stayintrucha

So I went for the cheap xentec 35w 6000k? 6k? Bull____ stock lights are brighter! Anyways anyone recommend a good brand that would let me see at night might go 8000k or would going led be better?

azztinthebox

www.hidnation.com, I have used them for several different cars. Good prices, options and customer service. I put 8k hid kit in my girlfriends Altima and she loved them super white with a slight blue tint. I am currently running the 10k which has a bluer tint to them. They have the option for a relay and canceller but I believe those are for daytime running lights only. My kit for the tc2 was a simple plug and play took about 5 mins to install.

stayintrucha

Thank you how is the visibility for your car tho? Is there away to adjust the projector?

azztinthebox

Yes you can still adjust the projector no problem. Here is a picture with the 10k lights.

zerosky

i noticed that xentec really suck, i gave a friend a set of the onces i had just because they were way better, granted they are still cheap and not oem set. ddmtuning sells a good set for the price and they are slim ballast

TurtleTurtle_12

Depending on your budget, take out your halogen projectors and retrofit some HID projectors in their place. The RX350 projector was a direct swap for the '11-'13...not sure if the '14-current using the same bolt pattern for the projectors though.


Anyhow, if you want more light then you'll need to go with a lower kelvin bulb, such as 4300K or 5000K.


9006: Morimoto Elite HID System - HID Systems from The Retrofit Source Inc
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9006: Morimoto Elite HID System - HID Systems from The Retrofit Source Inc

Xversa

[QUOTE=TurtleTurtle_12;4160650]Depending on your budget, take out your halogen projectors and retrofit some HID projectors in their place. The RX350 projector was a direct swap for the '11-'13...not sure if the '14-current using the same bolt pattern for the projectors though.


Did you install HIDs in the factory lights before you did the retrofit? Was the result of your retrofit worth the time and expense? Is there a big differance?
I retro'ed my previous vehicle, light output was GREAT, compared to factory reflector lights. I'm using silverstar ultras in my 12 tC projectors. (I already know about the short life of silverstars) Light output is "good", but not HID great. I can see a fuzzy, faint blue cutoff line, because of the frosted lenses. But the cutoff is straight, thou not very wide. "Clear lenses" would make a world of difference.
My question is, do the factory projectors produce an acceptable light output with HIDs. I'm on the fence about another retrofit, I miss the HID illumination, but I don't want to open my headlights. The only reason I would retro is to lose the "squirrel finders" and to add clear lenes.
BTW do our lights have a 3" lenses?

TurtleTurtle_12

I had HIDs in the stock projectors before the retrofit, and yes they were a lot better than the halogen bulbs. The HID projectors just make better use of the HID bulbs...wider and better throw. I also have the clear lenses on the HID projectors.

biglilsteve has a great write-up on it here: https://www.scionlife.com/forums/sci...cement-225776/

As far as the cost goes, it is higher than just a plug-n-play kit, but I think its well worth it. I have a lot better light output plus dual high beams since the projectors are bi-xenon. I believe another member removed the squirrel finders and replaced the lenses with clear ones on the stock projectors and that made a great improvement to the light output. The stock projectors have decent light output with HIDs, especially compared to the 2013 Dodge Dart that my fiancé has. It has bi-halogen projectors, and they're complete garbage!!

Xversa

As I said, I don't want to open my lights. So I may just go the plug-n-play route.
Thanks for the update.

TurtleTurtle_12

I was hesitant on opening my housing too, but I found it to be fairly easy once I did the first one. Just have to be careful not to break anything or get the butyl glue on the front lenses of the housing.

jaspercanda

how did you adjust the projector?

Xversa

The adjuster looks like a little "gear" on the backside of your headlight assemble. Use a large Philips screwdriver to adjust.

Red2014tC

I think its only adjustable vertically and horizontally. There will not be any focus or beam adjustment. Just in case that is what you were wondering.

jaspercanda

You cant adjust the brightness just wat i also thought? Just the angle?

biglilsteve

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There's no such thing as adjusting brightness.

Adjustments can be made to the beam/focus by modifying your projector...but you'd need to open the headlights of course.

The only adjustment that can be made from outside the headlights is vertically (up and down). No horizontal (side-to-side) adjustment exists.