hoser
SILVER Star
I say go 4.5k range whether 35 or 55 watt.
So I contacted TRS about a REAL group buy for projectors, lets get it going! (6 Viewers)
- Thread starter FullyLitLED
- Start date
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
I agree as most OEM lights are 4300 or 4500. I don't want my truck to stand out.
I dont know, I was kind of thinking about the 15Ks...
FullyLitLED
Supporting Vendor
- Thread starter
- #45
Goodluck hiding the fact that you have projectors in a 100 series
The 15k's come with free purple hanging dice haha
Problem is that I don't know what the full kit means!!! I'll get it figured out
I can help out
Full kit contains:
"The Morimoto Mini bi-xenon complete kit includes the ultra-compact Mini bi-xenon projectors, the proper HID bulbs, and a set of 35w digital Morimoto ballasts to power them. It doesn't get any more "plug n play" than this." (Theretrofitsource.com)
Bi-xenon Morimoto Mini Stage III Kit (H1) - Complete Retrofit Kits from The Retrofit Source Inc
Full kit starts at $270
FullyLitLED
Supporting Vendor
- Thread starter
- #47
Alll 3 are options! But, you can keep the warranty from DDM ballast only if you keep using DDM bulbs!
jonharis
Adventure Imports
I want my lights to be white, not yellow as the OEMs are.
As far as wattage goes, Is light output related to the balast or the bulb? Can you use a 35W Bulb with a 50W Ballast? I'm asking because the kit only offers the 35W bulbs but offers a 50W Ballast.
I'm talking about OEM HID setups. Not halogen lights.
Ok awesome, then I will be ordering the 55W H1 bulbs from DDM.
I'm locked in for just the projectors with the basic gattling gun shroud.
man, reading hoser's thread... I'm a bit nervous. It'll be totally worth it when finished tho. I just hope I don't have to buy a new headlight...
One question about the bi-xenon:
how do we get the high beams to get the bi-xenon to work?
Last edited:
FullyLitLED
Supporting Vendor
- Thread starter
- #51
I will ask Matt at TRS! The tacoma and 4runner is setup like the hundy and many people have done bi-xenon so I will check!
Also, maybe this will get people interested! I changed my mind and want to get these shrouds...worth the extra $$$$ and larger CCFL rings
Gatling Gun 2.0 - Projector Shrouds from The Retrofit Source Inc
. I just hope I have enough 
to not break anything in the process.
hoser
SILVER Star
Hmm, well... let me rephrase what I said 5 years ago. The LX has a LO beam bulb and a HI beam bulb. The DRL is the HI beam at "half volume." Using a Bi-xenon projector, where the HI beam is a matter of mechanical shield that flips up to change the beam pattern, it is possible to have HI/LO bi-xenons in addition to the existing half volume DRL's. The HI beam trigger wire will have to be sorted out... from the HI-beam circuit.
Does the LC100 have a completely different bulb for DRL's than the HI-Beam? If so, it will make things slightly easier. In any case, YES, you can have great working HI-beams with bi-xenons as the HID's remain on... there is no warm up time other than when initially turned on. Is that any clearer?
But I do think it would be wise to read up on some retrofits. It is not hard but it can take some time. The end result will pay off though.
Last edited:
the LC's are the same as the LX's where the DRL is the HiBeam not at full power.
hoser
SILVER Star
Okay, found a pic. So, the HI-beam is on the bottom and the LO is on the top, right? If you can install the Bi-xenon projector into the housing while retaining the existing HI-beam bulb, then you can have HI/LO and the stock DRL's all at the same time.
But like LJ mentioned, you can also get rid of both stock HI/LO and go a different route for the DRL's... whether it be a smaller bulb, angel eyes or whatever floats your boat.
But like LJ mentioned, you can also get rid of both stock HI/LO and go a different route for the DRL's... whether it be a smaller bulb, angel eyes or whatever floats your boat.
FullyLitLED
Supporting Vendor
- Thread starter
- #56
Thanks for chiming in hoser! I will see if there is some kind of way to get hi and lo to work! I'll do some research to see what other people have done! I have done some research on the retrofit procedures on hidplanet.com
FullyLitLED
Supporting Vendor
- Thread starter
- #57
I will be calling TRS tmrw! So if you have any other questions, other than the ones that have been asked already, pls post them here!
For '06-'07 here are a couple helpful threads on retrofits. They are using LS430 projectors, arguably the best projectors anywhere, and a fave among the VIP style crowd.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/347522-hid-retro-done.html
https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/473782-06-100-retrofit-done-correctly.html
https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/347522-hid-retro-done.html
https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/473782-06-100-retrofit-done-correctly.html
FullyLitLED
Supporting Vendor
- Thread starter
- #59
The answer regarding the hi beam and DRL being on the same circuit has been answered!
TRS also said that when the DRL is on that the hi beam shield will be up in the bixenon projector, but since no light is being emitted from it, it will not matter that the shield is up. So having the DRL and hi beam on the same circuit is not a problem because once the low beam is switched on, the DRL goes off and no current runs through the hi-DRL circuit so the hi beam shield in the projector will go down!
Called about these questions...
Regarding the H1 bulb: I mentioned to TRS that people here have bought a DDM kit so a lot of people want to buy the H1 bulb from DDM in order to avoid the ballast warranty from being scrapped. He said the H1 from other brands has been used before and it possible...people have done the morimoto projectors with different h1 bulbs and doing it with or without trimming to the bulb base
Regarding the light vents in Gatling gun projectors: The gatling gun projectors have light vents but light is emitted forward rather than all around in other directions! So the light vents do not cause any funky light spread! In addition, if you want the Bimmer look, you can do the Ocular, E46 or E55 projector because on those shrouds, the CCFL can be mounted in the front!
Hope this helps
TRS also said that when the DRL is on that the hi beam shield will be up in the bixenon projector, but since no light is being emitted from it, it will not matter that the shield is up. So having the DRL and hi beam on the same circuit is not a problem because once the low beam is switched on, the DRL goes off and no current runs through the hi-DRL circuit so the hi beam shield in the projector will go down!
Called about these questions...
Regarding the H1 bulb: I mentioned to TRS that people here have bought a DDM kit so a lot of people want to buy the H1 bulb from DDM in order to avoid the ballast warranty from being scrapped. He said the H1 from other brands has been used before and it possible...people have done the morimoto projectors with different h1 bulbs and doing it with or without trimming to the bulb base
Regarding the light vents in Gatling gun projectors: The gatling gun projectors have light vents but light is emitted forward rather than all around in other directions! So the light vents do not cause any funky light spread! In addition, if you want the Bimmer look, you can do the Ocular, E46 or E55 projector because on those shrouds, the CCFL can be mounted in the front!
Hope this helps
Last edited:
I just want to add from what I've read in the past and my own experience with at least 5 different generic aftermarket ballasts, the Morimoto ballasts are far superior to just about any of the cheaper ballasts found in most HID kits.
Snapped a quick shot of my younger brother's Q45 gattling gun projectors that he plans to retrofit into his GS300. Wicked setup for rounded headlight housings, like the FJ60s for instance. These things are massive. So to put things in perspective, our aim in this thread is cake compared to what my lil brother is going to do.
Snapped a quick shot of my younger brother's Q45 gattling gun projectors that he plans to retrofit into his GS300. Wicked setup for rounded headlight housings, like the FJ60s for instance. These things are massive. So to put things in perspective, our aim in this thread is cake compared to what my lil brother is going to do.
