My Civics HID DIY Installation - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum UPDATED - My Civics HID DIY Installation Updated April 2009 Updated July 2007 One of the things that we really missed when we bought our HCHII was the nice white light that Xenon headlights give All of our other cars have Xenons, so we really wanted to see if we could upgrade the Civic to
How to Hook up a Relay harness to your HID lights The stock headlight power connector (5) powers the relay (6) which provides power directly from the battery (3 4) through a fuse (7) to the HID ballasts (1 2) Got it? Keep in mind that a Relay Harness is only necessary if your HID retrofit kit is a 50 Watt or higher kit A Relay Harness is NOT necessary for 35 Watt kits
Is it illegal to install 8000K HID - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum HID lights are typically brighter, but do not induce extra eye strain In fact, my 8000K bulbs light the road up so well people tend to follow me close for the extra street-sign-glow I've personally used 6000K and 8000K bulbs and in the really good (expensive) ones, you see no bluish tinge in the 8000K or it is so light blue none notices
Hid problem!!! Passenger side wont turn on sometimes The problem is usually with using HID kits without running relay harnesses HID bulbs need clean and consistent power from the ballasts in order to properly warm up, which sometimes the stock headlight wiring may not be enough to provide and that causes the flickering or dying upon start up
Should you get 55W HID??? 55W and 35W comparison 55w HID kits are 40% brighter than the standard 35w kits The 55W system ballasts are about 1 cm longer than the 35W ballasts 55w kits tend to wash out some of the color of the HID bulb due to the light output( for example, a 55w 8000k will look similar in color to a 35w 6000k kit)
Diy: Hid Retrofit Tutorial!! - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum These bulbs run on ebay for about maybe 60 bucks a piece For those that don't know the difference between D2S and D2R, D2R have a cover on the bulb which main purpose is for cars that have HID with a HID reflector (no projector) to not blind oncoming cars The D2S doesn't have that cover so therefore produce more light output D2s
ABS light caused by HID - solved | 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum So, ever since I had that problem, I suspected that the headlight shares the same grounding cable with the ABS circuit As I turn on the HID, the inrush current caused ground bouncing, leaving insufficient voltage supply for the ABS circuit Using relay harness, which provide a separate path to ground for the HID
Anyone but a drop in HID Kit in???? How is the Cut off. . . HID light output will always be a lot more than any sort of Halogen bulb in a basic housing, even without projectors Personally, there'll be some staunch nay-sayers about going with just a basic HID Plug-n-Play kit
Headlight Upgrade | 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum As for what HID brands to go for, do some research on specific brands, you'll get a feel for what's good A thing I've noticed is that crappy kits won't be specific about the brands of the parts they're selling you Better kits will be VERY clear about what you're getting Expect to spend between $120 to $160 or so for a good HID conversion kit