View Poll Results: do you have an aftermarket HID kit installed on your IS?
YES
24
27.91%
NO
15
17.44%
Probably will in the very near future
40
46.51%
WIsh I had the $$$ to install HID's
7
8.14%
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How many IS's have had an aftermarket HID kit installed or will for sure?
03-13-06, 05:22 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by Delmiroc
I agree, you’re not only paying for a factory HID system when you get the sport package, there’s more things included in this package. I think aftermarket HID kits can be a headache, I had them on my 01 accord coupe, and it messed up the electrical in that car. Also you’ll never get a true HID beam if you don’t get a true HID projector and there’s no way in hell I’m going to retro fit a HID projector on a nonHID one too much mess. If you are willing to put up with the dealer’s BS about the warranty and possible problems that might come from aftermarket HID kits, like burning your ECU, beam patterns ect.. then get one 
Personally I wouldn’t touch a $40thousand car.
Personally I wouldn’t touch a $40thousand car.
I installed the HID kit and it looks great with the halogen projectors. I've already compared it to an IS with OEM HID and its virtually identical (HAVE YOU!?!?). HID's are acutally less wattage then halogens after start-up and mine are hooked directly to the battery (and fused) for startup power. Sounds like you took short cuts on your Accord HID install.....sorry about that...
03-14-06, 08:29 AM
#33
Originally Posted by bagwell
I installed the HID kit and it looks great with the halogen projectors. I've already compared it to an IS with OEM HID and its virtually identical (HAVE YOU!?!?). HID's are acutally less wattage then halogens after start-up and mine are hooked directly to the battery (and fused) for startup power. Sounds like you took short cuts on your Accord HID install.....sorry about that...
03-14-06, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by integlikew
I can deffiantly see you spent less then i did and i know you got what you payed for, so great job. Im sure it probley looks very close to the real thing, but so do fake rolex's. Some people will try anything to get the look without the price.
i think ur just a little mad kuz we got "what we've paid for" and from the outside ours look just as good as the one u have. ur making this sound like we are ghetto rigging our 40k car. maybe some of us like myself only wanted the HIDs not all the other stuff that comes with the packages. and yes if they did offer a HID as a standalone option i'm pretty sure most of us reading this would have gotten it.
03-15-06, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by dainese954
i think ur just a little mad kuz we got "what we've paid for" and from the outside ours look just as good as the one u have. ur making this sound like we are ghetto rigging our 40k car. maybe some of us like myself only wanted the HIDs not all the other stuff that comes with the packages. and yes if they did offer a HID as a standalone option i'm pretty sure most of us reading this would have gotten it........by the way, did you get your HID kit installed ok?
03-15-06, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bagwell
well said.
.......by the way, did you get your HID kit installed ok?
.......by the way, did you get your HID kit installed ok?
03-15-06, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by integlikew
I can deffiantly see you spent less then i did and i know you got what you payed for, so great job. Im sure it probley looks very close to the real thing, but so do fake rolex's. Some people will try anything to get the look without the price.
Who cares if it looks close to the "real thing." IMO, mine look better than the so called "real" HID's part of a $4,000 package. I'll take this over the OEM ones all day long.
03-16-06, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Payam
Wow, did he just compare the OEM HID's with a Rolex....
Who cares if it looks close to the "real thing." IMO, mine look better than the so called "real" HID's part of a $4,000 package. I'll take this over the OEM ones all day long.
Who cares if it looks close to the "real thing." IMO, mine look better than the so called "real" HID's part of a $4,000 package. I'll take this over the OEM ones all day long.
Dude... dude you're makin yourself look like an ***.. theres no way to tell on your picture how "great" your HID kit looks when you're takin the picture infront of the car.. be happy and enjoy your kit..
03-16-06, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Payam
Wow, did he just compare the OEM HID's with a Rolex....
Who cares if it looks close to the "real thing." IMO, mine look better than the so called "real" HID's part of a $4,000 package. I'll take this over the OEM ones all day long.
Who cares if it looks close to the "real thing." IMO, mine look better than the so called "real" HID's part of a $4,000 package. I'll take this over the OEM ones all day long.
03-16-06, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by hguy4x
the entire point of getting aftermarket HIDs are so you can see better at night. Take a before/after shot of your lights. Then take a shot hitting a wall about 50 feet away and show us the cutoff line. If you're still using the halogen projectors, I doubt you'll have them. The cutoff line is why everyone does a retrofit.
03-16-06, 06:45 PM
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Hey payam! Do you mind telling me what kind of HID & Fog bulb brand setup you have on your car. It matches really well! Oh do you also have the blue tint overlay from aerotect for your fogs? =)
03-16-06, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by sab504
Hey payam! Do you mind telling me what kind of HID & Fog bulb brand setup you have on your car. It matches really well! Oh do you also have the blue tint overlay from aerotect for your fogs? =)
03-16-06, 08:10 PM
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the issue about condensation, has anyone considered having
someone fabricate a whole hid headlight assembly? I think I read somewhere that companies do this?...just a thought
someone fabricate a whole hid headlight assembly? I think I read somewhere that companies do this?...just a thought
03-17-06, 04:12 AM
#45
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the first pic is halogens....
and this one is after the HID install (both pics courtesy of muzzman1
and this one is after the HID install (both pics courtesy of muzzman1
Last edited by bagwell; 03-17-06 at 04:16 AM.