My HID DIY with before and afters - Page 2

striker_1818 · 04-09-2007, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunderbolt

Those are rebased D2R's. The light distribution on his setup is better than the OEM setup on my Lincoln Mark VIII, so the distribution is more than sufficient for use on the road.

People freak out way too much over light distribution. I think I get blinded on a daily basis by more trucks with halogens than I do cars with HID conversions.

And no, there are no plans for a projector conversion or reflector conversion of any type. The purpose of this system was to increase lighting without tearing the car to pieces.

Once you've gone through normal silverstars, 100 watted halogens, pnp hid kit, HID reflector and hid projectors then someday you'll understand where we come from

joenguyen · 05-17-2007, 11:47 AM

bad instruction

**Yodums** · 05-17-2007, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by joenguyen

bad instruction

Care to elaborate? Which part do you need help with?

inovator7 · 06-05-2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by striker_1818

Once you've gone through normal silverstars, 100 watted halogens, pnp hid kit, HID reflector and hid projectors then someday you'll understand where we come from

i actually went from a P&P kit to a a retrofitted projector kit and know how great it is and looks. However, retrofits can be very difficult to do for the average person OR very expensive to have some do for you. I'm just going to do the P&P kit this time until I can find a retrofit for a good price like I did last time.

inovator7 · 06-05-2007, 02:39 PM

oh and did you remove the DRL fuse or did you keep your DRL's?

CungZ · 06-14-2007, 03:21 PM

Did u get a wavy output? coz I did the same thing and got a very wavy output...

bickwa · 07-12-2007, 10:16 AM

where can i get the Philips ultra-slim ballasts, and Ultinon 6000k bulbs?

***illusionstwice*** · 07-12-2007, 10:27 AM

Im glad Im not the only one who installed HIDs w/o removing the bumper. I didnt remove the wheels either....I just lifted one side at a time, and turned the wheel all the way to the opposite side, and took the wheel well lining off the passenger side only. Then dirvers side I was able to do by removing the resovoir in front of the battery, and mounting the ballast below it!

**Yodums** · 07-12-2007, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bickwa

where can i get the Philips ultra-slim ballasts, and Ultinon 6000k bulbs?

You can get the Philips ultra-slim ballasts and bulbs from XenonDepot: http://www.xenondepot.com/category.php?category_id=7

It's definitely not cheap buying each part individually. If you are buying the ballasts separately, then you are better off dishing out an additional $10-20 to buy the full blown 4300K kit that comes with bulbs and a wiring harness as well. Unfortunately, I don't think they have 9006 kits in stock: http://www.xenondepot.com/category.php?category_id=2

samx109 · 07-26-2007, 01:04 AM

hotttttt

Mick478 · 08-19-2007, 02:17 PM

i want hid so bad.

is2si · 08-21-2007, 03:33 PM

just installed my HID's following this DIY, was cake

JCool · 09-25-2007, 04:18 PM

You’ll notice if you look around on the net that there are a lot of different HID kit’s out there and you need to find something that fits you. ($199. Or $399.) It all depends. I have a picture with my HID’s 4300K from the seat.

s2k_b · 11-14-2007, 12:17 PM

just help a friend to install his... great diy..

ecosse · 11-17-2007, 03:32 PM

So you still have the reflectors in there, no projectors?

chriscj99 · 11-24-2007, 01:23 PM

Sweet! Looks good. I Think I may be doing this soon too :)

**Yodums** · 11-24-2007, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ecosse

So you still have the reflectors in there, no projectors?

