hid help?

[sweetleaf]

hi, i have a 07 si coupe and the headlights arnt bright at all. im looking at hids but i heard bout them overheating and catching fire. are there any other alternatives? what is a good kit that wont leave me? thanks

[RoccoMagz]

hids generally run cooler than halogens actually, but if you want alternatives to hids then projectors would be your best bet. keep in mind that projectors can cost upwards of 2-300 easily. with that being said i would go with hids, you can get them off ddm for 35 bucks and most people on here are happy with them. 4300k would be for best visibility i believe, but you can go to 6k an still see alot. xenondepot is also very good from what i hear but there prices are substantially higher. hope it helped

[Slowroll90]

HID lights dont burn significantly warmer than halogens
55Watt kits might
but the more common 35Watt kits have been known to actually run cooler like he said
DDM is a popular brand that many have good luck with
I've had a set for nearly two years and havnt experienced any problems
alternatives like sylvania super duper halogens are brighter, but they do run hot and dont have a long life
i recommend ddm 5000k 35 watt

[sweetleaf]

what about 55 watt?

[RoccoMagz]

dont get 55watt, they run very hott, have a tendency of burning out sooner and they blind people at night who pass you. 35watt is perfect dont worry

[sweetleaf]

its it bad that they run hotter? im just thnking about the fire hazzard. i just ordered 55 watt 8000k for the 9005 socket

[RoccoMagz]

did you listen to anything we said lol, 8000k is way too high if you want hids for visibility, and 55k is gunna piss off everybody around you
ugh

[sweetleaf]

i didnt refresh the page and i thought they would be better because they were brighter, my bad i did it because i wanted a blue tint. how bad is it?

[Electrokillz]

if u want a little bit of a blue tine 6000k would be perfect i think, bluish with good visability

[Rockawearbadboy]

Originally Posted by Electrokillz

if u want a little bit of a blue tine 6000k would be perfect i think, bluish with good visability

Yea what he said.

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6000k vs OEM...35 watt ofc. People flash me enough as it is...so with your 55 watt 8000k you'll probably get pulled over for blinding cops

Bad pic quality....snowing + droid camera (not the droid x) lol
-David

[sweetleaf]

dam. i ordered them from ddm tuneing. do u think ill be able to change my order? i already emailed them

[sweetleaf]

other than the cops do they really burn out faster? and are there any dangers of fires?

[NoobyCIVIC]

Originally Posted by sweetleaf

its it bad that they run hotter? im just thnking about the fire hazzard. i just ordered 55 watt 8000k for the 9005 socket

Isnt 9005 for his highbeams? Lowbeams are 9006.


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[sweetleaf]

yes, 9006 are lows and 9005 are high

[NoobyCIVIC]

Originally Posted by sweetleaf

yes, 9006 are lows and 9005 are high

You posted you ordered 8000k 55w 9005 earlier so i was just confused if you bought the right bulbs


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[sweetleaf]

ya, im just concerned about the 55w ballasts.

[runtohell121]

so.. you bought a 55w for the high beam... wth...

It'll throw glare everywhere, light will not be focused at all if it's in the high beam housing. On top of that, you will lose your DRL.

8000k 55w = 6000k basically.

[Rockawearbadboy]

Sweetleaf...please don't tell me you bought HIDs for your high beams...

-David

[martinb]

Hi

I bought HID's for high and low beams. Bought it from Xenondepot. 4300k.

I don't have the car here yet. But the Civic SI Mugen will be here soon.

High beam HID's is no problem here. There's a lot less traffic here compared to many places. When I have to turn off the high beams they are turned on again before they are cold. So the heating up time is not a problem.

Yes I know that turning them on an off like this will shorten the life of the kit. But I have had high beam HID's in my NSX for years with no problem.

(I may have shorter life on the civic compared to the NSX as I only use the high beams for a short time as it's winter and darkness from about october. Daylight all night long in the summertime)

Loosing the DRL's is not a problem as low beam is the DRL's over here in Norway.

Regards

Martin in Narvik in Norway


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[sweetleaf]

Originally Posted by rockawearbadboy

Sweetleaf...please don't tell me you bought HIDs for your high beams...

-David

i bought them for that so i could put the ballasts in the engine bay. can i still use them in the low beam socket?