i was outside and decided to take a few pictures of my HIDs, switchbacks, rims, and tint (not the best pictures, but you get the idea)

i have my lamin-x film coming in this week to black out the orange reflector on my headlights, and i sent my 12" Audioque HDC3 sub into the factory to have it rebuilt to a 15". i will make a video when i get it in. ill also post pictures of ALL of my interior mods when i get the sub in as well. :D

Also, i know alot of you will hate on my Chrome 20's, but keep in mind, they came off my old car and they are good for now considering i dont have $1800 to throw down on black rims. I have yet to have someone tell me they dont look good either.

anyway, enjoy :)

6000k HID's, didnt even have to remove bumper for installation
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g130/Ruff904/PART_1307290693318.jpg

20 inch chrome Strada Venti Rims, rides really well with the hub rings i just had installed (need 245 series tires, these are too low profile)
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g130/Ruff904/PART_1307290737017.jpg

LED Switchbacks from JDMTOY
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g130/Ruff904/PART_1307290823227.jpg

10% tint all around, 5% window strip
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g130/Ruff904/PART_1307290782433.jpg

A lot of glare, I feel sorry for the people on the road with you at night.

A lot of glare, I feel sorry for the people on the road with you at night.

the glare is what you call a PHONE picture, which is why i put it in the title. even the turn signals have a glare in the photos

Gangsta ..

So is your car named "Some"?

Oh and I'll be the first .. they are terrible on an Accord, maybe on a buick la sabre or something.

Gangsta ..

So is your car named "Some"?

Oh and I'll be the first .. they are terrible on an Accord, maybe on a buick la sabre or something.

some? LOL good one

if you got a problem with them you can give me a couple grand to go buy some black ones so me and "some" can stop being so "gangsta"

some? LOL good one

if you got a problem with them you can give me a couple grand to go buy some black ones so me and "some" can stop being so "gangsta"

if you put a comma after SOME in the title, then one would assume that you named the car some....I think thats what Daniel meant.

if you put a comma after SOME in the title, then one would assume that you named the car some....I think thats what Daniel meant.

yeah i definitly forgot to put the word of after some, my bad

No problems, I just call it like I see it, as long as they make you jolly ..

i never realized so many english teahcers were accord owners:nuts:

i never realized so many english teahcers were accord owners:nuts:

seriously, every post someones always correcting someone elses grammar like who gives a sh!t..(i bet someone will correct my grammar i wouldnt be surprised)..anyway your car looks nice man and dont worry about what others think of your car its yours you do what you want.. im really digging the front turn signals it looks as if they match your headlight color perfect !

Looks good, not feeling the rims though.

seriously, every post someones always correcting someone elses grammar like who gives a sh!t..(i bet someone will correct my grammar i wouldnt be surprised)..anyway your car looks nice man and dont worry about what others think of your car its yours you do what you want.. im really digging the front turn signals it looks as if they match your headlight color perfect !

So far...there has been ZERO grammar correcting in this thread. Daniel thought that he named the car SOME and I clarified that it did appear so to the OP. So if you could point out where somebody corrected his grammar, id like to see it.

No one was actually trying to correct his grammar, I just didn't understand what he was saying so I figured his car was named some. I mean it's still jacked up even after he edited. So if you want me to be the grammar boss, it should be "Here are some pictures of my 2011 black coupe mods".

i never realized so many english teahcers were accord owners:nuts:

I love you. Hahahaha that's fkn awesome!

i never realized so many english teahcers were accord owners:nuts:
I never thought this board could have so many uneducated people on it.

I never thought this board could have so many uneducated people on it.

In all fairness- I don't think using correct grammar and spelling in every forum post equals intelligence. In fact, as far as I'm concerned it doesn't even amount to a pile of sh^t. :)

In all fairness- I don't think using correct grammar and spelling in every forum post equals intelligence. In fact, as far as I'm concerned it doesn't even amount to a pile of sh^t. :)
I would disagree.

Damn guys chill out! Focus on the OP's car....

