Clarification on OEM/HID bulbs?

[Ralphie]

So now that im looking for HID's for the 02 Accord i see that the bulb type is HB3 and HB4 for the low/high respectively i believe.

Nonetheless the website i bookmarked doesn't have anything listed under HB?

WARNING NOOB QUESTION!>!?!?!

Is that because HB3=H3? HB4=H4 etc?

I want to do both the low and high because i don't think ill like the look of just the lows and then OEM highs.

Thanks guys!

[92turboaccord]

with a little search i found hb3=9005 and hb4=9006
google

[Ralphie]

I usually go right to google but I didn't want to sort thru endless piles of useless hid nonsense.

Thank you though.

[Tippey764]

Alot of cars with factory HID's come with halogens for high beams

[deevergote]

Yeah, since high beams are often used for a short time, it can put considerable wear on HIDs.

[92turboaccord]

I usually go right to google but I didn't want to sort thru endless piles of useless hid nonsense.

Thank you though.

no prob... anytime

[Ralphie]

Hmmm yea i already decided since i don't happen to use highs but about 4% of total beam on time, ill just do lows. I settled on 35w 6k for the lows. Should look good.

[owequitit]

As has been mentioned, HID's are not suitable for high beam use. In addition to being ridiculously blinding, it is just going to kill the lights.

HID's have a much longer 'arc strike time' and they don't work effectively until they get up to operating temps, which takes a bit.

Also, at some point, they thought it would be a good idea to start changing bulb designations. Those might be the same as 9005/9006. If you google, you should find some equivalency information.