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Re: HID in TYC setup. With no projector conversion
Looks pretty good to me but that colour with snow = impossible to see the road. I remember when I had some 8000K lights it was terrible in the winter to see. Now I put some 4300k silver stars much better but I'll get some HID's whenever they blow. Buying bulbs all the time get annoying.
Re: HID in TYC setup. With no projector conversion
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Originally Posted by electric130
you can get a roll of the butyl rubber that i used. it was called "3M Window Weld." it's great stuff for putting the housings back together. pretty cheap too. a $10 box would probably do 10-15 PAIRS of headlights easily if not many more. i think it's cheaper than the Nissan glue and there's more in the box too.
Thanks for the heads up bro. After doing more research on the whole HID thing today I realize that getting good balasts, harness, and some rebased bulbs is the way to go if I am trying to space the cost out through time. Where would I get a harness though? I am wondering if that is still even possible to do that with the TYC's. I wonder if it would fit (length)
Re: HID in TYC setup. With no projector conversion
^get one on Ebay.. they have good relays on there, just make sure it draws power directly from the battery, and it's for H4 or 9006 whichever year civic you have..
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Looks pretty good to me but that colour with snow = impossible to see the road. I remember when I had some 8000K lights it was terrible in the winter to see. Now I put some 4300k silver stars much better but I'll get some HID's whenever they blow. Buying bulbs all the time get annoying.
Thanks man they're actually 6000K, and IMO they do great in the snow, they really make the snow GLOW actually, and I can see it very well.. and yeah I hear ya on halogen bulbs.. I hope my kit goes for a long time
Re: HID in TYC setup. With no projector conversion
the tyc is an h1 bulb, but the stock wiring that you hook up to the TYC's are for an h4. That is where my confusion is now. I gotta peal back the seal on the headlights and see how the wiring is from the bulb.
Re: HID in TYC setup. With no projector conversion
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Originally Posted by ryox82
the tyc is an h1 bulb, but the stock wiring that you hook up to the TYC's are for an h4. That is where my confusion is now. I gotta peal back the seal on the headlights and see how the wiring is from the bulb.
if you're putting a PNP in TYC, you'll get a H1 kit. the ballast will have a generic power plug on it that you'll have to adapt for H4. your best bet is to buy an H4 ground switched (not positive switched) harness that will plug into your stock wires and then have the outputs off the relay for the ballasts.
Re: HID in TYC setup. With no projector conversion
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Originally Posted by gearbox
that rsx up there looks like projectors that ive tested by shining a maglite through the back
yep. 2 super bright hot spots with almost nothing anywhere else. looks like garbage. perfect example of how halogen reflector bowls are not designed for HID bulbs. wouldn't be very good to drive with either. your eyes would be adjusted to the bright hot spots and you'd be kind of blind in the darker areas. even the HID in TYC looks better than that RSX.
Re: HID in TYC setup. With no projector conversion
well i won those mercedes shrouds so i guess those will be used for the retro. now i need headlights. if i cant find any oem in good shape, i may just get the passwordjdm clear ones for $350 shipped which is still alot cheaper than buying oem usdm from dealer at $475 a pair.
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Re: HID in TYC setup. With no projector conversion
idk, cost is already gonna be around 1200 by the time im done. dont really feel like spending 300 for lenses and opening the projectors up lol. and besides, the 55w bulbs should still be pretty bright in them.
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Re: HID in TYC setup. With no projector conversion
Wow that's a huge difference in intensity. You think there's going to be any problems with heat in a closed projector. I'm still debating whether to go with 55W or just stick with the 85122+.
they're actually 6000K, and IMO they do great in the snow, they really make the snow GLOW actually, and I can see it very well.. and yeah I hear ya on halogen bulbs.. I hope my kit goes for a long time
I don't really know what bulb 01-03 take.. I've been trying to upload the vid but this site can't handle it
perfect example of how halogen reflector bowls are not designed for HID bulbs. wouldn't be very good to drive with either. your eyes would be adjusted to the bright hot spots and you'd be kind of blind in the darker areas. even the HID in TYC looks better than that RSX. 