Fo sum ppl, tiping liyk tis iz vewwy illatating, butz foz athaz itz phine :thmsup:

seriously, every post someones always correcting someone elses grammar like who gives a sh!t..(i bet someone will correct my grammar i wouldnt be surprised)..anyway your car looks nice man and dont worry about what others think of your car its yours you do what you want.. im really digging the front turn signals it looks as if they match your headlight color perfect !

:drink: agreed. Everybody is different with different taste.

Looking good so far, I like the blue turn signals. Lights are too blue for my taste, and the wheels aren't for me, but I like the tints. Any plans to black out the chrome?

Your wheels look like crap.

As long as you like them, My opinion shouldn't matter.

Gangsta ..

So is your car named "Some"?

Oh and I'll be the first .. they are terrible on an Accord, maybe on a buick la sabre or something.

Like a 1967 with Sir MixALot driving. :yes:

Your wheels look like crap.

As long as you like them, My opinion shouldn't matter.

eh, IMO your wheels are really ugly

and your chrome pillars are FUGLY

but hey, my opinion shouldnt matter as long as you like them

Not a good idea to mess with the Almighty forum God. You will get zapped with a Jorjian sense of humour!

I never thought this board could have so many uneducated people on it.

Haha +1...

In regard to the car, I don't like the rims. I think you need classier rims than that, but I do however love the black/tint combo you have.

BTW...taking off the bumper isn't a big deal. It's really easy to do.

well people always look past the fact that i put in the post that "they are from my old car", and i have been looking into new rims but money has been tight.

but i just purchased my megan EZ's so i will be getting something more agressive soon :)

and once again, these pictures are old and were taken with my phone, which explains the glare of the HIDs in the pictures...they are not that blue either

The coupes have projectors so there should not be any glare whatsoever unless he has a sedan which he doesn't. I never liked chrome wheels, especially 20". Should have stuck with the OEM's but to each their own. I can tell you take care of your car well.

The coupes have projectors so there should not be any glare whatsoever unless he has a sedan which he doesn't. I never liked chrome wheels, especially 20". Should have stuck with the OEM's but to each their own. I can tell you take care of your car well.

Are you saying if I get 6,000K HID kit for my LX-S that I wont have any glare then?

Doesn't matter If it's lx-S. No glare for coupe but there will be for the sedan.

Doesn't matter If it's lx-S. No glare for coupe but there will be for the sedan.

Well damn lol I keep hearing people say, "Oh you better get retro fit, not the plug and play or else you will get a ton of glare!"

So you're saying plug and play HID kit for the Accord Coupes will not have hardly any glare then?

The reason is because most of the peeps on here that are blinding folks are the sedan guys. The coupes come with projectors in their headlights whereas the sedans don't. Their headlights are reflector based and if you install HID's in them, the beam pattern will scatter. Ive seen HID's in a stock reflector housing and it does blind oncoming drivers. I don't care what people say. It will blind others. I don't know if you understand but retrofitting refers to cutting out your stock headlights and fabricating or retrofitting a projector into it.

The reason is because most of the peeps on here that are blinding folks are the sedan guys. The coupes come with projectors in their headlights whereas the sedans don't. Their headlights are reflector based and if you install HID's in them, the beam pattern will scatter. Ive seen HID's in a stock reflector housing and it does blind oncoming drivers. I don't care what people say. It will blind others. I don't know if you understand but retrofitting refers to cutting out your stock headlights and fabricating or retrofitting a projector into it.

So basically since I have the coupe I don't "need" to retro fit I can just use a plug and play kit? (And save money while I'm at it too_

I never thought this board could have so many uneducated people on it.

Or maybe not everyone's first language is english. I'd like to see you write in french please so i can judge you.. :thmsup:

So basically since I have the coupe I don't "need" to retro fit I can just use a plug and play kit? (And save money while I'm at it too_

yeah man there is no need for a retrofit for a car that already has projectors.

just dont get something stupid like 10k or 12k or else youll be on rice status.

our cars are too nice to do stuff like that to it

yeah man there is no need for a retrofit for a car that already has projectors.

just dont get something stupid like 10k or 12k or else youll be on rice status.

our cars are too nice to do stuff like that to it

Nice! Everyone says don't go over 5k...

