Planning on getting an HID retrofit

**dr. d** · December 30th, 2019 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by ealdree

Just noticed that retrofitted projectors on my hi beams lean towards the center. Is this the normal setup?

can't they be adjusted?
are these assemblies unique as either for left-hand drive or right-hand drive vehicles?

**istan** · December 30th, 2019 09:22 PM

U have to change the internal light shield.

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**jut703** · December 30th, 2019 10:36 PM

Had dinner with a friend who had Keon Sondra LED bulbs in his Vios' stock halogen projector.

KS sellers always claim superior output with 1 gazillion lumens (which isn't even the right measure). Compared low beam output with the stock LED headlamps of my Civic:

Stock LED has more defined cutoff and farther throw, KS output is concentrated to foreground.

To be fair, the KS LED on halogen projectors wasn't glaring when viewed head on or through your side mirrors.

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**hdj80** · December 31st, 2019 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by jut703

Had dinner with a friend who had Keon Sondra LED bulbs in his Vios' stock halogen projector.

KS sellers always claim superior output with 1 gazillion lumens (which isn't even the right measure). Compared low beam output with the stock LED headlamps of my Civic:

Stock LED has more defined cutoff and farther throw, KS output is concentrated to foreground.

To be fair, the KS LED on halogen projectors wasn't glaring when viewed head on or through your side mirrors.

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Could it also be the quality of the projector lenses in the vios vs the lenses in the civic? Since the civic is more premium baka better quality din ung sa civic.

Tbf the KS LEDs in my forty also light up the foreground (hotspot) but it throws really far still.

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**travajante** · December 31st, 2019 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by hdj80

Could it also be the quality of the projector lenses in the vios vs the lenses in the civic? Since the civic is more premium baka better quality din ung sa civic.

Tbf the KS LEDs in my forty also light up the foreground (hotspot) but it throws really far still.

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Variables, possible....the ideal comparison would be them on similar cars.

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**jut703** · December 31st, 2019 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by travajante

Variables, possible....the ideal comparison would be them on similar cars.

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You can't retrofit KS LEDs on cars that come with factory LEDs because KS LEDs only work on halogen sockets. There are a few cars that come with LED projectors (as opposed to the jewel-type LEDs on the Hondas) so maybe you can fit KS there, but why would someone with OEM-spec LEDs replace theirs with KS.

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**hdj80** · December 31st, 2019 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by jut703

You can't retrofit KS LEDs on cars that come with factory LEDs because KS LEDs only work on halogen sockets.

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Thats true. And of course iba pa rin ung buga ng oem LEDs. I was side by side with a new mazda 3 hatch last night and its oem led was brighter by a bit and had a clearer cutoff with no hotspots. While my KS leds were ok it had a farther throw and more yellow light cuz i got the 5000k color.

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