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Old 04-29-2010, 07:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Plan on Retro-Fitting My Head Lights

Going to the junk yard for my 07 camry and finding most of the parts and what ever i cant find i will order it but what all do i need. I know i need to be looking parts for TSX and MDX

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There has been threads about retrofitting. Doing a search will answer majority of your questions.

But take a look at this - Ultimate Retrofit thread/hid thread.

Not only do you need spare headlights (if you do not want to modify your current ones), you'll need relay harness, ballast, bulbs, lens and projectors. If you're looking for HID parts, go to hidplanet.com

All the information you need can be found on the forums.
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There has been threads about retrofitting. Doing a search will answer majority of your questions.

But take a look at this - Ultimate Retrofit thread/hid thread.

Not only do you need spare headlights (if you do not want to modify your current ones), you'll need relay harness, ballast, bulbs, lens and projectors. If you're looking for HID parts, go to hidplanet.com

All the information you need can be found on the forums.
Is it true that the MDX projector is the most easy one to work with?
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Old 04-29-2010, 10:00 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Is it true that the MDX projector is the most easy one to work with?
The HID Solara are the easiest ones. Then comes the MDX as you have to make a notch on the bottom of the projector. I'm going to be doing my retro with MDX projectors in the next couple of months. If you want to hit some junkyards let me know I'll meet you since I live in Central, FL.
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easiest is the d4s solara headlights. d2s mdx headlights need the notch at bottom and d2s maxima 09/10 need a bit of redrilling and trimming of the bracket. u can fit also some rx afs, s2k, fx, fx-r and maybe tl.

good luck finding some solaras. i have 2 sets in my possession right now(1 is on my friends car, one is going to be going into a set of headlights in a few days) and am half way into having a 3rd set. they are super hard to find for a reasonable price but i can help find. just pm me.
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easiest is the d4s solara headlights. d2s mdx headlights need the notch at bottom and d2s maxima 09/10 need a bit of redrilling and trimming of the bracket. u can fit also some rx afs, s2k, fx, fx-r and maybe tl.

good luck finding some solaras. i have 2 sets in my possession right now(1 is on my friends car, one is going to be going into a set of headlights in a few days) and am half way into having a 3rd set. they are super hard to find for a reasonable price but i can help find. just pm me.
Does it matter on the year models?
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also the solara takes h11 bulbs right?
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non hid takes h11. hid takes d4s. solaras it's the 07+ and i believe same with mdx. mdx i know its the new body style that has the right projectors. maxima its 09/10.
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non hid takes h11. hid takes d4s. solaras it's the 07+ and i believe same with mdx. mdx i know its the new body style that has the right projectors. maxima its 09/10.
What about the 04-06 solara would those work?
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nope those are non hid. same projector pretty much as u have now. u need to look for solara headlights with the hid option which from what i remember came only on the topped out sport and sle model grades from 07+
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nope those are non hid. same projector pretty much as u have now. u need to look for solara headlights with the hid option which from what i remember came only on the topped out sport and sle model grades from 07+
No wonder those headlights were going for so cheap on ebay, i was bidding on some, thanks for the heads up
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Would any of these do? sorry guys, im new to the whole retrofitting thing, ive read some of threads but its still not really clear to me, i just dont want to do plain plug and play hid
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lets move this to pm then. i'll help u find what u need there.
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The 07 Solara HID headlamps have 9011 HIR bulbs for high beams. Very easy to modify this bulb to fit into the Camry's 9005 slot. Huge improvement over the 9005's !
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yep but only time u use the 9005 is drl and high beam. u need a bright low beam too.
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