Hey guys, posting in the RIGHT place this time (Hopefully).

I've got a 2012 civic sedan dx trim, 100% stock atm.

I have a track I run at night, it has deer fences up but I'd like to see more than the stock highs give me. I was thinking of installing some HIDs but it seems hard to get a straight answer on what to do.

It's my daily drive too, so I don't want it to be illegally modified or blinding to regular people on the highway, as I drive 1000+ miles on the highways a month.

It sounds like a kit would be a bad idea for lots of reasons, though it's hard to pin down how much a full conversion is going to cost. I also don't have tools past a socket wrench and a nice jack/stands yet. Looking into getting more, but I'm not even sure what to get.

NotaRacist informed me that

"Without the right tools and knowledge, though, you should look into paying a professional to retrofit your housings."

This is definitely the smartest answer I think, but I like to do things myself as much as possible. I've been learning little by little, and even if it takes me hours past the norm (it took me 3 hours to do my first oil change. Don't even ask how that happened.) I really enjoy doing it myself.

Any suggestions or am I just being unrealistic?

 

Ten-day bump.

 

You only want upgraded lighting for track use?

Add a set of "driving lamps" and leave the stock lighting alone. True driving lamps can only be used with the high beams, and provide the best pattern for high speed driving in the dark.

This image is PIAA specific, but the concepts are not. These are the expected patterns for the various forms of lighting.