gtfo

What temp bulbs do you run, how do they look without retrofitting and where did you buy your kits/how hard was it to do?

AznX TL

i had 6k bulbs, bought it off a vendor on honda-tech. it was really easy to install.

gtfo

is the beam pattern really clean at night? notice a difference worthwhile of recommending them?

AznX TL

honestly......i dont remember what they look like since im use to having projector hids now.

swoleCL

my avatar picture kinda sucks, but i've got 9k. i like them, i do most of my driving at night and they do the job very well.

gtfo

im not that skilled

*BAY*CL

6000k output is great IMO, doesn't beat projectors but it's much better than stock that's for sure. Anything higher than 6000k and it starts to become more difficult to see. search the threads there has been a few on HID's and as far as install goes it's fairly simple the only thing that's gonna take a while is finding out where to mount the ballast if you have a 3.0

gtfo

i was actually thinking the 4300k for white white light

Accord_V6_400m

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My bro has 5K and those are crystal white warm up blue white and then BAM pure white, its really nice

NitiNiteZ

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4300 is oem. my first set was 5k which was super white... and now i have 4300... they are about the same. I don't like the blue look which starts to get more blue as u move higher than 5k

97BlackAckCL

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I have 6000K on my projectors on the CL, and a 6000K pnp kit on my 4runner, and I love the coloring, but I would not recommend going above it. Once my bulbs burn out on the projectors I may go up to 5000 or 4300, but I don't use my headlights enough for that to ever happen. Here area couple pics of my 6000K, I love the color, just a hint of blue, and very bright white.





4runner pnp

gtfo

good pics man thanks, now where is the best spot to buy em?


actually how hard is it to retrofit projectors?

97BlackAckCL

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Not easy

Blind_Shooter

i went 10k and its really blue. bright but very blue. i like it, its not for everyone though. they are very bright and the cutoff is ok. i figured out projectors are not a weekend project and you will most likely need to buy another pair of headlights to even attempt it. if you do want to try i have a pretty good connection on the projector pieces from s2k, tsx, and few others that "may" fit

97BlackAckCL

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Def want a second set of headlights to hack up for a retro, I still have my spare set cuz I ended up hacking up my oem set

white2.2cl

the higher the kelvin the less light output it is i bought 8000k`s for my girl friends 03 civic looks really good i bought them of vvme.com for $65 shipped had them for about a year now never had a problem for those interested. i got 6000k`s on the cl but going to upgrade to 8000k`s

unlewser

i have 4300, they are pretty bright and dont attract too much attention. When i had them in the stock housing there were a lot of hot spots. now with projectors it spreads the light way more evenly.

97BlackAckCL

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Projectors are night and day difference for light displacement

XxAtTheGatesxX

Do projectors only if you're handy, have money, patience, and an extra set of headlamps.

Otherwise just get the 6000k plug 'n play kits from either eBay or www.mobilehid.com That's where I got mine from.


^Pretty obvious which ones my car.

DoubleSh0t

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I have 5000K HIDs, previously had 6000K. The output is nearly the same, though I like the color of the 5000K better. 6000K was a bit too blue for my tastes, and I didn't want to get hassled by the local 5-0.

The 6000K kit I had was more expensive, but it seemed to scatter the light more. Overall, the cheaper 5000K kit was a better value.

SupraManAG

i have 5ks. I have never had better results. Can see even better than highbeams without the blinding effect

Noo3.0CL

would any HID kit work? Like Ebay?

DoubleSh0t

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Yeah, that's where I got mine. It works fine.

Blind_Shooter

^^ x2 ebay is the shiznit

mattastick

I bought mine off of ebay, and got shipped 9004 bulbs. When I contacted the company about sending me the right bulbs, they sent me another set of ballasts with no bulbs... So now I have 2 sets of ballasts and no bulbs that will fit the car... I'm trying to find some money to get the right bulbs, but I'm a poor college student...

On another note, any thoughts on HID's for both high and low beams? I mean, I have 2 sets of ballasts, and they're plug and play, so it wouldn't be that much different to buy another set of bulbs... Any thoughts from anyone? I was looking at doing what Blind did with the 10000ks.

subbuzz

I loved my 6k.lol I'd be more worried bout the 5% tints

pic's of my old cl with 6k or should I say doubleshot's cl (I miss her)

97BlackAckCL

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Aw man, I aint see the percemobile in a minute,

asianspec

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too many memories of that car. even for us.

97BlackAckCL

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I mean I know it's still around but it aint the same as the old percy days

jreyes30

get a pair of 6000k cause they look way better than higher kelvin hid's like 10000k, 12000k or those ugly ass 20000k kits. 4300k & 5000k look cool 2 but if u want that euro look without being ricey than 6000k is deff the way to go.

DaInFaMMuS1

I have 3k's on my CL but then again I have yellow tint on my headlights lol. I love mine, pretty unique with great light output but also attracts unwanted police attention sometimes, depending where I go and how bored the police are lol

duluoz

keep in mind, whatever you get will move away from the yellow spectrum (toward the blue) just a bit over time. i have 4.3, and they seemed a bit yellow @ first, but matured into a perfectly pure white (even in daylight).
considering that projectors have quite a bit to do with color, i'd go 5K if you aren't going to bother with a retro, and have a pure white and good output in mind.
i like apexcone for pnp, lifetime warranty and battery harness available, decent price, and i've seen many people happy with them over time. i've been running their ddm kit for some time, and it's worth every penny.
wattage is another question with pnps, though; some prefer 35w, some like 55w, but they are considerably more expensive.


mattastick:
i wouldn't bother with highbeams, as hids need time to warm up, and most h/b duty is quick on/off stuff (which is kind of abusive to the system and certainly compromises their practical effectiveness) -- just get a good set of halos for the highs so you have that distance sight available immediately when you need it.

DoubleSh0t

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See my post called "Headlight Observation" ... my ballast is toast

Tehvine

I use 5000k, had 6000k on the other car and at night in the rain I was screwed. The farther you get from that yellow 3000k, the worse the output is. The 5000k's in the CL are tolerable in the rain, but I sort of wish I picked up 4300k instead. I may pick up some fogs and put in 3000k's but I currently have more pressing matters to deal with as I have tied up my garage with a hell of a project.

Blind_Shooter

i use high beams if i have trouble seeing at night or any other conditions. i never really considered hid's as rice but............... i bought the HID's and always loved the bright blue the imports used. so rice or not i like it because its stands out. only my 2 cents.

Germ

i have 6k i think it looks okay but definitely not as good as if you had projectors. im almost done with mine. hahaha. after like a year. ill post pics soon

gtfo

so is there any brand to look for thats better than another?

davzilla

lol, i just bought a set of 4300k 9006 conversions off ebay for 65 bucks.

i had a silverstar ultra blow on the way home. they only sell em up here in pairs @ 55 +tax so for the extra 5 bucks i'll give em a shot.

gtfo

wow i cant seem to find any on ebay... that cheap at least

97BlackAckCL

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there's a difference between that blue and your 10000K blue though, your 10K blue is more for show than light output, even my 6000K is a bit too blue, but anything higher is just useless for headlights in my opinion