headlights?

Hey everyone, does the brand name of the headlights matter? Are some better than others cuz I've heard incidences of the headlights melting wires. I'm looking at a pair of Brius H4's. Anyone heard of them?

PIAA makes a good set...just installed them today.

I've heard that PIAAs are overrated. I've never tried them myself, but its what I've heard. Someone mentioned that the StreetGlow brand was good...personally I dont care, just something thats different that the ugly ass yellowish halogens

Yea but PIAA is also like 40-50$. The brius's im looking at are 12$. lol They say that they're really bright and that what I want but just wanna make sure that it wont melt my wires.

my PIAA's are as close to HIDS as your going to get.....the color is so much nicer and way brighter...ultimately you get what you pay for.

Originally posted by sylojai
say that they're really bright and that what I want but just wanna make sure that it will melt my wires.

u wanna melt ur wires? why? lol j/k:hehehe: :coolguy:

Originally posted by sylojai
Hey everyone, does the brand name of the headlights matter? Are some better than others cuz I've heard incidences of the headlights melting wires. I'm looking at a pair of Brius H4's. Anyone heard of them?

My friend had a set of Brius headlights. They weren't very bright and blew out in 4 months. :(

hahaha oopz, i meant wont melt my wires. They blew out in 4 months? Damn, there goes that. How about EuroLite brand? They have it on Group Buy Center for 12$ too. They any good?

i'll say it one more time...you get what you pay for.....oh and do yourself a favor incase if you don't know...DO NOT touch the bulb whatsoever.

The reason why some people melt their wires is because they use the higher wattage bulbs like 100/80 or whatever that draws more heat and heat melts those poor bastards

haha yea i know, when i had to replace my first bulb in the car, the sales person told me like 19 times.

ok ok u made ur point, get what u pay for, i'll shut up now...lolz :D

hey u in nyc too? u know about doing the mods urself? maybe we can be civic buddies......i need friends that are into this whole import scene......all my friends now are just like its a waste of money :rolleyes:

i've just started dropping some new goodies in....this last week i installed
1- a K&N Typhoon short ram cold air intake (nice sound a pick up for a decent price)
2- a DC Sports Short Shifter
3- BMW M3 Style Sideview mirrors
4- Reverse Indiglo Gauges
5- Titanium Bezzele
6- Indiglo Pedals (in progress)
7- Type R Mesh Front Grill
8- PIAA Bright White Lights.

Its easy once you get the hang of it.

Yea man you should just get some bulbs that match your wattage. I THINK the oem ones are 55 watt right? Dont get those high wattage 100/80!! Personally I WOULDN'T spend the money on PIAAs...I've got my cheap bulbs and I couldn't be happier! Well good luck!

Originally posted by JayFidizzy
i've just started dropping some new goodies in....this last week i installed
1- a K&N Typhoon short ram cold air intake (nice sound a pick up for a decent price)


short ram cold air??? :confused:

shhhhhhhhhhhhh its 12:56 am i'm allowed to make mistakes.

its a K&N Typhoon intake

http://www.knfilters.com/Typhoon.htm

LOL oh ok, now just makin sure....I was gettin kinda worried hehe! :D

iLLuCiv.....u just love catching our mistakes dont u? lolz :toothless

I got confused because i was looking for an AEM Cold air intake for my friends accord.....but my intake is decent and I love the new sound I get out my good ol SOHC Vtec

oh by the way are either of your cars manual?

nope, i got my license a lil over a year ago and got the car one month after the license......kinda like one of those buy on a limb things plus i needed a car to get my shit back from college right at that time too. is yours?

yep you get what you pay for so stop buying hid like bulbs and get a hid system you wont ever have to worry about them burning out agian and they run cooler use less energy... but they cost about 400 but thats the route im taking when i feel like it

yeah i got it stick because i hate feeling so constrained to an automatic tranny....although i like the auto stick feature in the TL and CL acuras....I drove my uncles TYPE S and DAAAAAAAMN what a car.

