HID conversion pics.

[Jay]

I've recently retrofitted Lexus IS300 HID kit into my Solara.

Here are some pics.

[EasyE]

looks good dude! how bout a pic in the daytime with your lights off to see what they look like, ya know?

[SpectraBlueCam]

Hey Jay! Looking good!

I also did an OEM HID conversion (off an Audi) on my Camry. I had to Dremel the hell out of the OEM-fitment HID bulb base to get it to fit the 9006 light socket. Also, the beam pattern seamed way out of wack. What is your experience with it?

[Jay]

Thanks guys.

Yeah Dremel was God sent!!!

My headlight fits H4 bulbs, which has way different retaining base/plate....So I cut out the retaining plate from the factory H4 bulbs and fit it to D2R bulb..



I retrofitted only the bulbs, not the projectors or IS300 reflectors, so my headlight housing looks OEM.

About the beam patterns, I am still experimenting with it. It's getting better. It's pretty good right now.. But I want it better.

I learned from that famous HID web page(I forgot the URL) that focal point and bottom shielding is crucial for the H4 housing, so I am making shields out of beer cans to cover the bottom of the D2R bulb, so it doesn't create any upward beam, which will blind on-coming traffic.

SpectraBlue... Do you have D2S bulbs? I think you do since you got them from audi, which uses projectors. That could be one problem.. You should either get D2R bulbs or create some sort of shieldings. I don't exactly know how 9006 bulbs works.. I will get you that HID web page..

[91camryDX]

Looking very nice, Godd job.

[SKYravefever]

The web page's http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/

Also, since Jay, you've got the H4 base, how did you deal with light going into the high-beam (lower portion) of the headlamp? Otherwise, you'll be driving around with glare-a-plenty.

[Jay]

Skyravefever,

so I am making shields out of beer cans to cover the bottom of the D2R bulb, so it doesn't create any upward beam, which will blind on-coming traffic.