HID & export headlamp assemblies
01-05-2005, 12:09 AM
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HID & export headlamp assemblies
Has anyone done the HID upgrade on the export headlamps using bi-xenon H4s. Just wondering if everything fit. Need suggestions for best way to go on headlamp upgrade.
regards
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01-05-2005, 01:10 AM
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yes sir
yes sir there is such a thing
the acura tl comes standard with a bi xenon setup and they make kits as well with the bi xenon h4
check global premier i think they make a kit that retains both low and high ability
the acura tl comes standard with a bi xenon setup and they make kits as well with the bi xenon h4
check global premier i think they make a kit that retains both low and high ability
01-05-2005, 01:29 AM
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Google isn't finding Global Premier. I know there are bi xenon kits, there are several, and I plan on co-creating a kit using a bi-xenon kit. I found one kit that looks to be a bi-xenon h4, and apparently it's new. The tail end on the bulb is huge, and may not fit our car. Even if it does fit, it's not legal to put a HID bulb in a reflector that wasn't made for it. The most legal thing we can do is to install an existing HID projector w/bulb. It fits, and can be cheaper than the retrofit bulbs if you can fabricate your own brackets and wiring. A couple people have already done it.
01-05-2005, 10:46 AM
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I'm still looking for good aftermarket upgrade suggestions
thanks
thanks
01-05-2005, 01:21 PM
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Replace the bulb AND housing with a Valeo projector. Cheaper than the bi xenon H4 bulb, borderline legal (much more than the H4 bulb), brighter, and a better cutoff. Probably has better quality too since it's installed in a mass production vehicle.
01-05-2005, 01:38 PM
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My experience was not good, with the Euros & HID's...
I never liked the light pattern, never could understand what all the fuss was about... & yes, they were installed properly..
I have since gone back to the STOCK lenses, still with the HID's, and now I can see at night! Its totally amazing!
Now, THATS what I'm talking about....!
I also have the PIAA1100x driving lights (which aren't even necessary any more), & the relay to allow all 4 bulbs, high & lows to come on at once!
Overkill, maybe, but the stock lenses with HID's work for me!
I never liked the light pattern, never could understand what all the fuss was about... & yes, they were installed properly..
I have since gone back to the STOCK lenses, still with the HID's, and now I can see at night! Its totally amazing!
Now, THATS what I'm talking about....!
I also have the PIAA1100x driving lights (which aren't even necessary any more), & the relay to allow all 4 bulbs, high & lows to come on at once!
Overkill, maybe, but the stock lenses with HID's work for me!
