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Is it worth it to put projectors on an accord?

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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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Default Is it worth it to put projectors on an accord?

I have a 4th gen, Looking into HID, but wonder if I will need to pair it with projectors.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 04:41 PM
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dont get them projectors or angel eyes are usually made cheaply. They have bad light ouput compared to stock. Get HIDS with your stock lights
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 06:30 PM
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Default Re: Is it worth it to put projectors on an accord? (nver2)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nver2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dont get them projectors or angel eyes are usually made cheaply. They have bad light ouput compared to stock. Get HIDS with your stock lights </TD></TR></TABLE>

either that or do a retrofit with projector that brings out the true cutoff of the hid...
do search on h-t "retrofit" or "bixenon" they have pics and itll give u a better decision...
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 06:36 PM
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yeah, for the same price do it the right way and do a true hid retrofit

people with 4th gens have had good results with audi a4/a6 projectors...the cutoff is exceptional and the output is excellent

costs about 300~350 on ebay for the projectors/ballasts/bulbs

All you need is some tools and some ingenuity and you'll have a REAL hid setup
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 09:10 AM
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Just curious does anyone have any pics of the light coming out of a 4th gen EBAY special projector?
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 09:15 AM
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The 4th gen housing actually offer decent light reflection with a stock headlights and no projector. I have only seen one projector set offered for the 92-93 (90-91 gets no love ). I would say pull your headlights do the custom blacking out and you will reduce a lot of the glare and "lost light". My stock lights with HID actually have little glare and I would put money on it that HID+ebay prjoector=shittier light output. Mainly due to you have to switch to a h3/h4 setup and these are widely used for foglights. . IMO a retrofit of bixenon projectors cost a TON and for what its worth I think blacking out the stock headlights would get decent results. But overall HID's get my
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 10:37 AM
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why not just get PIAA xenons? =P
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sh0rti &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why not just get PIAA xenons? =P</TD></TR></TABLE>
I already have PIAA halogen Xenon.
Halogen just don't cut through the wet pavement at night to light it up.
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Old Feb 26, 2004 | 12:29 PM
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....I have the EBay projectors, the lighting SUCKS they have H3 bulbs, you can't adjust them, and the fit is so so!

Ebay projectors=
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