Head Poor lighting! - Thinking of changing

meek · 21st April 2008, 19:55

Hi all i purchased my night hawk black ciciv type s in september and have loved every moment of it! Still cant believe i own it sometimes!ha but there is one issue that i have noticed and thats when driving at night how poor the power of the headlights (esp Dipped) are! has anyone else noticed this or is it just me?

FWH · 21st April 2008, 20:14

Have you tried replacing the bulbs with aftermarket upgrade bulbs and / or check the adjustment of the lights?

See the lights section in the Wiki for more info.

Dimplyred · 21st April 2008, 20:28

I upgraded the headlights, main beam and side lights, as I wasn't that impressed with the originals either.

Here's the link to the lighting section in the wiki, FWH has mentioned.

Lights - Civinfo Wiki

lippy · 21st April 2008, 22:20

I have HID lights and think they are good.

When I had a Focus I bought xenon type bulbs as I wasn't impressed with the lights and these were an improvement.

meek · 22nd April 2008, 00:51

Cheers for your quick replies, it seems from the forums that the Osram Night Breakers are very popular choice for the H1's and H7's sidelights, what do people suggest as i dont know too much about the lights all i know is that mine are really bad?!

robbo51 · 22nd April 2008, 07:06

I use Philips Xtreme + 80 H7's and Philips Vision Plus H1's.
They are excellent

meek · 22nd April 2008, 13:40

So combined with the super bright whites (501's) which i gather are the best, do they match? and is it a white light or is it more of a blue / purple light?

robbo51 · 22nd April 2008, 14:17

The super white LED do look bluer in comparison but the performance of the upgraded bulbs is better by miles!!

meek · 22nd April 2008, 14:33

Reading the Wiki it says that some models are HID and some are not, so if i went for the super white LED and then phillips X-treme and vision plus for the H7 and H1 would this work all OK in my TYPE S 1.8 57 Model? Sorry for asking probably obvious question, don't have too much knowledge on this area, and wanna make sure i get the right ones! Cheers

Foggy69 · 22nd April 2008, 20:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by meek

Reading the Wiki it says that some models are HID and some are not, so if i went for the super white LED and then phillips X-treme and vision plus for the H7 and H1 would this work all OK in my TYPE S 1.8 57 Model? Sorry for asking probably obvious question, don't have too much knowledge on this area, and wanna make sure i get the right ones! Cheers

For reasons only known to Honda, the Type S in the UK doesn't come with HID lights.

I have the same upgrade on my Type S as Robbo, Philips X-treme for the H7 bulb (which is for the dipped beam) and Philips Vision Plus for the H1 bulb (main beam).

I can recommend this upgrade as it does make a lot of difference to driving at night.

meek · 22nd April 2008, 21:07

Thanks for all your replies have learnt alot, thinki m gunna go for the Super white LED, and Philips X-treme H7 and Philips Vision Plus H1, take it only need pair of each?!

Cheers

robbo51 · 22nd April 2008, 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by meek

Thanks for all your replies have learnt alot, thinki m gunna go for the Super white LED, and Philips X-treme H7 and Philips Vision Plus H1, take it only need pair of each?!

Cheers

Good choice..Where in Leeds are you?

meek · 23rd April 2008, 00:17

Headingly, got a summer coming up and looking to do some work on my civic! where abouts you get your H fuel cap from looks nice ? they do it in black to match my NHB?

robbo51 · 23rd April 2008, 07:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by meek

Headingly, got a summer coming up and looking to do some work on my civic! where abouts you get your H fuel cap from looks nice ? they do it in black to match my NHB?

From eBay, not sure if you can get a black one though.
It was supposed to be for the wheel caps, but it was the wrong size.
If you need any help just ask and i'll meet up with you

Foggy69 · 23rd April 2008, 08:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by meek

Thanks for all your replies have learnt alot, thinki m gunna go for the Super white LED, and Philips X-treme H7 and Philips Vision Plus H1, take it only need pair of each?!

