Headlights?

[JazzinV6]

Hey folks, I'm new and have a couple of questions I wasn't able to find the answers to using the search bar. Well, I have noticed that the 02-04 camry headlights have 3 lights in them (hi lo and turn), and the 05-06 have 4 lights. What's the 4th light? I have an 02 LE V6, and I was thinking about getting some projectors, since I think they just look way better. Now, all the aftermarket projectors I have found have the 4 light setup, so my question is: will they work alright with my car? Also, I need to decide between the chrome and black housings. My car is a light blue, so what do you guys think? Also, any pics lof these things would be really appreciated. Thanks.

[Aceventura9586]

AS i'm sure that many of the people here in the gen5 family will agree, if you're doing a retrofit, its the way to go, and the acura TSX lights work perfectly. as mike,aka whitechocolate will show when he eventually posts on here. I hope that your not getting the projectors from ebay because they have the problem of being cheaply made. Anyone else wanna follow up?

[WhiteRabbit]

what IS that 4th light for?

[thapranksta]

^I think the turn signal and side markers are two different bulbs on the Gen 5.5.

[IPDaily]

i think he's talking about those plug and play projector headlight assemblies... anyway as white chocolate will point out, if you want projectors, the best way to go is a retrofit, you'll have better light output, HID compatability, not to mention genuine philips projectors... don't bother wasting money on those garbage plug and play assemblies, i hear they have less output than the stock halogen reflectors... save up your money and go for a retrofit...

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by thapranksta

^I think the turn signal and side markers are two different bulbs on the Gen 5.5.

Correct.

[poohbear]

Can't you just change it over? or does it involve a differen bulb...

[JazzinV6]

Ok, I tried searching the forums; is there a tutorial on how to do this somehwhere? What parts do I need and how much does it usually cost? I don't really need HID's if I don't have to to have them for the conversion, The stock halogen lights already put out plenty of light. But I have to say I really do like that way that retrofit looks.

[thapranksta]

Aftermarket projector headlights will actually output less light than stock. So you sacrifice cheap looking aesthetics for functionality. I wouldn't do it. Some people do it and like it but I think they are few in number. Also, some people couldn't even get them to fit correctly. There were some issues with wiring as well. I hate to sound like an ass but you didn't search hard enough.

[poohbear]

Originally Posted by JazzinV6

Ok, I tried searching the forums; is there a tutorial on how to do this somehwhere? What parts do I need and how much does it usually cost? I don't really need HID's if I don't have to to have them for the conversion, The stock halogen lights already put out plenty of light. But I have to say I really do like that way that retrofit looks.

maybe you can use a high wattage bulb with proper wiring harness...(ie. sepearte wire direct from the battery)

OR

purchase some halogen projectors and retrofit them, which will be slightly less expensive than a HID retro..

[white3ch0c0late]

Originally Posted by thapranksta

Aftermarket projector headlights will actually output less light than stock. So you sacrifice cheap looking aesthetics for functionality. I wouldn't do it. Some people do it and like it but I think they are few in number. Also, some people couldn't even get them to fit correctly. There were some issues with wiring as well. I hate to sound like an ass but you didn't search hard enough.

Said just about everything that I was going to say.