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Old May 25, 2009 | 08:54 PM
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Yes I know 99.99999% of you guys hate PnP kits but I want them for the time being till I get my duel beam tl hid retrofit done to my jdm 1piece ef headlights

My question is, have any of you guys ran this kit? I'm gonna buy the adjustable brightness kit. No it will not be a 12k kit I was thinking probably 6k. Lol

Any input?
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Old May 26, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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Everything except for my projectors an ballasts are from retro. I had a pnp kit before. when I did my retro I purchased my D2S bulbs, D2S wire harness, an power wire harness from them an used my old pnp kit ballasts. I had one HID bulb go bad an retro replaced it very fast. They have lifetime warranty on there stuff. When my ballasts go bad I will get the next set from retro. If you go with a kit before your retro just remember to aim headlights low, so to you minimize the glare on others. good luck hope this helps.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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i have the exact kit your about to buy. I've had it for almost a year with no problems. I did have a bulb blow which retro replaced free of charge. buy it, money well spent IMO
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Old May 27, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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Everything except for my projectors an ballasts are from retro. I had a pnp kit before. when I did my retro I purchased my D2S bulbs, D2S wire harness, an power wire harness from them an used my old pnp kit ballasts. I had one HID bulb go bad an retro replaced it very fast. They have lifetime warranty on there stuff. When my ballasts go bad I will get the next set from retro. If you go with a kit before your retro just remember to aim headlights low, so to you minimize the glare on others. good luck hope this helps.
What's the difference between the d2s bulbs and the 9006 bulbs? And yes I'll aim them low. I hate when people have theirs way up and blinds the **** out of me.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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I had to switch to D2S bulbs because of my projectors. I purchased german bosch projectors from ebay. Same projectors used in audi's an bmw's. These projectors need D2S bulbs.
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Old May 28, 2009 | 09:32 AM
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I had to switch to D2S bulbs because of my projectors. I purchased german bosch projectors from ebay. Same projectors used in audi's an bmw's. These projectors need D2S bulbs.
ohhh ok. gotcha. i guess all i need is those 9006 bulbs and i'll be effing set. hopefully they look good and dont have a lot of scattered light most PnP kits will have. but i can deal with that for awhile till my retro gets done.

thanks for the info guys.
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Old May 29, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Fo-Do Fanatic
What's the difference between the d2s bulbs and the 9006 bulbs? And yes I'll aim them low. I hate when people have theirs way up and blinds the **** out of me.
its just a different type of bulb...the d2s are just used for HID purposes.
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 07:37 AM
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i have a set of 8k 55w in my civic and a set of 6k 55 in my wife's car. I love them both
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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im not sure about the NO glare thing????
looks like a good kit and my friend had this kit b4 his car got stolen but i never saw it...
so is there really no glare??
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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any non projector headlight will have glare. projectors are great for focusing the light and eliminating glare(decent projectors at least) anything above 4300k is garbage and ricer.
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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Yes you need to do a retro or have some one do it for you. Your stock halogen's are not designed for HID's. On ebay you can purchase a lot of the parts you will need for a retro or there are sites you can purchase from. There are aftermarket projector headlights you can get but the projectors in them are terrible so they need to be replaced. You can find all the decent projectors on ebay from acura to lexus projectors. Its not a cheap project. I think anything above 6k for your bulbs is to much. 4300k is what the OEM's use.
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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by VTEC_PRODUCTION
any non projector headlight will have glare. projectors are great for focusing the light and eliminating glare(decent projectors at least) anything above 4300k is garbage and ricer.
thats what i was thinking.
id be interested to see pics of a car with this it in it.
the pics on the site are garbage theres no way a pnp kit has a cut off like that.
but i like my 6oooks
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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any non projector headlight will have glare. projectors are great for focusing the light and eliminating glare(decent projectors at least) anything above 4300k is garbage and ricer.

