90 Civic HB Black Projectors NEED OPPINIONS!!!

[lowboy]

there are 2 choices as far as im concerned
1st the common APCAPC Projectors

everyone has these and its rare to find em in black hoever the housing cover is clear GLASS
also im not a big fan of APC

now the newer unknown brand..
Unknown Brand

these look TIGHT!!! however the cover is hard thick clear PLASTIC??!?!?

is that bad is the plastic gonna crack am i gonna be outt $$$

please help thanks,,
martin

[gunnmen01]

I have the "unknown" brand projectors...so far no problems been a year and a half...i think they look sweet....


gunnmen01

[lowboy]

thanks anyone else have a sec oppinion, i might get em tonight~!~~??~

[ci5ic]

I've got the "unknown" ones also (black housing), and when my car was black, they looked hella tight. They still look good now, but my car is a different color. I love them, and I haven't had ANY problems with them at all... The clear covers are made of high-impact resistant plastic, so you don't have to worry about them cracking or chipping... Overall, they are very sturdy, quality, units, and I haven't seen the APC ones myself, but I'd bet that they are pretty poorly made (judging by the other APC products I've seen).

A few things to be aware of though:
1.) they are only made for the CRX, so you have to swap the mounting brackets with the OEM lights.

2.) They extend deeper into the engine bay than the OEM hatch ones, and when I put mine in, they were right up agains my K&N intake filter, so I had to push the intake around so that they would fit... you may or may not have this problem depending on which intake system you have, but it still works anyways...

3.) The black-housing projectors look pretty dumb with OEM corner lenses, or clear lenses. My solution to this problem was to pop the covers off the OEM lenses, and spray-paint the chrome reflective housing black to match the projectors... looks pretty tight. I've seen a few sets of black-housing corner lenses on e-bay, but they are ALL for CRX's or Sedans, and do not fit in the hatchies.

4.) Make sure that when you install the lights that you have them professionally aimed/aligned, otherwise, they are pretty dim. When they are properly aligned, they are pretty damn bright.

Good luck.

Personally, I ordered mine from: www.autodynamic.com and they were pretty good. Shipped quickly, and the price was pretty decent to boot. Haven't checked prices on them elsewhere lately though, so shop around.

[lowboy]

thanks a million!!!

[Melt]

you can also tint your clear corners using a spray available at your local hobby shop.

[91civichatch2571]

Do projectors actually help? I mean, can you see better at night and are they brighter?

[Melt]

Originally posted by 91civichatch2571
Do projectors actually help? I mean, can you see better at night and are they brighter?

ci5ics were pretty damn bright, those things could blind a person in the day.

[CRXsk8er]

hey do you think i can spray paint my headlights and they would stay good and look good??or would they not be brite because the black paint???i want black head lights but i dont have any money right now so i would just paint them for now.....thanks

[Melt]

yes, you can paint your headlights and they will still emit a good amount of light, I also had my bumper lenses tinted (they were stolen)

[ci5ic]

Originally posted by CRXsk8er
hey do you think i can spray paint my headlights and they would stay good and look good??or would they not be brite because the black paint???i want black head lights but i dont have any money right now so i would just paint them for now.....thanks

No. Don't do it.

[EF You]

i have the black ones, and they are awesome. to get the matching corners, im doing the simple thing, buying the ones for the CRX and modding my car so they fit. im just gonna put CRX fenders on it, since the car is going to be kitted and painted soon. get the black ones, they rock

[seth 90DX/ZC]

Originally posted by Melt
you can also tint your clear corners using a spray available at your local hobby shop.

Damn dude! I like your idea way better melt!... Hook me up! Whats that shit called?

[lowboy]

thanks alot guys~~~~!!!!!!

i look forward to buying em soon then hopefully ill post some pics

[Melt]

Originally posted by seth 90DX/ZC
Damn dude! I like your idea way better melt!... Hook me up! Whats that shit called?

Just ask for transperent black paint at your hobby shop, they will hook you up.

Here is my thread with the entire process.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...=tinted+lenses