Upgrade or Replace Headlight?

[lloydi12345]

Hi, I am planning to replace my headlight bulbs since pundi na yung isa. My car is Civic '96 Lxi. May suggestions po ba kayo? Should I upgrade the Headlight with projector and add fog lamps? ang cool kasi ng mga angel/devil eyes. Or upgrade the headlight bulb and the electricals of it for a higher wattage? Or just replace the stock headlight bulbs and be contented?

Should I also get my headlights cleaned for a brighter light? Plan ko po kasi magpatint na windshield ng medium. I have seen some tinting services on headlights too. Is it a nice thing?

Ano nga po pala yung stock headlight bulbs ng civic ek at price niya?

[D3nb3r]

Hi, I am planning to replace my headlight bulbs since pundi na yung isa. My car is Civic '96 Lxi. May suggestions po ba kayo? Should I upgrade the Headlight with projector and add fog lamps? ang cool kasi ng mga angel/devil eyes. Or upgrade the headlight bulb and the electricals of it for a higher wattage? Or just replace the stock headlight bulbs and be contented?

Should I also get my headlights cleaned for a brighter light? Plan ko po kasi magpatint na windshield ng medium. I have seen some tinting services on headlights too. Is it a nice thing?

Ano nga po pala yung stock headlight bulbs ng civic ek at price niya?

The basic answer siguro sa tanong nyo sir is also a question Ano po ang gusto nyo sa car nyo or how would you want your cars headlight to look? Its your ride so yung gusto mo dapat ma susunod hindi yung gusto nang ibang tao.

If medyo tight ang budget, then just replace your busted bulbs with genuine parts and clean the lens of your HL. But pag nag pa dark tint ka then yung stock bulbs IMO will not be sufficient lalo na pag gabi. Just remember if you upgrade to HID na may correct projectors na kasama yun set up mo so as not to blind other motorist.

[jhnkvn]

Hi, I am planning to replace my headlight bulbs since pundi na yung isa. My car is Civic '96 Lxi. May suggestions po ba kayo? Should I upgrade the Headlight with projector and add fog lamps? ang cool kasi ng mga angel/devil eyes. Or upgrade the headlight bulb and the electricals of it for a higher wattage? Or just replace the stock headlight bulbs and be contented?

Should I also get my headlights cleaned for a brighter light? Plan ko po kasi magpatint na windshield ng medium. I have seen some tinting services on headlights too. Is it a nice thing?

Ano nga po pala yung stock headlight bulbs ng civic ek at price niya?

Bottomless wallet?

[confused shoes]

The simplest, cheaper but brighter and whiter solution is an OSRAM Night Breaker Unlimited.

[lloydi12345]

Ay sorry I forgot to mention about my objective. Yung gusto ko lang po sana eh lumiwanag yung daraanan ko lalo na sa gabi at kahit maulan. Wala naman po akong planong pagandahin yung car. Gusto ko lang po iimprove yung functionality niya since pang service lang naman siya. Sa budget po Ayaw ko na sanang gumastos pa ng mahigit P1,000 for the pair of HL.


Nacurious lang ako sa HID Retrofit Projector na uso sa forum na ito kaya po ako napatanong hehehe.

[lloydi12345]

The simplest, cheaper but brighter and whiter solution is an OSRAM Night Breaker Unlimited.

Sir magkano po yan ngayon and san makakabili? Will it work on stock headlight casings? Will it not require upgrade for the electricals? Thanks!

[1D4LV]

Hi, I am planning to replace my headlight bulbs since pundi na yung isa. My car is Civic '96 Lxi. May suggestions po ba kayo? Should I upgrade the Headlight with projector and add fog lamps? ang cool kasi ng mga angel/devil eyes. Or upgrade the headlight bulb and the electricals of it for a higher wattage? Or just replace the stock headlight bulbs and be contented?

Should I also get my headlights cleaned for a brighter light? Plan ko po kasi magpatint na windshield ng medium. I have seen some tinting services on headlights too. Is it a nice thing?

