HID kits for Honda 98 CRV - Are they a good idea?

Feb 11, 2011 40 Replies

Yes,

My kit is still installed and working perfectly. The original lights are really OK. It is just that I have cataracts in both eyes. I am 68 years old. The severity of the cataracts do not qualify for surgery at this point. In a few years I may yet get the surgery. The Xenon gas discharge lamps supply enough extra light for me to see much better on the road at night. Others here have posted that I should simply stop driving at night. A good idea if it were always practical. I avoid night driving most of the time. When those who blasted me over this get old and face the same infirmities of age their whole attitude will change. So easy to throw stones at old people. You do need to be very careful about what kit you buy. Many do not have dimmers. Some are not even waterproof. Mine are waterproof and have a solenoid installed to go between dim and bright. My headlights needed to be realigned after installation. The beams were too high. All in all I think this is a very worthwhile upgrade for the headlights. The kit cost me $100. I am beginning to see others now on the road with these lights installed. They may be new vehicles where the xenon lamps were stock or retrofits like mine. I have no problem with my vision when these vehicles go by. I certainly do notice them though. Like I said before, some here think these new lights will be a catastrophe on the road. Probably the same minds that thought horseless carriages were a total menace to society.

Michael

"K.I.Farstad" wrote in message news:Wo-dnd9vrdJFTI3TnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@posted.comnet...

At the final end, have you still installed the HID kit in your CRV?

In my country it must be some sort of height compensation when you load the car. This must be automatically. I have also bought myself a kit but on the other hand I find the original lights on a CRV 2003 model to be good, in fact better then many cars. Therefore I havent installed the kit yet.

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