I have a '90 corolla and wanted to switch the headlamps to Halos. I found a `93 headlamp halos but can't seem to find some for my year. Will the '93 lamps fit to my '90 or will they be totally off? If i have to I can cut and fiddle around with the way the fenders are to fit the lamps. But i'm trying to not do that route. Will the lamps fit without cutting?
I find that mine dont produce enough light. Not enough like the newer cars produced anyway, and they dont look all that good. I know original is better, but I'm not a huge fan of the original look
Retrofit some Projectors ;D and HID them,m Or if you want more light output here are some suggestions:
1. Clean headlights/ get brand new ones with brand new bulbs
2. Get HIDs now some guys on this 6thgen thread say its ricey or whatever to get HIDs on some headlamps that werent made for HIDs but honestly i say it was a great addition when i had my corolla,
3. get fog lights instead of HIDs. This also Helps DRASTICALLY! even though i switched my bulbs to LEDS for looks not functionality, lets just say for the 2 weeks of halogen bulbs i could drive with the fogs on at night with no headlights with NO problems!
4. also adjust your headlights, make sure they are both angled correctly. you may have them pointed down too much.
thats pretty much the cheaper way, i got my fogs from autozone for $21 after taxes, i got my HIDs at this place where the sell car audio and lights and rims, its basically a flea market for car stuff, i got mine for $50 and they were supposedly HI/LO but they are NOT BI-xenon! which IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE! but thats what i would suggest.
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Retrofitting HIDS into the stock housings is as bad as putting a H4 Hid kit into them. The lens is a refractor and causes horrible glare and hot spots...
Fog lights are actually counter productive, the more light you put into the front of the car (which foglights that are angled do) the less you actually see, because your eye adjusts to the lighting near the front of the car, rather than farther where you actually NEED to see. For dark roads, invest in some driving lights and getting new housings isnt a bad idea, since your lights are roughly 10 years old. Keep in mind though, that most "ricer" lights meant for looks are horrible in construction and are total shit.
Did my thesis on making motorcycle lighting better, same principals apply for cars though.
Retrofitting HIDS into the stock housings is as bad as putting a H4 Hid kit into them. The lens is a refractor and causes horrible glare and hot spots...
Fog lights are actually counter productive, the more light you put into the front of the car (which foglights that are angled do) the less you actually see, because your eye adjusts to the lighting near the front of the car, rather than farther where you actually NEED to see. For dark roads, invest in some driving lights and getting new housings isnt a bad idea, since your lights are roughly 10 years old. Keep in mind though, that most "ricer" lights meant for looks are horrible in construction and are total shit.
Did my thesis on making motorcycle lighting better, same principals apply for cars though.
told you.
Imma disagree with most of that..
Now i agree with the glare and hotspot stuff, because of it being a refractor, but i ran HIDS on my corolla a 9007 6K hid kit, and never got a pull over, nor a high beam in a year time period.
and its for a small modification, and that would be to point the headlights a little lower than usual. you WILL NOT LOSE VISIBILITY, because the HIDs create alot of light especially at 6k, glare shouldnt be as big a problem as everyone thinks. as far as the hot spots yeah ive noticed them but its not like it would be blinding, but those are my thoughts, i respect flashmn's opinion and i see his point,
If i were you i would start with pointing your headlights up if they are not already at the correct spot.
then i would try to buy some brand new bulbs,
i remember a few months back, the bulbs in the civic my cousin has seemed fine but i would have to use high beams cause they were so dim, i ended up getting new bulbs for it, and BAM the light out put increased by alot!
thats where i would start.
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-1991 Corolla Dx - gone :/
-1992 Toyota Camry LE- Restoration Project-FAILED!
-2008 Honda Civic ex Coupe!
You cant really disagree with human physiology nor physics. Neither of them are "a matter of opinion". Your eyes work in a certain way and headlight construction causes light beam to act in a certain way, no amount of "magic" will cause either one to work differently. Only way to get a properly working HID headlight is to completely install a HID system, consisting of much more than just bulbs and ballasts, but no such parts are available as OEM to an AE92.
Problem with H4 bulb conversion systems are that H4 bulbs are manufactured in a precise way so that the focus point of the headlight works correctly and that the refractor of the lens works correctly. HID construction in itself is obviously very different, thats why you're causing the headlight housing to work incorrectly and causing issues what I said previously.
and a fog light is just that, a light to be used in fog. It emits a dispersed light beam wide, low and close infront of the car. Reason for this is when you have a high output light (such as a headlight) on in fog, its just going to cause whiteout and you wont see anything, hence the use of fog lights.
I was going to invest in some fog lights and move my blinkers to my side markers to put the fogs where the blinkers are on the bottom of the bumper. Is there any specific way I should wire them up? Im not too keen on electrical
I was going to invest in some fog lights and move my blinkers to my side markers to put the fogs where the blinkers are on the bottom of the bumper. Is there any specific way I should wire them up? Im not too keen on electrical
It's funny, I've thought about doing the same thing. I believe there's a way to do this, something about reverse grounding. Here is the info I had copied (maybe from someone here?) and pasted into a text file for reference:
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I had done this with my car. It is called a reverse grounding. I have a side marker that stays lit when the parking light is on and blinks alternately with the signal light when turning and turns back on when the signal light if off. What you do to the side marker wiring is that the positive you connect to the positive of the parking light and the negative of the side marker you connect to the positive of the signal light. So that's both wires connected to the positive on each function. It sounds crazy but it does work. You don't need any relay or diodes to do this. Just the two wires connected to the one I had said. I have this set-up for almost a year now and it really doesn't fry any bulbs or wiring and you car would look cool too.
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On the marker light (or corner lamp) take the wire that normally goes to ground and remove it from ground. Connect it to the positive side (whichever wire doesn't goto ground) of the turn signal. I believe that's all it takes.
Of course if you do this, legally you will need amber corner lamp bulbs.
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