Headlight projector retrofit - HIDs to the max!

I'll do the full write up this evening and stick it on the first page. It was really quite easy if you forget about the LED mishap and the glue.

I couldn't find a dark spot to show the road shots but honestly it wasn't that impressive on lit city streets. The foreground was not very bright but in reality you don't want that. It ruins your distance vision.

Here are a couple wall shots while I was trying to adjust the headlights. It appears I need to rotate the passenger side projector a little bit but that is easy to do. This will make the purple cutoff line more dramatic too.

The first picture is of the projectors alone. The 2nd picture is with my Blazer foglights (5000k Morimoto). The 3rd picture is just a random shot looking into a field. The 4th shot is a different wall. The 5th shot is with the high beams on.

 

I had previously upgraded to a 55w ballast so when swapping to these projectors I had to go back to my original OEM ballast which required me to rewire some things, You won't have this problem so your install will be much more simple!

I took a lot of pictures early in the install to demonstrate how to remove everything. I didn't take any for the wiring as I was getting worn out and my rewire was not applicable to the average Prius doing this mod. It's all pretty self explanatory anyway.

 

Yup! They are a bit awkward to get to with a socket wrench but if you have a small open end wrench you'll have no problem. I just used a socket with a small extension and turned them by hand. I didn't have a tape measure with me so I don't think my adjustment is correct yet. May be too high. I have not been flashed yet and walking towards my car from a distance the lights are not blinding me.

You'll pull off this install with ease bru! No cutting involved for the OEM HID headlights. I'm not sure about the halogen headlights but even if you have to cut, the project will be well worth it.

If you want a more white light then go with the Morimoto 5000k bulbs. They look awesome in my foglights!

 

Post a picture of your stock reflector housing and some dimensions. I bet TRS has a projector you can retrofit. Tons of bike guys do this mod all the time. They even came out with a new mini that is smaller than mine. You could do a system like mine for much cheaper! Check out the new tiny lights in the link below.

Morimoto Matchbox projectors (pics and measurements inside)

Bi-xenon Morimoto Mini Stage III Kit (H1) - Complete Retrofit Kits from The Retrofit Source Inc

Example

I tried but my camera is horrible for night shots.

 

Thanks for the tip. The GENII foglights us a 9006 bulb. I tried to use LEDs in the fogs and they burned out quickly and they don't produce any real useful light so I went to HID. Then I realized I was blinding people so I bought the Blazer foglights and stuck my HIDs in them. They definitely help light up the foreground and sides of the road. It was worth the roughly $100 IMO.

 

I'll try for an up close shot tonight, bru. They do not match when up close though. The Osram 66240 starts off as a 4100k bulb and only after 100+hrs do they shift to more white color and even then I doubt they will match the 5000k bulbs in the fogs.

Aftermarket HIDs are basically illegal in general so the answer is no. They are not legal and IMO are dangerous which is why I swapped them out. They look pretty sweet though. lol

 

You'll have it easy with those 7" headlights. I've seen a lot of retrofits on bikes and old cars/trucks with those headlights. You won't get any scattering if you stick a projector in there. You can also paint the inside of the housing to match the bike. There are places that sell new clear glass/plastic covers for the 7" round headlights so you don't have to deal with the foggy looking opaque glass.