HID Plug 'n Play Kit - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

JW89225 · 07-29-2012, 10:08 PM

Just got my headlights retrofit with my plug-n-play HID 6000K. Install was pretty straight forward and clean, no messy wiring under the hood. It comes with a slim ballast.

Stock on left, 6000K on the right.

Let me know if anyone is interested, i believe the kits are around $75.

encity5 · 07-29-2012, 10:18 PM

This was with morimotos retrofit kit from the retrofit source ?

MmmHamSandwich · 07-29-2012, 10:19 PM

Take note everyone, last picture tells you everything you need to know about PnP kits.

*Insert sigh here*

This and blacked out tails are going to be a plague for this car, I can feel it already.

MmmHamSandwich · 07-29-2012, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by encity5

This was with morimotos retrofit kit from the retrofit source ?

Hell no. That cutoff is turds. The TRS kit is a legitimate retrofit with projector swap. This is just a bulb swap, not a true retrofit.

encity5 · 07-29-2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MmmHamSandwich

Hell no. That cutoff is turds. The TRS kit is a legitimate retrofit with projector swap. This is just a bulb swap, not a true retrofit.

Which is why I was confused with "retrofit plug n play"

MmmHamSandwich · 07-29-2012, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by encity5

Which is why I was confused with "retrofit plug n play"

Yeah, you have your terminology correct. While the morimoto kit may not be plug n play, it is a direct bolt in. If I get an FR-S instead of a BRZ I'll be buying the TRS kit no questions. The intro price would have been nice, but a standard retro will cost you $300 in labor alone and the install won't be as clean as a direct bolt in. I'm stoked for Scion owners to have the option.

tonystewart · 07-29-2012, 11:17 PM

Halogen Projectors with HID 4300K Kit, squirrel finders bent down hard

TRS Morimoto's with 4300K Kit

The difference is dramatic, no glare,
and the high beams are amazing, high beams on below

After aiming the retrofitsource kit the difference really stood out on a very dark straight 2 lane road, the road was clearly lit up and yet the opposing lane was dark, you can actually see the cut off line for the opposing lane. My apologies for the poor quality pictures.

Khyron686 · 07-29-2012, 11:25 PM

Not retrofit, cheap ghetto drop in kit. Mod can change title.

Style · 07-29-2012, 11:53 PM

why is there soooo much hate towards PnP HID kits?

KO7 · 07-29-2012, 11:59 PM

Because the glare blinds oncoming people. Do it right with retrofits or don't do it at all.

styl3z · 07-30-2012, 12:02 AM

Sorry, I'm a noob when it comes to HIDs, but won't the retrofit blind oncoming as well since HIDs are brighter no matter if its PnP or retrofitted?

RidetheTran · 07-30-2012, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by KO7

Because the glare blinds oncoming people. Do it right with retrofits or don't do it at all.

you beat me too it, I dont get why this is such a hard concept to grasp...lets take a moment of silence for those that are currently being blinded by pnp kits

RidetheTran · 07-30-2012, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by styl3z

Sorry, I'm a noob when it comes to HIDs, but won't the retrofit blind oncoming as well since HIDs are brighter no matter if its PnP or retrofitted?

If you look at the first pic by OP, you can see the glare above the cut off line. In a real retrofit, there wouldn't be this glare that goes in the drivers faces. The retrofit gives the light a clean cut off.

If you ever drive behind a car that comes with stock HID's, yes it'll be brighter than cars that don't come with projectors. But hell, it's not as bad as driving behind someone with projectors running HID's, you'll feel like you're staring straight into a flashlight.

Style · 07-30-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by RidetheTran

If you look at the first pic by OP, you can see the glare above the cut off line. In a real retrofit, there wouldn't be this glare that goes in the drivers faces. The retrofit gives the light a clean cut off.

If you ever drive behind a car that comes with stock HID's, yes it'll be brighter than cars that don't come with projectors. But hell, it's not as bad as driving behind someone with projectors running HID's, you'll feel like you're staring straight into a flashlight.

So the glare is what is hitting the floor in OPs first pic right? Other than that, they only real difference that I see is the color. What about this squirrel mod that people are doing? Doesn't that fix the problem?

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JW89225 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: E92 Location: Richmond Posts: 210 Thanks: 239 Thanked 193 Times in 77 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	HID Plug 'n Play Kit Just got my headlights retrofit with my plug-n-play HID 6000K. Install was pretty straight forward and clean, no messy wiring under the hood. It comes with a slim ballast. Stock on left, 6000K on the right. Let me know if anyone is interested, i believe the kits are around $75. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S 6AT Last edited by Guff; 07-30-2012 at 01:19 AM.

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MmmHamSandwich You know you want it. Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: '13 FR-S Location: RVA Posts: 705 Thanks: 160 Thanked 327 Times in 154 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Take note everyone, last picture tells you everything you need to know about PnP kits. Insert sigh here This and blacked out tails are going to be a plague for this car, I can feel it already.

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tonystewart Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Raven Location: Lake Worth Florida Posts: 1,181 Thanks: 76 Thanked 366 Times in 252 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Halogen Projectors with HID 4300K Kit, squirrel finders bent down hard TRS Morimoto's with 4300K Kit The difference is dramatic, no glare, and the high beams are amazing, high beams on below After aiming the retrofitsource kit the difference really stood out on a very dark straight 2 lane road, the road was clearly lit up and yet the opposing lane was dark, you can actually see the cut off line for the opposing lane. My apologies for the poor quality pictures.

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Khyron686 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 2011 Outlander XLS, 2013 FR-S Blue Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 634 Thanks: 129 Thanked 168 Times in 102 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not retrofit, cheap ghetto drop in kit. Mod can change title.

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Style LXXXVI Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: Dahlia (Raven FR-S) Location: SoCal/South Bay/Lawndale Posts: 401 Thanks: 346 Thanked 86 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	why is there soooo much hate towards PnP HID kits?

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KO7 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: VW GTI Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 15 Thanks: 13 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Because the glare blinds oncoming people. Do it right with retrofits or don't do it at all.

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