Why are my headlights so dim? They do not seem to project forward much more than a car-length ahead. The lenses were yellowish. So I cleaned them up and they look ok now. You can see the bulbs in there when you couldn't before. On the low beam side there is a deflector or whatever ya call it in front of the bulb. Is that supposed to be there or what? These lights really suck. What suggestions do you folks have to help me be able to see at night?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ShelbyX3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">On the low beam side there is a deflector or whatever ya call it in front of the bulb. </TD></TR></TABLE> yes its supposed to be there
if u want ur headlight brighter
u can use 9005(mod to fit) for ur low beam
or
go w/ HID

 

if u just want better bulbs go with silverstars for night driving..had mine 4 a while and its a real crisp white bulb

 

What needs to be done to make a 9005 work in place of a 9006? Thanks in advance.

 

http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/...t.htm

 

65W (9005) vs 55W(9006) is not a big difference in terms of "stress" on wiring, right?

 

i never try this myself
so i 'm not too sure about this
I know some ppl did it in their 5gen accord b4 HID's price is affordable

the 5 gen USDM accord hi/low beam seems like using the same gauge wire (18-20)

here r some math
stock hi beam 65W/12V = 5.41A 65W/14V = 4.64A
stock low beam 55W/12V = 4.83A 55W/14V = 3.92A

its about 12% higher for 12V & 18% higher for 14V (the 55W/12V = 4.83A &gt;65W/14V = 4.64A, so doesn't matter the wire can handle65w/14V for sure)

so........its up to u

 

thanks man i was kinda wandering how i could get brighter light myself without the expense of the HID conversion, i checked out that bmwe.net site and that is some cool stuff i will try it today and let you guys know tommarrow.

later

 

Is there some sort of haze on your lenses? Like the other guys said, silverstars would be a good upgrade, or MTEC Xenon's.

 

I would try new bulbs. The ones on your Accord are probably just old. I just switched to silverstars the other day and there is a definite difference. My dad switched to Silverstar Ultras and said they're even better, I haven't seen them at night though.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by awdgsx96 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would try new bulbs. The ones on your Accord are probably just old. I just switched to silverstars the other day and there is a definite difference. My dad switched to Silverstar Ultras and said they're even better, I haven't seen them at night though.</TD></TR></TABLE> ultras do the job

 

What about doing HIDs for the Hi & Low Beams? Any problems gonna come of it? I sure like the brighter lights of todays cars over the older ones.

 

Yeah

Glare

Massive hot spots

Melting your wires

etc

 

Ok that rules that out. Thanks for the heads up. So is a HID or HIR better choice or just do the 9005 mod for the Lows?

 

massive hotspots? will this melt the lens with the hid convert? even if you buy an HID kit insted of the Acura retrofit or another model retrofit?

 

I believe he's referring to a PnP kit

Doing a retrofit is COMPLETELY different

 

You are correct MuffinMan. I was referring to a PnP. Got a link for the retrofit for getting Hids into my 95 Accord?

 

http://customlightz.com/

A bit on the pricey side BUT they're right up the street from me and the guys that work there do TOP NOTCH work.

 

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I used those instructions several years ago with some Silverstars in my Integra. It was a very nice increase in light. I will have to do the same in my Accord. Thanks for the link! I totally forgot about the 9006 to 9005 mod!

 

Just installed my p-n-p HID from e-bay. Way brighter than my "hyper-white" 9006s .

I thought HIDs drew less power due to the ballast?

 

nice link, ill do that for sure