JDM Headlights installed~! - Honda Prelude Forum

otime12 · 09-08-2002, 07:49 AM

just got my jdm blackhousing ordered from Ebay, i was excited so finished install right away, heres a couple of pics

prelude2005 · 09-08-2002, 08:05 AM

wow, looks sooooo good, I cant wait for mine...should be in this week sometime, along with my OEM fogs

did you have trouble with wiring?

otime12 · 09-08-2002, 08:13 AM

thanks, didnt really have any trouble installing, there are 2 wires for each bulb just cut the USDM harness and matchup the colors to the jdm harness soder and wrap it in electrical tape, and ur done...

u need to take out the bumper in order to get the headlights off, easy for me because i have a bodykit, just had to take out the metal bumper support it only has 6 bolts holding it..

prelude2005 · 09-08-2002, 09:12 AM

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Originally posted by otime12
thanks, didnt really have any trouble installing, there are 2 wires for each bulb just cut the USDM harness and matchup the colors to the jdm harness soder and wrap it in electrical tape, and ur done...

u need to take out the bumper in order to get the headlights off, easy for me because i have a bodykit, just had to take out the metal bumper support it only has 6 bolts holding it..

what do you mean 2 wires? doesnt the H4 have 3 wires? where did you connect that one?

otime12 · 09-08-2002, 09:35 AM

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Originally posted by prelude2005

what do you mean 2 wires? doesnt the H4 have 3 wires? where did you connect that one?

nope, each bulb harness only has 2 wires sticking out of it, and they all match up : colors and all , u dont have to splice the sidemarker lights, usdm and jdm harness are the same, i use it as my blinkers

prelude2005 · 09-08-2002, 09:37 AM

awsome, time for a new sig pic

Satan_SRV · 09-08-2002, 10:51 AM

He just wired it

H4 = Lows
H1 = Highs

It's not "right" but it works. It's the easy way

4thGVtec · 09-08-2002, 10:57 AM

yeah.. thats what i was thinking, the innder lights are supposta be full time driving lights, and the outer are your high/low beams i thought

Satan_SRV · 09-08-2002, 11:02 AM

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Originally posted by 4thGVtec
yeah.. thats what i was thinking, the innder lights are supposta be full time driving lights, and the outer are your high/low beams i thought

Correct

otime12 · 09-08-2002, 11:10 AM

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yeah.. thats what i was thinking, the innder lights are supposta be full time driving lights, and the outer are your high/low beams i thought

err, i guess u can rewire it and stuff but all i care about is that it is working just like it was before with my USDM headlight, except now it looks 100x cooler

Scalifludesi · 09-08-2002, 01:01 PM

Is it dim at all? Or is it brighter? Brendon said that after his JDM one piece conversion, his headlights were dimmer compared to his USDM version. Any thoughts on this? Maybe the problem is in the bulbs

otime12 · 09-08-2002, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by Scalifludesi
Is it dim at all? Or is it brighter? Brendon said that after his JDM one piece conversion, his headlights were dimmer compared to his USDM version. Any thoughts on this? Maybe the problem is in the bulbs

gotta be the bulbs, mine seemed to be noticably brighter.

prelude2005 · 09-08-2002, 02:29 PM

so your ok with the H4's being your day time, and your H1s as high beams? is it still bright at night?

I already bought some piaa super plasmas

Si4WS · 09-08-2002, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by otime12

gotta be the bulbs, mine seemed to be noticably brighter.

4 show

otime12 · 09-08-2002, 02:46 PM

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Originally posted by prelude2005
so your ok with the H4's being your day time, and your H1s as high beams? is it still bright at night?

I already bought some piaa super plasmas

yea didnt notice any difference between the USDM and JDM headlihgts as far as lighting goes. its just like it was before

influx · 09-08-2002, 03:17 PM

aren't the high beams on the inner part? wouldnt they be pointed all wierd... what does it look like at night??

otime12 · 09-08-2002, 03:23 PM

ill take a pic tonight... yeah, the lows are the outerpart, then when u turn on highbeams innerpart also comes on

otime12 · 09-08-2002, 04:58 PM

here are the shots with the lights, note: these pics were taken in daylight so the headlights dont look quite as bright

1.off

2.lows

3.highs

prelude2005 · 09-08-2002, 05:42 PM

damn looks nice..what kinda bulbs?

brendon2k · 09-08-2002, 05:51 PM

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gotta be the bulbs, mine seemed to be noticably brighter.

nope, i have tried new ones. i have a new theory on why they are not bright. i think they might be aimed down to much and too much of the light is just hitting the bumper and not making it to the ground. i have to wait until i get back to do this and i have been delaying it since i dont want to pull the bumper again.