projectors or reg headlights housing

alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:14 pm

well i used to have projectors with HID kit. but what about using HID kit in reg headlight hosuings? any pictures and whats better...... ya Projects with hid rocks but what about reg?

aperson · Post by **aperson** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:50 pm

With regular halogen housings you're going to throw light everywhere and blind any oncoming traffic/traffic thats close in front of you. They also attract attention from the 5-0.

alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:02 am

all right looks i'm getting again projectors and Hid's

jT · Post by jT » Fri May 09, 2008 12:52 am

most of the people i see around that obviously have an aftermarket hid kit have them in stock housing.... and yeah its pretty obnoxious of them because it is fairly bright .. and ive even seen one that has got to be around 10K purple and its just ridiculous but nobody gets hassled by the police for them.. i might still put them in stock housing though if/when i get a kit.. have not decided because ive seen some high end cars with projectors (bmw, etc) and the light output is crap... so i dunno

Fresh02 · Post by **Fresh02** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:24 pm

I would put HIDs in my stock housings only because the 05 neon projector housings are horrible looking in my opinion and it would kill the look of my car. Cops dont care anymore because so many makes and models now come with HIDS factory installed so its nothing they can do anymore because you can be like it came like that from the dealer.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:29 pm

Thats true...to a point. The cop may not hassle you for just that, but if they need a reason to pull you over it's as good as any.

Some cops know Neon's didn't come with HID's, but even if they don't they can still give you a ticket and you would have go to court to prove your car came with them...which you won't be able to do

spencersummerfield · Post by **spencersummerfield** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:16 pm

V.S.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:22 pm

Very nice! Makes me feel good about the HID's and projector set up I'm going with

What degree kelvin are those?

spencersummerfield · Post by **spencersummerfield** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:31 pm

Regular headlights are 8000, but i took it down a notch to 6000 for the Projectors

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:50 pm

dam those pics really show the difference. Too many cars doing the HIDs in stock housings. Its really annoying during the day. At night its jus unsafe. Im glad ima get proojectors

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:56 pm

spencersummerfield dam ur ride is hawt good job man as far as projecotrs vs stock housing i would go with projectors i have heard that hid kits in stock housing can blind people and in case of an accident the other person can say his lights blinded me and u get the point play it safe or ride it out personaly i like both it up to you good luck with your dessision

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:19 pm

Thanks for the info

I'm playing it a little safer and going with 5k

billm0066 · Post by **billm0066** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:45 pm

Fresh02 wrote:I would put HIDs in my stock housings only because the 05 neon projector housings are horrible looking in my opinion and it would kill the look of my car. Cops dont care anymore because so many makes and models now come with HIDS factory installed so its nothing they can do anymore because you can be like it came like that from the dealer.

You're forgetting one thing. 99% of factory hid equipped cars have hid projectors. The other one percent have hid reflectors. Putting hid in a stock housing is retarded. Not only does it look like crap, but it performs like crap as well. If you enjoy blinding other people on the road then go for it. If it were me I would do a retro.

Fyi no cop is going to believe hids came stock in a neon. Sometimes I wish I were a cop, because I would write so many fix it ticket for all the damn ricers.

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:07 pm

Perhaps I should get projectors now. I didn't think of the headlight aspect.

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:32 pm

cmon guys lets not get out of hand we dont have to flame on no one because of what they like or want to do he just simply said that its an idea all we have to do is tell him its a good one or not but we dont have to flame him for it this site is supposed to be for encouragement not discurragement we are a family u member lol

billm0066 · Post by **billm0066** » Sat May 10, 2008 2:13 am

srtjesse wrote:cmon guys lets not get out of hand we dont have to flame on no one because of what they like or want to do he just simply said that its an idea all we have to do is tell him its a good one or not but we dont have to flame him for it this site is supposed to be for encouragement not discurragement we are a family u member lol

Im not flaming anyone. He made an incorrect assumption so I cleared things up. Im hoping to educate some people on here who dont understand the whole hid concept.

