Headlight Bulbs...

[StapledPaper]

What kind of bulbs are you guys running (excluding the stock bulbs please)? I'm currently in the market for something that has a white/blue tint to the bulb. I've looked into LED and HID and I think LED is the way to go since the projector in the stock housing is meant for Halogen and not HID. Please correct me if I'm wrong also.

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[segfault]

I use the Hikari LEDs. They have little ballasts, so you'll have to ziptie em somewhere if you go that route.

 

[tehSteve]

I use this: https://www.auxbeam.com/headlight-bulbs/H11/88621846
You can get 8% off via coupon if you hit their homepage.

There are over like 800+ Amazon reviews on this product, which convinced me.
Good enough for me.

 

[Phylanx]

I tried out the Hikari LEDs first for about a week, but didn't find it to my liking. It seemed to spread the light out too much, rather than focusing it down the roadway. Currently running Morimoto 5500 HIDs. Definitely lights up the road much better.

http://www.civicx.com/threads/led-vs-hid.7597/

 

[kritz]

I'd like to upgrade but already have people flashing me at night.

 

[Gimmezell]

I'd like to upgrade but already have people flashing me at night.

^This reminded me of the below article. I'm interested in swapping out the halogen bulbs our my mi Si for a HID kit but I don't want to be "that guy" if you know what I mean.

https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/please-stop-installing-aftermarket-hid-headlights-258582

 

[Shankmeyster]

We have projectors not the old refelectors so they work fine in your stock headlights. Choose a kit and go. I myself only use Morimoto anymore. https://www.theretrofitsource.com/hid-systems-16/hid-systems-universal/h11-morimoto-elite.html

 

[Snoopyslr]

We have projectors not the old refelectors so they work fine in your stock headlights. Choose a kit and go. I myself only use Morimoto anymore. https://www.theretrofitsource.com/hid-systems-16/hid-systems-universal/h11-morimoto-elite.html

@Shankmeyster always beats me to these posts....lol!

Definitely do not buy LED bulbs if more visibility is your goal. HIDs work surprisingly well in our OEM projector lamps. Just don't buy anything over 6000k color temp, your output will be terrible in wet conditions.

 

[Gimmezell]

We have projectors not the old refelectors so they work fine in your stock headlights. Choose a kit and go. I myself only use Morimoto anymore. https://www.theretrofitsource.com/hid-systems-16/hid-systems-universal/h11-morimoto-elite.html

I did not know this. Good to know. How does low and high beam work. Sorry for the newb questions.

 

[ElementalHonda]

Anyone purchase a kit from DDM Tuning?

If so what relays do you need to buy from them? Single, Dual, or Premium?

I didn't have relays on my 8th so I'm at tad confused.

 

[Snoopyslr]

Anyone purchase a kit from DDM Tuning?

If so what relays do you need to buy from them? Single, Dual, or Premium?

I didn't have relays on my 8th so I'm at tad confused.

I don't deal with DDM. TheRetrofitSource is so friendly and helpful, I don't bother. Morimoto products are absolute top quality also. I have the XB55 HIDs in my retrofit and I love them! I wouldn't recommend 55w in the OEM lamps tho, stick with 35w.

The Morimoto relay harness is incredibly well built. It has 2 relays, one for each ballast. You absolutely want to run a relay on ANY car, no matter what anybody tells you. It's not a matter of will it work without a relay, it's a matter of how long until the factory wiring fails without a relay.
http://www.civicx.com/threads/how-to-install-hid-kits-with-no-risk-of-damaging-factory-wiring.1595/

I did not know this. Good to know. How does low and high beam work. Sorry for the newb questions.

The high beam inside the reflector style housing will still work independently of the low beam projector. With the relay kit, you will toggle the power to the HID kit with the original H11 headlight socket. Check the above link to see how to install/build a relay if you're not sure how they work or what they do.

 

[Krazieness]

I also have Morimoto's on my car, H11b 5000k, and I also tried Hikari LEDs too, like Phylanx lol, and did not like it. The light spread on the LED was only bright on the ground right in front of you and lacked in distance for brightness.

All in all, LED is the same exact beam distance as stock bulbs but the brightness is brighter than stock (which is why most people will say its "brighter than stock"). HID is the same brightness (if not a bit better) but has a lot more beam distance down the road and width too. Obviously, if you get cheap HIDs then you'll get similar results as LED bulbs, if not, worse since cheaper HIDs are either a hit or miss for quality.

 

[ElementalHonda]

I don't deal with DDM. TheRetrofitSource is so friendly and helpful, I don't bother. Morimoto products are absolute top quality also. I have the XB55 HIDs in my retrofit and I love them! I wouldn't recommend 55w in the OEM lamps tho, stick with 35w.

The Morimoto relay harness is incredibly well built. It has 2 relays, one for each ballast. You absolutely want to run a relay on ANY car, no matter what anybody tells you. It's not a matter of will it work without a relay, it's a matter of how long until the factory wiring fails without a relay.
http://www.civicx.com/threads/how-to-install-hid-kits-with-no-risk-of-damaging-factory-wiring.1595/


The high beam inside the reflector style housing will still work independently of the low beam projector. With the relay kit, you will toggle the power to the HID kit with the original H11 headlight socket. Check the above link to see how to install/build a relay if you're not sure how they work or what they do.

I guess i'll spend the extra dough on Morimoto's for this car. I don't wanna install something that's going to destroy my factory wiring. I just didn't understand why DDM has 3 different relay types. I've used DDM for my 2010 Accord Crosstour EX-L and the 8th Civic. The HID's in the 8th lasted 6 years before the car got totaled and the Crosstour is still going strong 3 years later so i've been pretty happy with them. Never used relays but I understand the 10th needs them. Any reason why Honda changed the headlight wiring so we need relays now?

 

[Shankmeyster]

They've always needed relays. If you didn't run them then you were just taking a chance of a wiring fire by overloading the headlight wiring. Relays just transfer the load to the battery.

 

[ElementalHonda]

They've always needed relays. If you didn't run them then you were just taking a chance of a wiring fire by overloading the headlight wiring. Relays just transfer the load to the battery.

Good to know. Better throw an extinguisher in the Crosstour.

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