HID lights for 06-07 Civic SI?
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HID lights for 06-07 Civic SI?
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I've been thinking about buying an 07 Honda Civic SI Coupe. Does anyone know if it's possible to get true HID lights for it (not Silverstar, etc.)? I understand that those aren't factory options. Can you get them aftermarket? Any advice would be great! Thanks!
I've been thinking about buying an 07 Honda Civic SI Coupe. Does anyone know if it's possible to get true HID lights for it (not Silverstar, etc.)? I understand that those aren't factory options. Can you get them aftermarket? Any advice would be great! Thanks!
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www.cqlight.ca
www.oznium.com/hid <<i have the 6000k and i love it
www.ebay.com <<search for xenon or HID
www.oznium.com/hid <<i have the 6000k and i love it
www.ebay.com <<search for xenon or HID
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tell u the truth. All of these aftermarket HID kits are garbage on all the cars I have seen on the road. Some went to the too high of a Kelvin and lights look like garbage.
They also not aligned so blinding everyone.
They also not aligned so blinding everyone.
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Originally Posted by Black Tire
tell u the truth. All of these aftermarket HID kits are garbage on all the cars I have seen on the road. Some went to the too high of a Kelvin and lights look like garbage.
They also not aligned so blinding everyone.
They also not aligned so blinding everyone.
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Originally Posted by Dem1K
HID kits are f'n retarded...IMO, you either get a retrofit, or be happy w/ your stock output
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when you get a aftermarket hids, they don't have proper cut-off and they do blind on- coming traffics and cars infront of them. so selfish and of course RICE
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Originally Posted by daemonicus
some people cant afford to pay $1000 just to have a projector retrofitted. the second gen TL and the RL didn't have projectors and they still had HID from the factory.
Also a FYI, a basic retrofit costs around $6-800 now.
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Originally Posted by gtg710w
when you get a aftermarket hids, they don't have proper cut-off and they do blind on- coming traffics and cars infront of them. so selfish and of course RICE
someone in our first gen TL forum did a retrofit awhile back and i believe he paid $900+ just for the installation and then another couple hundred for the xenons. you get what you pay for though, they looked amazing.
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Originally Posted by gtg710w
when you get a aftermarket hids, they don't have proper cut-off and they do blind on- coming traffics and cars infront of them. so selfish and of course RICE
...and also not street-legal.
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Man, talk about some haters . . . my headlights were already projector, and they absolutley sucked. After getting the HID kit installed, and properly aligned, they put out a ton more light and actually allow me to drive at night now. I get flashed less now with the HID's then I did with the regular.
Again, if you do the install correctly, you will increase output and not increase glare.
Again, if you do the install correctly, you will increase output and not increase glare.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/ATXCLS/Viper/IMG_2422.jpg)
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HIDs done correctly = awesome. HIDs done poorly = ricer crap. Put them in your stock reflector housings and it will always result in ricer crap. Projectors designed for halogen bulbs (see the post above this one) will show better results as they have superior beam shaping characteristics, but you will want to ensure that the D2S bulb's arc length is at the same focal length from the output lens as the original halogen bulb was, for best results.
PLEASE read this before going any further: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...nversions.html
PLEASE read this before going any further: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...nversions.html
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if you dont have projectors, getting and HID kit is A) illegal, B) a very asshole thing to so since ull be blinding the fuck out of everyone hence A). And for proof that its illegal http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...nversions.html
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Originally Posted by gtg710w
when you get a aftermarket hids, they don't have proper cut-off and they do blind on- coming traffics and cars infront of them. so selfish and of course RICE
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Originally Posted by stangg172004
if you dont have projectors, getting and HID kit is A) illegal, B) a very asshole thing to so since ull be blinding the fuck out of everyone hence A). And for proof that its illegal http://www.danielsternlighting.com/t...nversions.html
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Originally Posted by stangg172004
how are HIDs rice?
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I have observed a few Civics, Accords and RSXs with aftermarket HIDs and they look pretty good to me.
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My buddy installed HID's on a 99 eclipse convertible, and let me tell you...for all the blinding he did, it really was not much of an improvement over his stock lights. No projectors though which would make a huge difference. I wouldn't do it unless you could get a projector in there. Matter of fact, I would love to upgrade to projectors for my 2000 tl if I weren't looking to get rid of it soon..
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So if I'm hearing this correctly, I first need projector headlamps like http://www.procivic.com/pages-produc...eadlights.html. Then, install an HID conversion kit?
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Originally Posted by ccarbajal08
So if I'm hearing this correctly, I first need projector headlamps like http://www.procivic.com/pages-produc...eadlights.html. Then, install an HID conversion kit?
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Originally Posted by ccarbajal08
So if I'm hearing this correctly, I first need projector headlamps like http://www.procivic.com/pages-produc...eadlights.html. Then, install an HID conversion kit?
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Originally Posted by ATXCLS
Not true at all. The kits that Excelerate sells here on the site are pretty good. As long as you buy something around 6000k, the output will be better then stock. The other problems are linked to a poor install-you have to re-align the lights after you install them.
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Kits are a big no no even if you put them in aftermarket projector headlights. If you really want to get the true benefits of HID then get yourself some OEM HID projectors, my suggestion would be get a pair of AP1 S2000 projectors, and get them retrofitted in your OEM headlights.