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Sat May 10, 2008 9:12 pm

thats koo u might of came across in the wrong way sorry mang

Fresh02 · Post by **Fresh02** » Sat May 10, 2008 10:04 pm

Its not an "incorrect assumption" I have seen HIDs in stock housings and all you have to do is adjust the headlight housing mirrors because the HIDs are now wider and brighter. Where im from its been done correctly without having to dish out extra money for new housings and WITHOUT being a DICK to the community and blinding everyone. You dont have them shining at eye level you point them down to the ground, Where they are needed. I guess no one knows how to adjust headlights hmm? Thats my OPINION, and ive seen it done, For me i have silverstars and they work just fine then dishing 200 for hidsand the time to wire them cleanly. So thats what i gotta say for this one. And yea it may sound a lil hostile but dont jump on me saying its ricerish. A. nothing on my car is rice, b i dont even have hids on my car, and c i was just stating my opinion and what ive seen. Damm

alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Sat May 10, 2008 10:45 pm

thanks for everyone's input. i always knew i was getting again HID with projects. The same setup like my last one ebay HID's which are great from a certain ebay seller and projectors. The temp. i'm getting is 4300k. They are the brightest. I'll post pics again.... sooon end of this month.

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sat May 10, 2008 11:22 pm

Im all for projectors with HIDs but IMO the options other then making your own look cheap. I dont want "angel eyes" and all the leds in there. I just want black projectors without all the flashy stuff.

alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Sat May 10, 2008 11:25 pm

well the angel eyes suck. They don't look anywhere good and BMW. I plan on not connecting them and getting the black housing.

SOHCKing03 · Post by **SOHCKing03** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:13 am

Honestly the projectors are 100x better than regular housings.

I have 4300K in my projectors and I just installed 6000K in my friends projectors.

Both our cars light up the whole street but never go above headlight level. We have driven by each other and there is no glare.

DO NOT go with HID in regular housings.

And you can always open up your headlights to remove the LEDs and angel eyes.

-Brad

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sun May 11, 2008 11:21 am

Im not about to spend $100+ to open them up and hope they dont leak.

Themaggots · Post by **Themaggots** » Sun May 11, 2008 12:21 pm

ModernPerformance wrote:Although these lights come with halo rings as well as led turn signals, because they connect to your factory headlight harness for power for the headlights, and they have a spot for the turn signal, wiring up the led and halos are optional.

If you were to install them as the they were designed, you'd wire the halos to come on with your parking lamps, the led turn signals to flash with your factory turn signal. Both the Led turn signals, as well as the Halo lights have their own seperate power sources, so, you can wire them indepently for power.

billm0066 · Post by **billm0066** » Sun May 11, 2008 3:04 pm

Fresh02 wrote:Its not an "incorrect assumption" I have seen HIDs in stock housings and all you have to do is adjust the headlight housing mirrors because the HIDs are now wider and brighter. Where im from its been done correctly without having to dish out extra money for new housings and WITHOUT being a DICK to the community and blinding everyone. You dont have them shining at eye level you point them down to the ground, Where they are needed. I guess no one knows how to adjust headlights hmm? Thats my OPINION, and ive seen it done, For me i have silverstars and they work just fine then dishing 200 for hidsand the time to wire them cleanly. So thats what i gotta say for this one. And yea it may sound a lil hostile but dont jump on me saying its ricerish. A. nothing on my car is rice, b i dont even have hids on my car, and c i was just stating my opinion and what ive seen. Damm

If you have to point your headlights down that far, whats the point of having them? Yes you can aim headlights, but there is that little thing called glare, which happens above the cutoff line. In order to get that glare below other drivers eye level, you would have to point your headlights down really far. See my point?

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Mon May 12, 2008 6:17 pm

im going with a 4300 and color modding my projectors