I hate HIDs, everytime drives by one they shine in your eye so bright like the highbeams. I think it is probably because the HID is projected so it is a cone shape instead of focused beams onto the ground. That sucks, because when they shine at night, I'm having a pretty hard time seening the road in front of me just like a highbeam shining in my eye... Anyone else thinks HID annoying and should be regulated to only shine on the floor instead of spreading everywhere and make huge light pollution around? :paranoid: ...

I think it is probably because the HID is projected so it is a cone shape instead of focused beams onto the ground. That sucks, because when they shine at night, I'm having a pretty hard time seening the road in front of me just like a highbeam shining in my eye...
They do only shine on the floor, they have a very distinct cutoff when used with projectors which most HID's are.

I have them on the RL my old TL They are really annoying but after you drive with them you never want normal lights again. some cars and suv's have HID's without self leveling and those are the ones that are the bad ones but if there self leveling there not as bad. Where I live once in awhile someone will flash there highbeams , its only when I go through a rural area that they seem to get mad and flash and honk. But I wish my accord had them I know the toyotas have them on the solara and 4-runner and maybe the camry. If you have them on your car it also makes it look cleaner without the yellowish lights.

I love mine. As long as they are adjusted properly they are ok. I find Colorado People don't flash much as they are more used to them.

Texas...still old school in their trucks...have no idea what a HID is.....

I think just the opposite. It seems to me that HID's put out a lot of light but don't completely blind me when I look at them. I would much rather stare at a HID than a poorly adjusted/aimed standard headlight.

i guess im undecided on this one because although i would like hids myself, as they do light the road a hell lot better, i hate when other cars have them...they blind the hell out of me, even if they are on the other side of the intersection

especially the new lexus' have the freakin super white blinding ones

I hate those ghettofied HID's, I wanna punch those guys in the face. The freaken glare freaken hurts my eyes.

guess it's a 50/50 thing, some think it's okay and some dont :P

Err, don't look at them while you're driving? :dunno:

Err, don't look at them while you're driving? :dunno:


im not looking at them, its just its soo spread out it still hits my eyes if im looking straight at them.

im not looking at them, its just its soo spread out it still hits my eyes if im looking straight at them. Try not to look straight at them?

Texas...still old school in their trucks...have no idea what a HID is.....


Hey, no sucker punches.... :wave: I live in West texas, and we do know what HID's are..... We hate the retrofitted HID's just as much as the next guy. :dunno: I really do not like the trucks that are retrofitted with HID's... those are the worst

I live in Texas but I'm Chinese... so... yeah, I do know what an HID looks like :P

I had to lower the HID's on the left side of my TSX a bit. Their not autoleveling so I got flashed a bit.

I've seen a lot of bright HID's though and its amazing how it dosnet bother you if you DONT LOOK AT THEM. Some of you guys must have stared at the sun when you were kids.

I live in Texas but I'm Chinese... so... yeah, I do know what an HID looks like :P
Yeah, but you're Chinese, so that doesn't count (that was a complement by the way).

On a side note; I'm trying to learn Chinese on my own, gosh it's hard. Those 4 tones are tricky as hell. More words, less tones please :D

Hey, no sucker punches.... :wave: I live in West texas, and we do know what HID's are..... We hate the retrofitted HID's just as much as the next guy. :dunno: I really do not like the trucks that are retrofitted with HID's... those are the worst


I'm from the San Antonio area and I love Texas. Being away for a while, I find a few things that annoy me when I go home, but I still love it.

You drive an Accord...which doesn't put you in the 95 percetile of Texans who drive a pickup. :lmao: :lmao:

Yeah, but you're Chinese, so that doesn't count (that was a complement by the way).

On a side note; I'm trying to learn Chinese on my own, gosh it's hard. Those 4 tones are tricky as hell. More words, less tones please :D
Wait'll you hit cantonese, they have 9 tones

Wait'll you hit cantonese, they have 9 tones
Oh brother! Funny how from the outside things look so much easier. This is probably one of those languages that you really need to learn as a child.

To all the "nay-sayers" of HID, look at the facts. HID is: more energy efficient, way brighter (safer), and longer lasting. Telling people that they shouldn't use HID, is like saying people can't use LED flashlights/X-mas tree lights.
Now if you have HID on your 7th gen and want to be polite while driving in the urban areas, you could use your DRL's.

To all the "nay-sayers" of HID, look at the facts. HID is: more energy efficient, way brighter (safer), and longer lasting. Telling people that they shouldn't use HID, is like saying people can't use LED flashlights/X-mas tree lights.
Now if you have HID on your 7th gen and want to be polite while driving in the urban areas, you could use your DRL's.
Nobody's proven that HID's are safer...in fact we had this conversation the other day and we determined that HID's could actually be not as safe as regular halogens when you need them most.

:notworthy I love HID

I have it on my S2000 and wish my Accord has the same thing too.. but no matter what type you choose, please adjust it before you drive it at night :thmsup:

:notworthy I love HID

I have it on my S2000 and wish my Accord has the same thing too.. but no matter what type you choose, please adjust it before you drive it at night :thmsup:
:cig: :thmsup: :salue: :stupid:

:notworthy I love HID


I love them as well, and we will get them on our next car... you can always tell a retro-fit HID from an OEM HID. when will they ever learn

We like them on the TSX and hopefully that will be the next car that we buy

I love them as well, and we will get them on our next car... you can always tell a retro-fit HID from an OEM HID. when will they ever learn

We like them on the TSX and hopefully that will be the next car that we buy

I hope/think/believe the 8th gen Accord should come with HID as standard (or at least an option).

I hope/think/believe the 8th gen Accord should come with HID as standard (or at least an option).


I would definitely dig that.... :thmsup: :nuts:

I had to lower the HID's on the left side of my TSX a bit. Their not autoleveling so I got flashed a bit.

I've seen a lot of bright HID's though and its amazing how it dosnet bother you if you DONT LOOK AT THEM. Some of you guys must have stared at the sun when you were kids.

I get flashed all the time in the S2000;the car is pretty stiffly sprung and bounces alot on uneven roads.People think you are flashing your brights at them which I'm not

I've seen a lot of bright HID's though and its amazing how it dosnet bother you if you DONT LOOK AT THEM. Heh. That's what I said, twice on this thread. :)

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