1st gen tacomas with HID lights! Pictures please!

cool thanks! think I'll start with the mini's just for the fact of not cutting into my casings... if ya find a better price, let me know... I'm gonna wait a week or so before I order

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/gr...-r-mini-group-buy-only-need-10-round-3-a.html

group buy

 

conman did you paint your shroud and the inside of the headlight?

 

Yessir, painted them kinda gunmetal. I was going to do black, then I was like, everyone does black so thats boring.
I used a duplicolor spray thats meant to go over chrome. Its clear and just smokes the chrome kinda.

 

What shrouds are those? Are they painted?

 

ebay blacked out housings. retrofit source 5k hid hi lo kit. i freakin love it, so much light output.

 

can you PM or post me links of the light housings and which retrofit you did? oh and btw where'd you get that snorkel looks sweet...same with your bumper

 

His truck is a 98. Housings are different. Just google 01-04 Tacoma headlights. eBay has some decent looking ones. Just make sure you seal them up really well.

 

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Gatling Gun shrouds painted black

 

Thanks. Looks really nice

 

I went with halo multi color back lit projectors from hidcountry. Their projectors do not require cutting the headlight assembly or anything of that sort all you have to do i remove the front clear lense and install, comes with all the required components to run it. It also has leds to back light the head light assembly pretty neat. They also have a lot others you should check em out. Ill post pics of my later

 

yup, sealed mine up good and tight

 

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yeah pics would we sweet

 

Have you had any issues with this kit? Are the projectors held tight or do they shake/vibrate?

 

The passenger side shakes a little going over washboard roads. That's my fault though. I accidentally scraped the centering washer down the threads on the projector when I was putting it on. It messed up the threads towards the end just enough that I couldn't get it as tight as it should be. It's hardly noticeable now though.

 

What was final cost on your setup?

 

I think it was $250 in the group buy. That's with the shipping to me which I think was $25. Oh and the bulbs are upgraded too. I think the regular kit with morimoto bulbs is under 200 during the group buys.

 

anyone remember what housings they bought to do the 01-04 headlight retrofit? i have heard that some aftermarket ones, that have a grey backing instead of a silver one, use different glue and you cant heat them up and take them apart. just curious as to what ones al the 01-04 guys used or if they used their stockers.