Hey guys I have a white 4dr civic and I don't know which of these lights to install. If you have pictures of your car with either the chrome or black housing please post.

http://www.xtralights.com/inde...=1196

http://www.xtralights.com/inde...=1197

 

sorry buddy, but those are not HID projectors...they're actually halogen

with that said, I'd go black

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIchodelic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sorry buddy, but those are not HID projectors...they're actually halogen

with that said, I'd go black </TD></TR></TABLE>

Well most projectors on the market are specifically designed to run the Halogen's because they don't wanna deal with the potential damage by the higher temperature HID setup's. Majority of after market HID setups on cars are on "halogen projectors". I ran an HID setup on halogen projectors on my last car-an xB. Ran perfect without any problems for well over a year.

That being said, the black housing looks much better, just wish they didn't come with all the extra crap like the LED's or the Halo ring crap..

 

a lil ricey, but its ur call. i think the black looks better

 

yea go with the black

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pr3d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Well most projectors on the market are specifically designed to run the Halogen's because they don't wanna deal with the potential damage by the higher temperature HID setup's. Majority of after market HID setups on cars are on "halogen projectors". I ran an HID setup on halogen projectors on my last car-an xB. Ran perfect without any problems for well over a year.

That being said, the black housing looks much better, just wish they didn't come with all the extra crap like the LED's or the Halo ring crap..</TD></TR></TABLE>

First of all, HID bulbs operate at a lower temperature than Halogen bulbs. Heat would not be the issue here. I pulled this from the lighting forum:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pgpunkguy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the key difference between HID and halogen projectors is the spread. because HID are so much more intense, the reflectors spread the light very wide (which is why HID's light up the road so much more than halogens). halogens tend to be more focused in front of the car.

if you use HIDs in a halogen projector the light will be too intense and will have severe hot spots in the beam pattern. (it will become uncomfortable on your eyes to have to adjust between darker and brighter spots on the the road). this will also tend to increase the amount of glare (unwanted light above the cutoff) for oncoming drivers.

using halogens in an HID projector will be like the lights aren't even on. think of a flashlight with a dying battery. because HID projectors spread the light really wide, the halogen bulbs aren't intense enough to light up the road.</TD></TR></TABLE>

This is why you do a retrofit with OEM HID parts if you want to use HIDs.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pr3d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Well most projectors on the market are specifically designed to run the Halogen's because they don't wanna deal with the potential damage by the higher temperature HID setup's. Majority of after market HID setups on cars are on "halogen projectors". I ran an HID setup on halogen projectors on my last car-an xB. Ran perfect without any problems for well over a year.

That being said, the black housing looks much better, just wish they didn't come with all the extra crap like the LED's or the Halo ring crap..</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't get what you're saying...aftermarket HIDs are on halogen projectors? WHAT???

If you get aftermarket HIDs for the civic, you would be getting reflector-based halogen HIDs. Sure, you can buy these ebay projectors and add and HID kit but you'll NEVER come close to an OEM application HID set up. EVER.