JaeEK

I got a 99 Civic and after putting the bulb in, but there is a pin that im havin trouble getting the pin 2 align back in so i can screw it in. So if any1 has done this before, tell me what u did.

Thanx

ejoner

What pin? Don't put hid's in a ek it looks like crap at night and other drivers will hate you. The ek housings are not made for hid lighting and they have large amounts of glare and a lot of hot spots. Btw Hid's are plug and play I don't see why you had to remove a screw?

BlkCivicFromTeamMNR.com

what are u saying?

i put HIDs in my Ej8 and i do believe that the bulbs just line up they are shaped to fit....if urs dont fit try swapping the bulb to the other side that might b it but I exactly sure what u mean just throwning out ideas are they the right size bulbs??

JaeEK

yea i know there plug play but theres a pin thats screwed in that holds in the bulb.

JaeEK

it does fit i just cant align the pin 2 screw back in.

JaeEK

some1 help me out.

Ruben19

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Thanx </TD></TR></TABLE>
which type of bulb are you using
H4(9003)

EK_B

It's easier to take out the headlight. Trust me, you risk messing up the bulb if you don't.

ke98248

iTrader: (1)

Not all of them, some are retrofit, those are the ones that you want.

JaeEK

well i havent checked what type of bulb, i asked for a 99 civic bulb and thats what he gave me. it fits in fine w/o taking out the headlight, its just getting the pin 2 stay so i can screw it in.

teamm_AP1

Some light bulb base's are not within oem spec, you just have press the clip down harder.


Modified by teamm_AP1 at 6:12 PM 11/24/2007

black_EM1

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Personal opinion?

The Lobster

he probably means dont put PnP HID kits since the glare is blinding...do it the right way and do a retro fit.

JaeEK

well how much more would that be compared to pnp

Libertariat

plug and plays looked and performed terribly on the two sets I had.

Phillips X-treme bulbs are the best bulb you can buy and outperform either of the HID pnp kits I had.

You have a halogen housing, stick with a halogen bulb.

JaeEK

which brand did u get and how many kelvins was the bulb?

BlkCivicFromTeamMNR.com

My pnp kit Doesn't glair at all...and I have Stock housing....they shine bright but dont blind you have never had anyone flash me coming towards me and I have let someone drive my car towards me and I was in aother car and they where good....they only problem I have seen wit HID kits is wit aftermarket house and the aiming of them!!

The Lobster

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlkCivicFromTeamMNR.com &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My pnp kit Doesn't glair at all...and I have Stock housing....they shine bright but dont blind you have never had anyone flash me coming towards me and I have let someone drive my car towards me and I was in aother car and they where good....they only problem I have seen wit HID kits is wit aftermarket house and the aiming of them!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

There is no Cut off in a PnP which is the problem...

there is no replacement for a retro fitted HID the out put is 3-5 times brighter...

dont believ me? there is actually two threads in appearance you can search for a PnP HID thread and a Retrofit thread go there and look at the outputs and cut offs.

JDM_Frijoles

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ejoner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't put hid's in a ek it looks like crap at night and other drivers will hate you.</TD></TR></TABLE> Who cares what other people think . And they dont look like crap if you aim them right.

JaeEK

yea i dont care what other drivers think, and I may change the headlight housing.

teamm_AP1

my s2000 headlight is a lot nicer than the ek but the plug n play kit versus halogen is a big upgrade itself. I've had 4 plug n play kits and been happy with all of them. Get a quality pnp kit with a caster shield, it helps a lot with glare.

Spoonsinglecam

dude i took that pin off. i put it in using those rubber grommets from the factory lights. before then i cut off the metal piece that goes over the bulb while its in the housing. so all u see is purple everywhere. i dont care bout no other driver..f*k it

JaeEK

And the bulb stayed aligned w/o the pin?

bigslickek

Show some pictures. i've been wanting to get some hids as well!

black_EM1

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People like you shouldn't have licenses.