072civic

ok thanks what year honda do you have? are you going to do a DIY of some sorts?

TRIZ

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01 em2. Yeah I'll probably snap pics and show ppl how I done it. ;-)

072civic

o dang i got a 08 civic R18, but it should be pretty similar except for were to mount the ballast. When you do get around to it can you post the link to the thread in here please

TRIZ

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The link to what ...??

072civic

To your DIY or are you just going to post the pics in this thread?

TRIZ

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Oh, I'll post a link when its done. Wont be any time soon tho- I got my CPA test review material arriving tomorrow, and my first review class on saturday, so I gotta plunge my head into the books and keep it there for a while.

072civic

I feel ya i am in my first year of university and man what a difference. Its freaking tuff, good luck!

TRIZ

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I got 5 years of college under my belt. The first two years are the easiest. the last 2 are the hardest.

072civic

that is reasuring thanks lol

TRIZ

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Yeah, thats how it goes. You think its super hard... but when you look back on it you realize its super easy. Then when you get near the end you still think its super hard but you realize that it actually is super hard. I would try explaining what I was learning to my parents, friends, or boss and they would be really interested when I began explaining because they could comprehend what I was saying, but then at the end they would have a blank expression and would just give up trying to understand the explanation. Then I'd get teased for being a genius... you'll be there one day- the day ppl without college educations realize you have a thought process thats way beyond theirs.... kudos if you get your boss to feel pawnd.

072civic

thanks for the advice lol to the last coment

072civic

just ordered my HID today cant wait to get them. How long did you say it took to get yours? I have heard of some problems with DDM so i hope that i dont have any issues.

Look foward to seeing your DIY or pictures!

TRIZ

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Yeah, studying every minute of free time for this CPA thing, or just being dead tired. I got my bumper and all the stuff for the HID retro at my buddies place but havent had any time to do it. Working madd hours doesnt help either. I got some light shifts coming up these next few days so maybe I'll catch up and have some time to wrok on this project

072civic

sounds good look foward to it. Man retro is expensive is it not, i am just going to go with my stock 08 housing, seems to do the job for now. I think i am just going to buy new headlights with halos instead of the retro. Its cheaper is it not correct me if i am wrong

TRIZ

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Its cheaper, but you wont be able to run HID's properly if you dont retro in HID projectors... all aftermarket headlights i know of that have projectors are for regular halogen lights. Its up to you tho, HID's arent for everybody.

072civic

how much does a retro cost? Cause i have already bought the HID's

TRIZ

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Up to a thousand bucks if you pay someone else to do it. Or just the price of materials if you do it yourself. All there is to a retro is finding a way to put the HID projectors in the headlights you want to run, plugging the HID kit into them, and the rest is all wiring.

072civic

aww screw it i aint paying 1000 bucks, and i aint doing it myself

TRIZ

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Once you put HID bulbs into stock housing, or with halogen projectors you'll think differently. Look up pics of HID cutoffs... you'll soon see the difference of having HID projectors and putting them behind halogen projectors or in stock reflector based housings. Maybe someone on the forum will be able to do it for much cheaper for you.

072civic

i have seen the cutoff but not worth the 1000 dollars

TRIZ

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Yeah, if ya dont wanna do it yourself, ya just gotta pay someone else to do it and your at the mercy of whatever they are going to charge you. Why wouldnt you want to modify your headlights yourself?

072civic

i would but i dont know were to pick you all the required parts, and if i screw up... I would think it would be easy to mess up the allignment

TRIZ

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Thats why you research.

sikassdrummer

i went with xentric , they were 80 shipped you can get the slim ballast as shown on the 2nd post which have an expernal igniter or they make them with a internal ignighter but are 3 times taller . I had the 2.25" ones the orriginals for a year and 2 months and 1 ballast failed and i just switched to the slim ballast with the external igniter.
Benifit on slim ballast w/ external igniter
faster light up time
lighter
easier to mount
negitive
2 pieces instead of 1
extra wires and possible rattles if every extra component is not ziptied down
other than that ill post up on how they do in a few months
I littlery put them in today

072civic

i got my DDM's yesterday and instaled them and im waiting to go riding so far love them!!!

06siR

not meant to go off topic, but can u guys/girls recommend a good looking black HID projector lights?


r these HID lights compatible?

072civic

i think those are meant for just regular old Halogens, but you can use them for HIDs. It will give you a nice cutoff but they wont give you as wide of a beam compared to a true projector. Also these headlights take H1 bulbs as suposed to the normal 9005/9006.

Here is the link to another guy who has instaled these.
http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/light...ts-o-pics.html

06siR

Thanks that was helpful.
can u pls. give me a link/website to buy HID projector headlights

TRIZ

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^^ There arent any out there... thats why you gotta retro whatever headlight you want with an HID projector. I'm kinda surprised no manufactures ever decided to make a headlight housing you could mount a projector in and plug an HID kit into. Its kind of an obvious idea.

How do you like them man... post some pics, and remind me what color temp you got

072civic

i like them quite abit but the cutoff isnt great. I got 6000k, dont have any pics yet ill have to take some.