Standard -> HID

[VTiR.LUDA]

Hey everyone.,
just after some pointer's.
I used to have my HID's installed
in a mazda protege .. globe size H4.
Will they fit into a 98 Prelude .. as i have
No idea of the globe size in these cars.

plz help me out.

[gReY-oNe]

prelude 5th gens are h1
but u can use the old ballast and buy new h1 globes and it would fit

[VTiR.LUDA]

Thanks heaps for your responce !!
any idea roughly how much each individual globe cost?

anyone.

[gReY-oNe]

i think 150 for the pair???
maybe there is cheaper but yeah last yr i asked n that was the price

[liman]

One of the traders here have it for around $50-60 a pair.

[VTiR.LUDA]

Oh Really .. how can I contact them ??

[[NAV]]

i paid about 155 for a kit off ebay.. i think its pretty goood

[VTiR.LUDA]

;1731152']i paid about 155 for a kit off ebay.. i think its pretty goood
yer that's heaps good., see I have the kit though,
just wondering if I can save by just getting different
globe's as chaeap as possible without it coming close
to a new HID kit price.

[liman]

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90925

Autoconcept is the trader.

[Luding]

while you're at it, get a projector retrofit as well...

[VTiR.LUDA]

Thanks heaps for that matey !!!

[CB7_OWNER]

Actually on ebay.. the bulbs alone are really cheap... your potentially paying just for the ballast... and if your ballast supports the wattage.. you might wanna upgrade to a bulb with a nicer colour too it as well =D like 8k-10k ^^

[VTiR.LUDA]

sounds great.
need to check out ebay ;)

[kelviN]

ok Question :

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=9156&d=1211089959

This is how the standard bulb of a prelude looks like.

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36942

Now check out the shape of the H1 hid bulb.

Ive bought a kit b4 , tried to install it but the base of the H1 hid bulb is way to small and it cant even sit flat into the hole of the headlight and it cant be clipped down.

So wat is the solution ?

Pics of how ppl installed it would be great

[[NAV]]

theres a rubber grommit further down the wire... you gotta cut around the edge of it.. and pull it up to the globe... then... u just put that clip thing over the grommit and it holds it in place.... thats how i did mine!

[gReY-oNe]

i rememeber installin mine like normal
but the hid bulb was abit too big and didnt fit in the head light socket thing

so we toke a nail filer and filed it down just abit
and it fit

im not sure wat ur problem is so i posted up mine LMAO

hope it helps

[nounderscore]

hey,
with stock headlights, would you need anything other than http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90925 to get HIDs?

[Luding]

hey,
with stock headlights, would you need anything other than http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90925 to get HIDs?

do it properly and get projectors. otherwise it's not worth the investment.

[wrxstic]

Actually on ebay.. the bulbs alone are really cheap... your potentially paying just for the ballast... and if your ballast supports the wattage.. you might wanna upgrade to a bulb with a nicer colour too it as well =D like 8k-10k ^^

While 8000k-10000k may look nice, the actual light output (lumens) is very poor and you won't be able to see as well. Around 4300k colour is optimal for HID.

The nice colour flicker you see is not from the bulb, but because of the projectors.

Generally HID kits in reflector halogen housings are a bad idea, cos they glare too much and you end up losing light output cos the light is not projected properly onto the road and scatters.

[[stealth]]

projectors + hid = work
hid alone = fail!

[kelviN]

ebay projectors + hid = not that bad but not great haha