to go in to a retro fit, $$$!!!!, or get tsx headlights?

AdAm BoMb · 05-11-2009, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by This09SI

I just bought some 10000k off Amazon.com for like $90? They're Sportivas and I've used them before, very trustworthy. Chances are they will look bad because our headlights aren't made for them? But I'll post pics when I get mine in/installed.

Nice, I'll be waiting for those pics

This09SI · 05-11-2009, 05:40 PM

I wanna buy some projectors, but just don't have the money right now. I'm just going to see how they look stock.

I sort of agree with the guy a few posts up about them being pointless, but they look so effing good. My ex actually has my old 10ks and says theyre horrible in the rain but I'm not too worried about it and hes an idiot anyways =]

d3fton3s87 · 05-11-2009, 05:41 PM

10000ks are meh. the lower the number the better imho

***Geovone*** · 05-11-2009, 05:42 PM

Yea, I'd say save your $$$ for retro-fit.

boweldi · 05-11-2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grey2.0SI

cutoffs are going to be terrible due to your stock headlight housing unless you do retros.

Good luck!

how bad will the cutoff be? i just ordered some HIDs off ebay for 65$$ ultra slim ballasts. from seller lighting623 a lot of people order from him and were happy.
but are the cutoffs horrid or just same as stock halogens or something?

1CLEAN08SI · 05-11-2009, 06:13 PM

Intense HID - HID LIGHTING SPECIALIST

around 100 shipped work fine had mine now for 4 months or so ???

mine are 8k so they are blue but they have all diff kinds

AdAm BoMb · 05-11-2009, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1CLEAN08SI

Intense HID - HID LIGHTING SPECIALIST

around 100 shipped work fine had mine now for 4 months or so ???

mine are 8k so they are blue but they have all diff kinds

If u could take a pic of the cutoff that would be awesome =). Btw, what was that thing on the website about Bi-Xenon?

immasexyboy · 05-12-2009, 07:16 AM

4300k hands down

1CLEAN08SI · 05-12-2009, 09:12 AM

bi xeon means that if you have a car with your highs and your lows are one bulb it will switch to high beams with the kit.. since we have 2 diff blbs for high and low it dont apply to us...... since i have stock headlamps the cutoff sucks, but it will with even the best kit with stock headlamps.....

mikehmike · 05-12-2009, 11:21 AM

xenon 6k HID kit

Got it installed 2weeks ago and its amazing

Civic06SiR · 05-12-2009, 11:27 AM

Here is my cutoff with 6000K HIDs

DarkKnight13 · 05-12-2009, 12:09 PM

ddmtuning.com slim ballast kit ftw. the cutoff isnt great due to no projectors (none of them will be), but visibility is still great, especially with brighter colors like 6000 or 4300k. I have 6000's in my si and I just ordered another set for my fogs

edit: my cutoff looks exactly like that^^

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05-11-2009, 05:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Grey2.0SI Banned Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4,871	cutoffs are going to be terrible due to your stock headlight housing unless you do retros. search the forum but theres brand like VVME (cheapest price, iffy qualtiy) DDM (more money, slightly better quality) and thats all i can think of 4300k emits a white/slight yellow light (brightest) 6000k emits a pure white/slight blue (close to brightest and my fav color) 8000k emits white/strong blue hue (not as bright) over that is pointless Good luck!

05-11-2009, 05:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
d3fton3s87 Banned Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: naziona Age: 25 Posts: 3,858 Renzo	xenon-6000k. DO IT

05-11-2009, 05:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
This09SI Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 105 Ariel	I just bought some 10000k off Amazon.com for like $90? They're Sportivas and I've used them before, very trustworthy. Chances are they will look bad because our headlights aren't made for them? But I'll post pics when I get mine in/installed.

05-11-2009, 05:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
This09SI Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 105 Ariel	I wanna buy some projectors, but just don't have the money right now. I'm just going to see how they look stock. I sort of agree with the guy a few posts up about them being pointless, but they look so effing good. My ex actually has my old 10ks and says theyre horrible in the rain but I'm not too worried about it and hes an idiot anyways =]

05-11-2009, 05:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
d3fton3s87 Banned Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: naziona Age: 25 Posts: 3,858 Renzo	10000ks are meh. the lower the number the better imho

05-11-2009, 05:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
*Geovone* Jo-Von-E Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: C-town, Or Age: 24 Posts: 14,981 Jhovany M.	Yea, I'd say save your $$$ for retro-fit.

05-11-2009, 06:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
1CLEAN08SI Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: tampa, florida Posts: 9,595 rick	Intense HID - HID LIGHTING SPECIALIST around 100 shipped work fine had mine now for 4 months or so ??? mine are 8k so they are blue but they have all diff kinds

05-12-2009, 07:16 AM	#13 (permalink)
immasexyboy Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: rosemead Posts: 79 phil	4300k hands down

05-12-2009, 09:12 AM	#14 (permalink)
1CLEAN08SI Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: tampa, florida Posts: 9,595 rick	bi xeon means that if you have a car with your highs and your lows are one bulb it will switch to high beams with the kit.. since we have 2 diff blbs for high and low it dont apply to us...... since i have stock headlamps the cutoff sucks, but it will with even the best kit with stock headlamps.....

05-12-2009, 11:21 AM	#15 (permalink)
mikehmike Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Fredericksburg,Virginia Age: 29 Posts: 918 Michael	xenon 6k HID kit Got it installed 2weeks ago and its amazing

05-12-2009, 11:27 AM	#16 (permalink)
Civic06SiR Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Centreville VA Posts: 4,835 Sam	Here is my cutoff with 6000K HIDs

05-12-2009, 12:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
DarkKnight13 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 101	ddmtuning.com slim ballast kit ftw. the cutoff isnt great due to no projectors (none of them will be), but visibility is still great, especially with brighter colors like 6000 or 4300k. I have 6000's in my si and I just ordered another set for my fogs edit: my cutoff looks exactly like that^^

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