The HID one has the flap for the high/low beam built-in, and the Halogen is riveted solidly in place. The 'flap' for the high/low beam on the HID is built into the cover for the light. The #1 difference is also in the housing. The HID has a completely different housing There aren't just different holes, the back is shaped differently. The second-largest problem is that the housings that hold the bulb are different. This is also where I'd place a controller if I was doing any aftermarket conversion. I may take my spare controller off to see how big the hole actually is, I suspect it's a quarter of the size of the box. There is one location next to the large headlight housing where you would have to mark and cut out the hole for the plug going to the other side of the HID.Īnd there is a place on the bottom where the controller goes that you would have to cut out for it to go in place. So you just drill a smaller hole than the screw, and then screw the screw in. Screws that Toyota used seem to mostly be 'self-tapping' on the plastic stuff. The places where any hardware for the HID would go is there, but you would have to drill/cut out the slots. (I taped up all the new lenses to keep from scratching anything.)

Now, these are for Halogen only, and when you buy them they point that out.several times. Not only did these seem to be decent, but the casing and lenses look identical to my factory units at first glance. I'll be honest, I was expecting headlights that were absolute garbage. I don't like the way the factory lights look. I also wanted something with a little less chrome. I couldn't find any aftermarket replacement headlights for my HID lights on my Touring model.

I was looking for an HID housing to take to pieces, and he sent me a decent one to have as a spare in case I couldn't make this all work. Before I start, a special thank you to Member Jean C. It doesn't mean I don't understand how something works or is supposed to work, I'm just not as concerned with terminology as much as other people may be. My 'technical terms' may very well not be the correct terms.

I'm trying to figure out things on a car because I couldn't find the answers I needed online. I'm a Redneck and have no formal mechanical training.

Halogen vs hid headlights