Here is what the package says:

HID
H4
12V 85/80W in small letters
130/100W in big letters
blah blah- "to create the appearance of a HID system"

My concerns:
My friend had these for a few months,and one blew out. Maybe he touched the bulb?

I touched the housing of his headlight last night while we were talking,and it was really hot,hot enough that you couldnt keep your finger on it.

I touched the wires under the hood,and they were hot,but not as hot as the headlight lens was. Seemed like the wires might be OK,but wanted to check into this.

Why does it list 2 wattages for the same set of bulbs?

Has anyone had there wires fry with these? What is the stock wiring running at?

Anyone jacked up their light housings with them?

I did a search,and didnt really find an answer. If you guys think these will mess up my car,let me know.

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and look for some guy that sells those

he has like 4000 negatives
cause they melt everthing
a friend of mine put those in his car
he carry's like 10 fuses around cause he blows them out regularly

those lights are SHIT

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TeamRedline
Lake Effect Performance

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- NauticaX
http://www.dynamicfusion.org

And Gok-do you run this site?

Oh,you dont. Well------>

You owe nothing,its free advice. Dont be so easily offended about something you dont own.

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TeamRedline
Lake Effect Performance

A few things, "gok":

1. Why is this place here?

Because people want info that have Si's. So they come here with questions. If people play "We are in a clicky group with our secret club" games like you are now,then people dont get anything from this place but attitude,right?

What does that mean? It means that if people come to know of this place as a spot to avoid to negative attitude like yours,they wont come here. No answers to their questions,and its worthless.

Are you following me still? If people dont come here,no one looks at the banners, no hits,no $$,just another worthless site.

So if you want to have a clicky group,do so at your own risk.

If you want to talk like an internet thug/prison boy over the word "moron" go ahead.

Get it?

Got any more prison talk for me gok?

Feel free to ban me. You act as if that will really work. Everyone knows how to get around it.

Or,maybe you can calm down a bit,and act like you're just another Si owner like the rest of us.

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ryan12321@hotmail.com

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94 Civic Si
AIM: PhAtBoY113

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Originally posted by progressi:
I can get a set of these new for $15.

Here is what the package says:

HID
H4
12V 85/80W in small letters
130/100W in big letters
blah blah- "to create the appearance of a HID system"

My concerns:
My friend had these for a few months,and one blew out. Maybe he touched the bulb?

I touched the housing of his headlight last night while we were talking,and it was really hot,hot enough that you couldnt keep your finger on it.

I touched the wires under the hood,and they were hot,but not as hot as the headlight lens was. Seemed like the wires might be OK,but wanted to check into this.

Why does it list 2 wattages for the same set of bulbs?

Has anyone had there wires fry with these? What is the stock wiring running at?

Anyone jacked up their light housings with them?

I did a search,and didnt really find an answer. If you guys think these will mess up my car,let me know.

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I had these EXACT bulbs in my 2001 Civic EX before I traded it. The 85/80W is the correct wattage for these bulbs. You prolly also see a 135/130 rating which means the lights put out 135/130 watts while only drawing 85W. I noticed my headlights got really warm as well, but, I think that's normal. My bulbs were in for 3 months and they never blew out. As for the wiring, I contact a local Honda dealership and asked the mechanic on duty what he thought about running 85W bulbs. He told me that it was about 30W over the recommended wattage, but, he said he didn't think that would pose a problem. Replacing wiring can get pretty expensive, but, if I was you, I would call your local dealership (if your car is still under warranty) and ask a mechanic. If he says they will be fine, ask for his name and keep it handy in case anything goes wrong. If something does, call Honda and said that "JOHN" told me that they would be ok. Another thing to note is, the Hiper bulbs are NOT D.O.T approved, thus making them not guarenteed to be safe if installed. Hope this helps.

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c1scophr3ak
Black 99' SiR

I would recommend the Philips Visionplus. Go check them out at http://www.autolamps-online.com/

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"Just think how many times Microsoft has fucked you... it's time to fuck them back" - BootsEXR

"Honda didn't design it to be a racecar, we did. - IK632

If they blow,thats ok by me, but I dont want them to melt my wiring,or burn up my housings. Good discussion though-thanks!

There was a mod that was done to 4x4s when I was into that. It allowed you to run a higher wattage bulb for a bright reverse light (necessary on night runs). You would drill holes in the back of the lamp housing to allow heat to escape. I wonder if this would work for our cars. Anyone know of this? The holes were small,and few so you wouldnt get a bunch of dirt in there. Anyone heard of this or tried it?

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