Originally Posted by 98civdx
thats what i was thinking.
id be interested to see pics of a car with this it in it.
the pics on the site are garbage theres no way a pnp kit has a cut off like that.
but i like my 6oooks
Sorry to wake this thread 3 days later...but this was just bothering me...

How can you say 6000k bulbs are garbage and ricer when I see them in OEM cars? My dad's beemer, my girfriend's mom's brand new TSX...

I agree that anything above 6000k is garbage and ricer...even though plenty Range Rovers come with them...but 4300k is just like a brighter halogen bulb.

I tried both 4300 and 6000 in my retro and ended up staying with the 6000's because while the 4300's are technically brighter, in my opinion, the 6000's let me see things I could not see as easily with the 4300's such as reflective signs, road lines, animals' eyes, etc.

It's my opinion that 6000k bulbs are better, but it's fact that they are not ricer and garbage. Don't try to turn people away from them because you're lovin the yellow life.
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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[/QUOTE]Sorry to wake this thread 3 days later...but this was just bothering me...

How can you say 6000k bulbs are garbage and ricer when I see them in OEM cars? My dad's beemer, my girfriend's mom's brand new TSX...

I agree that anything above 6000k is garbage and ricer...even though plenty Range Rovers come with them...but 4300k is just like a brighter halogen bulb.

I tried both 4300 and 6000 in my retro and ended up staying with the 6000's because while the 4300's are technically brighter, in my opinion, the 6000's let me see things I could not see as easily with the 4300's such as reflective signs, road lines, animals' eyes, etc.

It's my opinion that 6000k bulbs are better, but it's fact that they are not ricer and garbage. Don't try to turn people away from them because you're lovin the yellow life.[/QUOTE]

WHAT?!?! you are out of your mind lol you might think they are 6000 but did you look at the bulb yourself??? NO so dont assume. they put WHITE light on the ground not BLUE. when you look at the light coming out it looks blue because of how the light is refracting off the the projector lens. dont get all butt hurt. i know plenty of people who put 6000 or 8000 in their evo or range ro but i know for a fact the factory dont sacrifice drivability for looks and if they do they got problems. 4300 ARE PROVEN FACTUALLY that they are FOR SURE brighter than 3000 or 6000 or any other light wavelength on the scale. if you like it then fine i dont care but any real person that knows their retro know better. headlights at night are a safety issue and if you want to put yourself or even others in that type of compromise its garbage and ricer like driving overly fast on public roads and putting people in danger. thats RICER and so is doing pointless things to your car just cuz you like it just like body kits where you need to mod your bumper reinforcement to fit one putting people's safety in jeopardy. RICER
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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Sorry to wake this thread 3 days later...but this was just bothering me...

How can you say 6000k bulbs are garbage and ricer when I see them in OEM cars? My dad's beemer, my girfriend's mom's brand new TSX...

I agree that anything above 6000k is garbage and ricer...even though plenty Range Rovers come with them...but 4300k is just like a brighter halogen bulb.

I tried both 4300 and 6000 in my retro and ended up staying with the 6000's because while the 4300's are technically brighter, in my opinion, the 6000's let me see things I could not see as easily with the 4300's such as reflective signs, road lines, animals' eyes, etc.

It's my opinion that 6000k bulbs are better, but it's fact that they are not ricer and garbage. Don't try to turn people away from them because you're lovin the yellow life.[/QUOTE]

WHAT?!?! you are out of your mind lol you might think they are 6000 but did you look at the bulb yourself??? NO so dont assume. they put WHITE light on the ground not BLUE. when you look at the light coming out it looks blue because of how the light is refracting off the the projector lens. dont get all butt hurt. i know plenty of people who put 6000 or 8000 in their evo or range ro but i know for a fact the factory dont sacrifice drivability for looks and if they do they got problems. 4300 ARE PROVEN FACTUALLY that they are FOR SURE brighter than 3000 or 6000 or any other light wavelength on the scale. if you like it then fine i dont care but any real person that knows their retro know better. headlights at night are a safety issue and if you want to put yourself or even others in that type of compromise its garbage and ricer like driving overly fast on public roads and putting people in danger. thats RICER and so is doing pointless things to your car just cuz you like it just like body kits where you need to mod your bumper reinforcement to fit one putting people's safety in jeopardy. RICER[/QUOTE]

