Confused about HID housings

[Jersthecool]

Alright so I'm looking to run some HID's in the pop up lights but I want housing to be fully lit not just the projector lit up in other words I'm looking to run something like this:


NOT like this:



So now comes my question.. I thought if I wanted it to look like the first pic I'd have to use a housing like this:


However most of the time I come across a cheap "projector" housing on ebay it doesn't light up like a regular projector does it looks like this:


Most of the time I see the fake "projector" type for sale and almost never see the other ones so do most people use those or all in all are they pretty much gonna be the same thing in the end?

[Matej]

If you are looking for cheap/Ebay housings, go with either of these:
89-94 NISSAN 240SX EURO DIAMOND H4 H6054 HEADLIGHTS | eBay
89-94 NISSAN 240SX EURO 200mm H4 H6054 HEADLIGHTS KIT | eBay

The Autopal housings actually have great cutoff, but the reason they are so cheap is because the glass is not as thick as the pricier brands.

If you desire something fancier, there is Cibie, Hella, and Bosch.

Everything else is garbage.

[Sean P.]

Originally Posted by Matej

The Autopal housings actually have great cutoff, but the reason they are so cheap is because the glass is not as thick as the pricier brands.

I need new lights as well, so you happen to have any pictures of the cutoff? I'd love to go HID and not be a dick haha. Would the glass thickness cause problems?

[Jersthecool]

Hmm so these housings have a cutoff?

[TougeLove]

there is a way to cut the shroud short which allows some of the projector reflection to bounce back inside the headlight housing. there wont be any hot spots so blinding others is not a possibility.

[Jersthecool]

Don't really mind if it blinds people so many people have them and they're always blinding me lol. Saw this video and decided that this was the look I wanted to go for
All of the Lights - Ptan's Onevia - YouTube

[fliprayzin240sx]

Originally Posted by Jersthecool

Don't really mind if it blinds people so many people have them and they're always blinding me lol. Saw this video and decided that this was the look I wanted to go for
All of the Lights - Ptan's Onevia - YouTube

If you dont give a fuck about blinding other people, dont bother doing this shit then. Just drive around with your high beams on just to be a dick.

[t_rempel]

Originally Posted by Jersthecool

Don't really mind if it blinds people so many people have them and they're always blinding me lol.

You're an idiot

[TougeLove]

Originally Posted by Jersthecool

Don't really mind if it blinds people so many people have them and they're always blinding me lol. Saw this video and decided that this was the look I wanted to go for
All of the Lights - Ptan's Onevia - YouTube

go right ahead. don't be surprised if your headlights are busted in with a tire iron. you wouldn't be the first nor the last.


its pretty funny you're more worried about how your headlights look from outside the car than inside. good luck on zilvia.

[hazukijitsu]

May not be exactly what you are looking for. But, I have heard great things about this setup.

FR Hella H4 Headlight Conversion Kit RPS13 S13

[FaLKoN240]

Autopal is cheap crap, don't bother with that trash. I wasn't happy when I bought those.

HELLA is a step below Cibie, and I recommend these if you're going to go this route.

Good construction, decent cut off and you'll still get that full housing light effect.

[240Zfunahollic]

dont be a douche bag... it doesnt even look good or cool. do a retrofit with some nice bixenon projectors and you wont be disappointed. The Retrofit Source online: headlight upgrades for all applications

[hOngsterr]

just get cheap housings and you'll get what your looking for.

[ixfxi]

for chrissake

this has been discussed SO many fucking times. you can listen to the idiots or you can look at the facts and come to your own conclusions.
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[h2v7]

sonic motor 10k hids with those standard housings




ricey yes but i like em and thats all that matters.

[Jersthecool]

Originally Posted by h2v7

sonic motor 10k hids with those standard housings




ricey yes but i like em and thats all that matters.

Holy shit that's too much for me!
I didn't know that if you got a good h4 housing it actually had a cutoff when using HID's or I wouldn't have even started this thread. Yeah I'm definitely not looking to blind people like the guy with these pics I wasn't aware it was that bright so for sure I'm gonna get some good housings probably the hella ones. Anyone have any more info on the cibies?

