K2 Hid 8000k
03-12-02, 04:41 PM
#151
Originally posted by lex400sc
There is no purpose in buying D2R bulbs for kits, they will only reduce light output. Buy D2S. You can however convert D2R to D2S if you already made that mistake. For kits you'll still need to know that your bulb size is 9006 (aka. HB4). The reason why A1s lighting is so scattered is because firstly, no HID optics, and second he hasn't levelled them out, just instaled them. Therefore there is a highly likeliness that he is blinding everyone around him (this doesn't mean you have the brightest lights on the road, it just means yours are the only ones aimed at people's eyes).
There is no purpose in buying D2R bulbs for kits, they will only reduce light output. Buy D2S. You can however convert D2R to D2S if you already made that mistake. For kits you'll still need to know that your bulb size is 9006 (aka. HB4). The reason why A1s lighting is so scattered is because firstly, no HID optics, and second he hasn't levelled them out, just instaled them. Therefore there is a highly likeliness that he is blinding everyone around him (this doesn't mean you have the brightest lights on the road, it just means yours are the only ones aimed at people's eyes).
03-12-02, 05:15 PM
#155
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These are his retrofits, passenger side from a 2000 LS400 HID ($70 from e-bay), driver side from a 2001 IS300 ($50 from e-bay)
Last edited by lex400sc; 03-12-02 at 05:19 PM.
03-12-02, 05:26 PM
#159
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I'm not here to roast anyone, just offering some info.
Here is a quick comparison of the beam patterns; again, may be the camera (I tried to compare like distances and elevations), but I really don't think so. The primary variable has igot to be the missing HID optics.
A's 8k kit & Shinchan's (hope you don't mind dude!) 6k Philips Ultinon Replacement D2R bulbs for his existing OEM HIDs
HTH
Here is a quick comparison of the beam patterns; again, may be the camera (I tried to compare like distances and elevations), but I really don't think so. The primary variable has igot to be the missing HID optics.
A's 8k kit & Shinchan's (hope you don't mind dude!) 6k Philips Ultinon Replacement D2R bulbs for his existing OEM HIDs
HTH
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03-12-02, 05:45 PM
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Okay, Nick needs a little help on clarifying here What exactly is needed to get the clear beam pattern. I can see the clear lines on the pictures you guys posted (the ones shining on the walls) but what is it that gives you this pattern? It can't be the headlight housing b/c the civic is using the OEM honda housings. Does the bulb make the difference? D2R vs. D2S? IMO, I would go with the D2R with a reflector lens housing.
Can somone dumb it down further for me
-Nick
What exactly is needed to get the clear beam pattern. I can see the clear lines on the pictures you guys posted (the ones shining on the walls) but what is it that gives you this pattern? It can't be the headlight housing b/c the civic is using the OEM honda housings. Does the bulb make the difference? D2R vs. D2S? IMO, I would go with the D2R with a reflector lens housing.Can somone dumb it down further for me
-Nick
03-12-02, 05:51 PM
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Oh, yeah, and here are some pics I took last night. I sized them down, maybe a little too much. I don't really know what they are supposed to help you see, but I took them so look at 'em!
-Nick
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03-12-02, 06:00 PM
#165
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Originally posted by LexRX
Okay, Nick needs a little help on clarifying here What exactly is needed to get the clear beam pattern. I can see the clear lines on the pictures you guys posted (the ones shining on the walls) but what is it that gives you this pattern? It can't be the headlight housing b/c the civic is using the OEM honda housings. Does the bulb make the difference? D2R vs. D2S? IMO, I would go with the D2R with a reflector lens housing.
Can somone dumb it down further for me
-Nick
Okay, Nick needs a little help on clarifying here
What exactly is needed to get the clear beam pattern. I can see the clear lines on the pictures you guys posted (the ones shining on the walls) but what is it that gives you this pattern? It can't be the headlight housing b/c the civic is using the OEM honda housings. Does the bulb make the difference? D2R vs. D2S? IMO, I would go with the D2R with a reflector lens housing.Can somone dumb it down further for me
-Nick
It's all in the optics. OEM spec'ed HID optics will give you the optimal source focal points, lens curvature, reflector depth and curvature, reflector cap. The optics distribute the increased lumen output of the arc capsule bulb farther ahead on the road, wider to both sides, and directly in front of the subject vehicle.
Halogen optics are very different. Since the halogens don't produce a third of what HID does in terms of light intensity, any light the halogen bulb produces must be concentrated where the lgiht is neede most: straight ahead of your car. Now imagine putting an HID light bulb in that halogen chamber. You will produce 3 times as much light in the same area where it is not needed. Result is glare, blinding, unmanaged light.