Retrofitting HID for EK's

[Perry]

ANy1's done it here

[joonix]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/rly44/IMG_0361.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/rly44/IMG_0281.jpg

EK Civic -
http://hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9135&highlight=
http://hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7802&highlight=
http://hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8362&highlight=

EG Civic -
http://hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8673&highlight=civic

Rly44 has made custom shrouds and fitted them to OEM headlights which have been modified.

It would be alot easier to get some of those "JDM Style" projector headlights, remove the existing projectors and replace them with proper HID equipment. Generally a lot less fabrication is required.

[MrPlow]

OMG! How hot... I want!

[joonix]

http://pages.videotron.com/gond/hid/149.jpg

EK with BMW E46 Projectors.

http://hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8602&highlight=

[02ZZI]

that looks hot as? any idea on cost?

[Perry]

u got any step by step on how to do them?

[|N|]

perry man u r a crazy kient...
i have a spare headlight.... i suppose we could do some experinment on it

[FEL12X]

hm...just buy the taiwanese jdm blk projector headlight....looks pretty similar..as just the projector insert are not cheap thou

[|N|]

hm...just buy the taiwanese jdm blk projector headlight....looks pretty similar..as just the projector insert are not cheap thou

nah man... DIY all the way ... idea is to have sth diff.... and we r all tight ass....

[DomenEK]

What are the legal issues surrounding this kind of mod?? I also note there is no high beam.....

[|N|]

well anything is illegal these days... my car is still pretty stock and yet its illegal

[PLYBOY]

you can get dual hi/lo hid kits aye, they are pretty cool, my other has them on her EK

[|N|]

you can get dual hi/lo hid kits aye, they are pretty cool, my other has them on her EK

yes i have them... but it would not fit into proj.

[joonix]

Excuse any spelling / grammer mistakes. I've very tired.


that looks hot as? any idea on cost?

I've only ever purchased projectors, ballasts and shrounds from the USA. Price varies depending on the manufacturere and which vehicle they came off.

BMW E46, Acura TSX, Honda S2k, Mercedes E55 and Audi RS6 are the usual donners. You should be able to order the projectors and ballasts directly from a BMW/Honda/Mercedes/Audi dealrer in Australia, but I expect the prices will be quite high.

Generally, You can expect to pay between $150 - $250 USD for a set of good second hand projectors and ballasts.

Hid planet offer two very good kits, which include either Bosch or Valeo Projectors with Hellaballasts. See:

http://www.hidplanet.com/package.html


u got any step by step on how to do them?

Instructions will vary from car to car. People use different methods. Some modify OEM headlights, and fabricate projector mounts. Some People modify aftermarket projecter housings (angel eyes and what not).

Try searching http://hidplanet.com/forums/ for model specific information.

Personally, i've been down both roads. Aside from an R32 Skyline, I've found that modifying OEM headlights can involve some painfull fabrication. I'd much rather modify soem after market projector housings.



hm...just buy the taiwanese jdm blk projector headlight....looks pretty similar..as just the projector insert are not cheap thou

IMHO, you are on the right track. Get "JDM Projectors" off Ebay USA (less teh $100 USD normally), chuck away teh projectors that they come with and retro fit proper HID projectors.


What are the legal issues surrounding this kind of mod?? I also note there is no high beam.....

They are completely illeagle at the present. Several members of Skylines Australia (SAU) are in the process of trying to get them engineered on a few R32s.

HID systems must be ADR approved. For example, when importing a R34 GTR, the HId system is removed and "destroyed" during compliance. Regular headlights are fitted from a GT-T.

After compliance is completed, the R34 GTR owner normally convientiantly finds a set of HID headlights in the dumpster outside the complaince shop :)

The problem is that the ADR requires them to be self leveling, and have auto washers fitted. Washers are easy to retro fit, but a self leveling system would be a nightmare (and when correctly set up, unrequired). Fit washers, correctly calibrate the the retrofit, and find a sympathetic engineer.

Note that alot of locally delivered cars fitted with OEM HID kits do not have a self leveling system :/


you can get dual hi/lo hid kits aye, they are pretty cool, my other has them on her EK

99% of kits are utter shit. Especially the ones on eBay, and parading across the pages of Autosalon and HOT4s etc. Do not believe what the ads say, they are simply trying to make a buck off you. Don't believe anything ever printed in Autosalon or HOT4s either (Does anyone take those rags seriously anyway?).

[joonix]

yes i have them... but it would not fit into proj.

Can you please take a photo of your cars head lights pointing at a wall at night? I suspect that you set up is rather poor.

[Perry]

Excuse any spelling / grammer mistakes. I've very tired.



I've only ever purchased projectors, ballasts and shrounds from the USA. Price varies depending on the manufacturere and which vehicle they came off.

BMW E46, Acura TSX, Honda S2k, Mercedes E55 and Audi RS6 are the usual donners. You should be able to order the projectors and ballasts directly from a BMW/Honda/Mercedes/Audi dealrer in Australia, but I expect the prices will be quite high.

Generally, You can expect to pay between $150 - $250 USD for a set of good second hand projectors and ballasts.

Hid planet offer two very good kits, which include either Bosch or Valeo Projectors with Hellaballasts. See:

http://www.hidplanet.com/package.html



Instructions will vary from car to car. People use different methods. Some modify OEM headlights, and fabricate projector mounts. Some People modify aftermarket projecter housings (angel eyes and what not).

Try searching http://hidplanet.com/forums/ for model specific information.

Personally, i've been down both roads. Aside from an R32 Skyline, I've found that modifying OEM headlights can involve some painfull fabrication. I'd much rather modify soem after market projector housings.




IMHO, you are on the right track. Get "JDM Projectors" off Ebay USA (less teh $100 USD normally), chuck away teh projectors that they come with and retro fit proper HID projectors.



They are completely illeagle at the present. Several members of Skylines Australia (SAU) are in the process of trying to get them engineered on a few R32s.

HID systems must be ADR approved. For example, when importing a R34 GTR, the HId system is removed and "destroyed" during compliance. Regular headlights are fitted from a GT-T.

After compliance is completed, the R34 GTR owner normally convientiantly finds a set of HID headlights in the dumpster outside the complaince shop :)

The problem is that the ADR requires them to be self leveling, and have auto washers fitted. Washers are easy to retro fit, but a self leveling system would be a nightmare (and when correctly set up, unrequired). Fit washers, correctly calibrate the the retrofit, and find a sympathetic engineer.

Note that alot of locally delivered cars fitted with OEM HID kits do not have a self leveling system :/



99% of kits are utter shit. Especially the ones on eBay, and parading across the pages of Autosalon and HOT4s etc. Do not believe what the ads say, they are simply trying to make a buck off you. Don't believe anything ever printed in Autosalon or HOT4s either (Does anyone take those rags seriously anyway?).

mines the same model as urs i just want know how u fitted them in ur car

[joonix]

mines the same model as urs i just want know how u fitted them in ur car


Those two EKs in my first post are not my cars. They are from the USA. I've yet to fit a set to a Civic, but will be doing a EG hatch in the future.

See my last post for instructions (IE - See the links I posted.)

[mugen_ctr]

Bump for old thread.... BUT... this is very interesting!.... some one shed more light into this please

[3KNST9]

i was going to get someone to do em for me bust cost to much

[vinnY]

custom's the only way to go with this
just remember to measure twice, cut once
learnt my lesson :p

[anzai]

imho it looks disgustingly ugly... dont shoot me :S

[vinnY]

function over form I guess

in any case, links in the second post is as good as it gets