Got it today. rest a lil bit from work then installed it! :D
H11 6k HIDkit...
here are the photos.










sorry if there are a lot photos...
:D

 

nice!..and damn so much room to access the headlight! unlike the tC1's

 

I was surprised how much room there is in the engine compartment.

Anyway, love the look and keep the mods coming

 

well at least we don't have to take off our front bumper like other cars haha
looks good yo!

 

I didn't see a wiring harness. I wouldn't trust my stock wiring to power my hids unless my car came stock with hids.

 

^ Stock connection is designed to power a 55W halogen bulb. With HIDs being either 35W or 55W, he has more than enough power.

 

thats true

 

thanks guys!
i have 35w...

 

What is the reasoning for going to the 35w as opposed to the 55w?

 

35w has less power so it doesn't come out as bright (white) as the 55w

so, preference in both "do you want more or less power going to the headlights" and "do you want more or less whiteness in the lights"

 

Does any one know if and HID kit is also needed for fog lights or will a brighter bulb be fine?

 

^ Depends on what you want to do. If you go with halogen bulbs, the fogs will look a little yellower than your headlights, but they'll still provide light.

 

Ok. But what about longevity? Would the 35w last longer because they are lower power, or the 55w last longer because that is what the car is rated for, and technically you're overpowering the 35w's?

Sorry I'm such a n00b.

 

The general consensus is 35W will last longer, but I've also read some places that if done correctly, a 55W will last just as long. Either way, both will last a very long time and if you get the bulbs from DDMTuning.com or HIDExtra.com, they have a lifetime warranty anyway.

55W will be brighter than 35W and will appear whiter. Either will be significantly brighter than any halogen bulbs. I went with 35W HIDs because of 2 things. First, 35W is very bright and I didn't want to worry about totally blinding oncoming traffic if I hit a bump and the nose of my car goes up with the 55Ws. Second, from what I've read, more people have problems with 55W HIDs than 35W. I'm not sure of the science on this (and I'm sure someone on scionlife will jump in with contrary beliefs), but it seems to have something to do with the cars being able to produce enough constant power and the 55Ws either not starting (turning on) or flickering.

 

also for DDMtuning (which I have). their bulbs are suppose to be for 35W but they offer the ballast at 55W...the the mismatch makes the bulbs work less efficient or something

....this is from an e-mail i got from a competitor (retro-solutions...they are very good by the way, more expensive though) so take it as you wish

with that said, DDMTuning has a lifetime warranty...so whatever i suppose

if you go with DDMTuning (or anyone with lifetime warranty really)....the main issues is "how bright do you want it?" all else is the same

 

I love the 35w 6000k's....I'm just about to buy some myself.

Last question for anyone running daytime running lights...I've seen HID kits not play nice on cars with DRLs.

Can anyone from Canada (factory DRL's) or MightyP chime in?

 

Sorry, I'm not help with your last question. My DRLs aren't tied in to my regular lights at all. Mine actually run off power from the MAF.

 

I can now answer my own question, becuase I emailed a retailer, and got this response from Mike at Ultimate HID Kits (a good option for canadians btw):

You should not need the wiring harness if you are only upgrading the low beams and if you are going for a 35W.
Daytime running lights should not be an issue (since) they run on a separate bulb (high beam).

So that issue is closed. I'm gonna order now...WEEEEEEEE!

 

i have a kinda unrelated question but... are any HID's illegal i want 12000k for my high 8000 for my low and fog but i want to make sure im not gonna get a ticket for the 12000k???? also just in case it matters i live in North Carolina

 

^^^ you probably wont need to ever use the high beams again once you have the 8000k's in the low beams, Also you want to keep in mind that the higher the Kelvin you go the less light output there is. So a 12000k high beams will be more dim than your 8000k low beams...