Ok so as I read all your posts about headlights. I noticed there is the HID thing and then the Projector thing. From what I have read, the projector lights are the one that looks like a huge eyeball thingie, and the HID just more powerful than stock lights?

Can someone tell me the differences and maybe post some pic with HID and Projector headlights? Thanks for all you help!

 

the search button really is your friend. its a retro-fit. tsx or s2000 projectors. i swear there was just a thread someone made on the first page

 

im too tired to go dig up pics but the ebay projectors are ugly and hid yea...

 

Not to be mean but you could easily find this stuff out from a google search. HT is not the only website in the universe, and projectors and HIDs are not Honda specific.
They're two separate things.

Projectors:


Projector headlights are a type of headlight that gives out a stronger beam to light a more focused area with very accurate light dispersion and less scatter loss. Its design works like a slide projector and it allows you to see what you need to see sooner and more vividly. In projector headlights, a filament is positioned at one focus of an elliptical and a condenser lens is placed in front of the lamp. At the image plane, just between the lens and the reflector, a shade can be found and the projection at the top edge of this shade is the one that gives the low-beam cutoff.

HID:



HID stands for High Intensity Discharge. It refers to lighting technology that relies on an electrical charge to ignite xenon gas contained in a sealed bulb. The technology of HID automotive lamps is similar to that of common vapor-filled street lamps. HID lighting doesn't have a filament but instead creates light by igniting an arc between two electrodes. HID lights get their name from the intense white light produced by the electrical discharge. HID lamps are also called xenon lamps, referring to a gas inside the lamps. HID general lighting has been used for years in sports arenas and stadiums around the country.

Found all this in a google search in less than 2 minutes.

 

oh cool thanks. Can cops stop you because of HID headlights?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yuning83 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh cool thanks. Can cops stop you because of HID headlights?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Cops can stop you for whatever they want. But HIDs are perfectly legal up to 8500K temp I believe. But even above 8500K, as long as you have your lights aimed at the road so you're not blinding anyone you should be okay.

Higher temp = more blue/purple
Most OEM HIDs are around 4500K temp.

Search yo'. Search.

 

Are they all the same brightness from 1000 all the way up to 15k, or they gets darker because the color changes to blue then purple?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yuning83 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are they all the same brightness from 1000 all the way up to 15k, or they gets darker because the color changes to blue then purple?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Since you're a newb, I'll give you this last one...

http://tbyrne.com/hids/hids.html

SEARCH!!!!