HID Conversion in an '03
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HID Conversion in an '03
Hey, Ive had my '03 Honda Civic Ex for about three months now and i am dying for some HID's. i dont want any of those fake bulbs. I want the real thing 
I was wandering actually how hard these things were actually going to be to install. If anybody knows anything thanks.
I was wandering actually how hard these things were actually going to be to install. If anybody knows anything thanks. 
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DO NOT put HID's in the stock housing. The optics aren't the same and you'll be spraying light in places you don't want it to go. So once you've got that... go get a set of HID's (either reflector or refractor) and you're gonna have to retro fit them into a set of headlights. I'd go for the projector kind (refractor) because you can fit the unit into a set of aftermarket projectors. If you get the reflector HID's (like the Nissan "camera lens" ones) then you're gonna have to get new headlights molded in so you have the HID reflector behind the bulbs.
DO NOT put HID's in the stock housing. The optics aren't the same and you'll be spraying light in places you don't want it to go. So once you've got that... go get a set of HID's (either reflector or refractor) and you're gonna have to retro fit them into a set of headlights. I'd go for the projector kind (refractor) because you can fit the unit into a set of aftermarket projectors. If you get the reflector HID's (like the Nissan "camera lens" ones) then you're gonna have to get new headlights molded in so you have the HID reflector behind the bulbs.
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HIDs are not really a conversion anymore, they are a replacement now. The stock headlights aim the beam in the place is suppose to go. My friend has a Supra and HID plus 9000K kit, the refractor lens limits how much light actually comes out of the headlights. I drove his car(all motor) and everything you see is purple. Personally, I want the blue color to match the theme of my car. But that is my opinion.
HIDs are not really a conversion anymore, they are a replacement now. The stock headlights aim the beam in the place is suppose to go. My friend has a Supra and HID plus 9000K kit, the refractor lens limits how much light actually comes out of the headlights. I drove his car(all motor) and everything you see is purple. Personally, I want the blue color to match the theme of my car. But that is my opinion.
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[hr]Originally posted by: ASWZero
What is wrong with the stocks headlights?
HIDs are not really a conversion anymore, they are a replacement now. The stock headlights aim the beam in the place is suppose to go. My friend has a Supra and HID plus 9000K kit, the refractor lens limits how much light actually comes out of the headlights. I drove his car(all motor) and everything you see is purple. Personally, I want the blue color to match the theme of my car. But that is my opinion.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: ASWZero
What is wrong with the stocks headlights?
HIDs are not really a conversion anymore, they are a replacement now. The stock headlights aim the beam in the place is suppose to go. My friend has a Supra and HID plus 9000K kit, the refractor lens limits how much light actually comes out of the headlights. I drove his car(all motor) and everything you see is purple. Personally, I want the blue color to match the theme of my car. But that is my opinion.[hr]
The only way to put HID lighting in the stock housing is to either modify the prism by getting a new one for reflector HIDs or blacking it out and fitting the refractor lenses into the housing.
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[hr]Originally posted by: Boilermaker1 Look further at the bulb itself... the HID bulb is long and slender, and the filament wire runs lengthwise along the bulb. Halogens, the filiment is a wound coil across the bulb........[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Boilermaker1 Look further at the bulb itself... the HID bulb is long and slender, and the filament wire runs lengthwise along the bulb. Halogens, the filiment is a wound coil across the bulb........[hr]
i have HID on mine and the beam pattern can not be said to be perfect, but they r sufficient for now as long as you aim it down a little bit, and make sure that you get the bulb with shield which will allow it to mimic the way H4 bulb behaves and project the lights to where it supposed to be.
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Rep Power: 0 Thanks everyone, i have just been wanting to know whats up with these, i really want them but it seems as if it is going to cost me a little more than i thought, thanks for your info.
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[hr]Originally posted by: tcneo
actually.... HID bulb doesn't use filament, it uses sparks like a mini lightning inside the bulb itself
i have HID on mine and the beam pattern can not be said to be perfect, but they r sufficient for now as long as you aim it down a little bit, and make sure that you get the bulb with shield which will allow it to mimic the way H4 bulb behaves and project the lights to where it supposed to be.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: tcneo
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[hr]Originally posted by: Boilermaker1 Look further at the bulb itself... the HID bulb is long and slender, and the filament wire runs lengthwise along the bulb. Halogens, the filiment is a wound coil across the bulb........[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Boilermaker1 Look further at the bulb itself... the HID bulb is long and slender, and the filament wire runs lengthwise along the bulb. Halogens, the filiment is a wound coil across the bulb........[hr]
i have HID on mine and the beam pattern can not be said to be perfect, but they r sufficient for now as long as you aim it down a little bit, and make sure that you get the bulb with shield which will allow it to mimic the way H4 bulb behaves and project the lights to where it supposed to be.[hr]
Your correct^ But aren't HiDs gas permeated bulbs!?
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