[johanssonx]

Hi, I'm planing put retrofit and HID in my corolla and as a newbie I have a few questions:

- what's the best method to open the headlights, the oven, the heat gun, a hair dryer ?
- buying a RX330 projector would be a better idea than buying

this projector in ebay?
- what's the difference between a 35W ballast and a 50W besides the consumption?
- are the slim ballast reliable?
- and about the angel eyes, in case I don't take the DIY option , I saw a lot of them really cheap on ebay, but I saw also some really bright angel eyes (7000K CCFL) for some brands ( mazda, bmw, etc.) and in some cases those are made of glass. I'm worried about buying some of those trendy angel eyes, if glass made I supose those are not so flexible for bending in case don't fit the place in my headlights

So, that's all for the moment :naughty: all opinions are welcome!

 

[Chris Corolla S]

You might want to search in the camry forum. I know a lot of Gen 3 and 4 Camry guys were doing retrofits a few years ago.

 

[Buurin]

Hi, I'm planing put retrofit and HID in my corolla and as a newbie I have a few questions:

- what's the best method to open the headlights, the oven, the heat gun, a hair dryer ?
- buying a RX330 projector would be a better idea than buying

this projector in ebay?
- what's the difference between a 35W ballast and a 50W besides the consumption?
- are the slim ballast reliable?
- and about the angel eyes, in case I don't take the DIY option , I saw a lot of them really cheap on ebay, but I saw also some really bright angel eyes (7000K CCFL) for some brands ( mazda, bmw, etc.) and in some cases those are made of glass. I'm worried about buying some of those trendy angel eyes, if glass made I supose those are not so flexible for bending in case don't fit the place in my headlights

So, that's all for the moment :naughty: all opinions are welcome!

For my aftermarket unit, heat gun followed by hair dryer.

Do what I did. This is even better:

FX35 bixenon projectors bolted to hollowed out reflector bowl, solenoid wired, Ocular shrouds from TRFS, crammed into where the low beam was. High beam retained for DRL.

I even did a major wiring mod to get working DRL and up the low beam circuit to 14 gauge wires which in retrospect could be overkill. So no harness for me.

Don't bother with 50W ballasts. Remember that 35W ballasts, even the kits, put out much more light than your usual halogen bulbs. I run Hella gen3s so not much idea how those slim ballasts perform. Ballast is a ballast, quality is all that matters. Then again finding quality ones are tricky.

 

[JDM_jody]

For my aftermarket unit, heat gun followed by hair dryer.

Do what I did. This is even better:

FX35 bixenon projectors bolted to hollowed out reflector bowl, solenoid wired, Ocular shrouds from TRFS, crammed into where the low beam was. High beam retained for DRL.

I even did a major wiring mod to get working DRL and up the low beam circuit to 14 gauge wires which in retrospect could be overkill. So no harness for me.

Don't bother with 50W ballasts. Remember that 35W ballasts, even the kits, put out much more light than your usual halogen bulbs. I run Hella gen3s so not much idea how those slim ballasts perform. Ballast is a ballast, quality is all that matters. Then again finding quality ones are tricky.

want make me some?? :naughty: lol

 

[Salty_Dog]

Are these thing street-legal, and will they pass a state inspection?

 

[Buurin]

Here in Ontario there is no rules. :naughty:

 

[JDM_jody]

mine are LEGAL here in CAlifornia =]

 

[Salty_Dog]

mine are LEGAL here in CAlifornia =]

I'm in Virginia, and they are very anal about car mods here. :headbang:

 

[prizmrolla]

actually.. here in ontario.... anything aftermarket you do to a car is illegal.

 

[Buurin]

actually.. here in ontario.... anything aftermarket you do to a car is illegal.

Then anything from aftermarket stereo to alarm to manual swap and HID to turbo would all be. Cash grab time, Fantino is going to be very happy. :slap::headbang:

Tony's Camry is gonna be in even more trouble than mine.