gsrswap

has anyone on here done this? if so do they make a plug and play kit for 99-00 civic fog lights? one more question what size bulb does these fog lights take?

gsrswap

so no one has done this or seen it done?

Jussstin

http://www.hondamarketplace.com/zerothread/2080185

bought 4 sets of regular H.I.D.s from this guy. love them more and more each day

93egSLEEPER

the new infinities and luxury cars have that done but i have noticed it turns the plastic brown from the heat of the bulb.

BlackoutVTi

I've heard that HID's give off LESS heat than halogen. I dunno, speculation and heresay. Don't listen to me, but it may be worth looking further into.

Eran

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Your foglights take an H3 bulb

However, none of the plug + play hid bulbs will fit inside the OEM foglight housing.

BlackoutVTi

Eran, you posted up some lighting information, what do you have to say about the heat given by HID bulbs vs Halogens?

Eran

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlackoutVTi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Eran, you posted up some lighting information, what do you have to say about the heat given by HID bulbs vs Halogens?</TD></TR></TABLE>

HID's do traditionally put out less heat than your standard halogen bulb. This is because within a HID capsule, electricity is arcing through halide salts to create light. In a halogen, electricity is put through a tungsten filament at a level that it will glow white hot.

BlackoutVTi

Oh good, so I'm not being retarded for the sake of being retarded. Thanks Eran.

Eran

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlackoutVTi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Oh good, so I'm not being retarded for the sake of being retarded. Thanks Eran. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yah. This is really basic and extreme, but ...

Think of a HID bulb as a lightning bolt and a halogen bulb as a piece of hot metal.

gsrswap

what do you mean they wont fit?

Eran

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gsrswap &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what do you mean they wont fit?</TD></TR></TABLE>

They're too big. Is that a hard concept?

The HID capsule rebased onto the H3 base is about three times longer than the standard H3 halogen blub.

gsrswap

i have seen a car on clubcivic.com for sale with hid's in the fog's. i sent her a message asking what,and how she did it but no reply yet. is there any other size bulb i could use?

Padawan

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eran &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The HID capsule rebased onto the H3 base is about three times longer than the standard H3 halogen blub.</TD></TR></TABLE>

There are now actually specific "H3-sized" H3C HID capsules available. I have not seen any results with them yet, but they have a horizontally positioned arc to more closely approximate an H3 halogen bulb, and should fit in almost any H3 housing.

JSPECSIR

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There are now actually specific "H3-sized" H3C HID capsules available. I have not seen any results with them yet, but they have a horizontally positioned arc to more closely approximate an H3 halogen bulb, and should fit in almost any H3 housing.

</TD></TR></TABLE> dang you beat me to it.

Eran

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

There are now actually specific "H3-sized" H3C HID capsules available. I have not seen any results with them yet, but they have a horizontally positioned arc to more closely approximate an H3 halogen bulb, and should fit in almost any H3 housing.

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That's new to me.

I don't think any of the normal PnP HID kit retailers carry those. I imagine a few of them do, but not the run of the mill thing.

gsrswap

[IMG][/IMG] here is a pic if anyone wants to do the same.

Eran

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gsrswap &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> [IMG][/IMG] here is a pic if anyone wants to do the same.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wow, that looks god-awful.

I'd hate to live in the same area as you.

angel_i

i guarantee my STOCK lights put out better light coverage.

HB_spinout

you get flashed often?

BlackoutVTi

Ouch. Color's nice, but you should look into all you can to reduce that glare. You're going to get in trouble if it's as bright as it looks in those pics.

gsrswap

i have them on there for 3 nights and i have went everywhere at night and not one person has bright lighted me.

Padawan

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eran &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't think any of the normal PnP HID kit retailers carry those. I imagine a few of them do, but not the run of the mill thing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

They're actually becoming increasingly common, though I haven't seen any specs on output or rated life.

gsrswap

well these are regular h3's and i had no fittment problems at all. i have real oem fog's so maybe that make's a difference from the ebay fog's.

lowfast

If you put HID's in fog lights. you probally wouldnt even need headlights