Im looking to buy some HID's but whats holding me up is i dont know what the application number is...? Im planning on buying from www.planethid.com just need to know which type of bulb to get. I have a 06 LX coupe. thanks for any help.

 

I think the bulb you have to use for a 2 door are 43k!

 

I plan on buying the 8k's. Just need to know the application # like 9006, 9005, ect.

 

im not quite sure but they should be 9006's!

 

yup, it's 9006

 

Did you mean 4300 K?

 

i recommend 4300k. i've been rockin em for the past couple days and the visibility is better than the 8k.

 

get 6000k

 

same here. 4300k for me.

 

The light color temperature also depends on what wattage your blast is running on. If you're running 6000 kelvin capsules with a 55w ballast, the light output will be identical to that of 4300-5000 K.

 

not if you're rocking 55w with 4300 like me =]

hahaha

 

yes i did mean 4300k!
ive been rockin them for 1 year now!
they light uo the sky!
with 55w!

 

man there 9006 low beam 9005 hi beam and H11 for foglights if you have them and for sure go with 6000K for your low beams they look the best...

 

If picking up anything higher than 55w, be sure to get an upgraded harness.

I was at the dealership the other day, and some girl had H.I.D.s that had burned right through the harnesses. The technicians were not too happy.

 

9006 for low beam application. You will not need an upgraded harness or relay if you are using a 35w kit. I installed my 8000k HIDs about 6 months ago and absolutely love them

 

why would u need an upgraded harness for 35? 55 is stronger.

 

Huh? I said you DO NOT need an upgraded harness for a 35w kit...

 

The kits that everyone is talking about u wouldn't need to do any upgrades at all kits are plug & play.

 

I love my kits I have them for my low beams foglight and reverse lights as well I've had in my car for almost 3 years now and no problems with any of them at all.

 

An upgraded harness is generally a good idea, but like you said, 3 years strong and no probs. Its kinda like changing your oil...sure its recommended that you change it every 3000mi, but you can usually make it 4, 5, 6k miles no prob. running a harness is really just a cheap way of not making a big prob down the road.

can you take some shots of the hids in your reverse lights? ive heard of it in a few applications and am interested how it looks in a civic.

 

Sorry if this is answered in a FAQ thread, but wouldn't the PNP kits give off a lot of scattered light and a poor light pattern in a housing designed for halogen bulbs?

I'm a newb to these cars and am picking one up this week, so just trying to do a little research.

 

damn my bad. cant ****in read lol.

i got my hids for 55shipped. had them for a few months no problems, they slim ballast too

http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p...=102&parent=85

 

that is true, but its not terrible with these headlights. but hid's should be in hid projectors

 

yea some reflectors handle it better than others. up until this last model headlight when they switched to the 9006 (or 5, not sure) was down right horrible. Ive seen new civics with HIDs and the glare isnt TOO horrible, but its still worlds away from a retrofit. the thing you dont get with a halogen reflector with hid is the width. same for even a lot of halogen reflectors. on the other side, projectors like the new miata and 4runner handle HIDs quite well; good enough that even after having a retrofit, if i were to buy one of them, I would prob go with a plug n prey kit for it.

 

i had the 8k on my ek and now have the 6k on my Si, i suggest 6k all day long 8k is over kill IMO