i've been waiting for this thread for a while now, I'm glad it's began. Someone just a few posts ago said HID can melt the housing. Are you saying that The Accord Euro for example has a stronger plastic for the housing, or a different heat resistant material?
Wilkie, you said you bought a new HID housing, I'm assuming this was a premade retrofit off ebay, probably with angel eyes, is that correct? If so, I'm tempted to buy one myself as premade HIDs with projectors already retrofitted seem to be hard to come by in Oz. I have heard there have been some problems with them being poorly retrofitted without a waterproofing sealer properly and of them getting fogged up very easily, as well as fuse blowout problems due to the HIDs using a higher voltage without upgrading the fuse.
I agree with DMX though, as I've thought about this topic long and hard. Body repairs would be fixed by someone at a repair shop without needing to analyse your lights. I think properly retrofitted HIDs with projectors would probably be the stealthiest part of an illegal mod for a car if properly fitted (as they look stock), unless water got into the High voltage lines and screwed the engine bay system, in which case you'd have to go through that engine/warranty nightmare with the Insurance company or Honda specifically if the engine is covered by them instead.
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