1st gen tacomas with HID lights! Pictures please!

FX-R 3.0
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?products_id=101

 

conman thanks i was going to just splice into my corner lights just like you did, and my 04 doesnt have head lights on all the time. so i was kinda thinking the is the only way by splicing into the corner lights

 

so I can't just get a bulb size 9003 HID kit by xentec on ebay for like under 50 bucks and stick it in my stock housing ? ...

 

Yeah, it works fine, you just have to turn your lights on all the time. For '98's the headlights are the running lights, so I'll tap into that eventually.

 

no u gotta buy the ballasts and wireing and everything for a true HID, they make a look a like bulb that makes the head lights look like hids but they r not true hid with a ballast and a hid bulb. And hids in a stock housing look like shit and they blind on coming traffic. if you wanna do it right do a full retro fit like conman did. yea its expensive but its worth it not blinding on coming traffic

 

hmmm wonder if there is any way to wire up a switch to turn the halos on while my running lights arent on

 

oops, edit, you need wiring and ballasts and stuff like 04trd said, it just has a terrible beam pattern, and can be very annoying to other drivers.

Reflector pattern




Projector beam pattern



The beam pattern wont necessarily be that bad, but it can be.

 

you could wire them right through a switch to the battery, as long as you had a fuse

 

ya on my 04 its not as bad as conmans but it throws the light right in on coming traffics eyes ( i had my gf drive my truck past me ) very bright light and very annoying i get flashed all the time and thats why i am ordering my retro fits to resolve that problem

 

Those were just pics from the interwebs. None were from my truck.
My truck wasn't tooooo bad, but I did get flashed consistently.

 

yep don't HID. as previously stated it's illegal and doesn't look anywhere near as good as a retro.. not to mention your light output won't be as good as a retro either. IMO more of a thing to do for looks more than for performance.

anyways, here's my retro. porsche projectors with zkw lenses.










best i have of a distance shot.

 

duh! i should have looked at the first picture of the shitty lights a little better. Defnitly a car not a yota

 

My sig, running fx-r's

 

Is there any good kit anyone recommends for a 98? Thanks. Ill prob go with 6k lights.

 

easiest retro is hands down the morimoto. can be done is about 30min.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BI-XENON-HI...Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f17e1f37a&vxp=mtr
Is it possible to hook that kit up in my 03 without buying anything else? If anyone has a cheap and easy kit for 8k or 10k HID kits that would be sweet ... and i'll look at the morimoto right now

 

here's ya a link. i personally would go with the 4300k bulb. it'll have the the pure white look, same with all the bmw's and all the other high end cars. they all use 4300k bulbs.

don't let the price care you away. you can ask any of the guys that have done a retro, i'm sure every one will tell you it's easily one of the best things you can do to your truck.

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=227

 

I had seen this somewhere... Thanks! Maybe i can find a GB somewhere in the near future.

 

Here's a quick pict
TRS Bi-Xenon D2S with 4300K Philips bulbs Apollo shrouds with housing blacked out.
Only issue still to be resolved is getting my offroad lights to activate again with my high beams, they worked well before the retrofit, but not after, will mess with it again when the weather warms up.

 

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