did you have to modify the 500's to fit the bulb in there?

 

I personally don't have it done but you do have to modify them to make kit fit. Check out youtube, there are a couple videos of the mod somewhere around there.

 

how much did this total all up?

 

Any pics yet?
I've seen your 4Runner around Jupiter, guess now I'll see it easier at night

 

Well the HID's are bright but not my cup of tea. I honestly prefer my IPF X4's to the HID's. They aren't as bright but they work better for my long night drives. I was flashed countless times and felt bad for anyone in front of me.
The color of the DDM 4500K is still blue to me, it reminds me of the a set of silver stars I had at one point, the glare is similar to the silver stars I've used in the past. These might be better suited for a LightForce conversion but I don't recommend them for use as a plug and play bulb replacement, as the light pattern isn't as good as a nice set of halogen or mixed gas bulb.

I paid $69 shipped from DDM and it took about a week to get.

Will be selling this kit for $50 shipped in the classifieds soon.

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hey mountain, that hid kit what bulbs does it have out of curiosity?

and your right, I don't like the idea of converting to hid in a reflector housing, only on projectors. My BMW has a 5,000K HID kit in it, but with the projector lights glare isn't that bad.

 

Given the price I'm guessing chinese origin, they are 35w 4500K but bulb manufacture is unknown.

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haha should have been more specific with my question, what bulb application, H3, H4, 9005 etc etc.

 

Ohh, h4 Hi/low

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dang ok, can;t use em then. was hoping it wasn't a hi/low kit. Gonna be looking for another kit to put in my bmw for fogs.

 

I have the DDM kit as well. I don't have anyone flash me. You need to point them down a bit more than regular headlights to account for the additional glare.

 

when you say this, are you meaning that your lights aren't shining as far (distance/cutoff wise) as the stock bulbs after you point them down?

 

whenever you convert to hids and leave the lights at the same height the hids will cover further down to road and to the sides because they are brighter. Part of this is glare part of this is the beam. This is why you have to re-aim the lights so not to blind oncoming drivers or drivers in front of you.

 

If I aim them down I won't be able to see a thing. I understand what your saying but my light aim is fine, the distance that I can see will be altered to the point of uselessness if I turn them down any more.

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typical results ive been hearing on this company but still placing an order for the 55w slim setup for my Hellas. Hopefully i can get them by Christmas

 

Still nothing on a 3rd gen specific headlight upgrade write up, but on the HID front all is not lost. After looking and dismantling (absolute favorite past time) my LF 240's and the HID bulb assemblies I came to the conclusion a LF 240 retro fit was in fact possible.

The HID bulb was torn down to the bulb and leads, the hi/low system removed and bulky adapter discarded. The ceramic bulb base was dremeled and the aluminum base of the LF drilled out then dremeled as well. The fit is snug/tight and the mount depth ideal. I will bond the AL and HID together using a hi-temp adhesive. I though about set screws but was unsure if I could tap a long small hole.



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Are those H4 HID bulbs?
You will want to make sure the distance from the base of the heatsink to the arc is the same as the halogen filament or else you'll have poor focus. From the photo it looks like the HID sticks out farther.

I just completed putting 55w H3 HID bulbs into 240s and the focus winds up being pretty good; however, the spot is not as tight as it is with the incan bulbs.

 

Will all that fit in the LF housing?

 

Absolutely, waiting on Datsun51q0 to provide me with some filament measurements.

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Well the HID upgrade absolutely sucked in the 4Runner housings, and after modding the LF240's to accept them, they continued to suck with odd shadows. So its a no go.

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