HID Headlights? 2000 4 Runner

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DanRC30

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I'm wondering what's the best HID conversion for my 2000 4Runner. I'm tired of the crappy stock bulbs and paying high prices to replace the PIAA's I've bought. Anyone have any experience with HID's for the 4Runner?
 
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DanRC30 said:
I'm wondering what's the best HID conversion for my 2000 4Runner. I'm tired of the crappy stock bulbs and paying high prices to replace the PIAA's I've bought. Anyone have any experience with HID's for the 4Runner?
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If you plan on going to HID lights I would highly suggest doing a projector retrofit also. The factory housing scatters the light all over the place cause they are meant to run halogen bulbs and not HIDs
 
There are many threads on this (one of the best) being Rickashays, I will post a link for it but you should really run a search before making a thread there are thousands of post on the subject.
 
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Yoter said:
There are many threads on this the best being Rickashays, I will post a link for it but you should really run a search before making a thread there are thousands of post on the subject.
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I searched HID in this forum and nothing came up... :(
 
Ok, so after seeing the work that it takes to go HID, I think I'll have to pass at this point. I love a good project, but this one is not in the cards right now. I have enough projects to go around the globe! lol! I just need the brightest bulbs I can get. I've always used the PIAA 4100K Intense White bulbs. Is this the best way to go 'plug and play', or is there something I've been missing?
 
i dont have any pictures and im happy ive had the same set in my truck for over 4 years only reason ive had to replace mine is because i was being stupid and didnt have one secured enought while doing doughnuts but my moms had hers about the same time and i love them just hard to get used to them from my tacoma and then go into my 4runner also i do have 10ks in it headlights and fogs so it is super bright but it fights the truck well to
 
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i paid 100 bucks off ebay for the slim ballast and dual bulb h.i.d kit, made a huge difference, plug and play stock headlight housings and the light is not scattered and the beams are very nice picture is low beams they are 6000k anything higher than that your just getting color not more light
 

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DanRC30 said:
I'm wondering what's the best HID conversion for my 2000 4Runner. I'm tired of the crappy stock bulbs and paying high prices to replace the PIAA's I've bought. Anyone have any experience with HID's for the 4Runner?
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Retrofits are the best way to do it, but if you're on a budget, a drop in plug and play kit is the way to go.
Check out www.ddmtuning.com for hid kits on the cheap. I've ran several of these kits on several different makes of vehicles. They are a good buy. $60 + shipping for a high/low H4 35w (which is all you need) slim kit.
I would personally go with a 4300-5000k kit as they are the brightest. If you want a hint of blue, try 6000k. Anything above that is only about color. If you want the brightest, you want to stick with the 4300-5000k kits, as they are the closest to actual sunlight.

If you're ballin and want to drop some money on great lighting, then a retrofit is what you want to do. WAYYY better light output and great cutoff, but it will put a dent in your wallet.
 
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i paid 100 bucks off ebay for the slim ballast and dual bulb h.i.d kit, made a huge difference, plug and play stock headlight housings and the light is not scattered and the beams are very nice picture is low beams they are 6000k anything higher than that your just getting color not more light
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Can you post a link off ebay to the set you bought? Why doesn't your conversion scatter the light when others do?
 
Moves2Music said:
Retrofits are the best way to do it, but if you're on a budget, a drop in plug and play kit is the way to go.
Check out www.ddmtuning.com for hid kits on the cheap. I've ran several of these kits on several different makes of vehicles. They are a good buy. $60 + shipping for a high/low H4 35w (which is all you need) slim kit.
I would personally go with a 4300-5000k kit as they are the brightest. If you want a hint of blue, try 6000k. Anything above that is only about color. If you want the brightest, you want to stick with the 4300-5000k kits, as they are the closest to actual sunlight.

If you're ballin and want to drop some money on great lighting, then a retrofit is what you want to do. WAYYY better light output and great cutoff, but it will put a dent in your wallet.
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Thanks for the info here. I'd like to get the brightest drop in version possible. I looked on the site but couldn't find the 4300-5000k units you're referring to. Can you post a direct link? Sorry, I know nothing about HID upgrade headlights...
 
6000k in stock headlights will be the brightest, the higher the number the more the color changes, "your only changing color with higher number" i have 6000k they are a white/blue, 8000k will be no brighter than my 6000k they will just be blue
 
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