2002 Prius wanting to buy HID conversion kit

myfootsmells · 10-09-2006, 12:28 AM

i'm looking to purchase an H4 HID conversion kit for my 2002 prius. has anyone done this before? is it going to affect the battery in any way?

mods: wasnt sure if this was the right forum, please move if necessary.

thanks

myfootsmells

**Tideland Prius** · 10-09-2006, 01:23 AM

Not that I know of. It shouldn't affect the battery since it uses less power. Just note that with these kits, your whole headlight compound will light up (like those RSXs with HID kits) so instead of a nice cut off look like you see on the current gen, you'll have a nice bluish shape of your headlight.

Anyway, just make sure you have space for the ballast and what not.

mrbigh · 10-11-2006, 11:05 PM

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i'm looking to purchase an H4 HID conversion kit for my 2002 prius. has anyone done this before? is it going to affect the battery in any way?

mods: wasnt sure if this was the right forum, please move if necessary.

thanks

myfootsmells
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I retrofit an aftermarket HID] 8700 degres HI and LOWS in to my 2004 and am very please with the results. purchased on ebay from a seller named "blinglights" I belive about 8 months. well worth it

silentak1 · 10-12-2006, 01:42 AM

I've done this on my '05. Keep in mind that it is illegal because your (halogen) headlight housing will emit a pattern not too clean with some glare even after adjustments.

I do believe it consumes less electricity once running (35watts) compared to the standard (55w). I have a dual beam meaning that there's an HID bulb and halogen bulb next to each other... the halogen does nothing in terms of extra illumination so its only function is to cause attention via high beam. Is this clear?

Anyway, I bought mine on ebay. Out of the "cheap" but decent kits are McCulloch and Bohmen. Phillips is by far the best, but expect them in the $400+ range for single beam.

By retrofit, did you really put a projector housing into your Prius housing? All I did was install the HID kit and pointed my headlights a bit downwards, but this isn't really retrofitting.

10-12-2006, 01:42 AM	#4
silentak1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 546 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I've done this on my '05. Keep in mind that it is illegal because your (halogen) headlight housing will emit a pattern not too clean with some glare even after adjustments. I do believe it consumes less electricity once running (35watts) compared to the standard (55w). I have a dual beam meaning that there's an HID bulb and halogen bulb next to each other... the halogen does nothing in terms of extra illumination so its only function is to cause attention via high beam. Is this clear? Anyway, I bought mine on ebay. Out of the "cheap" but decent kits are McCulloch and Bohmen. Phillips is by far the best, but expect them in the $400+ range for single beam. By retrofit, did you really put a projector housing into your Prius housing? All I did was install the HID kit and pointed my headlights a bit downwards, but this isn't really retrofitting. __________________ Out: Prius In: BMW 330ci convertible Yes, I miss the reliability and gas mileage!

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10-09-2006, 12:28 AM	#1
myfootsmells Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 20 My Car: 2002 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	i'm looking to purchase an H4 HID conversion kit for my 2002 prius. has anyone done this before? is it going to affect the battery in any way? mods: wasnt sure if this was the right forum, please move if necessary. thanks myfootsmells

10-09-2006, 01:23 AM	#2
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,923 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Not that I know of. It shouldn't affect the battery since it uses less power. Just note that with these kits, your whole headlight compound will light up (like those RSXs with HID kits) so instead of a nice cut off look like you see on the current gen, you'll have a nice bluish shape of your headlight. Anyway, just make sure you have space for the ballast and what not.