ecko508

i have 35w DDM tuning 3000k and you be the judge on the brightness!

Mr. NC

Is that the Raptor Kit from DDM Tuning?

KillerG

just ordered some DDMs for my honda civic, they told me there is a 3 week shipping delay : )

ecko508

Ya that is the raptor kit you cant beat it for the price

ed_423

nice, better pics soon?

ecko508

@ed was that reply for me?

ed_423

^ yeah haha. cell phone pics dont do the lights justice man (assuming it was cell phone pic)

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

Which color temp would be the closest to the stock HIDs color? 4300k? I know it won't be exact unless I order 4 of the same bulb from DDM but I'm wondering what would be the closest to stock color for now.

saucy

HID Projector Retro FTW!!!

aznwarrior03

Got my replacement bulb Saturday and of course when I got them I ran out to install them quickly! I love them! The only thing that's disappointing is that when looking at them from straight on, they're not that yellow even though I have the lamin-x vinyl on but on the road.....SEXY!!!! I bought some new vinyl that were recommended over lamin-x in other forums so hopefully those will make a difference. I'm pretty much out $20 but why set with something that's not entirely what you want? So hopefully I'll get the new stuff in this week. Whenever I get my hands on my girlfriends camera, I'll try to take some pics.

ecko508

saucy are you the ones that did those projectors! i want them! help me get them haha

saucy

Yes, I can get you connections to the right person. If your interested. Or you could just check out the Retro thread...Lots of info in that one.

KillerG

how much do you think the whole project cost you saucy? lenses and housing?

saucy

I would say about 100-150 bucks. Lenses, housing, bulbs, ballast.

KillerG

thats pretty cheap, even cheaper if you subtract the bulbs/ballast alotta people have im sure. i wonder if its possible to make it into an easy DIY job, but i have no idea how much labor went in an how easy it would be to reproduce

saucy

Well cutting is a little tricky, alignment can be difficult. Depending on type of projectors you might have to perform some modifications to them to make them adjustable. Also to give it a clean look you will also need a resin or really small shroud to hide guts. Things like that. Better to pay someone that knows what they are doing but always fun to try.

aznwarrior03

Finally was able to take some pics of my new HID fogs. Like I mentioned before I wanted a more golden yellow color so I scrapped the Lamin-x and went with some other vinyls, Grafixpression. So hopefully the new stuff will last for awhile because, at night, they look awesome. The only thing I liked about the Lamin-x is that they looked much better in the day time where as the new stuff is a more of a darker yellow, border line amber color. It's going to take some time to get used to that color but it's already growing on me. Also, I believe the Lamin-x will provide more protection to the fogs since the ones from Grafixpression were a lot thinner than Lamin-x. Anyways, I got the look that I wanted and that's all that matters. Here are a few pics. Not the best quality but whatev.

With Lamin-x, sorry it was raining and plus my girlfriends camera sux. Well I guess I can't complain since I don't have/need a digital camera .





With Grafixpression, with the same camera and settings .







With Grafixpression with the Iphone 4 camera. Shows more of the real life color than the digital camera . Hence why I wanted to take a pic with my phone .



I know there are haters for having yellow fogs, but I guess it's personal preference. I loved them on the older IS 300s and wanted to have lights like those. Hence why I dished out another $20 for the other vinyls .

ed_423

man they are so much deeper!!

maybe its just the pic, but i kinda see a greenish tint to it ?

but nonetheless, glad you are happy with the result

aznwarrior03

Yeah, I think with the ISO adjustment on the camera, it shows them as a little green but as you can tell from the IPhone pic there's really no green. I knew people would find the digi cam pics to be a little green, so I wanted to show the true color of it. Yea I'm loving them, just hoping the film lasts for awhile.

fanmm

really like the yellow fog and white hid setup

ParaSurfer1979

Why hate what color fogs were supposed to be. If these people putting 6-8k bulbs in their fogs actually lived where heavy fog roams they'd know that kind of light doesnt cut through the fog. Yellow light does. Hence why real JDM cars have them this color for the heavy fog they get in Japan off the Pacific Ocean just like it does during "June gloom" in Southern California.

Great fogs bro... Doing the same set-up but not HID's. Doing Nokya 2800k halogen 55watt bulbs which are brighter than the stock 35watt watt halogen H8 bulbs in there stock.

Mr. NC

Those fogs look awesome! I got the greenish issue with my HIDExtra fogs but I dont have tint on the foglights atm....is that Grafixexpression precut for our TSX's?