[ixfxi]

Originally Posted by h2v7

sonic motor 10k hids with those standard housings
ricey yes but i like em and thats all that matters.

you guys should do like this guy


run sonic motors HIDs, y0. dont you guys pay attention? sonic motors. its a company that specializes in selling reputable crap for our cars.

sonic motors


sonic motors FTWINWINWINWINWINWINWIN7

[h2v7]

Originally Posted by ixfxi

you guys should do like this guy


run sonic motors HIDs, y0. dont you guys pay attention? sonic motors. its a company that specializes in selling reputable crap for our cars.

sonic motors


sonic motors FTWINWINWINWINWINWINWIN7

[WERDdabuilder]

Originally Posted by h2v7

sonic motor 10k hids with those standard housings



ricey yes but i like em and thats all that matters.

why the fuck do you insist on blinding other drivers?

[s14>integra]

Originally Posted by h2v7

sonic motor 10k hids with those standard housings




ricey yes but i like em and thats all that matters.

im just gonna go ahead and say FUCK YOU. i hope you cause a wreck and they find you and sue you. its people like you that make me hate driving at night.
Do it propery and retrofit. you will like it more and so will everyone else. *Mens Wharehouse guy voice* I guarantee it.

sidenote- if those are your highbeams then ignore my previous statement, if they are the low beams then i say fuck you again.

[h2v7]

Originally Posted by s14>integra

im just gonna go ahead and say FUCK YOU. i hope you cause a wreck and they find you and sue you. its people like you that make me hate driving at night.
Do it propery and retrofit. you will like it more and so will everyone else. *Mens Wharehouse guy voice* I guarantee it.

sidenote- if those are your highbeams then ignore my previous statement, if they are the low beams then i say fuck you again.

for the record this pic makes them look way worse than they really are. im working on retrofitting some projectors when i find a good set.

pretty much for hids either retrofit them or dont do it at all.

[hOngsterr]

his car, his mods, leave the man alone, i got hids in my hellas, they still suck, not gunna dish out for cibies, blind people? idgaf, trucks and shit blind me, so let the man be, jeez.

[Walperstyle]

dont do hid popups, please....

[Pinggg]

Ddmtuning.com 55w 6k H.I.D. Love them. None of the ricey blue crap, these are like bright white.

[Jersthecool]

Originally Posted by Pinggg

Ddmtuning.com 55w 6k H.I.D. Love them.

Damn I'm loving that! Which housings are you using?

[Pinggg]

Originally Posted by Jersthecool

Damn I'm loving that! Which housings are you using?

I got the housings with the car, i think their some knockoff projectors.. heres is a old picture i dug up from when i first got the car.

[Jersthecool]

Those are the ones that look like projectors but the whole housing lights up not just the projector part right? Is there any cutoff on them or do they blind everyone? Also wow the prices on those hid kits from that site are great!

[Pinggg]

Originally Posted by Jersthecool

Those are the ones that look like projectors but the whole housing lights up not just the projector part right? Is there any cutoff on them or do they blind everyone? Also wow the prices on those hid kits from that site are great!

Yep the whole housing lights up. Ddmtuning.com is a really good product, i know many people that use them for over a year, i myself is coming up to a year and they work just like they did when i put them in. A lot of peeps on here use them too, that's how i got refer to them.

And that's only my low beam, you don't wanna see my high beam haha. Yeah they do blind everyone but now a day everybody has them so it's a never winning war of my lights are brighter then yours lol, If you don't really want to light up the road just get the regular 35 watt kit.. i have the 55 watt kit being why mine are so bright just in normal operation.

[Bushido]

the reason they blind people is because the housings are designed for halogen optics, HID is completely different.

if you want a legit setup, retrofit a projector.

if you are hell bent on a HID in a halogen housing atleast use a casper shield.

also, those fake projector housings are the WORST, so cheesy...

[Pinggg]

Originally Posted by Bushido

the reason they blind people is because the housings are designed for halogen optics, HID is completely different.

if you want a legit setup, retrofit a projector.

if you are hell bent on a HID in a halogen housing atleast use a casper shield.

also, those fake projector housings are the WORST, so cheesy...

it's just a headlight they all do the same thing.. plus you can't even see the little circle projector when the lights are on..