Whats up guys, sometimes at night I have to switch my highbeams on 'cause I can't see. I had 8000k HIDS on the lowbeams on my 01 GS installed, seemed a little brighter but still not bright enough. I'm thinking its the source itself, not sure.
What do you think it is? how can I fix or make my lowbeams brighter as I see with other tegs??? please help, its dangerous sometimes to drive with dim lowbeams and highbeams bother people too much on the road, thanks

 

it could be a number of things......
1. you might just need just get your headlights aligned
2. our projectors are not meant for HID, so you can do a projector retrofit (im in the middle of doing one one my 4 door integra)
3. the ballest really do make a big difference. i have used the kits from ebay and they suck.

i got, will get all my parts from here
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/index.php

the oem hid on my jdm front DC2 and they crappy ebay kit i have on my DB7 right now is a night and day difference

 

I have the HID kit from DDMtuning.com and it is amazing. I have never had lights this good. Check to see if your lenses need polishing. The next option would be to run power straight from the battery to the headlights and use a relay in the old power line to activate them.

 

You get better light output and brightness with 4300k than 8000k.

The 4300k is OEM for many many manufacturers.

As you go higher in the color temp range, you get more color but less usable light.

If you want bluish lights, go 6000k. That way you get the blue with minimal impact on light output.

Here is a guide on color temperature to lumen output (I believe it's from HIDPlanet):

Standard OEM halogen 55W 9006(HB4) = 1100lm (lumens)

4300k D2S Philips = 3200lm (lumens)
4300k D2R Philips = 2800lm (lumens)
4300k D2S Philips = 2400lm (lumens)
4300k D2R Philips = 2000lm (lumens)
4800k D4S/R (brand) = 3800 (lumens)
5800k D4S/R (brand) = 3300 (lumens)
7000k D2S other = 1790lm (lumens)
7000k D2R other = 1390lm (lumens)
8000k D2S other = 1180lm (lumens)
8000k D2R other = 780lm (lumens)

 

are the headlights clean? Do they have a yellow haze over them? Might just need to restore them

 

yes they are hazy, well i used a lens restoration kit and the left lights are clean but the right are still dirty because water gets in and its dirty from the inside. im told to bake them to clean the inside. also i tried aligning the lights and pointing them up and the gear with the phillips head dont move the lights, they just dont budge..

 

are they really bright?

 

i had the same problem. i have a plug-n-play ebay kit on right now on stock lensses, and its a LOT better. the cutoff isnt horrible and im not blinding others, but i still wanna do a retrofit and get OEM 55W ballasts. theres a guy on Team-Integra that sells retrofits he makes, i could give you his name if you're interested. it would help out substantially

 

Yes. I have been flashed for the low beams a couple times (over the course of about a year). The high beams are insane. It seems like the light never ends. I have a guy at work that saw them on the car and went out and got them for his motorcycle right away. He said they are better then Victory's HID upgrade on the bikes. He is about to get a set for his VW. I got my Dad a set for his Challenger and he likes them a lot. The only problem he had is we had to re pin the sockets because the beams were reversed (high was low and low was high). I got the 4300K 35w low and the 6000k 55w high. There is a SLIGHT tint of blue to them but due to the wattage difference they almost match in color.

 

Which kit did you buy for the Integra? Does it come with everything needed or is there anything else needed? I assume you have to retrofit the OEM headlight lens to acccept it.

 

http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DD...ast-35W-or-55W

Choose the desired wattage. Choose the bulb number of the stock bulb you want to replace. Add the harness if you are getting a 55w kit. Choose the color/light output you desire. Install.

I did not have to modify a single item on the car. The high beam ballasts that came with the kit, I had to file the retention a TINY bit so the connector would lock on. Being that my ITR had projector lenses I did not modify or retrofit anything and it looks great.

 

i dont want to make my high beams brighter, they're bright enough. i want to make my low beams brighter so i wont have to put my high beams on and blind people, let alone blind them even more. would 55watt low beams 6000k be good? and im not sure what is the correct bulb number when i check out the ddmtuning site..

 

i would take mystral hawk's advice about buying a lower kelvin temperature hid bulbs. when having HID installed, our projectors actually make the output of the light less bluer than what it really is. i've installed 4300k, 5000k, 6000k so I can assure you this is true. that being said, having 8000k definately does not produce enough lumens on the road as it does compared to 4300k.

my suggestion is to first check your ballasts, make sure it is properly functioning because those are known to go bad. If a ballast is bad, you will notice a color shift in the bulb, and the output will be not as bright as it should be. next, I would get another pair of bulbs, 5000k for a pure white or 6000k for a little blue (this is what i have). 35w should be plentiful, no need for 55w as the 55w ballasts don't last as long as 35w ballasts.

 

35w 4300k would probably be good for what you are intending to do. Go here http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/ and put in your vehicle information and it will tell you which bulb you need. 2000 ITR low beams are 9006 bulbs and high beams are 9005 bulbs.

 

I agree 55w low beams are overkill. The only reason I went 6000k 55w is according to the website the higher wattage washes out the color and will look like a 4300k 35w. I have to say that they are VERY close in color and I am glad since the low beams stay on with the high beams. I am glad that I listened to them. However, if I was only getting one set, I would probably go with 4300k no matter the wattage.

 

4300k bulbs look more like 4000k bulbs in the 98-01 projectors. they look almost like regular halogens. 5000k will have a TAD blue, and my 6000k looks like 5700k or so with a nice blue/purplish white. keep in mind that different manufacturers have different colored bulbs even though they are the same kelvin temperature.

for example, 5000k DDMTuning bulbs are not the same color as 5000k xentec bulbs. DDMTuning 5000k bulbs are more of a white factory color, while the xentec books look bluer.

I've been through and installed many many HID kits on cars, from DDMTuning, xentec (ebay), TRUSS (ebay seller that ran out of business), xenondepot, modexpress, and now VVME. My DDMTuning slim ballasts only lasted about year a and a half before the passenger side started to go bad. It started to colorshift the bulb and now i'm running a VVME kit which is pretty good quality for the price.

 

it could be an alternator issue..

 

our integra headlights are still not ment for HID, the light projection and color output is not as good as a car that comes factory with HID. if you want any kind of good hid you HAVE to retrofit. tsx or s2000 projectors are what you need!

i get all my stuff from The Retrofit Source

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/index.php

 

good qeustion. i have the same qeustion. goodluck

 

love my ddm 35watt 6000k hids on integra projectors. lights up really well and even light output(not scattered or anything)

 

ok so ill go with the 4300k and stick with 35w. someone mentioned Philips bulbs are the best. they sell their own kid kits too. should i get one or just swap out the bulbs?

 

if i get the DDM HID 35w 6000k kit will i also need the HID harness, error eliminator, adaptor cables? and the low beam integra bulb code is 9006/HB4 right?

 

really? 8000k? its no wonder you cant see **** at night, 8000k is almost purple in color, and extremely low lumen output, or visible light. Stick with 5000k or less when using HID's, and align your headlights properly.

 

everyone' saying its blue, its not that blue! really, looks whitish with blue tint at least on mine, but still i agree , cant see much. im considering go down to 6000k. and going with a new hid kit from ddm. and i cant align the lights i tried phillips head screwing the dials near the lights and they dont move for ****..not sure if im doing it wrong

 

Ok so DDM HID Kit Slim Ballast 35W 6000k will i need the HID harness, error eliminator. and adaptor cables? and the bulb type is 9006/HB4 right? and as kennyjai mentioned VVME kits are better or last onger then DDM.. should i go with those or stick with DDM?
I want nice looking and def 'Bright' lights but also that'll last past a year and a half..