M00n3at3r

Alright y'all, so as you can see I got an 04 civic ex, sweet little car but I wasn't really happy with the headlights, so I went out and bought a pair of smoked aftermarket ones. Now don't get me wrong during the day they look sweet the gray with the black is perfect, but at night, they are crap. Even with my HID which are 6000k, I would be better off with a flashlight out the window, and literally turning on my highs doesn't do jack. So I am gonna return them, but I want y'all's opinion on a good aftermarket brand and style, I think halos look really good, but I have been told aftermarket ones are kinda crappy and when I buy headlights buy them from the manufacturer. I've looked at spec'd's stuff and I like their halos, I just want y'all's opinion, do any of you have them, do you know something better? Are those really good, can I plug my current hids into them or do i have to mod them.

enigmatic jc

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just do a retrofit

rjones7755

Yeah i bought BOH headlights on ebay and the output is ****....just got my projectors today waiting for my HID kit and then im doin a retrofit...thats what i reccomend to you...TRS is having a sale where the morimoto minis are only 90 bucks

lowlife9

yup you have no other real options other then a retrofit with mirimoto mini projectors. i hope you kept your stock headlights.

M00n3at3r

Yeah, I keep all my stock parts. Mirimoto mini? Are those just whee you disassemble your stock assemblies and put those in?

sl33pyriceboi

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Retrofit

sl33pyriceboi

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Yes you literally plug it in like a bulb

SlimRisk

Well getting smoked headlights was probably your first problem of low visibility. I own a pair of TYCs and they work great. You can do a retrofit on those as well as your stock headlights

M00n3at3r

I've seen videos on youtube on how to install them. There was lots of cutting. I'd like to avoid doing that. They had to cut the shroud so it would fit in the assembly.

lowlife9

i would imagine a little trimming would be required for the one shown in the picture or you could opt for the Mini Gatling Gun Shrouds.the graphite ones look cool because there clear they give off a glow at night.

gearbox

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the mini shrouds they come with shouldnt need trimming

Muirsy

honestly do a retrofit and you'll never be happier. I don't think I could go back to regular headlights thats how good the light out put is.

xRiCeBoYx

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For H4 bulbs... OP has an 04, so it won't be a straight PnP like yours was

SlimRisk

You copied my post wtf dude

rjones7755

Well getting smoked headlights was probably your first problem of low visibility.

M00n3at3r

Children children, stop fighting, I put my stock ones back on and aligned them and cleaned them holy crap those smoked ones were worthless, i thought my stock ones were bad, those were like holding a pin light out the window and now I have freaking spot lights. I cleaned my stock ones with windex and tooth paste and just buffed them like you would your paint, spray cleaner, scrub, spray more cleaner when it dries, scrub. I did that and I helped clean it for sure, they aren't completely crystal clear, but it went from yellow to just a little foggy so I am pleased, and now that I aligned them higher they are so much better. So in this I'm gonna say I'm stickin with stock parts. But next up, fogs, I'm prewired so should I get the little $50 assemblies and put hids in? I don't think it would make sense if I didn't since I have them in my headlights, but what color? For affectiveness?

rjones7755

You can wetsand with 3200 grit sand paper and buff with plastX....it'll get them to showroom quality....no clue about the fogs

a.sasaki15

Hey M00n3at3r, I got the halos from spec d installed in my white 2001 ex. It looks great and the brightness of the light is almost the same as the stock lights. I've asked my friends what they thought and they told me it looks hot especially with my new black rims I installed today. If you're planning to buy it just get the headlights. The HID wont work with the halo lights. Dont buy the headlight and fog light combo cuz the fog light is crap. The bulb got so hot it cracked the plastic glass cover of the fog light after one day of driving with it.

M00n3at3r

Thanks, for now I think I will stick with my stock ones. They are perfect. I may try the sand paper and plastx tric though. I like my car looking beautiful. I just gotta figure out the chipped paint on the hood and a new windscreen and it will look great.

M00n3at3r

So my dude, should I just try and find OEM fogs that will fit in the cut outs in my bumper? If I put fogs in I'm puttin in HID's