Glepage22

Hi,


I want to buy and install an H.I.D kit on my 2012 Base TSX.


Wich brand/kit would you recommend me with your experience ?


Thank you all members for your help.




Guillaume

xtcnrice

For the projectors? I'd recommend nothing. They're beautiful the way they are.

ceb

The OP is in Canada where HIDs are not standard - but - there is no legal or proper way of retrofitting HIDs unless you buy the US OE parts.

NBP04TL4ME

I would agree with ceb and outfit/retrofit your TSX to OEM US specs assuming that is permissable in Canada.

Glepage22

Hi guys,


Yes, here in Canada, on the Base TSX we have projector with halogen bulb. The premium model/tech package does have the H.I.D kit.


So you are telling me that I can't install H.I.D in my halogen projector?

xtcnrice

Ah, good point ceb. I completely forgot about that point, because since 2013 (maybe even sooner), even the Base model TSX in Canada came with leather, roof, and HIDs.

justnspace

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you can, however, it may be against the law.
if you're fine with breaking the law, head to www.theretrofitsource.com

Glepage22

Nice! I didn't know that. In 2012, we got everything except leather and HID in the base model.

ceb

Aside from being against the law, you cannot put an HID bulb into a halogen projector and expect it to work properly.

A bit of reading for the OP

soupi

plan on getting these
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/com...cbi-49196.html

heard they work like a beaut

ceb

You, soupi, have HID's already in your car and you are merely changing the bulbs . In the process you are degrading your vision, but that is beside the point.

More importantly, your post has nothing to do with the OP's question. The OP is asking for an apple and you're saying "I'm going to get some green beans".

I understand that English isn't your native language but please don't go around confusing other posters.

soupi

instead of trying to criticize someone in order to make yourself feel good about yourself, offer advice..

buy ballest and go with these bulbs glepage, you wont regret it.

ceb

You still don't get it. You CANNOT just put a HID bulb into a halogen housing (ballast or not) and have it work.

Read my link. Nobody is criticizing you, but you are talking about things you know nothing about.

xtcnrice

ceb otoh, knows everything

ceb

Maybe not, but I DO know lighting and regs. I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.

The difference is, I just don't jump into a thread if I don't know what I'm talking about.

bagwell

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cuz nobody ever speeds either right?



Ceb, do you know Canadian regs as well?

....and honestly I trust retrofitsource over daniel stern (old school).

ceb

Canadian regs (with very minor exceptions - speedo must have main scale in KM, minor in MPH while the US is opposite - and the mandatory DRLs in Canada) are identical to US regs. Aside from the aforementioned DRLs, the Canadian lighting regs are a virtual carbon copy of the US regs.

I'm not a big fan of DanielSternLighting but he does have accurate information all in one spot. The retrofitsource, OTOH, sells products that cannot comply with the laws of physics and still produce an acceptable light pattern.

bagwell

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an unacceptable light pattern to you, but there's lots of satisfied retrofitsource customers out there....they sell some of the best high quality projector retrofits...giving a super sharp/focused cutoff (much better for example the OEM 2G TSX's projector).

....And if you're gonna retrofit an HID kit, they don't sell junk.

ceb

No - it is an unacceptable light pattern to the regulators in every country that regulates lighting.

If you believe that a bunch of guys selling cobbled together bits and pieces can do a better job of building a lighting system than the OEs that spend millions designing and testing this stuff then I've got a bridge to sell you.

An ignorant customer can easily be a satisfied customer.

ceb

Now let us consider something that is irrefutable. In their "terms and conditions" they state (bolding mine):

"you should be aware that all modification to headlights may put them out of compliance with regulatory laws governing vehicle lighting in your city/state/country and therefore the products we sell are designed for off-road use only."

We also now that the term "for off road use only" is not recognized under the law and there have been numerous rulings that if an item can be installed on an otherwise street legal car, then those items must comply with all applicable laws.

One day theretrofitsource will get a letter from the NHTSA lawyers and they'll fade away like APC.

Retrofit HID bulbs are illegal because they do not comply with the laws of physics.

bagwell

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LMAO - do you know when US lighting regulations were created...

1948?? LOL

Funny, even my sheriff's constable buddy installed an HID kit on his truck.

bagwell

iTrader: (1)

from an actual police officer....

BTW running a 5000K bulb for my low beams

ceb

Created and updated are two different things. The US had one of the first lighting standards but they've been updated frequently ever since - if not, then we wouldn't have halogen, HID or LED headlights in our cars today. A statement like that just shows ignorance.

And just because a constable installed aftermarket HIDs doesn't mean it is right. Cops do stupid and illegal things all the time - or haven't you been watching TV in the last few weeks?

ceb

And your point is??? While 5000k is on the blue'ish side, it still falls within the definition of "white" - but your beam scatters and you aren't focusing light properly. Oncoming traffic want to take a baseball bat to your headlights.

Pre-facelift current MB E series use a 5100k bulb which meets all regs. Anything from about 4100k to 5400k should be OK - but - there is so much more than color temp and cutoff to a proper lighting unit.

NBP04TL4ME

but I side with ceb.

Glepage22

Wow guys, didn't saw that my topic was going this way. I have read all of you and don't get wrong, I know that I can't put H.I.D kit in an halogen headlamp! Have a nice day guys.