HID Firestarter?

PatMX3 · Post by **PatMX3** » October 25th, 2006, 10:23 pm

Yea, guys i've heard of people getting hid kits, and the bulb temps burning out the inside of the headlight compartment?. Im lookin to get projection lights ,and liking the civic look! . what models should i use with HID?. your oppinionz guyz** gracias.

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » October 25th, 2006, 10:45 pm

HIDS burn at an intense level, heat an be an issue if the plastic is sub par. You can buy HID ready Civic projectors, but they will be expensive. Cheap kits are usually not real HI, but rather a colored bulb or maybe Xenon gas filled.
You can build a HID kit using balasts and bulbs and attach that to a Civic housing, but you'll have to guess as to whether the housing will hold up to the heat. Make sure to get a Civic kit that uses better than H4 bulbs. H4 is a fog light bulb not a headlamp bulb and thus the extra heat will surely melt something.

PatMX3 · Post by **PatMX3** » October 26th, 2006, 8:53 pm

Thanx PATDIESEL Budd*

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Bling Bling · Post by **Bling Bling** » October 27th, 2006, 7:20 am

What about the Helios HID with 6000K lamps? Any info on them with heat issues? Have a local racing shop selling them. It isn't the hi/lo setup though.

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » October 27th, 2006, 9:57 am

Post info on them so that we can see what you are tlaking about. I've not heard of Helios.

Bling Bling · Post by **Bling Bling** » October 28th, 2006, 10:46 am

Here is the link of a place that sells them. Mind you, I'm looking at a private sale.

http://www.speedtechracing.com/product_page.php?id=4

PatMX3 · Post by **PatMX3** » October 31st, 2006, 1:51 pm

Oh, yeah one other thing! anyone tried hooking up HID lights to the existing light housing?. did they melt it?.