Well i ordered a pair of true hid converion lights and they came in yesterday. It was very hard to install the first side since I didnt know what I was doing took about 30 minutes for the first, then once I got the hang of it the other sede took about 5 minutes, they are 12000K hid, almost a purple color, will take some pics tonight

 

where did you order your HIDS from

 

heres 12000k warming up

 

when its raining, you're not gonna be able to see s***.

 

Dude im jealous!! I just bought an installed "SilverStar Cool Blue" bulbs in my truck an its no were near as blue as i wanted. It has a bluish tint an they are alot brighter but no were near yours. How much did that set you back?

 

sorry i'm more of a 4-8k fan... anything after 8k is horrible light output imo colour=**** light... but congrats

 

A bulb is never going to look like an HID setup, period. They sell millions of bulbs that have a blue tint, but your never going to get the clean light an HID produces.

Also, HID goes by a temperature range (K). Once you get above 5000k-6000k, your going to have the blue look get deeper and deeper, but at the cost of light output.

6000k-8000k is the majority on the boards here I think. Most of us get them from a dealer on E-bay (member - HID4U) for around 100$ (A little more if you opt for the bi-xenon kit which has high and low beam). Although this isn't HID from a factory projector setup, this is the best your going to do with that amount of money (And by many people opinions, the HID4U kits are awesome.) Kit consists of bulbs, ballasts, harnesses*, and everything else needed to install.

* note - It seems some people here who ordered the kits from HID4U didn't get harnesses, but that really isn't a problem. Here is a great write-up by a fellow member (Blue150) on how to do it if it doesn't come with the harness.

HID Install Guide by Blue150


Theres a ton of info around about this subject. I could go on and on forever, do a quick search if you have any another questions.

 

i wish i had that write up wen i did mine. how do u aim them down?

 

Aiming is at the bottom of the write up page, its very simple but use a wrench to turn the adjusting screw as it strips really easily.

I had 8k in my last car and when it rained, I was fubar'd big time, like driving with no lights at all. The stripes and signs light up but if its not reflective, you won't see it. 6K is the blueist I will ever go.

 

Also, once you go real HID you will never so much as look at another "blue bulb" again. Ever.

 

And any HID bulb replacement in a housing designed to run a halogen bulb won't look like a true HID either. The Halogen's housing scatters the light too much... Defeats the whole purpose. True HID systems like the (now discontinued) Sylvania Xenarc system focus the beam properly so that the light isn't scattered into oncoming traffic's eyes, and helps focus it down the road in front of you where it's needed.

-Joe

 

I have done many of these installs for several different vehicles.
As I tell everyone, I will intall them no problem, but you get the set yourself so I am not responsible for half the "garbage" systems out there.
One thing remains true with EVERY single install though, and that is the same complaint over and over.
Anything over 6000K people start complaining that as soon as there is any precipitation, they can't see a thing! More so with over 8000K.
I run the 4300K in my 1988 Chevy Conversion van, but will not install a set in my 99 F150 XL. These systems on these trucks just don't reflect well in my opinion, no matter what the Kelvin temp. is.
just my 2 cents.

 

I just added the HID and now my Auto ON lights will not work. Anyone have any fix


Thx Mike

 

Well you can get allkind of headlights here http://usautolighting.com/honda/

 

Even though Sylvania dosent make the Xenarc systems anymore, can't you still buy them?