HID upgrades, possible?

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07-08-2007, 03:58 PM
lilwilliam

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Originally Posted by aaronng

The base model projectors are designed for halogen, not HID. So the light won't be as good as that from a luxury model.

But for your car, you need the H1 HID kit. I prefer a max of 5000K, which is white with tinge of blue. I don't like it too bluish. There are 6000K kits as well, so it's up to you. You might get weird effects from these kits though. One member had 2 long shadows in the light because of the ground electrode of the H1 HID bulb.

i heard that the 6000K hid's have poor vision in the rain.
07-08-2007, 04:03 PM
NeoNode

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Originally Posted by lilwilliam

i heard that the 6000K hid's have poor vision in the rain.

HID's in general, have poorer vision in the rain.
07-08-2007, 04:09 PM
Euro1011

So Aaron or anyone here, I'm sure it's better to upgrade to a HID kit but would a standard halogen (white) still do a better job than the factory halogens? I'm thinking it would but not much. Or is it just a waste of time and money to get the halogens, mite as well go for the kits
07-08-2007, 04:15 PM
NeoNode

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Originally Posted by Euro1011

So Aaron or anyone here, I'm sure it's better to upgrade to a HID kit but would a standard halogen (white) still do a better job than the factory halogens? I'm thinking it would but not much. Or is it just a waste of time and money to get the halogens, mite as well go for the kits

Actually it's not better to upgrade to an HID kit for halogen equipped cars, unless done properly.
You can refer to this thread about it.
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72055

I found Narva PLUS 50 halogens bulbs to be quite good.
They are not white, but they sure are bright!
07-08-2007, 04:30 PM
aaronng

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Originally Posted by Euro1011

So Aaron or anyone here, I'm sure it's better to upgrade to a HID kit but would a standard halogen (white) still do a better job than the factory halogens? I'm thinking it would but not much. Or is it just a waste of time and money to get the halogens, mite as well go for the kits

White halogens are not as bright as standard yellowish halogens. The brightest I've used are the +50 Narva/Osrams. I'm now using Crystalvision 4300K bulbs, which are whiter but are noticeably dimmer than the +50 bulbs.
07-08-2007, 05:09 PM
r-r-redEuro

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Originally Posted by destrukshn

i got the original oem hid head lights, with the projectors
bulbs, ignitors, control units, for sale if you want em.
bulbs are brand new, i can do it for 1k posted.
cheers

hey destrukshn, are your hits new ? if not how old are they ? pm me ?
or do you know where else in sydney that i can buy 6500k hids ?
07-08-2007, 05:24 PM
J-TODA

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Originally Posted by r-r-redEuro

hey destrukshn, are your hits new ? if not how old are they ? pm me ?
or do you know where else in sydney that i can buy 6500k hids ?

u can get em off ebay...branded or no brand... and i never knew dere were 6500k ones?? i fought it was 6000k den jumps to 8000k..
07-08-2007, 05:55 PM
my_vtec77

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Originally Posted by NeoNode

Actually it's not better to upgrade to an HID kit for halogen equipped cars, unless done properly.
You can refer to this thread about it.
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72055

I found Narva PLUS 50 halogens bulbs to be quite good.
They are not white, but they sure are bright!

yeah..NeoNode is right. I was crazy about HIDs b4. No more now after i read lots of drama about aftermarket HID kits.

I'm not sure is it possible to change back from HID to halogen in standard euro.
07-08-2007, 06:04 PM
Euro1011

Yeah I'll probably pass on the HID kit first and change the bulbs instead and see how it goes from there. Not keen on spending so much on the kit. Rather on some other mods.
Cheers all for the info
07-08-2007, 07:08 PM
J-TODA

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Originally Posted by my_vtec77

yeah..NeoNode is right. I was crazy about HIDs b4. No more now after i read lots of drama about aftermarket HID kits.

I'm not sure is it possible to change back from HID to halogen in standard euro.

yes.... all u do is jst keep the oem parts of which u replaced ur HID kit with...

adn if u wnat to return to halogens.. jst remove the HID kit..and replace it..

simple task..
07-08-2007, 07:09 PM
^__^ SM ^__^

I used 6000K HID kit before and they're ok but not so good at night. When I switched back to stock halogen and now using Bluevision bulbs, I seem to see more but less range than the 6000K HID. I think it was due to the colour being too white (although the 6000K did light up street signs so so so bright!). I am now ordering 4300K HID bulbs so I can get the extra range AND the more visible color. So I would recommend 4300K bulbs. If anyone wants 6000K bulbs in H1, feel free to PM me. :)

Also, like Aaron said, the H1 hid bulbs do have the shadows from the projectors. but you get used to them though. I'm gonna have trouble adjusting again after using halogens for a while now.
07-08-2007, 07:45 PM
Shimian

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Originally Posted by Euro1011

Anyone used the MTec Halogens? Wonder if they are any good.
I'm also thinking of changing to halogens but not sure of the specs. As I know the halogen low beam is H1. From what i read it's H1-D2S. Does it mean I need to get halogens for the Euro which are H1-D2S spec or H1 halogens will do?
Also is 4750K bright enough for halogen or should i go for 6000K halogen if there is such a spec?

Im using MTEC halogens 4300K on my FD2. Its not that bright compared to my stock. I installed them merely to see if i like to drive in white. I can see i will like white when i change over to HID.

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