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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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? on HID lights

my gf has her 05 accord coupe and wants HID lights. is it possible to take our system and put it in hers? i have no knowledge whatsoever about these things.. if we can, what exactly do i need to buy (from our black market of course)? and is this something i can do myself?....?
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 01:20 PM
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definitely possible....you should try searching these forums....i'm sure there's a thread that will answer all your questions...then you can decide if it's something you can do yourself....
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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def possible, i have put hids into everything from newer accords to older hatchbacks
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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def possible, i have put hids into everything from newer accords to older hatchbacks
..? are you a mechanic of some sort? if you are, i'll drive down there to have you install it for her..?? i do'nt go moddin or fixing car a lot so no friends on that side - would rather have a fellow TL do it.
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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Yeh, but most applications I have seen have not been done right. And the headlight housing for Non-HID cars make it so that there is a lot of glare. I would research into this before blinding drviers.

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def possible, i have put hids into everything from newer accords to older hatchbacks
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 01:48 PM
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Yeh, but most applications I have seen have not been done right. And the headlight housing for Non-HID cars make it so that there is a lot of glare. I would research into this before blinding drviers.
yeah..I work with a guy that added HID to his 02 Civic Si and from behind him you could see a glow of glare due to his housings...they just didn't look right, not crisp and clear, kinda cloudy like....

maybe you could check if there is an 03+ accord that offered HID, here or over seas....then get those housings...
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 01:59 PM
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Yeh, but most applications I have seen have not been done right. And the headlight housing for Non-HID cars make it so that there is a lot of glare. I would research into this before blinding drviers.
If you want it done right, (might be pricey), you can try to get the JDM Honda Inspire Headlights. I think they look just like the USDM Accord Lights, but they are HIDs IIRC.

They shouldn't be excessively pricey. The JDM Projector HIDs for the fogs on my Infiniti are $1600 including shipping, for the pair. I don't think the Inspire headlights are projectors, so it should be cheaper, so it shouldn't be that much more than regular HID headlight assemblies. (I think the TL's assembles are $1400)

Heck, maybe you can just order the headlight housing, and get the rest of the components here...
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by whatwasthat
my gf has her 05 accord coupe and wants HID lights. is it possible to take our system and put it in hers? i have no knowledge whatsoever about these things.. if we can, what exactly do i need to buy (from our black market of course)? and is this something i can do myself?....?
Very simple!
All you have to do is to get a complete xenon kit including a pair of xenon bulbs and rebase the xenon bulbs into 9006 size. or you can find a complete kit with 9006 size.
One of my friend has a complete philips kit with 9006 ultinon bulbs for sale. If interested, you can e-mail me at akinaboy@hotmail.com. I will ask my friend how much.
thanks.
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 07:44 PM
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You cant directly take it out and tick them in. The ballasts you can reuse but the bulbs no unless u convert them to 9006 from what I remember is the low beams for the 05 accord.
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by akinaboy
One of my friend has a complete philips kit with 9006 ultinon bulbs for sale. If interested, you can e-mail me at akinaboy@hotmail.com. I will ask my friend how much.
thanks.
How much and how long as it used for?
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 07:53 PM
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check out hidforum.com. There has been many people who have done these mods on there and will do it to.
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by whatwasthat
..? are you a mechanic of some sort? if you are, i'll drive down there to have you install it for her..?? i do'nt go moddin or fixing car a lot so no friends on that side - would rather have a fellow TL do it.
i can do it no problem, peice of cake
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 08:03 PM
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Yeh, but most applications I have seen have not been done right. And the headlight housing for Non-HID cars make it so that there is a lot of glare. I would research into this before blinding drviers.
yea it doesnt come out right if you dont do it right, obviously
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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There are aftermarket projectors for the accords i believe.
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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dont get aftermarket projectors, you can retrofit the hids into the stock ehadlights
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by thAviEtbOi 37
check out hidforum.com. There has been many people who have done these mods on there and will do it to.
Just an FYI. hidforum is no more. The replacement is hidplanet.com. Just didn't want anyone getting confused when they are redirected to hidplanet.
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Bxscig
How much and how long as it used for?
I have to ask him for the price, but I think he used them for about 4 months and he barely drove the car because it was Lexus SC300 and because of it is Rear wheel drive car, he didn't drive during winter. If you are serious in buying this, e-mail me at akinaboy@hotmail.com.
thanks.
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