headlight replacement Options

[lilkatie24]

My sister just bought a 2002 Lexus and I noticed her headlights are awesome compared to my 94 celica. Is it possible to order her headlights online and use them on my car? Has anyone tried this?

Thanks

For instance I found this on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-BLUE-9005-XENON-...=item27c343d17b

Do ya'll think it would be just as good?

This post has been edited by lilkatie24: Feb 11, 2012 - 8:49 AM

[richee3]

For what it's worth, here is a comparison between a Celica with projectors and my 2002 Lexus. Both sets of HID's are 4,300k, 35 watt. The Celica is on the left, the Lexus on the right.




As you can see, the Celica's headlights are much brighter. Chalk that up to newer bulbs, ballasts, etc. It's not like the projectors aren't worth the money they cost, but I'd really feel more comfortable with the cutoff fixed. We've been driving with these for a few months now and we do get flashed from time to time. However, I think that's due to the brightness of the bulbs, not the cutoff.

This picture is borrowed from manphibian:



This is a Celica's cutoff. As you can see, it's flicking light up into oncoming traffic. The focal point of the light is also where the light flicks up. This is intensified by HID's, which is why you should do the cutoff mod. Simply aiming the lights lower won't work. All things considered, light output is much improved with the projectors, even with standard halogen bulbs. From what I've read, you shouldn't need to do the cutoff mod if you don't use projectors.