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Modified by JDMlyfestyle at 3:51 PM 2/18/2007

AzntaggeR

nice write up .


errr...so tempting though

JDMlyfestyle

i just noticed we have a HT sponsor selling HID kits. located in texas. not too cool having a sponsor breaking the law

Markis.

wow never would have known

Nocal

its one of those, its illegal to use on highways deals IMO. You can buy and sell them, but its the purchaser who installs them and uses them on public roads who takes the flak if done improperly. Kind of like certain exhausts up here you can buy them, but they're supposedly illegal to use. (thanks westford PD)

i'm just waiting for my projectors.

MugenHonda

i think relatively no matter what car they're in they blind the **** out of you.
I say this because reflector housing such as in the maxima 02-03 are pure GARBAGE! I get glare from those cars all the time. Projector housing is a bit different as the cutoff is sharp and consistent, as opposed to maxima. So in general, unless you do a real cut off with projector, reflector hids are just as bad if not worse than hids in regular projectors

JDMlyfestyle

halogen housing projectors are not ment for HID's. this is a prime example of Halogen projectors with a HID kit.

phanatic

This is a really good post. Makes ya think twice before you switch to the HID kit.

Deemeetree

Tell that to the cops in South Texas that don't know what HIDs are and never pull anyone over for them. One of my friends has a bolt-in HID kit, mad glare. I bet he'll never get in trouble for them.

Cam79

Wow.............learn something new everyday.

JDMlyfestyle

i never got pulled over when i had my 350 Z hids in my hatch almost 2 years ago.

but i got pulled over for my Audi RS6 retrofit and the cop gave me 2 days to remove them cause there was no DOT # on the headlights

AutoXer

Thanks for making this post. I try to tell people this when they ask about the HID kits, but it's like talking to a wall; since some n00b always comes in and talks about how great they are, and could care less about other drivers. Now I have somewhere to point them.

pdiggitydogg

YES
I f**king HATE hid

JDMlyfestyle

HID's Kick *** when there done the right way

Sinitron

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Exactly!

So where's the good news now that we've had the bad? Are there any retrofit projector headlamps for 5th gen's that people can use in combination with retrofit HID kits to achieve a proper beam pattern?

I'm not sure about old Denji's, but I'm curious about the new TYC 1-pc's + HID's...

AGB5901

so basically if you cannot do the HID kit yourself properally like it is supposed to be done then dont do it...or get a car with HID and just get nice bulbs for your car...period

bbarbulo

I had a kit before... sold it in favour of a retro which I haven't done yet the light COLOR is impressive and gives higher visibility through contrast more than anything else. I mean... so much light pollution in the cities, so it's nice to have a diff't color light that overrides all the other crappy lighting on the streets. but like I said I sold them.

SkySolGra

i have JDM ITR lights on my del sol that are non hid.. but there are jdm lights with hid.. is it possible to put hid on my lights?

AutoXer

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Exactly!

So where's the good news now that we've had the bad?
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There's plenty of info on how to do it right:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=683685

http://www.hidforums.com

b18bcivic

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JDMlyfestyle

HIDforums.com is the shizznit.. those guys have been teachin me alot over there. so i figured y not share it over here as well

HatchEh2

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im just rocking the simulated HID's

4500k

Bright enough for me and everyone on the road

they dont look half bad at all, $40 for a pair at pepboys

Marauder

Think they should do the same with lifted trucks. Most of them love to keep their headlights pointed up high and fill your rear window with their headlights and blind you, since most hate small cars.

I get more mad over that than a bad HID kit.

JDMlyfestyle

alot of the trucks with HID's have very poor designs and cause alot of glare. the Escalades, Yukon's, both have horrible reflector housing designs.

Dan GSR

&lt;----- rocking the BMW retrofit