Help a new '02 owner with HID's

[Ikstej24]

Here is the response to an email sent to me buy a new member of the other site. He found BHR's old threads and wants to put TSX's or TL's in his '02. I really like to hear when someone wants to do it right, so lets all try to help the guy out.

 

Colby,

 

For your car I would go with the TL projectors. They have a wider diameter lens

which would fit your housings better. The only reason I did not go with the

TL's is because I didn't have the room, but you do. All factory HID cars come

with 4100k capsules. The blue that you see is actually created by the light

bending over the cutoff shield of the projector, and each projector reacts

differently to this, but the color you are looking for is amazing out of the

TL's. Buy only Philips or Osram bulbs/capsules at 4100k or 4300k. That will

give you the results that you are looking for. I would also recommend using the

Philips gen 3 ballasts. You can buy this kit

http://www.hidplanet.com/ballasts.html, that will give you everything but the

projectors. To buy the TL projectors, I would recommend that you join this site

www.hidplanet.com/forums. Not only is there more information on retrofits and

HIDs than you would probably ever want to know, but it is also a great source

for members selling parts.

 

The baking that you are hearing about is true. You turn the oven on to 300, let

it pre-heat and then turn it off and set your lights in there for 10 mins. This

loosens up the glue and allows you to seperate the lens from the housing.

 

I am going to get you in touch with BHR and Blaze (did a TL retrofit on a '02).

I can also help you out as you go along.

 

Thanks,

Robb Sutton

 

-------------- Original message ----------------------

From: "Colby Lamb" <colbylamb2006@gmail.com>

> Hello BHR. I am new to the forum and I have been reading about HID lights

> for my 02 Millenia. All of my friends have BMWs and Mercedes and Acuras and

> everything else with HID Xenon lights. I want them on my car. I noticed that

> I have projection headlights. I also noticed that Acura and BMW have these

> too. I just needed to know the whole process when I go to get HID lights. I

> need to know what brand to buy. I know that I have read a lot on here that

> Philips are good, but for projection lights I don't know what temperature.

> Could you message me back telling me the type of HID projectors I need to

> get so that it looks just like Acura Xenons, such as TSX or TL. I want the

> exact look. I also need to know the whole process of installing them such as

> disabling the headlight and cutting wires and putting this part in and all

> that if you don't mind too much. People on this forum have said that you are

> the one to ask about HID's. They said that you are great on this type of

> stuff. I've also read about baking the lights in the oven? What the heck?

> I'm just so new at all this and I'm not very mechanical. But I probably

> could do it myself if you gave step by step instructions as what to buy and

> then how to assemble and put together all fo it. If you could help me with

> this, it would be greatly appreciated.

> Thanks,

> Colby (2002 Mazda Millenia)

>

> That was the e-mail that I was going to send to BHR but he is non

> existent...haha. Ok I know that I need TSX projectors. Then what? If you

> would just pretend that you are me and that you are going to buy all of this

> stuff for your car except pretend that you have a 2002 Mazda Millenia

> instead of a 1995. Just list for me the stuff that I would need to purchase.

> I want the exact coloration look of Acura TL, TSX, and Nissan Maxima HID.

> What color temperature is stock for those cars? I want the exact brightness

> and sharpness of those cars but on the Millenia. I'm not very hands on, so

> if you could like tell me step by step exactly what I would need to do

> first, second, then then then etc etc, it would be appreciated. I need to

> know what goes where and how to hook up. My step-dad will help me. I also

> heard that you have to take off the front bumper to do this??? It's ok

> though, I can handle that. How do you retrofit? I know that I already asked

> you that but exactly how to you take out the halogen projector and put in

> the HID projector? New screws and bolts that I would have to buy? I

> don't know just list for me the stuff that I will need to buy and the brands

> and prices. If I think of anything else I'll catch you next time.

[Hitman]

rsutton, its simple, have him join here, in the proper MW.

 

as for a retrofit, the TL projectors are bixenons which involve alot more custom work to install and function.

 

No matter what you want to stick with philips 4300k D2S, anything eles is not stock and anyone who has seen hids will instantly know its not.

 

The reason I did a retrofit is because my 00 did not have projectors, for an 01-02 you could actually do a simple drop in 4300k D2S kit and frankly, it does look very oem, for example malice has nothing more then a drop in kit in his 02, but it looks 100% stock and from a distant has fair color along the cutoff.

 

Taking it up a notch and doing a retrofit would provide a sharper and wider beam,. going bixenon can be nice, but requires alot more work, if thats what your up to then it can be done, if you want an easy retrofit but still amazing performance I recommend valeo ECE, its more or less a direct projector swap, still using philips 4300k D2S.

 

again, rsutton, BRING HIM TO THE ENLIGHTENED MW

[Ikstej24]

I sent him another email tell him to come here.

 

If he wants it to look like his BWM friends...a retrofit is the only way to go. I had a drop in kit before I put my TSX's in and there is a huge difference. The Valeo's have a smaller lens diameter than the stock Stanley halogen projectors, so he would have to do more shroud work. The TL's fit pretty well from what I understand from Blaze and he wouldn't have to hook up the bi-xenon if he didn't wnat to, but the wiring is pretty easy.

[Hitman]

in the 01-02 projectors it will LOOK almost exactly the same, just not as much color, its rather impressive actually, but no, in a 97-00 housing it can not.

 

I would advise him to try to the drop in 4300k kit first, if he's just looking for thge looks then that will do it, no need to waste all the extra money and possibly destroy the headlights, if he wants to upgrade from there he already have the kit needed anyway

[excluesiveonez]

yeah rob, on the 01-02's it looks 99% stock, if i didnt know him i woulda thought it was stock. beleive me, i was driving in front of him for about an hour on saturday

[///BHRpowered]

indeed, now in the 95-96 it does not appear AS stock, but frankly, the 01-02 projector sits hids very very well. Besides if you want to upgrade you will already have the kit. none the less, GET HIM OVER HERE. we cannot have him polluted by those who want nothing more then there ghetto rat rides to look like shit in video games

[Ikstej24]

I sent the email for him to come over here so hopefully he does. I haven't ever seen the pnp kits in the 01/02's so I will take your guys word for it.

[///BHRpowered]

honestly rsutton you know im all for retrofits, and they do still provide the best performance, but even I was impressed when I installed malices kit. if he wants looks and greatly increased lighting its the way to go, if he gets the itch then a retrofit is just a few h ours of work away