OK now..I don't want to keep this going on this guy's thread....the reason I responded in the first place was to promote a little ****ing individualism...if you have a retrofit or OEM HID's, a 6000k or 8000k bulb is not going to be a safety issue by any means. Plus, this guy is doing a PnP kit...and you're telling him to go with 4300k? Won't that be more of a safety issue because he'll have brighter glare? Sounds like some harmful advice there. I also think it's funny how you call driving fast on public roads ricer...that and 6000k bulbs...in that case a $70g range is ricer with its purple lights...Don't tell me you wouldn't drive it over a cr-v or pilot with 4300k's in it...but then again..seeing what you've said, that range is garbage.

And by the way, the TSX came with 6000k bulbs, I compared the output on the white wall of the garage...just give it up..and let people put 6000k bulbs in their car if they want to, it is putting nobody in danger, if anything it's safer because it has less potential to blind oncoming drivers.

Thank you-come again
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by VTEC_PRODUCTION
any non projector headlight will have glare. projectors are great for focusing the light and eliminating glare(decent projectors at least) anything above 4300k is garbage and ricer.
yea your right. thats exactly what i told this kid. all hail dj gay. ur right dude what can i say. ****ing retard ricer.
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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Can't we all just get along
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 05:01 PM
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djslim23--- your an idiot. i never said 6000ks are garbage!!!
i said i like my 6000ks.
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by VTEC_PRODUCTION
any non projector headlight will have glare. projectors are great for focusing the light and eliminating glare(decent projectors at least) anything above 4300k is garbage and ricer.
I was talking to him....???

Who's the idiot now?
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by VTEC_PRODUCTION View Post
any non projector headlight will have glare. projectors are great for focusing the light and eliminating glare(decent projectors at least) anything above 4300k is garbage and ricer.


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thats what i was thinking.
id be interested to see pics of a car with this it in it.
the pics on the site are garbage theres no way a pnp kit has a cut off like that.
but i like my 6oooks

Sorry to wake this thread 3 days later...but this was just bothering me...

How can you say 6000k bulbs are garbage and ricer when I see them in OEM cars? My dad's beemer, my girfriend's mom's brand new TSX...

I agree that anything above 6000k is garbage and ricer...even though plenty Range Rovers come with them...but 4300k is just like a brighter halogen bulb.

I tried both 4300 and 6000 in my retro and ended up staying with the 6000's because while the 4300's are technically brighter, in my opinion, the 6000's let me see things I could not see as easily with the 4300's such as reflective signs, road lines, animals' eyes, etc.

It's my opinion that 6000k bulbs are better, but it's fact that they are not ricer and garbage. Don't try to turn people away from them because you're lovin the yellow life.

funny, i copy and pasted this right off you wrote and, if im not as blind as i think i am it says Originally Posted by 98civdx , and you wrote all your stuff under a quote from what i wrote... but im an idiot?
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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See this is what I hate about these effing forums. Read what I said! I PREFER 6000K. Look above where I quoted you, I quoted that VTEC arsehole who was trying to tell someone not to do what they wanted because it would put other people in danger...HE WAS WRONG SO I TOLD HIM.....

SO FOR THE LAST TIME, I was arguing with "the guy who produces vtec (must have founded Honda)"...i guess..and i quoted you to show that i agreed with you because sometimes you have to combine forces to defeat the douches like him who tell people what to do when they don't ask

Yes, I quoted you, but I also quoted him sorry it didn't make that nice blue box for you...sheesh man...can't we all be friends? not in a gay (is that sn a chick sn?) way, but c'mon to call me out over something like that? waste your posts somewhere else please.
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