I searched on Gen 6 headlights and found a good thread on polishing them.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2336666
[fixed link - sorry 'bout that!]

How about other upgrades or conversions or whatever for Gen 6 headlights?


Modified by brucepick at 4:05 AM 9/5/2008

 

Cant like to a file on your own computer. Alot of people get CTR headlights. Real ones are like $450+. Knock off are cheaper but they leak. Either CTR or new OEM is the best. There are others like projectors but theyre pretty lame and low quality.

 

could try doing a projector retrofit, other than that, oem

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alphalanos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Cant like to a file on your own computer.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmB9nIbLteg

...or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hC32Szl9aI&NR=1


Probably work better anyway!

 

Moderators, please feel free to move this thread to the Lighting forum.
Sorry, my nOOb bad, I didn't see the Lighting forum till tonight.

Anyway, ...
Or I could get replacement headlights.
A quick google found them for $57 for '96-'98
and for $99 for the '99-'00 cars. (prices per each side)

Do the two year ranges have different beam patterns? Or just different shapes?

Yeah its a chunk of money but would be part of what I sink into the car when I get it - unless of course the car's lights are in cherry condition, which I doubt.

Any brands that are loved or hated??

And somebody please tell me about CTR and JDM headlights?
JDM = Japanese domestic market but CTR???

I have e-codes on my 'old' ride, that's european-code. High beams are narrower than ours and very bright. Low has a hard cutoff keeping the low beam out of drivers eyes. Cutoff slopes up to the right to light the edge of road. British ones are built in reverse for left-side-of-read driving.

Sorry for all the questions. NOOb here is busy getting educated.
Thanks for the help!


Modified by brucepick at 5:22 PM 9/5/2008


Modified by brucepick at 5:22 PM 9/5/2008


Modified by brucepick at 7:03 PM 9/5/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brucepick &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">And somebody please tell me about CTR and JDM headlights?
JDM = Japanese domestic market but CTR???</TD></TR></TABLE>

CTR = Civic Type R, while we're at ITR is Integra Type R, H-T is full of acronyms, and while very usefull to avoid carpal tunnel syndrome they aren't neccessarily intuitive to the first time honda owner.

 

I just wetsanded and polished mine and they look like new. After that, I took them apart and painted the housings black so they are CTR diy headlights now. You should do the same, I'm very happy with how mine came out.