Barry95

After being quoted $707 to fix my headlight, i took the advice of fellow Aziners and got the 5000k kit from HIDEXTRA and I couldnt be happier. After 2 and a half hours under the knife the car got its eyes back. The only issue I had was the headlights were WAY too low and i couldnt see anything so I had to get them aimed by Honda

01tl4tl

are you lowered springs or coilovers- that messes the aim
normally -with stock light housing- there is a V shaped channel on rear that a + screwdriver slides down and into the top gear of height adjudter
just turn as indicated by arrows on top of housing to fix the prob
Honda hopefully set them right and you see much better now

reminder that new hid bulbs of any brand require about 50 hours of use to get fully burned in- brightness will improve and color will stabilize with enough blue to light up road lane markings/lines and enough white to see and avoid objects in the road ahead

01tl4tl

did the bulbs get installed the same as the old ones came out?
with the external rod facing down? It all went together good- the retainer clip went in place without protest? just making sure install was correct and not cause of aiming
Bolts for housing went together easy? no extras or switched to another place bolts?

Barry95

no im not lowered at all and everything went back together smoothly... but for some reason when they aimed my headlights they arent aimed in the exact same place on the ground they are slightly off is that normal?

01tl4tl

it should be the driver light is in slightly and closer to the center of car- so you don't blind oncoming traffic and can see the middle of lane best

the right light should extend farther and to the right, to pick up road edge and people walking, riding bicycles etc

or have things changed at the dealer level of modern equipment and thinking?

Barry95

from what you said they did it backwards and they did the same with the high beam.. but how come when i had my OE setup it was all level?

01tl4tl

maybe the housings are not back in place exactly? the car has sagged on suspension with normal wear?

aim the car at a wall- do the lights look level at 3 feet from wall?
Does the road light up well in your opinion?
I was not aware of any high beam adjuster, only our main adjuster on rear of housing for vertical on low beam

Barry95

im taking the bumper off tonight to re locate the ballasts so ill check if the housing are in correctly, the road does light up fairly well and ill aim them at a wall tonight and let you know

01tl4tl

where did you end up putting the ballast?

see our diy thread (3rd item down main thread list) it has complete headlight adjustment, with proper measurements followed by the old school= park behind a semi- trailer at night and have at it!

Barry95

i moved the ballasts right behind the crash bar in the front. i was also thinking about what u said how the housing might not be in correctly but when i first did it both high beams were level on the ground so im thinking taking it to firestone having them align the lights then going back to the honda dealership and getting my money back.

01tl4tl

that doesn't work- if I ran that Honda shop I would laugh at you
Not happy with what the shop did = take it back and explain the issue
they will redo the work under warranty that all work comes with!

in no way should another shop touch the lights!- then you expect first place to give a refund
not happening dude!!
how does shop1 know that shop2 didn't screw them up?

Barry95

thats true but how could they have messed it up this hard in the first place... it doesnt look like they moved my passanger side bulb at all they just re aimed my entire driver side and called it a day

01tl4tl

as said before- I am not aware of adjustment beyond the housing itself- vertical -the channel on back of housing and horizontal,,(don't know where that one is)
the low beams being the important one for aim- the highs not being hid are useless in comparison IMO

I believe new car specs for aiming are different than for us, possible the equipment they use is set up for new cars- or operator doesn't know how to use correctly??
these things happen- just leave it alone and take it back!!
If the aiming equip wasn't set on right or was somehow damaged = guess what!
Seen that on wheel alignment machines, dirty equip and poorly trained operator = let the kid learn on that one!!

Barry95

yeah! thanks man ill definetly take it back to honda i appreciate all the help!!

Barry95

so i went to honda today complaining about the poor job they did, I spend 2 hours there and when i went to go get an update he told me that my right headlight wont adjust up anymore (which they failed to tell me last time) and he had no response to the fact that my unajustable high beam was aimed at the tree line. So I got a full refund and now i have to another shop. So my question is how come when my OEM lights were in everything was fine and now they tell me something is wrong is it a common issue to not adjust the headlight?

3.2TLc

They gave up and gave ya a full refund, hmmm......at this point, recheck your installation of the aftermarket kit and try to adjust them yourself. There are vertical and horizontal adjusters which may need lubed up with WD40. If the lamps were ok prior to your work, something with the bulbs is out of alignment, IMO. You don't adjust for the high beams.....only the low.

Barry95

i just got hit with another issue... my drivers side headlight wont turn on (the properly aimed one) and when I opened the hood and took a look there was some smoke coming from the housing..

Barry95

so an update on the smoke coming from my housing... turns out the bulb came out of the socket and when i had to use my headlights at night it melted and is useless.. but thanks to the great customer service at HIDEXTRA i was able to get a new bulb and connector free of charge under warranty, couldnt be happier with the way they dealt with me

01tl4tl

are you saying the bulb retainer arm- that metal PITA that goes on one side of bulb- was not installed and locked in place? or how did the bulb get out

let there be no doubt- hid headlights make a lot of heat, that's why you don't close the vent hole on bottem of housing

HIDEXTRA comes thru again! it wasn't their fault or the parts fault, (was it?)
but they cover installer issues too! good place to do biz with IMO

paperboy42190

iTrader: (7)

please keep in mind the hole at the bottom of housings are for preventing condensation by allowing humidity to escape.
The hole has nothing to do with heat. How could it anyways? heat rises, not goes down.

01tl4tl

HOT AIR EXPANDS and will go out any escape it can find in any direction
(I a Pilot= I know from air)
so the hole on bottom of housing is it! cant put the heat vent on top- water will get in! and we have enough issue with the headlight lens seal leak leading to ballast destruction~

if that hole were for condensation prevention/removal- why do we get water/condensation inside lens and housing after rain or car wash?

Barry95

the headlight was probably my fault *shrugs shoulders* and they were great... also when your talking about the "vent" is it the cap that goes on the back of the housing? or did i miss a vent on the bottom