Hid With Projectors
07-23-2002 | 09:17 PM
#22
I'm not a n00b!
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From: Memphis TN
Originally posted by EliteAccord
Halogen projectors suck:thumbup:
Halogen projectors suck:thumbup:
Projector housings really do an excellent job of putting the light where you need it, and minimizing it where you don't, provided you have a bulb that puts out a good amount of light w/ a good beam pattern (as 9006 and 9005 bulbs do, which is what Integras use).
Tony the Tiger retrofitted Audi HID projectors into his stock Camry headlights, which have fluted prismatic lenses. They seemed to work well, but those headlights also have separate high and low beams, so he was able to retain the high beams. If you put Audi projectors or the like inside Civic headlights, you won't have high beam capability, which means you would not pass inspection if it is required in your city or state.
08-04-2002 | 12:04 PM
#23
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From: El Monte, CA
Originally posted by PatrickGSR94
If you put Audi projectors or the like inside Civic headlights, you won't have high beam capability, which means you would not pass inspection if it is required in your city or state.
If you put Audi projectors or the like inside Civic headlights, you won't have high beam capability, which means you would not pass inspection if it is required in your city or state.
08-12-2002 | 11:28 PM
#24
Illusion Lighting
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From: So. Cali
Originally posted by PatrickGSR94
Here are the facts people:
ALL OEM HID headlights are 4300K. The difference in color you see between different manufacturers comes from the optics of the housing. All these 6000K, 8000K, etc. kits are purely for cosmetic purposes only. If you want that you might as well not waste your money and just buy some ghey blue halogen bulbs instead.
Projectors that use H3 bulbs suck because of the transverse (sideways) filament in H3 bulbs. H3 bulbs themselves have a crappy beam pattern.
HID capsules inside an aftermarket Civic projector housing will NOT melt anything, as it only draws 35W, compared to 55 or more for H3's. Add to that the fact that the light is generated by an arc of current, instead of by heating a filament.
I cannot say what the beam pattern and output would be like for a xenon capsule made to replace an H3 bulb, inside a projector housing. If the capsule was designed correctly with the arc the correct distance back from the cutoff shield, the beam pattern might actually be better than with halogen H3 bulbs, but who knows if engineers who made these capsules took the time to do this.
If you really want the BEST light output, you will need to hack open a set of projectors and try to retrofit in something like Audi S4 HID projectors. That's probably big $$$$ though.
Here are the facts people:
ALL OEM HID headlights are 4300K. The difference in color you see between different manufacturers comes from the optics of the housing. All these 6000K, 8000K, etc. kits are purely for cosmetic purposes only. If you want that you might as well not waste your money and just buy some ghey blue halogen bulbs instead.
Projectors that use H3 bulbs suck because of the transverse (sideways) filament in H3 bulbs. H3 bulbs themselves have a crappy beam pattern.
HID capsules inside an aftermarket Civic projector housing will NOT melt anything, as it only draws 35W, compared to 55 or more for H3's. Add to that the fact that the light is generated by an arc of current, instead of by heating a filament.
I cannot say what the beam pattern and output would be like for a xenon capsule made to replace an H3 bulb, inside a projector housing. If the capsule was designed correctly with the arc the correct distance back from the cutoff shield, the beam pattern might actually be better than with halogen H3 bulbs, but who knows if engineers who made these capsules took the time to do this.
If you really want the BEST light output, you will need to hack open a set of projectors and try to retrofit in something like Audi S4 HID projectors. That's probably big $$$$ though.
08-12-2002 | 11:29 PM
#25
Illusion Lighting
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From: So. Cali
Originally posted by PatrickGSR94
wrong, H3 bulbs suck, and therefore projectors that use said H3 bulbs also suck.
Projector housings really do an excellent job of putting the light where you need it, and minimizing it where you don't, provided you have a bulb that puts out a good amount of light w/ a good beam pattern (as 9006 and 9005 bulbs do, which is what Integras use).
Tony the Tiger retrofitted Audi HID projectors into his stock Camry headlights, which have fluted prismatic lenses. They seemed to work well, but those headlights also have separate high and low beams, so he was able to retain the high beams. If you put Audi projectors or the like inside Civic headlights, you won't have high beam capability, which means you would not pass inspection if it is required in your city or state.
wrong, H3 bulbs suck, and therefore projectors that use said H3 bulbs also suck.
Projector housings really do an excellent job of putting the light where you need it, and minimizing it where you don't, provided you have a bulb that puts out a good amount of light w/ a good beam pattern (as 9006 and 9005 bulbs do, which is what Integras use).
Tony the Tiger retrofitted Audi HID projectors into his stock Camry headlights, which have fluted prismatic lenses. They seemed to work well, but those headlights also have separate high and low beams, so he was able to retain the high beams. If you put Audi projectors or the like inside Civic headlights, you won't have high beam capability, which means you would not pass inspection if it is required in your city or state.
use a bi-xenon projector if you're worried about not passing
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