Originally Posted by MagicManRed

I agree with you fully. The super purple/blue crap is silly, and only for show. That isn't for an enthusiast that wants to see, it's for a showoff that wants others to see and it absolutely disgusts me.

agreed, I've even seen a suburban driving with a green kit, these one's are kind of hard to ignore even in your peripherals haha


I understand your view with these different bulbs. But there's one thing I don't agree with that you've done here: The pictures you use to display the issue, were of a car that ripped out the headlights high beam blocker (I forget the terminology here) I get what you're saying, the word shroud comes to my mind but I don't think that's it ha?? but no, he had not removed anything from the headlamp or bulb, that takes too much effort for some people haha but if I had to explain it... the housing doesn't have a cut off.. the bulb does... and what most idiots do, is remove the bulbs blocker so it shines up and down on the housing (shining down shoots the beam up, and shining up shoots the beam down, so you have a high and low beam put together I understand what you are saying, projectors on the other hand are built with cut off shields, I was referencing them more because a reflector, like you said, doesn't have a shield to help aid a beam pattern. I'm directing more attention in that point because what automotive manufacturer is still producing HID lighting with reflector housings these days? I work on new cars all day and I haven't seen any of those conforming to DOT/SAE/ECE rules using HID reflectors

This is very common amongst the ... ehem.... HONDA crowd.
You do NOT need a projector housing for an HID. But yes, they are nice in them.
An improper bulb, properly installed with a high beam cut-off... will NOT shine as bring as your photos portray... it will be absolutely brighter than the other car, but it wouldn't have that high of an effect. but an improper bulb installed in a housing that it is not designed for, with or without a high beam cut off, will not project a beam pattern the way it was designed to project


I get your point, but it's kind of overkill. If you're going to show pictures, at least show pictures that are legit. That picture is of a bulb in a housing with NO cut off WHAT so ever. the bulb was not modified, and you are right, there is no cut off because of the general design of halogen relfector headlamps


And what you state about it being illegal, is completely true. As a matter of fact, it doesn't matter if you get a projector housing and proper bulb for it... any "modification" whatsoever is considered illegal. The only thing is, if you get a proper projector and bulb... what cop will even notice that you modified it? It will LOOK factory.... Unlike some of the Honda-crowds techniques. Agreed +1

On another note, I had a 96 accord with JDM housings and HID's. Their cut off was perfect. Minimal light scatter. The only issue I had was that since they were JDM and drivers drive on the left side of the road over there, the arc of the cut off was on the left side and not right (as some of you may not even notice). This is due to shining on signs from a distance, and possible on-coming animals on the right side of the road. So with JDM's, you are actually shining a bit onto the left side on-coming traffic. But with proper cut off, not to people in front of you. I never got honked at/yelled at/high beamed.

Needless to say, having an evo with HID's already installed makes things easy

Originally Posted by DaJackson

Saw this on the Facebook page and while I knew most of this already, it was cool to have a reference point to send other people.

However, I find it hilarious that the Google ad at the bottom of this page is for an aftermarket HID company.

Originally Posted by bluepeartype-s

ya...and what a steal...$49 dollars....something tells me this is high-quality!!