Here are pictures of a Si with S2k projectors retroed in the headlights.
![](http://www.teamtuf.com/mako/honda/s2000_retro/s2000retro1.jpg)
![](http://www.teamtuf.com/mako/honda/s2000_retro/s2000retro2.jpg)
![](http://www.teamtuf.com/mako/honda/s2000_retro/s2000retro3.jpg)
Trust me your halogens are way better than a slapped in HID kit. Once you go the projector route you will never look back at halogen or reflector based HID set up. All the aftermarkets kit do is produce unwanted glare which blinds the oncoming traffic. Also more Kelvin i.e. bulb color temperature doesnt mean more light. The OEM D2S (used in almost all the current projector based OEM setups) is rated at 3000 lumens where as a typical 6000K bulb is rated at 2300 lumens and as you go up in color temp the lumen rating keeps on dropping meaning less visible light for you to see with at night.
Here is an output shot of the above shown headlights, notice that there is no unwanted glare and the light is evenly spread out.
![](http://www.teamtuf.com/mako/honda/s2000_retro/s2000retro_25cut.jpg)
Here is another retro in an integra using a pair of S2k projectors.
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/DSC_4155.jpg)
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/Img0001.jpg)
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/Img0005.jpg)
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/DSC_4161.jpg)
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/DSC_4163.jpg)
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/DSC_4164.jpg)
Btw compare all those pictures to the following output pictures of HID kits
Wall shot
This is the poop
^^ Check out the uneven light output and all that glare.
Here are pictures of a Si with S2k projectors retroed in the headlights.
![](http://www.teamtuf.com/mako/honda/s2000_retro/s2000retro1.jpg)
![](http://www.teamtuf.com/mako/honda/s2000_retro/s2000retro2.jpg)
![](http://www.teamtuf.com/mako/honda/s2000_retro/s2000retro3.jpg)
Trust me your halogens are way better than a slapped in HID kit. Once you go the projector route you will never look back at halogen or reflector based HID set up. All the aftermarkets kit do is produce unwanted glare which blinds the oncoming traffic. Also more Kelvin i.e. bulb color temperature doesnt mean more light. The OEM D2S (used in almost all the current projector based OEM setups) is rated at 3000 lumens where as a typical 6000K bulb is rated at 2300 lumens and as you go up in color temp the lumen rating keeps on dropping meaning less visible light for you to see with at night.
Here is an output shot of the above shown headlights, notice that there is no unwanted glare and the light is evenly spread out.
![](http://www.teamtuf.com/mako/honda/s2000_retro/s2000retro_25cut.jpg)
Here is another retro in an integra using a pair of S2k projectors.
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/DSC_4155.jpg)
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/Img0001.jpg)
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/Img0005.jpg)
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/DSC_4161.jpg)
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/DSC_4163.jpg)
![](https://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a157/chinki13oi/DSC_4164.jpg)
Btw compare all those pictures to the following output pictures of HID kits
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Wall shot
![](http://www.oznium.com/product_photos/large/560.jpg)
This is the poop
![](http://www.oznium.com/product_photos/large/875.jpg)
![](http://www.oznium.com/product_photos/large/221.jpg)
![](http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/AlpineJLAudio/HIDBeam.jpg)
^^ Check out the uneven light output and all that glare.
![](http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/AlpineJLAudio/IMG_3523.jpg)
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i have HIDs in my stock reflector housing and i'm in no way saying it's as good as projector HID (duh) but i dont think it's all that bad. i have mine lowered a couple degrees and i have the glare shields. there is a little bit of glare but compared to the pics shown above, i think it's pretty decent and it's just about the same, maybe a little less than stock. the cutoff line on the stock bulbs is actually worse
. before and after comparison below.
![](https://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/along_came_spider/halogen_garage1.jpg)
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![](https://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/along_came_spider/halogen_garage1.jpg)
![](https://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90/along_came_spider/xenon_garage1.jpg)
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No question daemonicus, looks better with the HIDs.
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ugh... the "installing a hid kit without a retro" argument again... i laugh at all the responses from people who have no experience with it and have no clue what they are talking about, just quoting what theyve read on the internet... i have installed xenondepot hid kits in my old rsx-s in the stock housings and just recently in my gf's new accord stock housings.....
ONCE INSTALLED AND AIMED CORRECTLY they DO NOT blind oncoming drivers and are VASTLY SUPERIOR to the stock bulbs...
the HID kit in stock accord housings puts out better/ more light than the projector hids in my TL...
i have driven infront of and driven twards the accord many times and it is not diffrent than any other OEM hid light shining back at me.. Neither I nor my gf have been flashed even ONCE in the accord.
dont believe the hype people....
ONCE INSTALLED AND AIMED CORRECTLY they DO NOT blind oncoming drivers and are VASTLY SUPERIOR to the stock bulbs...
the HID kit in stock accord housings puts out better/ more light than the projector hids in my TL...
i have driven infront of and driven twards the accord many times and it is not diffrent than any other OEM hid light shining back at me.. Neither I nor my gf have been flashed even ONCE in the accord.
dont believe the hype people....
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Originally Posted by F23A4
I think he is referring to aftermarket HIDs. That said,
with rmpage's prior post: "HIDs done correctly = awesome"
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