brokenjaw

hey guys,
first off great forum . here's my question: i was thinking about getting a set of these projectors for my eg hatch and was wondering about the difference in look when using an hid kit or the bulbs that come with them? also it sounds like there would be no drl w/ the hid kit is this true? and is the hid kit hard to install? i know it's a bunch o' ? all at once that may have been asked before, but i've been scannin the threads and am still not totally clear on the whole subject so any help is greatly appreciated!
thanx

crazychinaman

tyc projectors offer drl/highbeams. aswell as lowbeam headlights.

brokenjaw

cool, what about brightness? obviously if you did an hid conversion it would be brighter (i assume?), but what about stock to projector?

jj2ii3344

I have a set of TYC one-piece projector with PnP HID Kit in it. The HID far outperforms even the halogen high-beam that came with the TYC lights, in both how far the light reaches, how wide the visible angel is, and how bright the object being shined at is.

brokenjaw

cool thanx. any specific brands to look for w/ the hid kit?

mooshu

I don't think anyone should go with a plug and play kit.
Hid kits in halogen housing gives no distant or width.
Gives people glare and pisses off other drivers.

If you want HID, best way is to retrofit HID projectors.
Here is my TSX projectors in OEM style housing.

driven905

^^^ now THAT is how you are supposed to do it! no plug and play s**t ! did you do the retrofit yourself? where did you get the lenses from?

Cynikal.Mindset

not bad for a oem housing but still pretty crappy...you need clear lenses bro!

mooshu

Yes i did the retro myself, and these are "OEM STYLE" which are already clear lens.
pics are crap. But better pictures will be flawless.
Here's what they look like.

Cynikal.Mindset

whats with the hot and cold spots?

maybe they are mounted too low in the housing or something...the cut off isnt as clean as it could be either but way better than nasty plug and play kit glare

mooshu

The tsx projectors always casts a werid foreground but thats only near the front of the car.
The other pics were taken when it was starting to rain so might not be that clear.
Those hot and cold spots you see are probley uneven pavement. i'll take better pics when it's nicer out

driven905

from where did you get the TSX projectors?

mooshu

you can buy them on e-bay, but i bought it from a person locally

crazychinaman

someone was selling like 8 pairs of tsx projectors on here a while ago.

driven905

yeah and i PMed the guy like 5 times with no response back ...

crazychinaman

baited.