My Civics HID DIY Installation

[maiku]

I went ahead and took my wheels off. MUCH easier. I took the time to rotate my tires while they were off. ^_^v

[CDRoot]

Originally Posted by dwm5f5

So I have a question...I don't plan on doing the high beams, but would the DRLs still function with the HIDs? I know the halogens can run at a lower output, but is this also true of the HIDs?

dude, of course ur DRL's will function with HID's. The HID's and the DRL's are using diff bulbs! Drl's run off the high beam bulbs, which are the 9005 type. And the low beams run off by themselves, and are the 9006 type. High beams and low beams dont have anything to do with one another.

[CDRoot]

I just tried them out tonight, (6000K kit) and they are soo bright and beautiful! Pnp kits work really well with our cars and I dont think anyone will flash us because the front ends of our cars are soo much lower than other cars, so therefore our headlights are placed lower to the ground as well. Just compare the height of ur headlights with other cars - u will see! Dont be such scardey cats and just get this kit! I had blue bulbs upgraded from stock ones before, and there is like 5x more light now...prolly 10x more light than stock bulbs!

You dont need to spend 1000 bux for a retrofit. If u want brighter, clearer vision, then get the pnp kit. If you want to be fancy smancy, then go ahead and get retrofitted. My 2 cents.

[Firestrife]

I think with the eyelids I got the cutoff will be even lower so I dont think I will have big problems with the law.

[dwm5f5]

Originally Posted by CDRoot

dude, of course ur DRL's will function with HID's. The HID's and the DRL's are using diff bulbs! Drl's run off the high beam bulbs, which are the 9005 type. And the low beams run off by themselves, and are the 9006 type. High beams and low beams dont have anything to do with one another.

Ha...sorry for the confusion, I just re-read my post. What I meant was when people use the HIDs for their high beams, I'm not talking about low beams at all. When people replace their HIGH BEAMS with HIDs, I didn't know if the bulbs/ballasts could handle the lower power.

[dwm5f5]

Originally Posted by Firestrife

I think with the eyelids I got the cutoff will be even lower so I dont think I will have big problems with the law.

You would think with all the safety advantages of HIDs over halogens (clearer vision at night being the main one) that police wouldn't care...it'd be just as ridiculous to give tickets for 5 pt harnesses.

[striker_1818]

Originally Posted by CDRoot

I just tried them out tonight, (6000K kit) and they are soo bright and beautiful! Pnp kits work really well with our cars and I dont think anyone will flash us because the front ends of our cars are soo much lower than other cars, so therefore our headlights are placed lower to the ground as well. Just compare the height of ur headlights with other cars - u will see! Dont be such scardey cats and just get this kit! I had blue bulbs upgraded from stock ones before, and there is like 5x more light now...prolly 10x more light than stock bulbs!

You dont need to spend 1000 bux for a retrofit. If u want brighter, clearer vision, then get the pnp kit. If you want to be fancy smancy, then go ahead and get retrofitted. My 2 cents.

Not accepting facts is not healthy man. Just admit there's glare lol
If you've never had HID's before, then i'd understand where your answer is coming from but come on

[CDRoot]

I seriously don't see glare...I have a really good cutoff. I'll take pics when I get a chance to show ya striker. My cutoff is sharper than a knife!

[Yodums]

I do agree that the light output is better with these PnP kits and our housing don't produce as much glare as other cars, but it's not to say there isn't glare. There are still a ton of hot spots and the distribution of light is still not going to compare vs. a retrofit.

[tda1337]

Originally Posted by CDRoot

dude, of course ur DRL's will function with HID's. The HID's and the DRL's are using diff bulbs! Drl's run off the high beam bulbs, which are the 9005 type. And the low beams run off by themselves, and are the 9006 type. High beams and low beams dont have anything to do with one another.

he saw i was talking about doing 50 Watt HIDs for my high beams lol read the whole thing next time man lol

[deestylez]

I finally got mine installed yesterday. *second try*

The first time i tried to install it with the wheels on. it seem impossible since theres no room to work with. So i gave up.

I just took my car to canadian tires since i worked them before.

