her_flint

I've passed by numerous on coming automobiles with headlights not made for HID and I'm not blinded by glare at all (i'm sure some of you can agree). Even on on-coming tCs that have HIDs in the reflector housing don't blind me (in front of or behind). The only time I'm blinded is when those lifted trucks have HIDs.

mystik

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Im lowered so almost every car that drives behind me glares...especially ones with HID kits in reflector housings. its not a big issue, but sometimes it gets annoying. oncoming traffic with HID is blinding with reflectors to me...but ehh, just deal with it for a few secs every now and then. not a big deal.

toeveryhour

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i'm running 6Ks in my stockies, no problems.

dwrojas05

so i wont get this look without a projector housing?? im a newb about this stuff

a_german_named_hans

With-out a projector housing, you will get what I get (picture with the hot spots). A projector will get you the second picture. You can't get the cutoff look with-out projectors. Personally i don't like the look of projectors. I know i know I'm weird. lol. imo if you do the halogen housing thing right it'll be okay. Ideally you want projectors but if you make sure to aim your lights down and make sure you're not seriously blinding people with ur hids, i say you're good to go.

chicotunner07

just buy 08-09 headlights, stick HIDs in there, and call it a day! lol

not at great as OEM HID projectors, but much better then reflector housing!

and here is a pic of my retro to convince you to join the retro-club! lol







join the dark side...........we have cookies! lol
(its acctually the light side! lol)

dwrojas05

ive tryied to look but i cant find anything..

how to install the 08 headlights..

CarbonXe

iTrader: (1)

Remove stock. Install new.

daffy12

iTrader: (4)

got my HIDs thru MobilHID. im lowered and lights are poitned down a bit. bright as hell. i thought i was blinding people but when driving behind my friends they said it wasnt that bad.

Heyshootyourself

don't worry about the HID blinding ppl... that's half the fun of having them. BLIND EVERYONE

xdejablu3x

can we see some far distance pictures with HIDs in 04 - 07 reflectors? i want to see how the glare is on it.

_NeXuS_

Here is a pic of mine runing 8000k's but I will switch to the 08-09 projectors so I can get a sweet cutoff :D

xdejablu3x

yeah awhile back i was thinking about putting HIDs in my 07 stock housing but i dont want to ____ people off on the road and have a crap cutoff at the same time.

_NeXuS_

Its not that bad I have yet to be flashed. But there isnt a clean cutoff as 08-09 projectors or a retro, but there is def an improvement in visibility.

xdejablu3x

are you sure about a retro? ive seen some work done on a few and the cutoff is phenomenal!

_NeXuS_

Yeah its great... I meant stock 05-07 cutoff isnt as clean as retro's or the OEM 08-09 projectors.

radthundercat

Do 08-09 tC projectors plug right into an '05 tC? Or are there modifications needed?

The dealership around here told me it's not a clean swap, but these are the same retards to who told me the 05 tC RKEs are the same as the xAs...

Eltaco

If your intention is to run HID, the swap is easy. If you wanted to swap and keep running halogen bulbs the only issue would be changing out the female ends of your bulb wiring from 9006 to H11. If your going to run HID, just use a relay kit that will trigger off of the 9006 plug and get the H11 retro HID's.

xdejablu3x

can someone try and get a picture of their HID's in 05 - 07 housing on the highway? i remember my friend having some in his stock 96 civic....you could see the signs like a few miles away and was glaring like nasty.

radthundercat

While your at it, does anyone have images of HIDs in the 08-09 projector housings?

Are the projector housings in the 08-09 Scion's the same that Toyota uses in the Lexus models? Or are they of lesser quality?

*edit* I know there are pics of projector housings in this thread, but aren't these retros?