My new HID conversion (Pics)

[bleeb]

Do they have kits for Acura Integra 1998?

 

[RagingBITCH]

McCulloch has to be the worst brand of HID's ever. You're going to regret going the cheaper route here in the near future - should have gone Phillips or someone else to begin with.

 

[mrCide]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
McCulloch has to be the worst brand of HID's ever. You're going to regret going the cheaper route here in the near future - should have gone Phillips or someone else to begin with.

happened to me, picked up a 'cheap' set on ebay.. one of the lights was bad and the guy wouldnt honor the warranty, sent me a new harnass and refused to give me a new bulb, kept saying to different things (no sht).. got an oem hella kit from a guy and all is right

 

[LordMorpheus]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
Just installed my McCulloch 5300k HID kit that I bought from the Acura board. These things are great, they put out 3x as much light on the road as my old halogens. I made sure that they were aimed properly, I had my buddy drive in front of me and we drove past each other on the road and he said they were just different looking but not blinding.

Shot of the headlights straight on
Before
After

Shot of the beam patterns
Before
After

You are an as$hole.

 

[rh71]

what's the difference between an entire kit and the $9 sets you can get off ebay ? Well I'll tell you... the cheap ones on ebay died after 1-2 years (acceptable at that price). What's the cost for a kit ?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Unless you replaced the reflectors as well, you're going to blind everyone else on the road. The HID bulbs are not meant for lower-discharge reflective cones that direct the light.

 

[mrCide]

ffm; they make d2r bulbs for reflector housings.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: rh71
what's the difference between an entire kit and the $9 sets you can get off ebay ? Well I'll tell you... the cheap ones on ebay died after 1-2 years (acceptable at that price). What's the cost for a kit ?

there is no such thing as a $9 hid kit. that's $9 "hid like" bulb

 

[SuperTool]

They looked fine before, and they were stock, as in designed and extensively tested specifically for that car by a real Honda engineer.

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: SuperTool
They looked fine before, and they were stock, as in designed and extensively tested specifically for that car by a real Honda engineer.

Yeah well, so are 100 hp d series motors in civic DXs. That doesn't mean it's a bad idea to get a motor swap.

 

[Dissipate]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Aren't after-market HIDs illegal?

There is a ton of stuff for cars that is illegal in California. A cop told me that the covers over my license plates were illegal, nevermind the fact that I bought the covers with the frames in a Kragen auto parts store IN California.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: bmacd
i thought about converting the lights on my motorcycle, but got lazy and ditched the idea. Are you sure your beams are aimed correctly?

-=bmacd=-

They're not.

These are.

- M4H

holy crap. thats a crazy sharp cutoff!!!! :Q:Q

 

[MikePanic]

you must really luv your legend

 

[psiu]

I hate those lights. EDIT: Although I appreciate your attempting to aim them properly.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: Dissipate

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Aren't after-market HIDs illegal?

There is a ton of stuff for cars that is illegal in California. A cop told me that the covers over my license plates were illegal, nevermind the fact that I bought the covers with the frames in a Kragen auto parts store IN California.

Yeah, they're illegal in most states.. radar "locks on" to the license plate and some covers can mess it up. Smoked covers also make it just about impossible to read your license plate.

 

[imported_vr6]

I did it for my car, excpet i got an 6000k phillips kit. I got my lights aimed professionally. Had it for over a year and still flawless. No problem with cops..(knock on wood). Before i got it aimed, i did have people flashing me, but ever since the aiming ~ 6months ago, no more flashing.

 

[Viperoni]

Did the kit comes with lenses as well?

 

[IHYLN]

i appreciate you aiming them right. nothing worse than idiot ricers putting $1000 headlights into their $3000 car and blind the fvck out of everyone.

 

I don't mind these HIDs as long as you don't blind me.

 

[imported_vr6]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: bmacd
i thought about converting the lights on my motorcycle, but got lazy and ditched the idea. Are you sure your beams are aimed correctly?

-=bmacd=-

They're not.

These are.

- M4H

holy crap. thats a crazy sharp cutoff!!!! :Q:Q

Either those are OEM or they are retrofitted projectors:thumbsup:

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: rh71
what's the difference between an entire kit and the $9 sets you can get off ebay ? Well I'll tell you... the cheap ones on ebay died after 1-2 years (acceptable at that price). What's the cost for a kit ?

there is no such thing as a $9 hid kit. that's $9 "hid like" bulb

That's exactly what I mean... why spend money for an entire kit when you can get the same effect, albeit for a shorter amount of time (possibly), with a $9 set of bulbs ? How much is the conversion kit and what else is the difference ?

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: M4H
They're not.

These are.

- M4H

elite!!!!! that's some mad sunlight in them bulbs!

 

[isekii]

Hey Hitek, they make Projector housings for your car.
You might as well get those for the HID.
The beam pattern doesn't look legal to me, and you might be a target. Driving an older acura with hids.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: SuperTool
They looked fine before, and they were stock, as in designed and extensively tested specifically for that car by a real Honda engineer.

Yeah well, so are 100 hp d series motors in civic DXs. That doesn't mean it's a bad idea to get a motor swap.

Yes it does. Just sell it and get another Civic with a better motor.

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis

Originally posted by: rh71
what's the difference between an entire kit and the $9 sets you can get off ebay ? Well I'll tell you... the cheap ones on ebay died after 1-2 years (acceptable at that price). What's the cost for a kit ?

there is no such thing as a $9 hid kit. that's $9 "hid like" bulb

That's exactly what I mean... why spend money for an entire kit when you can get the same effect, albeit for a shorter amount of time (possibly), with a $9 set of bulbs ? How much is the conversion kit and what else is the difference ?

You do not get the same effect. You can easily tell HIDs from Xenon bulbs.

I have Xenon bulbs as my high-beams and they are completely drowned out by the HIDs. The Xenon bulbs aren't really that good either. I originally had a set in my car but they burned out (literally melted) in about a week. They also required higher power so they could potentially damage your electrical system.

OTOH, Sylvania Silverstars are quite bright though they do not have the same color as HIDs. They are often marketed as HID replacements.