Projector Headlights from eBay for the Gen II

[RatedN]

I generally lean towards leaving design elements of a car unmodified, probably the art appreciator in me wanting to preserve the industrial designer's intent (jk-sort of), but every once in a while, I get an itch to change something. Ever since seeing these alleged spy photos of a Gen II update that never came, I've wanted projector headlights.



I've come across posts before about people wanting to fabricate projector headlights (no posts on success yet), but I haven't seen anything about these. As far as I can tell, they're fairly new to the aftermarket. I usually don't like how non-factory lights look, but being biased now that it's for my own car, I really like the look of these.



Has anyone purchased these or better yet, have photos of them installed? Unfortunately, I have HIDs and these have halogen fittings, so it's not an option for me unless it's modified. I almost want to downgrade just for these, especially after my second HID went out a year after the other one, and what a hassle it was trying to get Toyota to cover just part of the replacement cost.

Original eBay Listing

[usbseawolf2000]

Thanks for posting this. I might upgrade to this. It would be great to hear if anyone has done this before.

[a_gray_prius]

Also really interested in hearing from anyone who has done this mod. I would love to drop some HID projectors on (and while I'm at it, get the row of LEDs installed in the headlamp)

[Rokeby]

Ohhh... I like the look, but I haven't a clue about what this mod would
mean technically speaking. Is it plug and play?

At the eBay site, the picture of the assembly clearly shows
a great whacking hole where a bulb should be. What's up with that?

I've poked around the net and can't find anything that gives a good
presentation of projector headlights... forget Wiki.

Can anyone give a hand... a helpful site or a rundown on this
technology?

[qmtran]

intellexual.net

[qmtran]

projector looks small. I wonder what the light output will look like...

[yunebug]

Small projectors have the power for big lights. :0) The Acura TSX projectors are only 2.5 in diameter, but it produces amazing amount of intensity and spread. It was my best retrofit ever.

Now that these are out, retrofitting into Prius will be easier design-wise. Can't wait to get started.

[qmtran]

Yes, but thats OEM Acura with a very thick and nice curvature to the lens. Also, look at the lens on that aftermarket headlight, it doesn't look...very efficent and effective. Reminds me of these... 7x6 Projector Headlights 86-88 90 91 92-95 Toyota MR2:eBay Motors (item 400071472142 end time Sep-07-09 15:58:18 PDT) . Which are basically a curved piece of glass infront of a bulb. Maybe a good base to start a retrofit with but it looks like it will shine less light then the stock units.

[yunebug]

Oh. Yeah, these projectors and the lenses by themselves - crappy, of course. They are quite bad - literally less intensity and spread than stock. There's no doubt about that. :0)

Design-wise, it makes retrofitting a lot easier. When these come down in price a bit more, I'm going to get to work with a pair of TLs and ZKW lenses. *drool*

[Qlara]

And these cheapo projector/retro-fit lights maybe for off-road/car-show use only.
You may not want to mod something which is an essential safety-element (like the Headlights) on the car.....