Is 6k pushing it or would I be ok?

Nice! Everyone says don't go over 5k...

Is 6k pushing it or would I be ok?

:lmao:

Sorry, it just sounds funny.

eh, IMO your wheels are really ugly
and your chrome pillars are FUGLY

but hey, my opinion shouldnt matter as long as you like them

It doesn't and I do. :D


You might want to tell Honda. They are HFP wheels and the pillars came on the car when I bought it off the showroom floor. :thmsup:

:lmao:

Sorry, it just sounds funny.

:p !

yeah man there is no need for a retrofit for a car that already has projectors.

just dont get something stupid like 10k or 12k or else youll be on rice status.

our cars are too nice to do stuff like that to it

except for my ugly ass car.

:lmao:

except for my ugly ass car.

:lmao:

no need to come on this thread and be a smartass.

but i feel sorry that you bought it off the showroom floor like that, stick on chrome pillars are not the business.

FYI, your car is not ugly, just the stuff on it :thmsup:

So, is 6,000K pushing it? :-P

Well damn lol I keep hearing people say, "Oh you better get retro fit, not the plug and play or else you will get a ton of glare!"

So you're saying plug and play HID kit for the Accord Coupes will not have hardly any glare then?

I thought this one was pretty good. :banana:

no need to come on this thread and be a smartass.

but i feel sorry that you bought it off the showroom floor like that, stick on chrome pillars are not the business.

FYI, your car is not ugly, just the stuff on it :thmsup:

"You feel sorry"

:lmao:


Here are your wheels-
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g130/Ruff904/PART_1307290737017.jpg



and mine are Honda HFP's.


You go on feeling as sorry as you want.

In your original post, you said you had yet to have someone tell you your wheels didn't look good. When I (and others) tell you IMHO, they look like Crap, you get all defensive.

Too Funny.

:lmao:

So, is 6,000K pushing it? :-P

Go for it.
Do what makes YOU happy with YOUR car.

I thought this one was pretty good. :banana:

I don't get it?

Go for it.
Do what makes YOU happy with YOUR car.

I do agree. But if it's going to create/have an ugly glare I'll have to pass. :)

"You feel sorry"

:lmao:


Here are your wheels-
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g130/Ruff904/PART_1307290737017.jpg



and mine are Honda HFP's.


You go on feeling as sorry as you want.

:lmao:


eh, they're still nicer than yours, even if i do plan on getting new rims :lmao:

:thumbsup:

Guys, no need to slam each other over rims :)

eh, they're still nicer than yours, even if i do plan on getting new rims :lmao:

:thumbsup:


In your original post, you said you had yet to have someone tell you your wheels didn't look good. When I (and others) tell you IMHO, they look like Crap, you get all defensive.

Too Funny.

:D

I don't get it?



I do agree. But if it's going to create/have an ugly glare I'll have to pass. :)

This person has a similar problem-

http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=65146

eh, they're still nicer than yours, even if i do plan on getting new rims :lmao:

:thumbsup:

Your current wheels are obviously by far more garish than the HFP wheels you're comparing to. Whether or not garish is good or bad is a matter of personal preference.

Looks like the wheels in Training Day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmzJIQwLp8

lol my wheels look nothing like that

Looks like the wheels in Training Day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmzJIQwLp8
Dayton wires:

http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/po/110706/730r9/24655e_27.jpeg

Doesn't matter If it's lx-S. No glare for coupe but there will be for the sedan.

You are wrong. Just because a headlight is a projector headlight doesn't mean there will be no glare from a HID kit. The kit will change the distribution of the light under the cutoff. There will be too much foreground light with a HID kit. And there will be an increase in glare even with projector headlights. I'm not sure if you're aware but there's a big difference in the design of a halogen projector and a HID projector. Why? Because the the bulbs of one are not compatible with the other. Period.

