New Black EX SED. HID TIME.. or. do it right?

[jehu4u]

Hello All,

Im on week 3 of my new Civic EX... love it... black, a little custom chrome trim on the base windoes (volvo style)

Sorry, I'll try and get some pics up this weekend, (been raining and the black honda is the shiznat) ((who says shiznat?))

As per the advice of a few fellow 05 RSX owners I ordered the 9006 Brightstar HID plug n' play kit.

Im hyped.. untill I started reading posts...

then realized that the "cut-off" for HID really is dependant on the headlights houseing..

Ok, I thought,, How bad do I want a clean cut-off line.

Well really bad now!!!
SO I looked for aftermarket projection headlights for my car..
Then I find out that there are different houseings for Halogen proj. and HID proj.

Soooo I thought, ok Ill dump 200-300 (although I think I like the OEM sytle on the Civics front end better than a projection lens there)
on a new headlamp..

Ive seen maybee 3 and they are so-so.
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/image...ies/ohnoes.gif


no one makes em for HID.
Post more pics of HID cut-offs, not just the front of your cars (PLEASE) ( I assume the coupe and sedan have the same front end and headlights) of actuall HID cut-offs..

So the HID kits in the mail..
Ill get it in 2 days, and Monday Ill take some evening before and after shots..
maybee even take pics of the whole thing.

I love this car, am I wrong to want the best lookin HID for it....

*** the CSX with HID doesnt have a projection lense.. I wonder what its cut-off looks like****

[aki]

All legit OEM HIDs have a distinct cut-off. Your HID is guaranteed to not have that because you're putting em in stock housing. You'll also have hotspots which will glare other drivers. Here's a comparison I did on 7thgencivic.com

Civic with HIDs in stock reflectors:


What a retrofitted HID looks like:

[jehu4u]

Has anyone retrofitted their 8th gen?

I have seen some pics..

what projector works good and can this be ordered and installed easy?
I Have seen some posts, but usally from

"i found the projectors off a wreched car and had to crazy mod my housing"

Anyone making these aftermarket yet? (HID PROJECTION)

Please help!!
me wantee.

[HardBoiler]

Originally Posted by aki

All legit OEM HIDs have a distinct cut-off. Your HID is guaranteed to not have that because you're putting em in stock housing. You'll also have hotspots which will glare other drivers. Here's a comparison I did on 7thgencivic.com

Civic with HIDs in stock reflectors:

You have 2 sets of lights on. Those yellow lights are NOT part of the low beam.


As for putting HID kits in the the oem housing, it's not the best solution. Retrofit is the way to go. I just installed a xenondepot kit and there are hot spots (2 really bright spots). Glaring is not bad, cut off isnt the best but it doesnt blind the oncoming traffic. I've been driving a few nights now with no problem..I had my cousin drive infront of me and he said it is fine. It's an OK solution for now, it's not bad as what others think. I will take some wall shots if it stops rainning here.

[joonoo]

Originally Posted by aki

What a retrofitted HID looks like:

I don't know if that's a decent cut off for a retrofit tho. All the retrofits that I've seen had perfect horizontal line just like what you see on BMW, etc...
Just like _____/------ too lazy to dig up the pix right now

[Tim]

It is entirely dependent on the projectors that you retrofit. Each projector has a different cut-off shield. Some are ECE, and others are DOT approved. If you want more information on a projector retrofit, check out www.hidplanet.com. They sell a kit with BMW (Bosch) projectors, and a kit with Audi (Valeo) projectors.

[ethlar]

On the accord forum i was on for my old car, this guy Rich did a lot of peoples retrofits. Ive seen his work and can vouch for his quality. His website is http://www.customlightz.com/ for anyone whos interested. Hes also on HIDplanet i believe.