can somebody tell me the part that blocks the hid so you don't blind people? i forgot what it's called. it's driving me nutz.

 

The reflector shield?

 

why does it have to be on HIDs?

the shield works on any regular bulb?

 

well i thought it was mainly for the hids, cuz many people said it blinds people if you don't have it.

 

H4 Adapter Sheild? You can just make one with a coke can..

 

ok you guys are confusing two different things. the diffuser is the piece of metal that covers the end of the bulb. the shield for hids is an adapter that makes it so that there isn't any upward reflection of light.

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that metal adapter is the shield.

 

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This is what keeps from blinding everyone on the road which he is talking about.

 

Do must of the HID's come with the metal peice in the pic above? Curious also

 

no that is only needed for cars that don't come with HID's oem without projectors.

-kenny

 

yea. that's the piece i'm talking about. i thought there was a name for it besides a shield. thanks for the pic.

 

Pick them up here for the not so low price of $22.50 a piece!!!

 

WHO KNOWS THERE BRIGHT DOH

 

those shields are well worth it and are very high quality

 

My Gourmet Garage kit came with the shields already on. The kit is great and doesn't have the high beam glare.

 

does anyone know what kit the 03 maxima uses? i'm looking into it.

 

oem's don't use kits they are d2s or dsr(not sure on this name) bulbs

 

some people said it was h4. i'm trying to confirm that.

 

Anyone actually have these on there 5th gen civic?

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i'll let you know soon.

 

h4 is a bulb used in stock civics, if you look at that shield you notice 3 notches on it (all may not be visable) that allows you to use a d2s or d2r bulb in stock housings. the d2s and d2r has a smaller base and are stock for hid equipped cars. the shields are used to create a nice cutoff line so it doenst blind everyone down the road while illuminated the road directly in front of you (and not the trees and sky)

d2s bulbs are usually used with projectors while d2r bulbs have a metal shield placed on the bulb itself; usually used in reflective housings.

 

i just got a set of maxima hids. i'll probably install it within a month. i hate my work schedule. it's hard to get a weekend off. i'll take some pics.

 

so the ones in this link
http://www.casperselectronics....e.cgi
can make a d2s or a d2r bulb fit into a h4 and no further modding is needed? also how does it stay on? epoxy? just wanted to make sure before i buy it.
thanks

 

thats the place. your bulbs are kept in place with a wire stay inside the headlight housing. the adapter sits in between the housing and the bulb. so the wire keeps the bulb in and the bulb is held in place with the adapter. once you get the bulb out you will see. I would recomend taking the headlight off the car as it will be easier to work with and you will be less likely to **** something up.

 

thank you for your help once again

 

no prob. just sharing info on ht which has given me info.