Things to know when upgrading to HID

**NighthawkGT** · September 22nd, 2010 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by obsessed

sir,how much will it cost for the retrofitting of my headligths and same goes to the hid bulb? my car is honda vtis 04 model.may ready to made na ba na naretro na basta isasalpak pagnagpunta ako dyan or magaantay pa po na gawin ang pagreretrofit? salamat po?

you got pm bro

**JackFlash** · September 27th, 2010 02:38 PM

* Nighthawk, thanks very much for all the useful tips. Some questions:

Is retrofitting still possible on a car that already has plug-n-play HID lamps?
If yes to no. 1, how much for a 1st gen CRV?
If no to no. 1, what should be done?

Thanks!

**NighthawkGT** · September 27th, 2010 03:01 PM

*jackflash

yes its still possible for a proper retrofit when you have plug and play hids already, the first prerequisite is that your headlamp housing is clear lens which i think it is. then you can still use your existing ballasts but the h4 hid bulb will be replaced to d2s together with the projectors. check out your pm inbox.

**honda civic** · September 28th, 2010 05:11 PM

Sir how much po magagastos para sa honda civic 97...TIA

**vvvaccord** · September 29th, 2010 01:31 AM

ask ko lang kasi may mga factory hid na like civic 2.0s and accord 3.0v6 but they are not projector type useful ba hid nila since there is no projector?

**NighthawkGT** · September 29th, 2010 11:06 AM

*honda civic kindly check ur pm thanks bro.

*vvvaccord

factory fitted hid like that on the civic 2.0 fd and the accord is still okay because they emit a street legal output pattern which has a light cut off. these reflectors are designed to handle d2R bulbs which has a painted shield on the bulb. the effect is low lumen rating. but overall the beam is still satisfactory. but you can never compare them to a modified hid projector which has a razor sharp cut off light with a little color band along the cut off and the most distinct characteristics which is the unmatched width of the beam compared with hid reflectors.

**Medallion** · September 29th, 2010 02:44 PM

At NighthawkGT,

Good pm. Saw your previous and current works in the various threads and posts as well as on your website, and they are excellent. For budgetary purposes, how much would be the costs of a dual (low only) and a quad (low and high) HID projector HL retrofiting on a 2010 face-lifted Hyundai Santa Fe. The projector HL (low) of the 2010 SF is still halogen type while reflector type on high beam. Also, how long would the retroffiting take (for dual and quad) and are there ways in the retrofitting that the electrical warranty on the OEM HL electricals will not be voided or it is really the trade-off? I understand you can use OEM bulbs and wirings to avoid voiding the manufacturer's/dealer's warranty on the headlight electricals. I am uncertain on this.

Many thanks in advance and any information you can provide will be highly appreciated. I shall await for your PM soon. Brgds.

**vvvaccord** · September 29th, 2010 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by NighthawkGT

*honda civic kindly check ur pm thanks bro.

*vvvaccord

factory fitted hid like that on the civic 2.0 fd and the accord is still okay because they emit a street legal output pattern which has a light cut off. these reflectors are designed to handle d2R bulbs which has a painted shield on the bulb. the effect is low lumen rating. but overall the beam is still satisfactory. but you can never compare them to a modified hid projector which has a razor sharp cut off light with a little color band along the cut off and the most distinct characteristics which is the unmatched width of the beam compared with hid reflectors.

now i understand. thanks for the information. can i purchase china made hid just like the ones used by honda i plan to purchase one for my accord and i don't like to alter my headlamp and put reflectors?

**NighthawkGT** · September 29th, 2010 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by vvvaccord

now i understand. thanks for the information. can i purchase china made hid just like the ones used by honda i plan to purchase one for my accord and i don't like to alter my headlamp and put reflectors?

if your headlamp uses halogen as stock please just stick to halogens. changing it to hid makes your light output horrible..

the one you mentioned that uses hid on reflectors (the civic 2.0 fd and the accord V6 ) are using reflector that was designed to handle hid bulb, they uses d2r bulb, just google d2r bulb to know more.

you can read 1st post on page 1 again for more clarification on upgrading to hid.