hey guys- just wanted to let you know that all kits have shipped.

 

bluaeon- here's a photo of the h3 bulb:



derk - here's a photo of the 9006 bulb. they don't have glare shields since 9006 bulbs are used when a housing is dedicated to a low beam:



bomex - here's a photo of the h4 bulb with the glare shield and the high beam halogen bulb.

 

Cliff: Thank you for the pics... question: is there a way that you can get a hold of a 3000K? Please? Pretty please? hehe... but thanks for the pics... ill post some pics of my car later with your Kit in it.

 

blueaeon - i have 3k kits but the light emitted isn't as dark as many members prefer - it's more of a european gt touring yellow vs a lexus fog light yellow.

also... by popular demand...

5000k 9006 and H4 high/low kits are now available! - $170 shipped!

Order here!

http://www.mobilehid.com/scionlife.htm

 

cliff..

what color are the 5000k? are they white with hints of blue?

bryan

 

this is supposed to be a mcculloh 5000k hid

 

thanks fastandcurious for chiming in.

notoryus - the 4300k kits match what are used in oem applications but when compared to the 6k they can look comparatively a little yellowish since the 6k has a tinge of blue and appears to be "white".

5000k is a good compromise between the two.

Thanks.

Clifford

 

awe man, i almost wish i had waited for the 5000k. i'm leaving work early to install my 4300k's. i really hope i like the color in person. i just want them to be whiter than my silverstars, but not necessarily blue. cliffud, think that'll be the case?

 

so if i want it to be white like the hids on the toyota prius' then i should get the 4300k right? i just want it white with no hint of blue or whatsoever.. :D

 

fastandcurious- the 4300k will be whiter than the silverstars- don't worry.

notoryus- yup- get the 4300k.

 

cliff: thanks! im down with that. ill let u know once im ready to order them. Thanks again!

 

thanks cliff, got my HIDs in the mail today.

 

Cliff, these HID's are awesome! I definitely don't regret getting the 4300k's. These suckers are so bright and WHITE! Man, they put my silverstars to shame. Speaking of, yesterday morning one of my silverstars went out so this purchase was just in time.

I will not be able to post good pictures because my digital camera has been borrowed for the weekend. However, I will try to post some pics with my cellphone. There is something that I want to work on which will help eliminate the glare.

I did notice, like others, that these lights produce some glare. I have yet to get flashed by anyone, but when I pull up against a wall you can definitely see the glare. So I started examining the headlights to see what, if anything, can be done to reduce this glare. You guys will be excited to know that I've found a quick "ghetto" solution to the problem. I will attempt expand on this and see if I can work on something (perhaps with the help of some people on these boards) to try and come up with something definite. Some of you might have benefited from my DIY for the radio door squeek. I hope that my efforts can again lead to something that everyone will benefit from.

I'm on my way out so that's all I can say for now. I will try to take some pictures tonight to show you how these lights look like without some of the extra glare.

 

Are there any projectors these can be used in? I am looking to get some projectors for my xB and I also want the HID's. Please let me know thank you.

 

cadon, yep - check out these pics with the zomk projectors off eBay. the result was VERY VERY good cutoff.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=161517

Some images from that post:





these particular projectors take a 9006 bulb so if you pick them up and order and HID kit, let me know so I can make sure your wire harness is an H4. this way you don't have to do any special wiring.

 

what's up everyone. like i mentioned in my previous post, i'm figuring out a way to reduce the glare that our headlamps produce when we use HID kits. i don't want to say this will completely eliminate any and all glare because only projectors will do that, but there is a noticeable difference. alas, i'll let the pictures do the talking.

please be aware that i did this "mod" in a hurry and took these pictures with my phone. they came out overexposed but you can still get the point. the car was parked about 10-15 feet from the wall and the picture was taken from the driver's seat. here they are:

Glare


Reduced Glare


As you can see, in particular, the two bluish hot spots disappeared as well as the whitish spots above them. There is still a small white hot spot on the right side but I believe that can also be eliminated. Again, for now this was something I put together in a hurry.

I'm very excited needless to day. I will continue working on this and will update anyone who is interested. Thanks cliffud for inspiring me with your awesome HID kits.

 

please show how u reduce the glare..

 

i have minimal glare to oncoming cars in my tC cause im lowered on s.techs so my car is angled forward so its pointing down... never get flashed...

 

I ordered some last week.

Can you forward a tracking number?

Email is syntheticGT@yahoo.com

Thanks

 

syntheticGT, I e-mailed you the delivery confirmation number last week and it looks like it bounced back to my bulk mail.

You still have your ev1.net address?

PM'd you the delivery confirmation number.