My Civics HID DIY Installation

[Bandit03]

so anyone have any idea what i should do with the capacitor??? i kinda wanna install this tomorrow

[GETxERxDONE]

Originally Posted by Bandit03

sry for the links , im new to this uploading pics thing i cant seem to get em to ever work

hmm..yall got a dif. kit than i did. mines by "Your HID" but ordered from the same guy. even the pic on the auction has a 8th gen civic.. but heres pics of my kit.






for the people that know what they are talkin about..the ballasts will still work right? correct wattage and everything i mean..


and bandit..go create a photobucket account..its free and when you upload your pics they give you the links to post and all you have to do is click it and it copies it for you.

[slimfit]

I just ordered the 6000k kit i'll check in if my kit has capacitors. Is it possible that it needs caps for 8000k? Also would that cure the flicker problem some people been talking about?

[Bandit03]

ugh i love how this crap always happens to me, well il try tomorrow using this diy and hopefully it will work

[slimfit]

Good luck

[shutter13]

i got a ... but i didnt receive any capacitors like the ones pictured.... weird

[shutter13]

Originally Posted by T117

hey congrats on the install.. i just ordered the same kit yesterday, did you remove your wheels to get access or was there enough room with them on?

and how long did it take for you to get your tracking number, because he hasnt sent me anything yet?

yea removing the wheels is necessary but you dont have to remove the whole liner, just a few clips and then peel it back

i ordered on a monday night (morning in china?) and got my package on friday... impressive

i got a tracking number the next day

[Bandit03]

im trying to install my kit right now, it turns out its a 10,000k instead of the 8000 i asked for , but anyway the light just doesnt want to go in, ive tried everything and it just doesnt stay, any1 have any suggestions?

Edit: i just realized i cant get the bulb in all the way to turn it which is why it isnt staying, i tried spraying it with some wd40 to make it go in easier but its just to big, i dont know what to do

[robinsonda1]

I shaved mine down a bit with a dremel and then put some vaseline on the base and it went right in.

[Bandit03]

aight so i was able to get it in as much as possible, then i connected everything , tested it and nothing, i checked all the wires but nada, im starting to think im wasting my time

[Bandit03]

wooooot!! got it working, i needed the capacitors to make it run, i actually did the passenger side in 5 minutes, the bulb just slid right in, right now it has a purpleish look like that of a bmw but il take pics later after i get out of work

[Bandit03]

so i just drove to work and hurt this weird noise on the highway, i get out of the car once i arrive and look under the car and its the little mudflap thing along with the plastic that holds it that was dragging, so basically the whole thing is shredded along with part of the wheel well where my intake is

[shutter13]

yikes, no luck today bandit

looking forward to the pics though

[GETxERxDONE]

hey..atleast you got it in. lol cant wait for pics!

im going to install mine saturday morning. will take pics saturday night.

[Bandit03]

after looking at it even more theres more damage than i thought and now my whole filter from the cai is visible , i guess im gonna have to find that part somewhere and in a hurry before it rains ... but as far as the lights go il take pics tonight my camera isnt to great and i tried it just now and the pics suck so il hafta wait for it to get dark

[Bandit03]

[So here are some pics for my kit, i ordered a 8000k and got a 10000k kit, i love the look but it is very dissapointing as far as light output, i can see like 25 feet in front of me now and hardly anything on the sides, im not sure if maybe im just not use to it or what but its just darker and i dont feel safe dribing at night, i dont know what to do now, but im prolly just gonna return it and get another kit, im thinking maybe 6000 what do you guys think, i want some blue color to it so id rather not go 4000

[Bandit03]

[Bandit03]

can some1 please tell me how to resize using photobucket

[asndragonboii]

The further you get away from 4300k(somewhere around there), the dimmer the light.

[shutter13]

i feel like my 6000k kit doesnt reach as far (maybe a little bit less than my stocks), but the sides and area the light does hit is much brighter

i was thinking of adjusting my beams up a little bit, but then i dont wanna piss off other drivers.... and its not like i cant see well at night... because i can, so ill probably just leave it be