headlight upgrade

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  1. Da_Roach

    Da_Roach Toyotaholic

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    I bought a set of headlight off ebay and got them today. Here is a pic.
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    How hard are these to install. I have the stock sealed beam lights. I only bought these for the H4 upgrade. And what are the point of city lights? Thanks for any advise.
     
  2. 93Yoter

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    extremely easy to install, it's just like installing stock sealed beams. The city lights are retarded in my opinion just leave those alone like I did. I bought some (different brand but same idea) about a year ago and I love em; the bulbs that came with mine were brighter than my sealed silverstars.
     
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    To really make those headlights pop, and if your wanting as close to HID color as possible, then head to www.automotivelightingusa.com and find the Luminics Titanium White H4's. They're about 38 bucks for the set. I have them in my truck and love them over stocked color lights, or even the crappy "super high intensity bi-xenon purple" lights they include.

    Take the whole grille out to put them in, you'll thank yourself!
     
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    SAME AS Changing stock ones
    city lights are for 4special effects....if you want green or blue or whatever color some 194 bulbs will tint the housing during the day.....
    btw in a def driver school right now......alotta racing stories w/crashes and dui....hahaaha
     
  5. SD YOTA

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    if you guys also find a set, hell makes an H4 conversion as well. same as the above noted set but shed waaaaaay more light then them open lense desighns. i also get a set of 55/100WT bulbs from them too. better then any wanna be HID bulbs. wattage is what makes the diffrence.

    also, some people out there make a simple HID kit for under 200 bux. given they disable the hi-beams but on those the HID low beams are usually enough anywyas. just my 0.02
     
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    its easy as replacing the stock ones.
     
  7. Robert m

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    unless you are going for looks over function, dont buy those clear lens lights. the output is worse then stock. i know i had them and couldnt see for nothing at night. then i got these lights
    clicky clicky the output on these is just like the Hella lights but they are like 1/4 the cost. and on a pluss side you wont get any crap from cops about having clear lights.
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    high beams
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  8. str8_6

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    those seem really nice!...i think i'm going to have to get me a set.
     
  9. StanBo

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    I agree 110% with the Hella upgrade. If you guys want another kick go for the "e code" lights. They are european and throw more light on the ground then USDM lights.

    I run those lenses with 85w lows and 100w highs. I also have an upgraded harness.

    Totally love it. I am able to drive faster with more confidence seeing further in the dark.

    Next is some HID hella goodness. :D
     
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    has anyone tried the ebay projectors?? thinking of getting some I can't see for **** at night
     
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    if your talking about these ebay projectors there not true projector headlights. they are just a stock reflector light with a projector lens in front of them. and from what i heard from a few people they skater the light and put less light out on the road then the stock lights do. if you want good lights click the link i posted before. they work great.
     
  12. fintmica5spd

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    Ive got apc glass housings with a 10000k HID conversion kit, you wanna talk about bright:cool:
     

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    Where did you find them? (The APC glass lenses and HID conversion.)
     
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    I had the euro crystals did not like them at all. I traded a them for a set of Hella H4 conversion one which work alot better.
     
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    i got the housings from advanced auto and the HID kit was 180$ on Ebay( Real HID kit with two ballast boxes and bulbs )
    it was the best thing ive done yet, So much brighter than a standard H4 bulb:cool:
    Headlights look as good as my S2000 factory HID's just not as Focused;)
     

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