I just ordered this HID kit for my 2020 civic, and you never touched the subject of needing a ground for this installation, is this something I need to install? if so do you have a suggestion on where I should bolt them on to?
The blue ground can be grounded anywhere. Usually chassis ground ideally but to be honest, you dont have to ground it and it will still work just fine.
Keep in mind brand new bulbs need time to break in and color shift compared to worn out HID bulbs. 5K is a neutral white color and 6K has the slight tint of blue. On some applications the 5K does look a little warmer than we like to see but the output is much stronger than the 6K and easier on the eyes.
@LightwerkzGlobal yea I enjoy the color of the 5k. It just looks stock compared to the color in your video. My older 5500 kinda looked greenish after 4 years
In this situation nothing. They were on during testing so I left them on for the after comparison as well. No point at all. Just keeping variables same in a sense. Also can see the difference between halogen and hid better.
The bowls? Bowls are bowls when it comes to projectors. The coating doesn't change between halogen/HID equipped models. There is some risk but its more so model specific. Some bowls don't do well with HID's over time, but I have never heard of the civic being an issue. There is always going to be increased risks when switching from halogen to HID. To most, the pros outweigh the cons. If heat or UV is a concern there are plenty of LED bulbs on there market that perform pretty well. The downside is they cost more and don't perform as well as the HID system.
@@K_N_44 Just how it goes. Each projector is slightly different, especially once they age. They never perform 100% as there are many variables and we see inconsistencies with brand new aftermarket units too.
@@K_N_44 Happens on halogen bulbs, factory HID bulbs, etc. Its just a natural degrading process of the coating. Is aftermarket HID accelerating it? Probably.
Nice GLK 350 on the lift in the background! Can’t wait to get it back!
I just ordered this HID kit for my 2020 civic, and you never touched the subject of needing a ground for this installation, is this something I need to install? if so do you have a suggestion on where I should bolt them on to?
The blue ground can be grounded anywhere. Usually chassis ground ideally but to be honest, you dont have to ground it and it will still work just fine.
My new morimoto 5000k bulbs look more yellow than that. The morimoto 5500k matched perfectly.
Keep in mind brand new bulbs need time to break in and color shift compared to worn out HID bulbs. 5K is a neutral white color and 6K has the slight tint of blue. On some applications the 5K does look a little warmer than we like to see but the output is much stronger than the 6K and easier on the eyes.
@LightwerkzGlobal yea I enjoy the color of the 5k. It just looks stock compared to the color in your video. My older 5500 kinda looked greenish after 4 years
Are those clear lens?
Is there a wiring diagram?
Its plug and play, so you can't mess it up :)
Also are you running a HID harness?
No harness is required with these ballasts. They draw power slowly and safely.
35 or 55w?
2a88 is 35W. You can run 50W but I recommend HD relayed wiring harness to safely power the lights.
What's the point of using fog lights when only the low beam should be used....
In this situation nothing. They were on during testing so I left them on for the after comparison as well. No point at all. Just keeping variables same in a sense. Also can see the difference between halogen and hid better.
@@LightwerkzGlobal Shouldn't the measurement be done with the fog lights off so that we can have a more objective conclusion?
you are going to burn the bulbs in the projectors. they are meant for halogen not HID.
The bowls? Bowls are bowls when it comes to projectors. The coating doesn't change between halogen/HID equipped models. There is some risk but its more so model specific. Some bowls don't do well with HID's over time, but I have never heard of the civic being an issue. There is always going to be increased risks when switching from halogen to HID. To most, the pros outweigh the cons. If heat or UV is a concern there are plenty of LED bulbs on there market that perform pretty well. The downside is they cost more and don't perform as well as the HID system.
@@LightwerkzGlobal why one side is brighter than the other?
I have seen other vehicles being the same as well...
@@K_N_44 Just how it goes. Each projector is slightly different, especially once they age. They never perform 100% as there are many variables and we see inconsistencies with brand new aftermarket units too.
@@LightwerkzGlobal can we call that UV damage that we could've avoid it by using LED or it will happen overtime no matter if it's halogen,HID or LED?
@@K_N_44 Happens on halogen bulbs, factory HID bulbs, etc. Its just a natural degrading process of the coating. Is aftermarket HID accelerating it? Probably.