hid on 4th gen sorta problem....help! - Honda Prelude Forum

yepp · 05-01-2004, 02:25 AM

ok i have a 95 si, i put 5700k catz hid kit and my beam pattern sux, i raised it and lowered it and raised it and still i cant compete with a bemer when they pass by, i was thinking about taking my lamp apart and taking that silver piece that covers up the bulb what do you guys think would that help me blind some catz on the road???

thanx.....

PRelude787 · 05-01-2004, 11:12 AM

#1 - .Click Here!

#2 - You're never in a million years gonna come close to the beam pattern of a BMW or any other car with HIDs from factory. You've got halgoen reflector housings which are only for |Halogen| bulbs.

#3 - Only way to come close is to retrofit a pair of projectors onto your housing.........or just buy a Bimmer

pIOUs · 05-02-2004, 04:42 PM

PRelude787: Well said. Even once you have retrofitted projectors designed for HID you'll then have the additional problem of competing with the brightest HID projector out there. The quest for world class lighting sometimes never ends.

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i was thinking about taking my lamp apart and taking that silver piece that covers up the bulb what do you guys think would that help me blind some catz on the road???

TERRIBLE Idea. Why do this? If you want to flaunt your awful beam pattern and irritate oncoming drivers, just drive with you brights on. You stock 4 H1 bulbs lit in concert can out-do you poorly designed HID kit. To state this again. Your stock reflectors will never focus the light in a satisfactory way unless your expectations are real low.

ludetech · 05-03-2004, 04:39 PM

I never get any complaints on the brightness of my hid's the shine out the sides a about 3 mm and thats it they are aimed straight down and are very nice looking