Ano nga po pala yung stock headlight bulbs ng civic ek at price niya?

depende yan sa lalim ng bulsa mo bro.
you can do the upgrade to projector, add fog lights with angel eyes tapos HID.
while you are at it, you can also convert your new fog lights to HIDs too.
stock headlight bulbs ng EK is H4. depende yan sa bulb.... it can go as low as 300 pesos per bulb to around 1200 per bulb.

[confused shoes]

Sir magkano po yan ngayon and san makakabili? Will it work on stock headlight casings? Will it not require upgrade for the electricals? Thanks!

Your car lamp's stock is an H4 by the way. But you mentioned a 1K budget, I am worried it won't be enough for any of the improvements you mentioned. You should at least double it.

The Night Breaker Unlimited is a direct replacement but 110% brighter and 20% whiter than stock. According to OSRAM.

[1D4LV]

Ay sorry I forgot to mention about my objective. Yung gusto ko lang po sana eh lumiwanag yung daraanan ko lalo na sa gabi at kahit maulan. Wala naman po akong planong pagandahin yung car. Gusto ko lang po iimprove yung functionality niya since pang service lang naman siya. Sa budget po Ayaw ko na sanang gumastos pa ng mahigit P1,000 for the pair of HL.


Nacurious lang ako sa HID Retrofit Projector na uso sa forum na ito kaya po ako napatanong hehehe.

tama sila. the best route is via the Osram Nightbreaker. However, I think it costs 1.2k and up. Tapos palinis mo yung headlights mo. I think mga 800 pesos din yun.

another route is to upgrade your headlight wattage to around 100/90. However, you need a relay and new wiring. The wiring can cost around 1,200.00 tapos higher wattage bulbs that can go to around 500 per piece. Tapos papalinis ka pa din ng headlights.

Dagdag pa ng onti sa budget.

Don't buy those japanese packaged bulbs... mas mahina ang buga nun sa stock.

[Aoshinomori]

pakiusap huwag ka mag HID. Kahit na sabihing me low cutoff or what. Kasi pag me kasalubong kang naka HID kahit gaano pa kababa ang cutoff, the light itself blinds you. Yung iba nga sa fog lights nilalagay HID, sobrang baba na nun, pero wala din nakakasilaw pa din. Kasi pag kasalubong mo kita mo pa rin ang ilaw.
Bawasan mo na lang tint siguro then regular bulbs, for the sake of other drivers.

[lloydi12345]

Wow dami replies hehe. Thanks sa mga input. Wala naman talaga ako planong mag HID ngayon. Baka next few years na.

May few questions pa po ako.

1. How long does the H4 Osrom Bulb lasts? May nakita po ako dito sa sulit P1,300 Osram Halogen Bulbs - Brand New For Sale Philippines - 35097480

2. How much po yung stock bulb for civic ek? ano po yung brand nito and price? and how long does it lasts too?

Thanks!

[1D4LV]

Wow dami replies hehe. Thanks sa mga input. Wala naman talaga ako planong mag HID ngayon. Baka next few years na.

May few questions pa po ako.

1. How long does the H4 Osrom Bulb lasts? May nakita po ako dito sa sulit P1,300 Osram Halogen Bulbs - Brand New For Sale Philippines - 35097480

2. How much po yung stock bulb for civic ek? ano po yung brand nito and price? and how long does it lasts too?

Thanks!

1. almost the same as outside.... may patong pa sa labas eh. how long it lasts? depende... i had one that i've used for 3 years before.
2. stock bulb is around 300 pesos each.

[D3nb3r]

pakiusap huwag ka mag HID. Kahit na sabihing me low cutoff or what. Kasi pag me kasalubong kang naka HID kahit gaano pa kababa ang cutoff, the light itself blinds you. Yung iba nga sa fog lights nilalagay HID, sobrang baba na nun, pero wala din nakakasilaw pa din. Kasi pag kasalubong mo kita mo pa rin ang ilaw.
Bawasan mo na lang tint siguro then regular bulbs, for the sake of other drivers.

No offense sir but a properly installed HID+projector will never blind incoming traffic. Baka what your trying to say is yung naka HID bulbs na naka install sa halogen housing. Also if there is no correct projector, walang din pong cut-off yung HL dahil walang shields yung assembly nun.

[garyq]

Osram NB or Philips XV is NOT 100% brighter than your stock bulb and I am 100% sure about this.

