Honda civic 08 headlights?

[trellaine201]

In one word my headlights are BAD and I hate them. I might as well not even have any. Is there any other type of headlight/bulb I can get to improve the lighting?

Or maybe it's just eyes? :confused:

[m4gician]

In one word my headlights are BAD and I hate them. I might as well not even have any. Is there any other type of headlight/bulb I can get to improve the lighting?

Or maybe it's just eyes? :confused:

Two things to ask:

1) are they clean?

2) are they AIMED right? (check aiming on a wall with an allan key tool - check your manual)

[trellaine201]

Two things to ask:

1) are they clean?

2) are they AIMED right? (check aiming on a wall with an allan key tool - check your manual)

Well I will clean them. And aimed right, not sure. I just assume when you buy a car they have them aimed correctly but I guess I shouldn't assume.

Thanks for the advice. Where should they aim for optimal performance?

[m4gician]

Well I will clean them. And aimed right, not sure. I just assume when you buy a car they have them aimed correctly but I guess I shouldn't assume.

Thanks for the advice. Where should they aim for optimal performance?

well that's subjective, typically you have to aim them so that when you're on level ground at a certain distance away they fit an outline.

If you bing "how to aim headlights" you'll see some articles as to what I mean.

Try that first as those are FREE solutions, then we can talk about getting new headlighting.

[trellaine201]

Thank you! I will check google and then try it out in my underground parkade. Should be ok there.

Someone mentioned "superwhite" bulbs at Canadian Tire as well. I don't know anything about these.

[CdTriX]

stay away from super whites, they will just cut your visibility in half!

as much as i like hid, it's been raining a whole lot in toronto now and i can't see a damn thing when it rains or if it's foggy.

i want some halogen fogs!

[trellaine201]

stay away from super whites, they will just cut your visibility in half!

as much as i like hid, it's been raining a whole lot in toronto now and i can't see a damn thing when it rains or if it's foggy.

i want some halogen fogs!

Hmmm and Vancouver gets tonnes of rain lol
A friend suggested Xenon but apparently it's somewhat illegal to add.

[l69norm]

Hmmm and Vancouver gets tonnes of rain lol
A friend suggested Xenon but apparently it's somewhat illegal to add.

Explicitly illegal to add HID in BC:
http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/freeside/--%20M%20--/Motor%20Vehicle%20Act%20%20RSBC%201996%20%20c.%203 18/05_Regulations/27_26_58%20Motor%20Vehicle%20Act%20Regulations/26_58_01.xml#section4.05

General lighting requirements

4.02 ...
(1) A vehicle on a highway must only be equipped with and use lamps, reflectors or other illuminating devices authorized by this Division or authorized in writing by the director.

(2) A vehicle on a highway must be equipped with lamps equivalent to those provided by the original manufacturer in accordance with the requirements that applied under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), or a predecessor to that Act, at the time of vehicle manufacture.

(3) All lamps, lamp bulbs and reflectors required or permitted by this Division must comply with

(a) the approved standards established by the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) and the applicable SAE standards,

(b) the conditions of use described in this Division, and

(c) the requirements of Table 1 of the Schedule to this Division.

....

Lighting must be OEM stock and/or comply with Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS)

Check with some of the local BC Honda forums. I heard rumor that some BC police forces are pretty strict about aftermarket HID (as in tag and tow)

[KL]

Explicitly illegal to add HID in BC:
http://www.bclaws.ca/Recon/document/freeside/--%20M%20--/Motor%20Vehicle%20Act%20%20RSBC%201996%20%20c.%203 18/05_Regulations/27_26_58%20Motor%20Vehicle%20Act%20Regulations/26_58_01.xml#section4.05

General lighting requirements

4.02 ...
(1) A vehicle on a highway must only be equipped with and use lamps, reflectors or other illuminating devices authorized by this Division or authorized in writing by the director.

(2) A vehicle on a highway must be equipped with lamps equivalent to those provided by the original manufacturer in accordance with the requirements that applied under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada), or a predecessor to that Act, at the time of vehicle manufacture.

(3) All lamps, lamp bulbs and reflectors required or permitted by this Division must comply with

(a) the approved standards established by the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) and the applicable SAE standards,

(b) the conditions of use described in this Division, and

(c) the requirements of Table 1 of the Schedule to this Division.

....

Lighting must be OEM stock and/or comply with Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS)

Check with some of the local BC Honda forums. I heard rumor that some BC police forces are pretty strict about aftermarket HID (as in tag and tow)

Don't give the Ontario Ministry of Transportation or police forces any ideas!

[CdTriX]

they should! f those people with hid in reflectors

[KawaiiTentacleBeast]

Don't give the Ontario Ministry of Transportation or police forces any ideas!

I wish they would confiscate and crush all cars found with illegal lights.

[KL]

they should! f those people with hid in reflectors

I wish they would confiscate and crush all cars found with illegal lights.

How about those people who exceed speed limits? Because I'm sure both of you never break the speed limits, since that's also illegal ........ :cheesygri

[KawaiiTentacleBeast]

How about those people who exceed speed limits? Because I'm sure both of you never break the speed limits, since that's also illegal ........ :cheesygri

Nope. I never break speed limits. In any case, it's easy to accidentally exceed the speed limit, you can be a smart and reasonable person and sometimes exceed the speed limit, so the punishment should be proportional.

Those illegal headlights didn't install themselves into your car by accident, did they? If it's made explicitly clear that you are not allowed to do it and you go out of your way to do it anyway, what explanation is there other than that you're a bona fide sociopath who should be locked up? I don't agree that possession of marijuana should be illegal, but if you walk into the police station with a joint in your mouth then I have no sympathy for you.

[KL]

Nope. I never break speed limits. In any case, it's easy to accidentally exceed the speed limit, you can be a smart and reasonable person and sometimes exceed the speed limit, so the punishment should be proportional.

Those illegal headlights didn't install themselves into your car by accident, did they? If it's made explicitly clear that you are not allowed to do it and you go out of your way to do it anyway, what explanation is there other than that you're a bona fide sociopath who should be locked up? I don't agree that possession of marijuana should be illegal, but if you walk into the police station with a joint in your mouth then I have no sympathy for you.


Wow, you are a Saint.