Getting HIDS are the way to go...but I can't see myself dropping over 500 for that kit....i'd rather just spend the 80 for the bulbs....

check this site out

http://www.hids4less.com

ouch.......400 beans. that could buy me headers and cams (i think).

damn Jay, i'm jealous......after a while of getting used to driving i kinda started wanting a manual. But what can i say, i bought it at last minute. But for now i can say i love my babi.....or until she breaks down on me.....lolz

yeah that 400 can goto much better use elsewhere on the car.......i'm telling you manual kicks ass...funny thing is....when i bought my car new off the lot....i have no clue how to drive stick.

good night all..sylojai .....if u want to reach me...email me at
[email protected]

hahhahaa r u serious?? damn yo, i shoulda done that. But the same day i got the car, i had to buy insurance and register it, AND drive it to buffalo that night....didnt really have time to learn with no1 next to me. :mad:


sweet deal Jay......i'll e-mail u somtime ....take it ez dude....adios

nice reply going on here eh?

anyway, if you really want cheaper good bulbs instead of PIAA, get these
http://www.sylvania.com/auto/silverstar.htm

hey i just read up on that link of yours.......the bulbs sound pretty good. thanx buddy.

hey this is pretty cool, i just met 2 cool peepz tonite on this forum thing :hehe:

hey the silverstar bulbs........they dont make it for h4? unless theres another # or name that H4's go by.....:confused:

sylo check this site.

http://www.procarparts.com/store/displaycategoryproduct.cfm?pcategory=Lighting&psubcategory=Light%20Bulbs

Originally posted by JayFidizzy
Getting HIDS are the way to go...but I can't see myself dropping over 500 for that kit....i'd rather just spend the 80 for the bulbs....

check this site out

http://www.hids4less.com

hey those Stage II HIDs are tight! $750 though!:o Bro I know a couple of distributers that take care of about 4 shops down here in S. Fla, one of them being Dynamic Turbo, and they get the HIDs real cheap! :flipa: Wish I had that kinda hookup...kinda looking for real HIDs for my projectors but they told me the H3 HID bulb is too long and it'll hit the projector lens...has anyone put HID's on their projectors?!

I was actually looking for a nice set of projectors any ideas what set i should but?

These are nice:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/77893299ProjBlue.jpg

these are the ones I have:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/66160299BlackProj.jpg

Those are sweet........do you remember how much?

I paid about 265 for mine...just surf the website they have good shit!! They in Cali though so it takes a while to get to the east :)

thanks your a big help!! your car is sweeeet.

pics coming soon!!!

hey jay, i checked the site but it doesnt work. I went to the main site but its link doesnt work.

iLLuCiv......those are pretty nice projector lights dude. only wish i had the money to buy them now :(

hey kid whats up??

which site?

http://www.procarparts.com

or

http://www.hids4less.com

haha wassup buddy, chillin here..........the procarparts.com isnt really working.....i got to the main site but all of its links arent working for some reason. unless its just my cheap ass connection

its weird but usually on the weekends...it acts up.

yup

How does your typhoon compare? I am AEM guy. I have an AEM short ram on the way. WHAT kind of sound and performance are you gettin out of your typhoon?

I noticed a big diffrence in engine noise....anything above 3500 has a nice hum to it. As far as power gain I notice more of a diifrence in the 5000 - 7000 range....my car would feel sluggish now it opens up more. I paid 150 for mine and i'm fully satisfied

i used streetglow and hyper brand and nokya.
streetglow was nice but i don't think it lasted that long .. but my three different sets of hyper bubs (the cheapest and easily available) one blew out in a couple of months... and so did another, but the ones i have now have been in there for a long time.. and they are H4 and they melted my harness and not my wiring. i can't even pull the harness off!! anyways H4 is for fog light systems and 9006 is for regular headlights... i am in the progress of making new headlight harnesses that will hopefully draw more power to the headlights...and not melt any wires..

:confused: When I had to change my first bulb, the guy gave me two different size bulbs but they didnt fit, it wasnt until the third try that I showed him my old bulb that he saw it was an H4 bulb. Im assuming H4 meant the size of the bulb because he gave me a H7 prior to that and it was too small.

iLLuCiv99:
How does the light pattern of your projectors compare to stock? Driving-wise, are they worth it?
I have been fighting my stock lights since the day I bought it, I drive to fast to see what is in front of me. Don't want to buy expensive driving lamps that someone will just steal from the grill.

Anyone else have a good experience with headlight complete replacements and their performance, please reply.