My Civics HID DIY Installation

[SIvaeb]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

So I don't have to take off the bumper to get to em if I need to change them out or do something else. Easily accessible.

i didnt have to take off my bumper when installing my HID. my driver-side ballast is mounted on top of my fuse box cover and my passenger-side ballast is mounted on the front frame of my car. (ill try to take pictures to show you what i mean)



this might be a stupid question or a question that already has been asked but is it really necessary to have relays for HID's in 8th gen civics?

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by SIvaeb

i didnt have to take off my bumper when installing my HID. my driver-side ballast is mounted on top of my fuse box cover and my passenger-side ballast is mounted on the front frame of my car. (ill try to take pictures to show you what i mean)



this might be a stupid question or a question that already has been asked but is it really necessary to have relays for HID's in 8th gen civics?

Cool thanks.

[T117]

Originally Posted by SIvaeb

i didnt have to take off my bumper when installing my HID. my driver-side ballast is mounted on top of my fuse box cover and my passenger-side ballast is mounted on the front frame of my car. (ill try to take pictures to show you what i mean)



this might be a stupid question or a question that already has been asked but is it really necessary to have relays for HID's in 8th gen civics?

No its not necessary to use the relay kit. The stock wiring in your car will work fine with the hid kit (35 watt), and the stock fuses will provide appropriate protection. That being said, like some people here you CAN use the relay kit if you want for additional safety.

[SIvaeb]

Originally Posted by T117

No its not necessary to use the relay kit. The stock wiring in your car will work fine with the hid kit (35 watt), and the stock fuses will provide appropriate protection. That being said, like some people here you CAN use the relay kit if you want for additional safety.

thanks for the info T117

[SIvaeb]

ok heres what mines looks like hope it helps...
(this is if you want to install HID without taking off your front bumper)


my enginebay



driver side ballast is attached with strong adhesive and a small screw



passenger side



the ballast is attached to the car using the same bolt from my body frame



it is pretty far from the belt so nothing should hit the ballast




*side note* installing the passenger bulb was alot easier than the driver side(had to remove the battery to do this) but both are possible to install without taking off the front tires(what the car manual suggest) i had my sister do it cause she has smaller hands and i am a pretty lazy person as you can tell i didnt take my front bumper off to install

[Javi-Si]

I just used this on my FA5... it helped a lot...

[shaolinman99]

heyy thanks alot for the write up man just installed mine this morning with your help. Great Write up!

[SIvaeb]

no problem guys... its easier than it seems

[treal512]

just read the OP DIY. great writeup! gonna have to dig into this thread some more later!

[Excalibur]

Does anyone have the number for (vvme) for if you have problems with their kits or have questions about ordering them?

[Javi-Si]

Originally Posted by SIvaeb

ok heres what mines looks like hope it helps...
(this is if you want to install HID without taking off your front bumper)


my enginebay
driver side ballast is attached with strong adhesive and a small screw
passenger side
the ballast is attached to the car using the same bolt from my body frame
it is pretty far from the belt so nothing should hit the ballast

*side note* installing the passenger bulb was alot easier than the driver side(had to remove the battery to do this) but both are possible to install without taking off the front tires(what the car manual suggest) i had my sister do it cause she has smaller hands and i am a pretty lazy person as you can tell i didnt take my front bumper off to install

im not really diggin the install... 1st you can see all the ballasts hanging around and can get them wet when cleaning under the hood. I kinda like more the way this DIY showed (the one I used). Hidden from view and from water.... just IMO

[galaxygray06]

very nice write up... exactly what I was looking for. doing this mod this weekend

[coasterx]

My kit just showed up yesterday. It's exactly the same one as the OP kit from Chinaaaaaaa.

Installing them tonight. yay!

[jackolee]

okay just a little experience i had that i would like to share.

So i put in my HID fogs but after i did my left headlight started flickering everytime i hit a bump. So i took the car apart lastnight. and aparently I was becasue the screw that was holding it down was tight so the ballists were moving and was creating a spark. After it finally got it off I found it the ballists was cracked, also the headlight didnt come on anymore, but everything I put it against a grounding point it would light up.

So I just got a wire grounded it and then just wrapped it around one of the holes on my ballists and perfecto. =)

[SIvaeb]

^ im glad everything worked out =]

i had the same problem (my driverside HID would flicker and sometimes turn off) i realized that it was my relay that was causing the problem so i just got rid of it and went direct link to the stock wiring

[coasterx]

HIDs installed successfully! yay!

Thanks for the DIY. My 2006 civic Si(FG I think) was not laid out like the pictures. I had to use the 10mm bolts that came with my HID kit (same as OP) and mount them horizontally in an available bolt hole, then bend the bracket upwards to avoid the wheel well plastic.

No flicker has been noticed yet, however I do get a faint hummmm noise from both ballasts when the lights are turned on. I'm assuming this is normal.

I love the HIDs. I'm converting all our other cars too :) Gotta verify the cutoff first, I won't do it if I'm blinding people lol.

[SIvaeb]

^ the humming noise is normal (b/c mine does that too)

[Orient Express]

It appears that the manufacturer of the K-Light systems has corrected the startup flicker issue that affected earlier units.

[coasterx]

Yeh mine is the K-Light and it doesn't flicker. Maybe it will surface in time. I'll update in a month or so.

[jiggajamez]

I installed my K-LIGHTS yesterday and they were really easy to install thanks to this thread. My friend got a Evo X and he was quite impressed with the quality (I wouldnt know since I'm a n00b. I had one question though.. my brother has an 08 honda accord sedan and he wants to invest in the same HIDS. would the relay be required in his car?