Pair of DEPO EK headlight is around 3.5 to 5k sa Banawe.

Remove your tint if you have one and get a clear tint, change your bulbs to NB or XV.

Sa budget mo na 1k, get the stock bulbs and DIY buff your headlights, meron ka pa sukli pang merienda.

[jaypee10]

Ay sorry I forgot to mention about my objective. Yung gusto ko lang po sana eh lumiwanag yung daraanan ko lalo na sa gabi at kahit maulan. Wala naman po akong planong pagandahin yung car. Gusto ko lang po iimprove yung functionality niya since pang service lang naman siya. Sa budget po Ayaw ko na sanang gumastos pa ng mahigit P1,000 for the pair of HL.


Nacurious lang ako sa HID Retrofit Projector na uso sa forum na ito kaya po ako napatanong hehehe.

he he..

Sa budget po Ayaw ko na sanang gumastos pa ng mahigit P1,000 for the pair of HL.

bili kana lang ng rechargable na flashlights sa qiuapo .

joke!!!

osram H4 ay maganda kaso 2k po ung dalawa.stock HL lang po ako ,ganyan po gamit ko. saka naka magic tint ung harapan ko.ung paikot naman ay manyak tint super dark. okey naman siya sa gabi maliwanag..dati akong naka HID pero tinanggal ko na..kaya ayun naka bagak nalang baka interesado ka.. he he...

[rukawa11]

sakit sa mata ng mga naka HID sir kaya mag Osram kanalang . lalo na pag nakalowered car mo nakupo bullseye ka ng mga naka HID na naka SUV.
kaya wag mo na dagdagan problema ko sa gabi
yung osram nightbreaker sakto na yan sir sa budget at maliwanag na

[lloydi12345]

Salamat po sa mga recommendations, Sige po mag Oosram na po ako this weekend

[confused shoes]

^ You can also try to ask for the Philips X-tremeVision.

[Aoshinomori]

No offense sir but a properly installed HID+projector will never blind incoming traffic. Baka what your trying to say is yung naka HID bulbs na naka install sa halogen housing. Also if there is no correct projector, walang din pong cut-off yung HL dahil walang shields yung assembly nun.

Hi, thanks for the clarification. However, this will not always be true. Iba iba ang height ng sasakyan. And besides, it doesn't matter kung saan nakatutok ang maliwanag na headlight, kapag nakita ko ang mismong headlight na napakaliwanag. Stars in my eyes na yun (wala kasi akong tint sa harap kaya glare is glare). Just my two cents, this will not necessarily be the opinion of other drivers. For me HID hurts kahit gaano kababa ang cutoff and even with projectors. Drivers of tall vehicles with tint will not notice this inconvenience.

[garyq]

Hi, thanks for the clarification. However, this will not always be true. Iba iba ang height ng sasakyan. And besides, it doesn't matter kung saan nakatutok ang maliwanag na headlight, kapag nakita ko ang mismong headlight na napakaliwanag. Stars in my eyes na yun (wala kasi akong tint sa harap kaya glare is glare). Just my two cents, this will not necessarily be the opinion of other drivers. For me HID hurts kahit gaano kababa ang cutoff and even with projectors. Drivers of tall vehicles with tint will not notice this inconvenience.

properly installed HID lighting systems (correct alignment, correct wattage) and OEM HID systems are safe for use on the road. The comment of D3nb3r was in response to the question/discussion of HID systems na plug and play. All lighting systems will cause glare, of course since source ng ilaw yun, say for example nasa apex ka ng road or pag taas mo sa humps. Even halogen lighting systems will do that. Split second lang yun and there are ways to minimize this. Correct alignment is one, another is the right wattage on the hid or even halogen bulbs. On hi-end cars meron auto levelling and even some manual levelling. Right now, there are BMW cars that actually can sense if your lighting system is hitting someone above the hood and it will automatically turn it off, I think Audi also has this technology now. I have cars retrofitted with HID projectors but pag nasa loob ng village or coming over humps, I turn my HL off and just my fogs. I also turn my OFF manually if I see meron nasisilaw pag paakyat ako coming from basement parking etc. My point here is to use it responsibly and I think that applies to all upgrades you want to install in your vehicle.