Where to buy Grey low beam cap?

[chewy2314]

Hi all. i'm looking to where i can buy the grey low beam cap since i don't want to drill my current set to install HIDs.
anyone know? i've checked with my dealer, but the rep wasn't too helpful on finding the cap for me and warned me about warranty issues there's problems afterward.

[EX-KAT-35]

I'm going to say what everyone on here is probably already thinking.
I like modding as well as the guys on here... but... your EX is a 2011. Why not just get the HIDs on the car factory installed. It took us a LONNNG while to find just the right car with the features I wanted. In the end I saved over $12,000

There is much more to the EX xenon-discharge system than slapping a bulb in there like the annoying blinding Honda Civic/Scion crowd (I own a Civic beater with std halogen bulbs by the way - 1st car).

The system is self aiming and it also turns with the steering wheel. At the VERY LEAST a different wiring harness and a computer reprogramming is required?

Are u planning on going "Audi-light-strip" on us??? Do u have a picture/draft of what ur trying to do?

That being said there are sure to be several EXs that have been totalled from the rear or side. Check the junk or wrecking yards?
Gud Luk with that... post pics

[R1chard]

Hi all. i'm looking to where i can buy the grey low beam cap since i don't want to drill my current set to install HIDs.
anyone know? i've checked with my dealer, but the rep wasn't too helpful on finding the cap for me and warned me about warranty issues there's problems afterward.

I bought myself an extra set of caps because you can't get them at the dealer (unless you buy the whole headlight assembly).

This is how I got mine.
I went on ebay and messaged multiple people that are selling EX35 headlights, and asked them if they had extra caps laying around. I had multiple offers ranging from $15 to $100 for the said caps.
Needless to say I paid $15 for a set shipped from cross country and they are in perfect shape.


....and EX-KAT-35, a set of OEM EX35 Bi-Xenon headlights is at least $1200 for each side.
That is not including, installation or any necessary software reconfiguration that the AFS lighting might need. Every time the OEM Xenon system will be better but not everyone has the ability to drop >$2000 in a lighting upgrade when a PnP HiD kit onto a stock hallogen projector might suffice.

The non xenon EX35 projectors combined with a PnP kit is a very easy / very affordable upgrade to the rather abysmal halogen OEM lighting.

This is "CIVIC" glare


This is a PnP on the stock EX35 halogen housing


Do you understand the difference??

[EX-KAT-35]

The difference is like night and day R1chard. VERY GOOD and impressive from the driver's point of view. Good call on the Ebay part source.

However, a little research tells me the differences btw the Xenon and Halogen light sources is the reason people are getting blinded by xenon lights in halogen housings. The focal-point of the light is at a different point in the reflector parabola. The reflector is unable to focus the light source properly. Thus blinding everyone and myself trying to use the road in NorCal.

This article discusses Euorpean ECE standards but many local govts here stateside have adopted these as well

Glare

Vehicles equipped with HID headlamps (except motorcycles) are required by ECE regulation 48 also to be equipped with headlamp lens cleaning systems and automatic beam levelling control. Both of these measures are intended to reduce the tendency for high-output headlamps to cause high levels of glare to other road users. In North America, ECE R48 does not apply and while lens cleaners and beam levellers are permitted, they are not required; HID headlamps are markedly less prevalent in the US, where they have produced significant glare complaints. Scientific study of headlamp glare has shown that for any given intensity level, the light from HID headlamps is 40% more glaring than the light from tungsten-halogen headlamps.

Lack of backward-compatibility

Countries using ECE Regulations will require that HID headlamps (except on motorcycles) have lens cleaning and automatic self-levelling systems, which usually are absent on vehicles not originally equipped with HID lamps. If a halogen headlamp is retrofitted with an HID bulb, its type approval or certification is no longer valid so the headlamp is no longer street-legal.

With budgeting shortfalls more police depts are ticketing for this. It would be a shame to save money on lighting accessories and have to pay a ticket AND then have to reverse the mod too.

Motorcycle cop on a lonely surburb street pulled over 5 cars by himself last week. Lined em up by the side of the road and gave them ALL tickets for speeding.

Dark tint and light-glare are no-brainers for police officers on the prowl.

This is one mod that is user friendly and a public-annoyance at the same time. Potentially, given the right circumstances: in the rain with a shiny road surface, on a mountain road, or with a kid trying to cross the street - a killer-mod (pun intended) too.

If that is what the OP is trying to do; I don't like it. Its tacky - looks good to driver and observers but not all girls (and guys too) like getting blinded by the playa driving by and potentially loosing control of their car.

[chewy2314]

@EX-KAT-35, i bought the EX new and didn't think to check on whether HID's were in my package (only have the premium). Love the car except the headlights. I ended up installing the Philips Crystalvision and they're definitely brighter on the road.

BTW, all i wanted to ask is if anyone knew where i can buy the caps...