Hi,
After reading all of these posts, I'm convinced that Steve's kit is the way to go. I had SOS's HID kit on my previous NSX several years ago, and I'm looking forward to giving this one a try. Probably be purchasing the 6000K kit within the next few months.
As a side note, I read in Brian Long's "Acura NSX: Honda's Supercar" book, that in 2000-2001, the Japanese domestic market had HID's in their popup headlights. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks in advance for any info. -Tom
Thanks for the kind words, gang!
Having been toying with the HID things since 2003, there are a few points that potential buyers should watch out for.
I always tell people that one does not need to buy from me since they can find good kits out there on the Internet. But I do advise people that whatever they buy, the kits need to be high quality. One can buy from a $50 kit on eBay all the way to the $900 genuine Japanese kits. I really don't recommend buying the $50 kit or pay $150 for the same kit. One needs to read labels very carefully. There is a 35w kit sold on Prime that draws 15 amperes at start up. This rating is clearly printed on the ballasts. The stock NSX wiring use a 20A fuse that handles BOTH the low and high beams. So I would think 10A maximum current would be resonable for just the low beam.
There are obstacles to overcome while installing the HID in an NSX. Before I started my HID hobbies, I also bought generic HID kits to install in my 2 NSXs. They were both white, hence my handle, whiteNSXs. I was quite frustrated with the problems that I encountered such as the dust cap, the exposed HID/OEM plugs, the location of the ballast, and many little things.
There are a few requirements that I want to satisfy. The peak current at start up has to be below 10A. After testing a few kits, the Mcculloch's 8A peak fit the bill nicely. Mind you that it was 2003, when HID was still at its infancy. Second, I need something that has small ballasts. At that time, the Mcculloch was the smallast. Third, I wanted to add as little weight onto the headlights as possible by trying to mount the ballast somewhere else. There were several kits that had long wires/separate ignitors and Mcculloch was among them. Fourth, the OEM/HID plugs need to be protected by the dust cap as what OEM set up meant to. The then only NSX specific kit was sold by SOS. That was a very nice kit but the plugs were exposed outside the dust caps. I needed to figure out a way to house all the wiring and plugs. With a few trips to the hardware stores, craft stores, and after a few knuckle breaking experiments, I was able to come up with a workable dust cap.
I stopped using the Mcculloch for more than a year now due to the fact that I found a nice kit that is quite high quality but is half the size of the Mcculloch. I still think the Mcculloch have better construction and components than the current Digital kits that I use but the smaller kits can achieve stealther installation. The peak current draw is however 9 amperes.
I just sold my last Digital kit. I just found out the newest batch of digital ballasts have even lower peak current at 6 amperes. But I might not be selling them since there might not be any demand for them. I will ask the list before I order a batch.
Thanks for all the supports for my hobby all these years.
Steve
