roadking666
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Has any one installed HID headlights on their 2006 T4R? I was looking on Ebay. lots of good deals, but not sure if it's the right deal there ar so many to choose from. Also, is it hard to install. Thanks.
HID retro fit
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icantsee
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I'm assuming you are interesting in installing HIDs in your '06 4Runner.
Because no need to retrofit, you already have factory projectors. However...there's this one guy that actually retrofit TSX projectors in his truck.
Retrofitting HIDs mean to join projectors from another car into your's. This is what people usually do when they don't already have projectors.
I have www.xenondepot.com HID Kit - $405
...however, they no longer have H11 ('06-'08 4Runner)
Installing these HIDs were extremely easy...it took me like 4hrs, because I wanted it neat & hid the wires so it would appear like it came from the factory.
Install and Review of XenonDepot 4300k HID kit for 2006 4Runner
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16283
via 4RunnerRon
2006 T4R w/ Xenondepot HID's
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14891
via j0mama
Someone actually DID retrofit TSX projectors into his truck. They look great, but I'm happy w/ me, didn't need to do any hacking.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30721
via lawwailok
If you want to see more of his projectors... search > TSX Projectors > voila!!
HID vs Halogen
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23833
via Uneek
www.hidplanet.com
Because no need to retrofit, you already have factory projectors. However...there's this one guy that actually retrofit TSX projectors in his truck.
Retrofitting HIDs mean to join projectors from another car into your's. This is what people usually do when they don't already have projectors.
I have www.xenondepot.com HID Kit - $405
...however, they no longer have H11 ('06-'08 4Runner)
Installing these HIDs were extremely easy...it took me like 4hrs, because I wanted it neat & hid the wires so it would appear like it came from the factory.
Install and Review of XenonDepot 4300k HID kit for 2006 4Runner
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16283
via 4RunnerRon
2006 T4R w/ Xenondepot HID's
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14891
via j0mama
Someone actually DID retrofit TSX projectors into his truck. They look great, but I'm happy w/ me, didn't need to do any hacking.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30721
via lawwailok
If you want to see more of his projectors... search > TSX Projectors > voila!!
HID vs Halogen
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=23833
via Uneek
www.hidplanet.com
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This is incorrect....
While it is true that most people will not do retrofitting if they already have halogen projectors, your halogen projectors were not engineered to house a HID setup. Most people do this type of setup which is called a "HID kit" which is illegal because of the excess light that halogen housings produce when using a high light output source like a HID light (and can cause electrical problems in some vehicles).
Retrofitting means you swap out your projectors (or other headlight housing) for a HID engineered projector. This serves multiple purposes to include getting true HID performance, cutoff and no glare....
Don't believe me? Ask the guy on this forum that did this conversion becuase he had a HID kit before he did the retrofit and he says there is a world of difference....(which is true)
Uneek
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Two ways to get HIDs into your vehicle, either through a conversion/rebased kit (XenonDepot, etc) or retrofit.
A conversion/rebased kit is sticking a HID burner into a halogen setup. The seller of those kits usually moulds or through other methods attaches a halogen base, H11 for a 2006+ 4Runner, so the HID burner will fit right into the halogen housing. This is the cheapest way to get HIDs in your vehicle. However, this is also the worst way to do it. Why... the optics (reflectors, projectors, lens, etc.) in a halogen setup is engineered to maximize the dimmer output. There is always glare in a halogen setup, part of the reason the glare is to help light up overhead signs. By putting in HIDs there is now three times the amount of light and glare. Halogen reflectors are typically horrible for HIDs and there is a lot of glare. Halogen projectors are better, but it still doesn't make it ok, because there is glare and in the 4Runner's setup the squirrel finders create the glare. Member lawwailok has a detailed thread about getting rid of the squirrel finders.
As madpuma13 mentioned, a retrofit means all of the halogen components are gutted out and HID components are swapped in. Most people who do retrofits will prefer to go with HID projectors because of the sharp cut off and size of the projectors makes it easier to get everything inside and building a shroud to cover up the HID projector. It is possible to use HID reflectors in a retrofit, but because there are limited number of cars that come with HID reflectors and hard to find a HID reflector that will match up closely to the headlights of the non-HID equipped vehicle, it's just more difficult to accomplish and better results are available with HID projectors, so why bother.
A conversion/rebased kit is sticking a HID burner into a halogen setup. The seller of those kits usually moulds or through other methods attaches a halogen base, H11 for a 2006+ 4Runner, so the HID burner will fit right into the halogen housing. This is the cheapest way to get HIDs in your vehicle. However, this is also the worst way to do it. Why... the optics (reflectors, projectors, lens, etc.) in a halogen setup is engineered to maximize the dimmer output. There is always glare in a halogen setup, part of the reason the glare is to help light up overhead signs. By putting in HIDs there is now three times the amount of light and glare. Halogen reflectors are typically horrible for HIDs and there is a lot of glare. Halogen projectors are better, but it still doesn't make it ok, because there is glare and in the 4Runner's setup the squirrel finders create the glare. Member lawwailok has a detailed thread about getting rid of the squirrel finders.
As madpuma13 mentioned, a retrofit means all of the halogen components are gutted out and HID components are swapped in. Most people who do retrofits will prefer to go with HID projectors because of the sharp cut off and size of the projectors makes it easier to get everything inside and building a shroud to cover up the HID projector. It is possible to use HID reflectors in a retrofit, but because there are limited number of cars that come with HID reflectors and hard to find a HID reflector that will match up closely to the headlights of the non-HID equipped vehicle, it's just more difficult to accomplish and better results are available with HID projectors, so why bother.