Cheers

The Philips bulbs are sold in a pack containing 2 bulbs, so you only need to buy one pack of each type of bulb.

forever_after · 29th April 2008, 15:13

The Osram Night Breakers, Philips X-treme and Philips Vision Plus are common bulbs or HID? I need some help here...

robbo51 · 29th April 2008, 19:18

X-treme H7
Vision Plus H1
They are NOT HID

meek · 24th May 2008, 21:49

Have successfully fitted my upgraded bulbs now, went for 501 super bright white, Philips X-Treme H7 & Vision Plus H1 looks great, the 501 are alot more blue when compared to the dipped H7's, would of been nice if the philips bulbs match with the whiter colour, however i am delighted with results from the philips bulbs they are X10 better! Would defenitly recommend this upgrade to anyone thinking of changing. Will upload pictures soon, thanks to all the replies and help very useful.

meek · 24th May 2008, 22:55

Here are a few pics of the lights in each mode, full beam (H1) and dipped (h7) and sidelights (501). Not too sure about the Super bright whites as dont really give out alot of light when dark, but suppose they dont really ever do, however the Philips H1 & H7 are very bright and long vision. Hope this helps, Thanks again.

robbo51 · 25th May 2008, 00:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by meek

Have successfully fitted my upgraded bulbs now, went for 501 super bright white, Philips X-Treme H7 & Vision Plus H1 looks great, the 501 are alot more blue when compared to the dipped H7's, would of been nice if the philips bulbs match with the whiter colour, however i am delighted with results from the philips bulbs they are X10 better! Would defenitly recommend this upgrade to anyone thinking of changing. Will upload pictures soon, thanks to all the replies and help very useful.

Just the same, A great combination

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21st April 2008, 20:14	#2 (permalink)
FWH Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 3rd June 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,861 Thanks: 3 Thanked 27 Times in 24 Posts	Have you tried replacing the bulbs with aftermarket upgrade bulbs and / or check the adjustment of the lights? See the lights section in the Wiki for more info.

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Dimplyred Type R GT 09570 Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th August 2007 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 3,253 Thanks: 16 Thanked 41 Times in 41 Posts	I upgraded the headlights, main beam and side lights, as I wasn't that impressed with the originals either. Here's the link to the lighting section in the wiki, FWH has mentioned. Lights - Civinfo Wiki

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lippy Bournemouth Belle Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 10th January 2007 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 396 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	I have HID lights and think they are good. When I had a Focus I bought xenon type bulbs as I wasn't impressed with the lights and these were an improvement.

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meek Valve Cap Join Date: 21st April 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Cheers for your quick replies, it seems from the forums that the Osram Night Breakers are very popular choice for the H1's and H7's sidelights, what do people suggest as i dont know too much about the lights all i know is that mine are really bad?!

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robbo51 Type S GT Civinfo guru Join Date: 1st July 2007 Location: Bingley, W.Yorks Posts: 2,833 Thanks: 39 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	I use Philips Xtreme + 80 H7's and Philips Vision Plus H1's. They are excellent

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robbo51 Type S GT Civinfo guru Join Date: 1st July 2007 Location: Bingley, W.Yorks Posts: 2,833 Thanks: 39 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	The super white LED do look bluer in comparison but the performance of the upgraded bulbs is better by miles!!

22nd April 2008, 14:33	#9 (permalink)
meek Valve Cap Join Date: 21st April 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Reading the Wiki it says that some models are HID and some are not, so if i went for the super white LED and then phillips X-treme and vision plus for the H7 and H1 would this work all OK in my TYPE S 1.8 57 Model? Sorry for asking probably obvious question, don't have too much knowledge on this area, and wanna make sure i get the right ones! Cheers

22nd April 2008, 21:07	#11 (permalink)
meek Valve Cap Join Date: 21st April 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thanks for all your replies have learnt alot, thinki m gunna go for the Super white LED, and Philips X-treme H7 and Philips Vision Plus H1, take it only need pair of each?! Cheers

23rd April 2008, 00:17	#13 (permalink)
meek Valve Cap Join Date: 21st April 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Headingly, got a summer coming up and looking to do some work on my civic! where abouts you get your H fuel cap from looks nice ? they do it in black to match my NHB?

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forever_after Valve Cap Join Date: 14th April 2008 Location: Athens Posts: 46 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The Osram Night Breakers, Philips X-treme and Philips Vision Plus are common bulbs or HID? I need some help here...

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robbo51 Type S GT Civinfo guru Join Date: 1st July 2007 Location: Bingley, W.Yorks Posts: 2,833 Thanks: 39 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	X-treme H7 Vision Plus H1 They are NOT HID

24th May 2008, 21:49	#18 (permalink)
meek Valve Cap Join Date: 21st April 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Have successfully fitted my upgraded bulbs now, went for 501 super bright white, Philips X-Treme H7 & Vision Plus H1 looks great, the 501 are alot more blue when compared to the dipped H7's, would of been nice if the philips bulbs match with the whiter colour, however i am delighted with results from the philips bulbs they are X10 better! Would defenitly recommend this upgrade to anyone thinking of changing. Will upload pictures soon, thanks to all the replies and help very useful.