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how hard is it to install the xtech hid kit?

 
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If you can tie your shoes you can install it.
If you didn't learn to tie your laces and got stuck with velcro...you can still install it.

 
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just like chaning your regular bulbs, cept for a few wires running out of the ballasts

 
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that simple huh?

 
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Never has HID been so plug and play

 
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well, depends.. H1 (projector headlights) or H4 (stock headlights)... if you got H1's you gotta open up the hole a little to accomodate the HID bulb by drilling, filing, etc...

 
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easy install

 
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yeah cause i got the h1 projectors

 
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yea.. its kind of a bitch to file out the hole... when i did it, i ended up getting metal flakes all up in the headlight assembly.. take your time with it and you'll be fine..

http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...&page=32&pp=15
post 469 will give you an idea of what to do..

http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...&page=27&pp=15
you can also look through this part of that thread to get a little guidance...

 
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well im not to worried about the headlights honestly. the right halo just went out and now it works when it wants and then it wont and then it will flicker and stop. its stupid kinda a waste of money, but will having the projectors make the headlights brighter then the factory headlights would.

 
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you could have used a vacuum while filing to suck up the metal flakes

 
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next to an OEM projector retro fit, the stock OEM housings are the brightest/easiest install

 
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really. i guess well see what happens

 
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i would have, if i had one available... got all the flakes out of there when i did a retrofit

 
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takes me literally 10 minutes to install a whole kit...

 
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how long do you think it will take for someone who never done it before like me?

 
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The first time and only time I installed a hid kit it took literally 5 mins plug, and about 25 trying to find a comfortable/safe spot for the ballasts.