I jacked up the car and remove the wheels. Made things much easier.

It took about 1 hr 1/2 to finish.

Results were Good.

[tda1337]

Originally Posted by deestylez

I finally got mine installed yesterday. *second try*

The first time i tried to install it with the wheels on. it seem impossible since theres no room to work with. So i gave up.

I just took my car to canadian tires since i worked them before.

I jacked up the car and remove the wheels. Made things much easier.

It took about 1 hr 1/2 to finish.

Results were Good.

Awesome man, still waiting to order mine till after christmas, its hard for me, in the mean time ive been upgrading all my bulbs to LEDs and found a nice (not gaudy) Type S shift knob with blue LEDs that match my dashboard!!!

[jthoske]

Considering buying the kit off of Ebay. Not sure if I want 4300k, 5000k, or 6000k. I don't want to sacrifice any light output from stock (I'd prefer an increase in light output, but I also want that nice "HID" look.

Is the 4300k my best bet?

I read somewhere around page 15 or so that a lot of people with the kit have had bad ballasts/etc that need to be replaced. Can anyone attest to this? I want something that is going to be reliable as well.

Thanks!

[tda1337]

Originally Posted by jthoske

Considering buying the kit off of Ebay. Not sure if I want 4300k, 5000k, or 6000k. I don't want to sacrifice any light output from stock (I'd prefer an increase in light output, but I also want that nice "HID" look.

Is the 4300k my best bet?

I read somewhere around page 15 or so that a lot of people with the kit have had bad ballasts/etc that need to be replaced. Can anyone attest to this? I want something that is going to be reliable as well.

Thanks!

I spoke with kasabain myself about that, he said that was cause they switched companies!
Also if u have halogens, and one is an improvement over light, most people suggest 6000k cause of the blueish tint (if u had an LED flashlight u would understand)
Im getting 6000k cause the blueish tint will go with the blue everywhere in my car
5000k gives u a pure white, and 4300k gives u a halogen like white, but MUCH brighter, lumen output on 4300k is about 3-400 lumens more, so u get more light outta the lesser kelvin temp!

its really up to u man, is it for looks, functionality or both? (for me both!)

[striker_1818]

Originally Posted by CDRoot

I seriously don't see glare...I have a really good cutoff. I'll take pics when I get a chance to show ya striker. My cutoff is sharper than a knife!

i've tried and D2R give the best result but no kit comes with a D2R setup:
Halogen on the left, rebased D2R on the right:


Yielded better results than expected due to the built-in shield on the bulb. Still no match against a retrofit though. D2R produces less lumens than D2S bulbs.

[Yodums]

Originally Posted by jthoske

Considering buying the kit off of Ebay. Not sure if I want 4300k, 5000k, or 6000k. I don't want to sacrifice any light output from stock (I'd prefer an increase in light output, but I also want that nice "HID" look.

Is the 4300k my best bet?

I read somewhere around page 15 or so that a lot of people with the kit have had bad ballasts/etc that need to be replaced. Can anyone attest to this? I want something that is going to be reliable as well.

Thanks!

Go with 4,300K. The bulbs will get bluer over time anyways.

[CDRoot]

6000K is better...4300 would be waay too white. You're gonna increase ur chances of getting pulled over cuz I have 6000K and its already SUPER white - just a minor hint of blue.

[CDRoot]

Originally Posted by Yodums

Go with 4,300K. The bulbs will get bluer over time anyways.

I read earlier on this thread that these HID's dont color shift so they shouldnt turn bluer later on.

[asndragonboii]

Originally Posted by CDRoot

6000K is better...4300 would be waay too white. You're gonna increase ur chances of getting pulled over cuz I have 6000K and its already SUPER white - just a minor hint of blue.

What are you talking about.
WHITE = LEGAL.
BLUE = ILLEGAL

[Yodums]

I bought the 6,000K kit second handed from someone and the kit has about 1 year of usage on it. I can definitely tell you the bulbs have gotten a bit bluer over the time span I've had them. The likelihood of you getting hassled by cops is more probable as you move away from 4,300K, not the other way around.