tonyh715

i want to upgrade to hid lights on my ek. but projector retrofit just screams out rice! so my question is, is it really needed or can i just use hid on stock housings

http://thehid-spot.webs.com/
http://thehid-spot.webs.com/

tonyh715

by the way im new here
i drive a 99 civic hatch from riverside

http://thehid-spot.webs.com/
http://thehid-spot.webs.com/

Jdmglenn

how is it rice? i have s2000 projectors in my 00 headlights, am i a ricer?

sde780

Do you know what a projector retrofit is?

Yes, it's really needed. No, you can't use HID kit in stock housings - it'll blind the hell out of everyone else and you'll look like a ricer, in addition to uneven lighting and zero cutoff

tonyh715

projector retrofit opening your oe headlights and sticking some projectors in there.
and correction ** i think it looks rice when its not done right??
and honestly i dont care much for blinding people. theres this tab on your rear view mirror to reduce glare at night

http://thehid-spot.webs.com/
http://thehid-spot.webs.com/

sde780

When you're driving toward someone they don't have this tab on their windshield to reduce glare at night

tonyh715

when your driving towards someone they shouldn't be looking at your lights anyway. hid or not.
also
i heard that if you align your lights after hid install that you should be alright

http://thehid-spot.webs.com/
http://thehid-spot.webs.com/

Linked

your logic doesn't even sound right,
and it sounds like you've never driven on a unlit highway at night.

you don't have to look at the oncoming traffic's hi-beams to be blinded by them, ESPECIALLY if you have HIDs in stock housings

you'd also be an easy target for a ticket in this event

tonyh715

actually, i asked a cop, cus that was also a concern, and he said as long as it falls in the color range its ok to have hid light. meaning they cant be too blue or purple or any other color. its ok tho cus i was aiming at the 5 maybe 6k. and theres no reason for anyone to get butt hurt, it was just a simple question. do i need projectors or not, if i do then ill just stick with my halogen lights

http://thehid-spot.webs.com/
http://thehid-spot.webs.com/

EJ2B16

this thread is so biased dude.
anyway. i just order my set of hid from http://thehid-spot.webs.com/.
has anyone heard of them btw? there here on the ht.
i ordered from there because they look legit.
they should be here in couple days.
i hadn't really thought of a retro fit untill now.
seems like i'm gonna need it though. i drive a 94 civic.
any pics of what projectors look like on that car. or advice on how to go about that?

D16SiHatch

i did a retrofit on my ek with a kit from retro solutions.

http://hondaswap.com/auto-multi-medi...ml#post1642447

EJ2B16

http://thehid-spot.webs.com/

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Heh? You can see the difference every day on the highway. If you can't spot P-N-P HID kits then you last name must be VanWinkle.

P-N-P kits, as stated, throw light all over the placed in an unfocused manner=glare

stan_0123

thats a nicely done projector brotha!!

kkwick

im surprise no one posted up this website. they have everything you need to retrofit your HIDs.

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Post #12. Read it and click the link this time.

sde780

^ The Mini Morimotos sold by theretrofitsource are much, much better than those

kkwick

maybe you should click on my link and realize that they are different websites. i believe that the retrofitsource has better quality parts, thats why i posted it.

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

You're right. Apologizes all around.

Bix VT

This is just my personal experience, but when someone is coming at me with HID bulbs in halogen housings, it's exponentially more difficult to see anything else.


You don't have to have projectors to use HIDs. However, it is still very inconsiderate to other drivers if you just slap the bulbs in there, and in my opinion, screams rice a whole lot more than actually taking the time to retrofit something so it will operate as OEM as opposed to aftermarket and cheap.

D16SiHatch

i agree they are more aesthetically pleasing to look at it hands down, but as far as light output, color correctness of the bulb purchased, and beam pattern, the kit from retro solutions is definitely better. Both kits are currently 35w. I've decided to upgrade to digital 55w bulbs and ballasts from retrosolutions and hopefully that will improve the light output of the morimotos.

flmzero13

nice retro ......but regaurdless pplz in my city are idiots and stay blinding me 24/7 ....sooooo am not going to retro fit dem nd i could care less if i blind dem as long as da hatchy is happy

sde780

Wait you're saying the retrosolutions kit light output and beam pattern is better?

Your retrosolutions G3



Mini Morimoto



I always thought the Mini Morimoto were better than the G3 - much wider, sharper cutoff, and better light output.

Also, be careful when using 55w ballasts. I had a set of shrouds melt for some reason - Matt at TRS said it could have been due to my ballasts and didn't recommend using 55w ballasts. Although I was using 35w but that was one of the causes he cited. He shipped me another set of shrouds free of charge - that's what I call customer service!

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

^^From everything I've read the Mini Morimoto is the set to get.

sde780

Yup I was under the impression that they were designed to perform better than the G3 kit from retro solutions. I've installed 2 sets of Mini Morimotos so far and they're on par with if not better than most OEM bixenon projectors.