polish_tom

I have a 93 civic HB would a HB4 HID kit work in my car or no? and are there diffrent sizes i should watch out for and what are the diffrences, i want a nice hint of blue in my lights which K should I get?

szuberi

the higher the kelvin rating...the more bluish/purplish the light becomes and at the same time...becomes less bright and intense (lower lumens). so if you want more blue...your option is to look at anything at or beyond 6000K.

the bulb spec on 92-95 models is still H4 i believe. check sylvania.com for the accuracy.

jj2ii3344

You are right, 92-95 Civics take in H4 bulbs.

If you are looking at a Plug-and-Play HID kit, you will be looking for a H4 one.
6000K gives off a nice shade of blue when viewed from certain angles, and is pure white when looked at directly. For a consistent output of blue, 8000K is recommended, at the expense of less useable light.

Buddah

I don't know about HB4 but, these guys are right in that you need to look for a H4 bulb kit. Here's a Prolumen HID product line up and application that can be purchased from one of our affiliates, Option JDM.

polish_tom

so an H4 kit should work in a 93 Civic Hatch back? bubble back for plug and play

jj2ii3344

Given that the headlight system on your HB is stock, then a H4 kit should work for the car. Changing the headlight to projector housings (eg. angel eyes, TYC), however, will require different HID kit, as they take in H1, H3, and H7 bulbs.

polish_tom

perfect okay guys Thanks for all your advice

Vinny

Stock lights just check back for the type even modified ones just check the back for size.

92si

Sorry to hijack. But, if you use the plug and play kit, will you have to do anything to the housing itself? I know the bulbs will fit, but, is there anything I would need to do for the inside on the housing itself?

Buddah

No you won't. The plug and play kit is just that - no modification required. The bulb that is required has the same mount style as the stock bulb therefore, no modification to the housing is needed. However, because there is a ballist and ignitor normally found with HID lighting systems, you will need to remove the bumper inorder to obtain a clean install such that you won't be able to see the balists.

Vinny

it all depends, generally for stock head lights you should have no issues but i have noted that some projectors won't allow the bulbs to fit so you need to find hid kits that'll fit your projector, this is very uncommon unless you got angel eyes.

mooshu

Correct me if i'm wrong, but when you put a HID kit in your halogen housing, won't you produce alot of glare to oncoming drivers even when you aim it right? I find alot of people with plug and play kits just blinds the hell out of me when i'm driving. I'd get a retro fit if i go HID.

92si

What does retro fitting of the housing consist of?

mooshu

Retro fit means you get OEM HID projectors of your choice, (Tsx, s2k, E46 etc.) then open up your headlights make the OEM projector fit in your housing. You will get a very sharp cut off line and won't blind drivers and even ****** of usable light.

here is a plug and play kit


Here is a OEM projector retro fit

92si

Have a pic of the prjector itself after retro fit?

mooshu

here's is someone elses retro fit civic

92si

So on my eg, I would have to get some other headlight housing then cut them and attach? Or am I not quite getting it?

92si

Like could I use a housing like this and it wouldn't look like the stock projectors?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...ayphotohosting

mooshu

You can use that housing to put the projector inside. You will need that headlight since it has the clear lens. You will only get that kind of cut off line with a projector inside. If your asking if you can just use HID in a reflector housing, then you will have crazy glare for oncoming traffic and you'll get the beam pattern like the first picture.

92si

Alright thanks, I get it now. Thanks for clearing it up for me.