Originally Posted by dicivicHB
perhaps he was talking about the glare that the opposing traffic would experience because of the extra output of light?...i've heard that since the stock housings weren't created with the intention of directing the output of HID's they spread the light more than they should, creating glare for the opposing traffic....that's the rumor i've heard...not sure of the validity of it...since there were only two bulbs included i would assume that they take the place of the high beams?...i assuming this is true, the HID's wouldn't even be seen by opposing traffic because it's just rude to high beam people...that's my 2 cents...looks great though, and i'm half tempted to buy myself a set!
I have never heard of Integra housings needing retrofiting because of glare. They are pointed downwards so they don't glare much at all. The high beams will glare and you can tell the difference. I know that the civic housings need to be retrofited because they are reflector housings and they will scatter the light and glare like no other. The HIDs on the integra look like brighter halogens since they are already built like a projector in the first place.
They do have bi-xenon HID sets that replace both the low and high beam. I just replaced the low beam and my high beam is still 9005 halogen.
Unless oncoming traffic is about 3 feet tall, they won't get any glare whatsoever.