Right. They're using the halogen reflector housing.

fox · 12-16-2007, 10:59 PM

i hate to resurrect an old thread, but i saw mention of XenonDepot, and was sure the opinion of their kits. Do you think the kits are good and strong?
i was looking at this one 9006 / HB4 5000k Xtreme HID Conversion Kit XT-5k-9006
they say 9006/Hb4 conversion kit, and they are 5000k. i don't know much about the civic's lighting, only that i don't like it. they are very dim, my previous car, a 91 acura legend had better lighting.

vincentek9 · 12-25-2007, 11:24 PM

how satisfied are you with the lightcutoff? it kind of seems a little bit blurred in but pretty sick none-the-less!

bluesym · 12-27-2007, 08:18 PM

I think just using the factory housing is great! I haven't found any projectors that I like, I really want a smoked chrome/smoked look and I can't find any. So, I just put HIDs into my factory housing. I love em! I got them for $140 bucks. They prolly aren't the best, (they flicker every once in a while but not enough to bug me and me being on a student salary I can't afford the really good ones) I don't have a big cut off, but I actually dont like it when there is. My mother's RX8 had the Factory HIDs and I hated the cut off. I haven't had anyone flash me and I've had mine installed for over 6 months now. 6000K by the way. Any ideas for smoked headlights by the way? (no paint please, want clear lense with smoked reflectors/bezel).

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05-17-2007, 11:47 AM	#22 (permalink)
joenguyen Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 / 0%	bad instruction

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inovator7 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3 iTrader: 0 / 0%	oh and did you remove the DRL fuse or did you keep your DRL's?

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CungZ Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 79 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Did u get a wavy output? coz I did the same thing and got a very wavy output...

07-12-2007, 10:16 AM	#27 (permalink)
bickwa Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3 iTrader: 0 / 0%	where can i get the Philips ultra-slim ballasts, and Ultinon 6000k bulbs?

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*illusionstwice* I party better than you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: DiRtY JerZ Age: 25 Posts: 18,925 The original --> "J" <-- iTrader: 7 / 100%	Im glad Im not the only one who installed HIDs w/o removing the bumper. I didnt remove the wheels either....I just lifted one side at a time, and turned the wheel all the way to the opposite side, and took the wheel well lining off the passenger side only. Then dirvers side I was able to do by removing the resovoir in front of the battery, and mounting the ballast below it!

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08-19-2007, 02:17 PM	#31 (permalink)
Mick478 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Stockton Posts: 10 Mike iTrader: 0 / 0%	i want hid so bad.

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is2si Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NorCal Posts: 180 iTrader: 2 / 100%	just installed my HID's following this DIY, was cake

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JCool Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 637 Jared iTrader: 0 / 0%	You’ll notice if you look around on the net that there are a lot of different HID kit’s out there and you need to find something that fits you. ($199. Or $399.) It all depends. I have a picture with my HID’s 4300K from the seat.

11-14-2007, 12:17 PM	#34 (permalink)
s2k_b Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 23 iTrader: 0 / 0%	just help a friend to install his... great diy..

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ecosse Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 175 Eric iTrader: 1 / 100%	So you still have the reflectors in there, no projectors?

11-24-2007, 01:23 PM	#36 (permalink)
chriscj99 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 42 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Sweet! Looks good. I Think I may be doing this soon too :)

12-16-2007, 10:59 PM	#38 (permalink)
fox Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 247 Andrew iTrader: 0 / 0%	i hate to resurrect an old thread, but i saw mention of XenonDepot, and was sure the opinion of their kits. Do you think the kits are good and strong? i was looking at this one 9006 / HB4 5000k Xtreme HID Conversion Kit XT-5k-9006 they say 9006/Hb4 conversion kit, and they are 5000k. i don't know much about the civic's lighting, only that i don't like it. they are very dim, my previous car, a 91 acura legend had better lighting.

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vincentek9 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Disneyland Posts: 64 Vince iTrader: 1 / 100%	how satisfied are you with the lightcutoff? it kind of seems a little bit blurred in but pretty sick none-the-less!

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bluesym Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 10 Symantha iTrader: 0 / 0%	I think just using the factory housing is great! I haven't found any projectors that I like, I really want a smoked chrome/smoked look and I can't find any. So, I just put HIDs into my factory housing. I love em! I got them for $140 bucks. They prolly aren't the best, (they flicker every once in a while but not enough to bug me and me being on a student salary I can't afford the really good ones) I don't have a big cut off, but I actually dont like it when there is. My mother's RX8 had the Factory HIDs and I hated the cut off. I haven't had anyone flash me and I've had mine installed for over 6 months now. 6000K by the way. Any ideas for smoked headlights by the way? (no paint please, want clear lense with smoked reflectors/bezel).