HIDs Upgrade

**CDsDontBurn** · 04-27-2011, 08:37 PM

I did this a few days ago. It's been a LONG time since I last made a new thread, so I thought this would be a good way to come back, lol.

Lights on. Another crappy Sylvania Silverstars I've been buying went out. This was the last straw with them and me still buying them.

Bumper off

HID Kit

First attempt at ballast install.

Close up of first ballast install attempt. The wire harness does not reach the ballast so I had to figure out where else to install the ballast.

Figuring this part is what took me the longest of the whole install.

Another angle of my first ballast install attempt.

The OEM intake resonator. I was thinking about leaving it off. I decided against it though.

Figured out the driver's side. Wire harness reached after cutting off some tape.

Both ballasts installed =)

Lights on, camera flash on.

Lights on, camera flash off.

6000k

**CDsDontBurn** · 04-27-2011, 08:37 PM

Ballast going stealth status.

Ballast going stealth status, part 2.

Passenger wires from HID bulbs plugging into their harnesses.

Drivers side.

Seriously, you have to know what you're looking for here.

**Blacksmith1** · 04-27-2011, 11:50 PM

just keep your high beams off when behind me, or i'm break-checkin' ya.
wow! those are way brighter than stock for that model....

**CDsDontBurn** · 04-28-2011, 12:38 AM

My HIDs are brighter than my high beams now :-p. These border on the "gray" area for legal on my car, haha. I gotta adjust them still (point down a little) and then take some night time pictures.

I'm extremely happy with these as they are much more brighter than stock like you said. I can actually SEE the road now!

**Pablo 54** · 04-28-2011, 01:12 AM

Wow. Reminds of those lights on the spacecraft in Close Encounters. How bright is too bright, might I ask?

**CDsDontBurn** · 04-28-2011, 01:25 AM

"too bright" would be having lows, highs, and fogs all on 55w HIDs....

**Aughera** · 12-14-2012, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

I did this a few days ago. It's been a LONG time since I last made a new thread, so I thought this would be a good way to come back, lol.

Lights on. Another crappy Sylvania Silverstars I've been buying went out. This was the last straw with them and me still buying them.

Bumper off

HID Kit

First attempt at ballast install.

Close up of first ballast install attempt. The wire harness does not reach the ballast so I had to figure out where else to install the ballast.

Figuring this part is what took me the longest of the whole install.

Another angle of my first ballast install attempt.

The OEM intake resonator. I was thinking about leaving it off. I decided against it though.

Figured out the driver's side. Wire harness reched after cutting off some tape.

Both ballasts installed =)

Lights on, camera flash on.

Lights on, camera flash off.

6000k

Nice job done. But what is your thought about led lights

**CDsDontBurn** · 02-25-2013, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by Aughera

Nice job done. But what is your thought about led lights

completely missed this post, my bad.

LED lights where? for the parking lights up front, or tail lights? If for parking lights up front, I think they'll be pretty sweet as long as the LEDs are pretty close together, otherwise, no.

If for the tail lights, then no. Not really a fan of them, especially for my car as I've seen other people with modded tail lights on a 6th gen Accord coupe like mine. IMO, they're not that nice looking.

**PP Mguire** · 02-25-2013, 05:01 PM

It's funny this post was brought up. I've been considering some legal projected HID with halo light and smoked for my 2000 Mustang. Projectors make all the difference in HID lighting I've noticed.