The reason is because most of the peeps on here that are blinding folks are the sedan guys. The coupes come with projectors in their headlights whereas the sedans don't. Their headlights are reflector based and if you install HID's in them, the beam pattern will scatter. Ive seen HID's in a stock reflector housing and it does blind oncoming drivers. I don't care what people say. It will blind others. I don't know if you understand but retrofitting refers to cutting out your stock headlights and fabricating or retrofitting a projector into it.

You are quite correct that HID kits in halogen reflectors are bad. And as I said in a previous post, they're also bad in halogen projectors. That the cutoff is maintained in a halogen projector with a HID kit fools people into thinking such HID kit use is OK.

Nice! Everyone says don't go over 5k...

Is 6k pushing it or would I be ok?

You need to decide what your priorities are. If you want to look cool and have a HID light just like your neighbour's BMW and don't care about glaring oncoming traffic then get a HID kit. If you want to improve your lighting safely and effectively, and improve it over and above what any HID kit will do for you, then you should replace the H11 low beam in your coupe with an H9. Several forum members have ditched their H11 HID kits in favour of the H9 and have found more usable light with the H9.

I always thought al projectors were made for HIDs. I've seen a handful of 8G coupes with HIDs and even looking directly at the light I haven't had any problems with them. Can you give any examples of cars that have halogen projectors?

I always thought al projectors were made for HIDs. I've seen a handful of 8G coupes with HIDs and even looking directly at the light I haven't had any problems with them. Can you give any examples of cars that have halogen projectors?

Sure, the 8th gen Accord coupe has halogen projectors. Many Ford and Mazda cars also have halogen projectors. Mazda, Toyota, Cadillac, too.

There really is a difference between a halogen projector and a HID projector. To the naked eye there may not be much of a difference but optically the two are indeed quite different.

The difference arises because of the different way in which the HID bulb and the halogen bulb produce light.

Many people are fooled by the cutoff of a projector into thinking that because a cutoff is maintained then a light source must be OK. The fact is, however, that's just how projectors work. The light source could be fireflies, a candle, the sun, whatever, and the cutoff will be maintained. The distribution of light below the cutoff will change, however, and this is where (part) of the problem of HID kits comes into play.

Regarding looking at 8th coupes with HID - you have to remember that half the driving population is bothered by glare and the other half is can't understand what the first half is complaining about. The upshot is that you can't determine whether glare is acceptable or not just be looking at a headlight unless you have the training to do so (and even those of us trained in such matters often err in saying lights are OK when they're not). This is why headlights standards exist and it's the very reason why HID kits are unsafe and illegal.

Hope this helps.

Dayton wires:

http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/po/110706/730r9/24655e_27.jpeg

If I saw wheels like that on an Accord coupe I'd expect to see a carpeted dash, fuzzy dice and hydraulics. Oh yeah... and a sound system that made a tsss tsss tsss noise as it drove ny from the 10 tweeters in the doors and dash.

The OP's wheels are not god awful ugly, seen worse, the need wider and slightly thicker rubber on them.

You need to decide what your priorities are. If you want to look cool and have a HID light just like your neighbour's BMW and don't care about glaring oncoming traffic then get a HID kit. If you want to improve your lighting safely and effectively, and improve it over and above what any HID kit will do for you, then you should replace the H11 low beam in your coupe with an H9. Several forum members have ditched their H11 HID kits in favour of the H9 and have found more usable light with the H9.

What is this H9 you speak of?

use the search function.

What is this H9 you speak of?

It's a variation of H11. Significantly more lumens for just a small increase in power consumption and it's photometrically compatible with H11. The mounting tab of the H9 will require a small cut to it to ensure the bulb fits into the H11 headlight and it takes most people no more than a minute or two to do this.

use the search function.

Jackwagon...

@Markus, Thank you sir! Never heard of H9 yet, I am noob to this modding stuff.