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Old 08-19-2009, 02:55 PM
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i have projector headlight which i have aimed and its level but i cant see more than 20 feet any advice?????????
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What type of headlight might help. Also are they projector retrofits or ebay?
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Do you have the correct bulbs in them? Are they perfectly clear or do they have some fogging on them? Do you have them aimed correctly? Do you have the all the wires attached correctly? Is your alternator putting out the correct voltage....

Too many questions....answer some of them and I will try to help you out.
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i bought the car off a friend they are clear no fogging they are aimed alternater is good and wires are good to go.... maybe i could get stronger bulbs? higher number maybe... and they are the retrofit they were like like $198
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also thats a pic of them for my profile pic look bright but dont go far.... and they are glass
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From what I read up on projector lights is that it would be wise to get HID's otherwise you cant see very far. Thats when I said why bother.
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Do you have HIDs or halogens?
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i have hids i got a ballast an everything should i get more powerful bulbs??????? im not even sure how to tell what intenstiy but they are almost white
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Can you post pictures/specifics of your entire setup?
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ok i gotta wait till i get off mind me cuz i bought the car like this lol ill have it up 830pm eastern time
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Are they retrofitted into the stock glass headlights? If you didnt smooth out the inside of all those lines, theyre going to do what they were designed to do. Which is to diffuse the light coming from the bulbs.
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um idk how to put pics up on the thread and my boy told me i have ebay style but there the good ones
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https://honda-tech.com/picture.php?a...ictureid=33377

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https://honda-tech.com/picture.php?a...ictureid=33375

um yea
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Well those lights are just the generic ebay ones. That's probably a big part. Those projectors are designed for halogen bulbs, not HID. Second if they cheaped out and used those housings then the HID kit probably came off eBay also, which is the other part of your problem.
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right i think ima get sum jdm style or replicas
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What car is this for?
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WTF is that ghetto ****???
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1995 eg coupe someone told me option racing or password jdm.......
and gunmetal i just got the car in june so i got no idea whats on the car i got it for 700 i want new headlights but not sure witch ones to go with i dont want projectors i like the ones with the black housing and clear coners......and not everyone has a cool car like yours. im starting from scratch bro
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Here is the HID kit I have. The previous owner installed it, but I'm very pleased with it. I have to get a set of projector retrofits myself. Only thing with the EM/EJ/EK's are they headlights look retarded with the retrofit in it and the ebay lights are hideous/crappy.

http://www.ultrabrightlights.com/pm-...g-harness.aspx

Keep the head lights you have and just buy some projector lenses (from a TSX, or other stock HID car) to retrofit in them. Check eBay they are all over the place. Hit up google for "projector retrofit" for a DIY. I would probably do this step first, might be a little happier even with a bad HID kit.
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ok man thanks i actualy work at acura dealership my boy said i just jet the its either euro or jdm style looks like stock but with black housing and clear looks clean... option racing has a set with amber coners for 218 dollors.... the projectors are a bit more and this is off of andysautosport.com
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