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Old May 4, 2009 | 05:57 PM
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Question HID Question

Is there anyway to get HID headlights in a 89 Toyota? I've seen these cheapo "H4" headlight assemblies on ebay...but I don't know much about them.

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Old May 4, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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Get the good glass ones from Hella. I got them for my truck and they work great. There are lots of different bulbs you can put in them. One of the best mods I have done.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Flash319
Get the good glass ones from Hella. I got them for my truck and they work great. There are lots of different bulbs you can put in them. One of the best mods I have done.
I've searched around a little...but no luck. Where did you find yours? Part # by chance?

Thanks!
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Old May 4, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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Search Hella H4.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Flash319
Search Hella H4.

StylinConcepts!

Awesome
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Old May 4, 2009 | 09:32 PM
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i like the ones that i got from ebay... they have a glass housing too...
with the sylvania silverstars they are pretty bright...
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Old May 5, 2009 | 10:29 AM
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You can easily get 'HID's

Heres how, first pick up a set of Hella e-code h4 lenses. They will replace your current housings with a non-sealed beam style.

now go online and pick up a H4 HID kit. PLug it all in and have fun...

Do NOT use regular 'dot' lenses. Their pattern is horrible with that much light output. You will be blinding everyone.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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Yeah, make sure you have HID compatible lenses and housings to go with the bulb, that what "makes" it.

The bulb alone is pretty worthless, not to mention dangerous because of the glare.

And if you get an "HID" bulb and it has a filament, it's fake. Real HIDs make light with an arc between two electrodes.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay351
You can easily get 'HID's

Heres how, first pick up a set of Hella e-code h4 lenses. They will replace your current housings with a non-sealed beam style.

now go online and pick up a H4 HID kit. PLug it all in and have fun...

Do NOT use regular 'dot' lenses. Their pattern is horrible with that much light output. You will be blinding everyone.
But do the new H4 bulbs/ballasts plug directly into my old 6054 harness??

Originally Posted by T-1000
Yeah, make sure you have HID compatible lenses and housings to go with the bulb, that what "makes" it.

The bulb alone is pretty worthless, not to mention dangerous because of the glare.

And if you get an "HID" bulb and it has a filament, it's fake. Real HIDs make light with an arc between two electrodes.

Yeah, I'm talking about "real" HID lights... Not HID "look"...
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Old May 5, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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seeing as tho H4 bulbs fit directly into the plug, id say, yes...

one thing you might wanna do before that is to upgrade the headlight wiring harness with the one that roger brown sells at www.4crawler.com...

idk if the stock wiring harness can supply the amount of energy that the
hid balasts require... just an idea...
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Old May 5, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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I thought HID's require less power?

anyways they should be fine
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