H.I.D question????????

[boostedb16]

i have oem head light's with a 6000k h.i.d kit in my 99 civic and i was wondering if i paint my housing black, would i not have as much glare as i do now. and do i need to take out the chrome thing in front of the bulb?

[xbn83]

Uhhh...I don't think it is such a good idea to paint the reflector lenses black, then it won't reflect any light. If you still want the HID, do it right, do HID retrofit then you won't have any glare or any problem.

[Mchnhead2k5]

whoa. leave the chrome thing in there. paint it black it will reduce glare, but once again stock halogen non-projector housings are not made for HID bulbs.

[sullen]

painting the reflector lenses just means you wont have any shine at all.

[boostedb16]

i'm sorry i ment the housing not the part you can adjust.

[speedminded]

i'm sorry i ment the housing not the part you can adjust.

Buy new housings off ebay and retrofit a projector.

[Sol-Badguy]

Buy new housings off ebay and retrofit a projector.

[boostedb16]

i dont know how to do a retro fit.

[boostedb16]

can integra projector's be used for a retro fit?

[iEvo]

u can paint certian perts of the housing black but dont paint the initial part where the light refelcts off of

[ash7]

hidplanet.com does a complete retrofit for 500 bucks using TSX projectors, Phillips HID bulbs, and Hella ballasts.

leave it to the pros, or it'll turn into a nightmare. Unless you're willing to put in all the work necessary, no compromises.
-jonathan

[xbn83]

can integra projector's be used for a retro fit?

NO. Integra projectors are HALOGEN projectors. Output and cut off won't be good for HID. You need HID projectors to do HID retrofits.

[boostedb16]

hidplanet.com does a complete retrofit for 500 bucks using TSX projectors, Phillips HID bulbs, and Hella ballasts.

leave it to the pros, or it'll turn into a nightmare. Unless you're willing to put in all the work necessary, no compromises.
-jonathan

so for 500.00 i get a set w/bulbs and ballast ready to go.

[boostedb16]

i looked on hidplanet.com and i could not find anywhere that said they do retro fitting.

[Leadfoot_mf]

dont paint the housings black paint the bulbs black that will fix it

[Nang]

http://www.customlightz.com/

the best

[ash7]

I just went on hidplanet.com... and you're right, i couldn't find anything either.

hidplanet used to retrofit. I havn't been on their site in years, they're the folks who did the retro on my EG hatchback though.

...i don't know what to say. [foot in mouth]
-jonathan

[speedminded]

Get a set of aftermarket projector headlights off eBay or wherever and a set of Audi TT or TSX projectors and do this retrofit:
http://www.honda-tech.com/zeropost?cmd=tshow&id=1213676

[AMD_Civic]

i don't think you will have that glare as much, but also don't take off that shiny part of the bulb i think it plays an important role with the hids...

[lsxtreme]

for $500 buks i get a tsx/ blah blah. HID retrofit...??

but on the other hand.. i can get atleast 6 plug & play HID kits .. and live with the glare, etc..

i mean IMO oem headlamps are made for only halogen lights. and so forth. but why go through all the hassle and pay $500 just to do a decent HID retrofit.. it dont bother me at all.with the glare/etc . and most of these peoples here in the boonies drive @ night with their highbeams on.. just my hmm...........

i got my HID from Nitro..

[RBS]

HID RetroFIT FTW!!!!


best way to get quailty HID's that wont blind everyone imo

[xbn83]

for $500 buks i get a tsx/ blah blah. HID retrofit...??

but on the other hand.. i can get atleast 6 plug & play HID kits .. and live with the glare, etc..

i mean IMO oem headlamps are made for only halogen lights. and so forth. but why go through all the hassle and pay $500 just to do a decent HID retrofit.. it dont bother me at all.with the glare/etc . and most of these peoples here in the boonies drive @ night with their highbeams on.. just my hmm...........

i got my HID from Nitro..

Of course the glares don't bother you because you sit in the car DUH. You are not the one who got blinded. But it BOTHERS people that drivings in front of you and in the opposite direction. Have some consideration!

[speedminded]

for $500 buks i get a tsx/ blah blah. HID retrofit...??

but on the other hand.. i can get atleast 6 plug & play HID kits .. and live with the glare, etc..

i mean IMO oem headlamps are made for only halogen lights. and so forth. but why go through all the hassle and pay $500 just to do a decent HID retrofit.. it dont bother me at all.with the glare/etc . and most of these peoples here in the boonies drive @ night with their highbeams on.. just my hmm...........

i got my HID from Nitro..

It's nothing to do with glare, it's the quality of the output...it won't be sharp and defined when using a halogen lens. Then as mentioned before, since it's not as sharp then i will be blinding others.

If you're gonna spend the time and money on it why not do it right? Get a kit from nitro and some projectors from a wrecked oem HID car and swap and make your own retrofit.

[xbn83]

I agree with speedminded, but OEM HID projectors only accept D2S HID bulbs. Plug and play kits are not real D2S, and they won't fit into the OEM HID projectors. As far as I know Nitro only sells plug and play kit, not real OEM D2S hid. If you use real OEM HID projectors, use OEM D2S hid bulbs and ballasts as well.

[blackboi50]

hahahaha....glare FTW!!!!!!!.............1

[Nitro]

I agree with speedminded, but OEM HID projectors only accept D2S HID bulbs. Plug and play kits are not real D2S, and they won't fit into the OEM HID projectors. As far as I know Nitro only sells plug and play kit, not real OEM D2S hid. If you use real OEM HID projectors, use OEM D2S hid bulbs and ballasts as well.

btw....i do sell D2S & D2C oem replacements....thx for your input tho.