i didn't get jack

 

Hmm. That's weird. I got the copy at my email address.

I wanted to know what you had heard that made you think that it was all that dangerous. You certainly don't want to blow up an HID bulb, but I have never heard of it happening.

I also gave you an email address of a friend from whom I was buying some HID, so you could ask him some specifics about installing HID carefully.

His name is Mike and he is at ipsracing2@aol.com

 

well dangerous as in you can get electricuted. I heard if you touch it or something you can die when it is plugged in. I'm not sure. I just want to get some info. i'll ask your friend about some things. Thanks

 

Obviously doing any electrical work involves risk, if you are hesitant about it have someone who knows what they are doing do it. Concerning painting a car the color of those wheels, I think that would be sick!

 

I pretty much know what to do but i guess i just can't touch the ballast at all after it is connected.

 

Regarding the paint code, I know George (and a number of others) have stated that it is Solaris Silver and this apparently matches very well. My personal finding was that the colour, at least for the '00 ITR, is Kaiser Silver and although I don't have the code at the moment, any dealer should be able to provide it over the phone. Incidently, I obtained this information from an Acura dealer when I inquired about replacement center caps. The caps were listed in the computer as "Kaiser Silver", and for what it's worth, the colour matched perfectly when I had my caps repainted using that code. Whether or not Honda actually used two different colours (one perhaps being Solaris) for the '00 and '01 wheels is something I'm not certain about, but it's definitely possible. I do know that when I examined the '01 wheels, the finish was distinctly different from my '00's, specifically in the texture on the sides of the spokes.

As for the danger of installing HID's, I think the concern is most likely related to the extremely high voltage that the ballasts can deliver, and the risks associated with that. However, following normal electrical safety procedures should be perfectly sufficient.

BTW - How's my spelling George? :goodjob:

 

The ballast should not have any exposed wires. To install you simply remove the neg battery terminal, clean the bulbs (denatured alcohol), install the bulbs, mount the ballasts, run the wiring from the stock headlight bulb to the ballast then plug the plug into the bulb/burner. Install 15amp fused in the two headlight fuse locations and reconnect the battery.

 

Padawan: Do you happen to know what the color code for Kaiser Silver?

As far as ballast go, i understand how to do it now. Thanks!

 

Kaiser Silver: NH-546M

 

Does anybody know for sure whether there's a difference in the silver between the '00 and '01 cars? Or is the previous report of Solaris Silver (vs Kaiser Silver) an error?

I don't think anybody's mentioned before that there's a difference in colour between the two years, and that's something to add to the detailed, useless information that people are always craving.