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2000 Taco projector's and HID kit?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Wateroksnmud, Jan 15, 2011.

  1. Jan 15, 2011 at 5:08 PM
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    So for my first mod, since I have bad vision at night do to using lasers in the military, I figure my first conversion should be changing out my drive lights. As of now I'm going with this projector but am a bit confused when it comes to the bulb and conversion. Please correct me if I'm wrong. The wiring will need to be changed so I know I need a harness which I'm sure will come in a conversion kit, but what bulb? does that depend on the conversion kit? or the projector?
     
  2. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:29 PM
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    I'm not sure if those come with the HIDs already in them or not but I just ordered a plug and play kit for my stock housing and it was a H4 bulb
     
  3. Jan 17, 2011 at 11:59 AM
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    I mostly want to change the housing. Anyone know of some pretty good housings out there? I have issues seeing at night, but would also like a black housing.
     
  4. Jan 17, 2011 at 9:43 PM
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    After looking for some more housing's I found this site that has 3 housing from different companies, for a varied price range, but I think they're all the same housing. Can I get your all's opinions please?

    By 4 Car Option - $275.99
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    By IPCW - $294.99

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    By Spyder - $200.99

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    All of these are being sold at http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/2000/Toyota/Tacoma/Headlight/Headlights/
     
  5. Jan 17, 2011 at 9:51 PM
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    I wouldn't get any of those.
     
  7. Jan 18, 2011 at 4:44 PM
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    Viet, saying that you wouldnt get any of those doesnt justify. Can you maybe give me a reason why?
     
  8. Jan 18, 2011 at 4:52 PM
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    He had them for his second gen and the Cutoff and quality is not the same as putting in a projector like i posted.

    here is the cutoff he had with projectors like those

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    when you could have this-

    IMG_7599_cd7288fe088c179d804570809f8866ce533e2721.jpg
     
  9. Jan 18, 2011 at 4:57 PM
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    i have them in my truck and they suck. get some retro fits and be done with it. but dont go over 6000k
     
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    In the link the OP posted, the add says Not Compatible With HIDs. You can do the Morimoto swap for just a little more and have real projector HIDs.
     
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    I'm not wanting to buy them for the light but the housing and lense. If someone else has something else i can use PLEASE let me know. That's my only hold back is finding a decent housing right now.
     
  12. Jan 18, 2011 at 8:08 PM
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    I have 10000k's in mine. and i hate the damn things
     
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    get a pair of stock housings that are not faded up bad and the retro fit if you want a good distribution of light
     
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    @98_Mud - So you bought the Spyder housing, changed out the HID's to 10k's and hate them?
     
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    just so you know.. no one really likes those egay projector headlights on here. i would reconsider your choice especially at those prices
     
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    its the ebay listing, im not sure about the other ones. but i have 10000k hid's in them and i had to aim them way down to keep from blinding people, and i cant really see very good with them.
     
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  17. Jan 18, 2011 at 10:21 PM
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    you said you needed them for driving at night? housing has nothing to do with projector style lights.
     
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    Just do the retro fit with the mini D2s, I can send you the email I got about them from The Retrofit Source veryyyyy helpful
     
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    Any way the first picture could be updated so we can see the cut off of the eBay / Amazon projector headlamps?
     
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