brighter headlights for 1990 LS 400?
#48
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Want another opinion?
retrofit projectors from a newer model, its a huge DIY project or you can pay someone a grip to do it for you.
Its the most expensive and/or most time consuming of them all, but it also yields the light output of modern non-reflector based headlights basically from going blind to seeing everything.
Im nowhere near done on mine but just as an example. 2009 ls460 to 1993 ls400
retrofit projectors from a newer model, its a huge DIY project or you can pay someone a grip to do it for you.
Its the most expensive and/or most time consuming of them all, but it also yields the light output of modern non-reflector based headlights basically from going blind to seeing everything.
Im nowhere near done on mine but just as an example. 2009 ls460 to 1993 ls400
#50
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another nice article on bulb performance
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t65571.html
http://aphnetworks.com/lounge/2009_c...treme_power_80
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t65571.html
http://aphnetworks.com/lounge/2009_c...treme_power_80
Last edited by sam12345; 02-21-10 at 09:44 PM.
#51
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i've had hid's in probably 10 cars since '98, and would never, ever, go back to any type of regular bulbs. HID or nothign!
definitely buy some HId's off ebay, theyre like $52 shipped these days, plug them in and never look back. btw, you want the 9004 bulb style. you won't have high beams, but you won't need them. seriously. you coudl get the "hi/low" style,b ut they don't work that well, and the wiring is a bit more complicated.
definitely buy some HId's off ebay, theyre like $52 shipped these days, plug them in and never look back. btw, you want the 9004 bulb style. you won't have high beams, but you won't need them. seriously. you coudl get the "hi/low" style,b ut they don't work that well, and the wiring is a bit more complicated.
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#54
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Its an easy job. On a scale of 1-10, its a 2... A typical kit comes with a wiring harness that plugs into your existing harness on the drivers side, two high voltage ballasts and one or two relays. Depending on how picky you are, it's a 1 to 2 hour job including beer breaks.
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thanks man, I plan on sanding down the corners to clear and rattle canning them black to match, the whole car will be a repainted a dark color so this is just a preemptive move to match.
also the lense arent recessed on purpose lol, I had to send in my glass lenses to have a mold made of them, so for the time being i cut some peices of pexiglass to fit, so far they have survived many a rainy day so itll do for now.
on topic hid kits are very illegal due to the glare they cause, however if you point them down i dont think youll bother anybody, I ran one for a couple years and i think most cops just think it came stock, like some 90s lux cars.