I'll assume you had 3000k or Nokya's installed before hand Aznwarrior?

aznwarrior03

Thanks I love this combo too! I was thinking of upgrading the low-beam HID but I'm fine with what they look like now....plus I'd probably wait till the stocks blow out first....which I hope they never do!

Thanks man! I honestly went with this set up just for looks, but I noticed a HUGE difference when driving in the rain the other night. Making my decision of going yellow the best decision!

Thanks. Yeah I'm running some 3000k DDM's with Grafixpression film. Unfortunately they don't have them pre-cut for the TSX, so I just bought a sheet of it (which was plenty enough) I would suggest taking out the fog assembly though when trying to install the film because I didn't and did a crappy job on the cutting. It looks great....just as long as you don't look at them up close in the day time .

ed_423

^ haha u can always redo them when you have to take out your bumper for something

Mr. NC

I was looking on that grafix website...overlays for 1g TSX, 8TH GEN cIVC, tl but no 2G TSX lol..DIY times I guess

aznwarrior03

Here's what the Grafix film looks like in the daytime. It's a darker yellow than the Lamin-x. I wish I had a photo of the Lamin-x film to compare the difference in color. All I can say is that that Lamin-x is a lot lighter in color than the Grafix, which I really liked but you get use to the Grafix film .

Mr. NC

That looks good! I actually like the deep amber look

TSXKid2010

Dude...I really kinda like those yellow fogs, and if I had fog here, I'd so go for them! Good job AZNWARRIOR!

KillerG

hahaha awesome guys

- KillerG

Mr. NC

AznWarrior where does it look like a bad install job? Just some rough edges?

aznwarrior03

Thanks! Who says you have to have a lot of fog to have yellow fogs? We rarely ever get fog and I'm primarily doing it just for looks, but the benefits of better visibility is just a plus! If you like it and want to do it, you should because it's definitely easy to do, hence why I did it!

Yeah, rough edges and also I ended up scratching the black piece that surrounds the fogs. I'm not to worried about that. Also, I do have some air bubbles which I'm hoping will eventually disappear after awhile. Even if they don't, again I'm not worried about it. If you're a perfectionist though, I'd highly recommend taking out the fog light assembly to get it just right.

Just as an FYI to anyone that is looking for a Lamin-x alternative, here's what I got:
http://www.grfxpstore.com/store/product/885036647
One sheet is plenty enough. I had to re-do my passenger side since I fudged it up and it seems like I have enough for another set of fogs, which is great to have as a back-up. As a warning though, like I mentioned before, these are more of like a tint film than a protective film like the Lamin-x.

TSXKid2010

Haha I already have the 4300k for my fogs. Plus, I think the car looks better with the more blue fogs, but if I HAD to have them, I wouldn't mind the yellows cuz they look good too!

Mr. NC

I plan to get Lamin-X front and rear the bonus is that fogs cutouts are included...my idea is just to copy the shape onto your type of overlays...voila...art class all over again LOL I'm so genius

aznwarrior03

Yeah I wanted to do that with the piece of paper that you peel off to expose the adhesive side. Somehow it was torn into two pieces because I only had half of the shape. I guess I got too excited when I got them that I went all beastified on it. Let us know how it goes!

nzitr

I have a similar issue with my ebay fogs also when they are on before I start the car. I wired in a relay an it hasn't helped any either. I could swap out the ballasts and perhaps get a better result but it seems to be a common complaint, suggesting sub optimal voltage regulation in the ballast.

I like my set and forget light function so it bothers me that I have to turn them on and off manually. I am therefore considering getting a Philips or Denso set instead although it is $250 instead of $50. Although it is 5 times the money it still doesn't seem that expensive for OEM quality. Anyone have experience with these units?

Additionally I went 6000K fogs and changed my low beam to 6000K also. Lighting performance is adequate and they look good however the loss of light is a bit more noticeable than I had hoped. If I go for a new set I will probably go to a 4300K kit and put my factory low beam bulbs back in (fun job that is!). Still I have answered my 4300K vs 6000K question without spending a lot of money.

sky82

i dont think u need to change the kit going from 6000k to 4300k just change the bulb??

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

For those that put HIDs in their fog setups, did you guys take out that little ring that goes around the stock fog bulb? I'm thinking about getting HIDs for my fogs but I'm not sure if I need to take anything out of the housing area.

lmend17

My problem, took then back to check another set of bulb for the one that looks green and the same shit so idk what to do but
Just buy a different brand and start all over.