G-Force

aftermarket HIDs have always been illegal unless its a factory stock part that failed and your're just replacing the bulb or ballasts.

DenZinz

I did a similar conversion on an 98 Accord.

And yeah Showpaojoe, they are all like that. Dont feel like a tard. I think even the factory xB headlights have an angle to it.

showpaojoe

Actually besk one figured it out for me. The US cars tilt down so the drivers side is lower so the oncoming traffic has less light but since mine are the jdm ones, the drivers side is high glaring into oncoming traffic, suckaz.

And you could put HID in the high beams of the projectors, hella scary.

H1 hyperwhites and HID highs, crazy bright combo. Don't cut me off

bBted

cant you adjust the beam??

i thought they make H1 hid kit...

showpaojoe

When I was looking for hid, i never even searched H1, should've done my homework cuz i rarely use high anyway

bBted

like other said, its hard to find hid in US since they banned it

theres a UK company sells quality hid kits and also provide free shipping to US
http://www.hid-online.com they used to be autolamps-online.com

ScionVan

One thing I think people neglect to think about when converting to JDM headlights on any car is that the beam pattern is going to be optimized for driving on the left side of the road. So the kick-up in the beam when you drive on the right side will now be on the opposite side of where it should be. In some cases, this isnt' really a problem, but this all does depend on the design of the specific headlight unit. In some cases, it leads to you blinding all oncoming traffic and being a general hazard to other drivers on the road.

Oh yeah, check out the pic that G-Force posted, and notice how the beam pattern "kicks up" on the right side. That's to illuminate road signs off the right side of the road. So imagine that kick-up being on the other side, and shooting into other people's eyes!

But again, on some JDM cars, it's not that bad (I'm thinking about S13 Silvias in particular), but just be careful with your Scions...!

Guest

Man that looks great! But yeah I wouldn't want the beam on the other side of the road. Are there going to be some mods to the design of the healight or the wiring diagram/design? I was soo close to buying a pair buit was still negotiating the set-up and how the wiring would be.

bBted

wiring is not a problem, all i worry is the beam pattern, i dont want to blind oncoming traffic :D

G-Force

I wouldn't worry that much in regards to the beam pattern. I was running JDM spec projectors on my WRX for 1.5 years with 6000k HIDs and only got flashed once! It helps a little if you just aim the driver's side beam lower though.

Docofmind

There is a huge difference between right and left hand drive, especially when you talk about HID projectors.

I have the JDMS on my s2000 and quickly noticed right away the danger s of running them that way. There is a small amount of adjustment allowed so i tilted the drivers side down. I also lowered the front of the car more than the rear, gotta love coil overs.