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Re: 2008 highlander HID headlight [alohatofu]
by thegman230
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Oct 20, 2007 (5:53 am)
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Replying to: alohatofu (Oct 17, 2007 9:34 pm)
It's in the owners manual but I will tell you now because i just upgraded the headlight bulbs myself. You need an HB4 aka H4 aka 9003 bulb. It has both low and high beams built into that 1 bulb. Do yourself a favor and go to www.powerbulbs.com and order the philips extreme 80% bulbs and you will be in heaven. The place is in the UK and the only place you can get them since they are not sold here but they ship immediately and have free shipping as well. You will get them within a week. I put them in an the difference is night and day from stock. Much brighter, whiter, longer throw bulbs that truly light up the road like an x-mas tree at night. Do not buy an HID conversion kit as they will be horrible with replacing the entire headlight lens assembly as they are not designed for regular lenses and will scatter the light everywhere but on the road. You will waste your money. Just buy the bulbs above and you will be happy. These are highly rated bulbs
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- #3 of 21
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Re: 2008 highlander HID headlight [thegman230]
by alohatofu
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Oct 20, 2007 (10:32 am)
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Replying to: thegman230 (Oct 20, 2007 5:53 am)
Thanks
I found this
http://www.powerbulbs.com/product_detail.asp?prod=43#
I dont know if it's the right one.
Also, what color is the light? is it like the HID?
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Re: 2008 highlander HID headlight
by alexd4
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Oct 25, 2007 (7:49 pm)
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Dear alohatofu, thegman230,
do you know where info may be found about how legal it is in US, especially, in CA?
Thank you.
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Re: 2008 highlander HID headlight [alexd4]
by nomorebenz
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Oct 27, 2007 (11:00 am)
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Replying to: alexd4 (Oct 25, 2007 7:49 pm)
Go to the Philips website. http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/us/automotive/products/xtremepower.php The bulbs are completely street legal (They are DOT legal). As for CA, I believe they defer to the federal DOT standard. Besides, these bulbs are 80% brighter as opposed to HIDs which are 200%. If HIDs are legal, these are legal.
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Re: 2008 highlander HID headlight [nomorebenz]
by alexd4
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Oct 28, 2007 (11:31 am)
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Replying to: nomorebenz (Oct 27, 2007 11:00 am)
Thank you!
BTW: HID are illegal and sites selling them have warnings about it (they claim that it's for exhibitions and off-road use, but not for streets.
However, what's on Philips US web site is quite enough, I think.
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Re: 2008 highlander HID headlight [nomorebenz]
by silverltd
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Oct 28, 2007 (2:55 pm)
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Replying to: nomorebenz (Oct 27, 2007 11:00 am)
I checked the Philips Web site and they have a great selection of 9006 bulbs. The NightGuide sounds interesting too, that's really where I'm looking for extra visibility (night vision isn't all it used to be). Has anyone used the NightGuide?
I haven't changed headlight bulbs before, is it as easy as it appears to be in the owner's manual? I've got a 2007 Highlander Limited, which uses the 9006 halogen bulbs.
Thanks.
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Re: 2008 highlander HID headlight [thegman230]
by garyanders
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Nov 08, 2007 (5:23 pm)
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Replying to: thegman230 (Oct 20, 2007 5:53 am)
Thanks for the info on powerbulbs. I ordered a pair for my Tundra and much brighter than the stock halogens. Gary
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Re: 2008 highlander HID headlight [alexd4]
by bob259
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Feb 25, 2009 (6:17 am)
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Replying to: alexd4 (Oct 28, 2007 11:31 am)
That is because HID replacement kits are just the bulb replacement, the key to HID's is the reflector and cut off pattern. If you install the aftermarket HID's in a headlamp assembly made for the regular bulbs the stock reflector throws a lot of light into the on coming traffic and up causing problems for you in fog and snow.
For the life on me I cannot understand why it isn't an option on the Highlander, especially when my wife has it on her Prius  Just picked up an 08 and was shocked to see it wasn't included in the Limited, or offered at all on even the 09's.
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Re: 2008 highlander HID headlight [bob259]
by ferd42
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Feb 25, 2009 (2:19 pm)
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Replying to: bob259 (Feb 25, 2009 6:17 am)
Are the 9006's (low beams for a 2003) that were delivered here today after I saw this string and ordered them going to blind oncoming drivers?
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Re: 2008 highlander HID headlight [ferd42]
by bob259
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Feb 25, 2009 (5:28 pm)
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Replying to: ferd42 (Feb 25, 2009 2:19 pm)
You shouldn't have any problems with regular bulb type replacements e.g. fit stock socket. Where you get into trouble is when you convert the stock HL's to 'true' HID aftermarket retro fit elements and ballasts.
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