Which HID Kit
02-12-09, 07:55 AM
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Out of curiousity, I see very few people even mention squirrel spotters in their install. Are people just bending the flap down, leaving it as is, or sealing the spotters with coke can? And I just want to confirm, for those that messed with the spotters, you did it without pulling the headlights out of the car, right?
I am just about ready to make the order from Xenon Depot. Over at toyotanation where I troll for my camry, everyone insists squirrel spotters must be covered up. Unfortunately, that is a task of pulling the bumper off and removing the headlights to get more space to work in covering the spotters. Not fun.
Just curious if this is assumed in the GX or not needed or what as I see very few mentions of this.
TIA...
I am just about ready to make the order from Xenon Depot. Over at toyotanation where I troll for my camry, everyone insists squirrel spotters must be covered up. Unfortunately, that is a task of pulling the bumper off and removing the headlights to get more space to work in covering the spotters. Not fun.
Just curious if this is assumed in the GX or not needed or what as I see very few mentions of this.
TIA...
02-12-09, 10:40 AM
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Hmm... Ok. Is the light from the squirrel cage different on the GX because it's a taller SUV (compared to a sedan) and so the light onto oncoming traffic is less of an issue?
02-12-09, 11:32 AM
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Here's a thread on toyotanation on how the guys there are covering the squirrel spotters up.
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...t=glare&page=2
On the camry, it's a pain because to remove the headlights, the front bumper needs to be removed.
Otherwise, a pencil, some JB weld, double sided tape and a coke can does the trick rather nicely. The GX may have more space to work with so removal of the entire headlight assembly may not be necessary (I hope).
Anyhow, would love to hear from anyone that has covered the squirrel spotters on the GX, how they did it.
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...t=glare&page=2
On the camry, it's a pain because to remove the headlights, the front bumper needs to be removed.
Otherwise, a pencil, some JB weld, double sided tape and a coke can does the trick rather nicely. The GX may have more space to work with so removal of the entire headlight assembly may not be necessary (I hope).
Anyhow, would love to hear from anyone that has covered the squirrel spotters on the GX, how they did it.
02-18-09, 10:16 PM
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Do the projectors in the GX keep the light fairly focused? Any draw backs of going with the HID's?
I did a similar kit on my '91 NSX and there were no issues at all...the factory projectors kept the light spot on with a nice cutoff.. That's all I want to make sure of.
02-18-09, 10:26 PM
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How is it for other drivers? I don't want to blind oncoming traffic...
Do the projectors in the GX keep the light fairly focused? Any draw backs of going with the HID's?
I did a similar kit on my '91 NSX and there were no issues at all...the factory projectors kept the light spot on with a nice cutoff.. That's all I want to make sure of.
Do the projectors in the GX keep the light fairly focused? Any draw backs of going with the HID's?
I did a similar kit on my '91 NSX and there were no issues at all...the factory projectors kept the light spot on with a nice cutoff.. That's all I want to make sure of.
02-19-09, 06:59 AM
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vongdo -You would need to get an H11 HID kit for the GX low beams. Did you have any questions about color temperature?
DrVolkl - Your headlights will allow a slight amount of light to bleed upwards to illuminate overhead signs. However, we have had many GX customers on this board that are very happy with the results. I would suggest sticking with lower color temperatures to provide more of an OEM look/feel.
Steve
vongdo -You would need to get an H11 HID kit for the GX low beams. Did you have any questions about color temperature?
DrVolkl - Your headlights will allow a slight amount of light to bleed upwards to illuminate overhead signs. However, we have had many GX customers on this board that are very happy with the results. I would suggest sticking with lower color temperatures to provide more of an OEM look/feel.
Steve
02-19-09, 09:24 AM
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