HIDs ????

[Ramx]

well im a noob when i comes to cars but pretty good with electrical stuff ... so how do u install ur HIDs i dont want to mess anything up, and which ones r good ones... ebay???? and for how much a set goes for ?

[DJ metadelic]

The polarity is backwards.

Red to black, and reverse for other color (usually black).

www.ddmtuning.com has some decent $30 HID conversion kits. There's an existing thread already on them. Just search

[whitecoupe91]

what do you mean the polarity is backwards? before the ballast or does the ballast do it internally? I have mine hooked up red to red and black to black before the ballast and they work fine.

[91kid]

I got the DDM 5k 35w kit the polarity was fine... i plugged them in backwards but thats another story...

The only thing about the DDMs is the 5ks looked white on there site but there actually a little blue for me...


Just make sure you purchase a relay harness so you dont fry your wiring

[Ramx]

I got the DDM 5k 35w kit the polarity was fine... i plugged them in backwards but thats another story...

The only thing about the DDMs is the 5ks looked white on there site but there actually a little blue for me...


Just make sure you purchase a relay harness so you dont fry your wiring

ok that what i dont want to do fry my wiring i thought it was just coneed the hids to the lights and bingo but now relay hardness ??i dont want my car to burn like my friends did so what u talking about there

[91kid]

http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p...=133&parent=94

that guy

[Ramx]

ok thx for the help

[2000civicsi]

When you get them installed can you take some nightime pictures so that I can see how the glare is, I have a xenondepot.com 4300k kit in my 00 si, but it has casper shields on the bulbs to reduce glare. I want to purchase a set for the accord but I dont want them if the glare will be horrible.

[deevergote]

A proper HID projector retrofit will produce the best results (and won't blind people when aimed correctly).

A relay harness, as mentioned, should be run to the battery, so you're not drawing more power through the stock wiring than it can handle. As HIDs warm up, they can draw almost double what the wires were designed for (but afterward, they may draw only half the power).

3bspecialties makes a good harness for about $15. Very good quality. Good company.

[91kid]

When you get them installed can you take some nightime pictures so that I can see how the glare is, I have a xenondepot.com 4300k kit in my 00 si, but it has casper shields on the bulbs to reduce glare. I want to purchase a set for the accord but I dont want them if the glare will be horrible.

no one has flashed me or anything so i dont think there bothering people... I am currently aquiring parts to do my projector retro as well

this picture was taken in the rain with my cell

these are apexcone 5k 35w HIDS in stock 90-91 low beam housings

[digitalightkenz]

ok that what i dont want to do fry my wiring i thought it was just coneed the hids to the lights and bingo but now relay hardness ??i dont want my car to burn like my friends did so what u talking about there

I actually learned the hard-way, I highly recomend the Relay kit. I burnt my entire wiring, and it wasn't pretty. it cost me a pretty penny to fix it.

I'm actually going to search about it. it should be interesting.

i have 8 K. and it turns out blue.

Ken

[2000civicsi]

My kit came with the relay setup and is simple to install.

Holy glare on those headlights, have you tried to reaim them at all?

[Juan4DCB7]

I read a DIY on here about HID's and the op said that HIDs should only be for high beams or some other stuff.... what I am trying to say is, is it ok to have HID's for low beams.

[deevergote]

I read a DIY on here about HID's and the op said that HIDs should only be for high beams or some other stuff.... what I am trying to say is, is it ok to have HID's for low beams.

Please link me to this DIY so I can delete it. That's bullshit, and people shouldn't be writing such crap. It's best NOT to have HIDs in your high beams, unless you live in an area desolate enough that you're going to leave them on for an extended period of time. If you're in a fairly populated area like I am, your high beams (when used) are probably going to be used for a few minutes, then switched off for oncoming traffic (unless you're an asshole, and leave them on to blind people...)

[91kid]

My kit came with the relay setup and is simple to install.

Holy glare on those headlights, have you tried to reaim them at all?

Looking at them there are not nearly that bad... The camera(cell phone) and the rain helped with the glare...

I have them aimed as far down as the adjustment will let me