Needing help aligning HIDs

[TheSiege]

I am not sure what needs to be done, but my light spread is garbage. Any ideas?

https://imgur.com/a/URvt1

2012 Camry

 

[joutlaw]

Did the car come with HIDs or did you put HIDs in the halogen projector housing?

 

[NutBucket]

Looks like he put HIDs in halogen reflectors. So, basically it's impossible to improve the pattern without retrofitting projectors. Or, if that generation Camry had HIDs available in a different trim level get those headlights and swap them.

 

[joutlaw]

Appears to have a distinct cut off a projector would give, but considerable light bleed. My best guess is HIDs in halogen projectors. HIDs have a different focal point and are likely positioned in the projector housing different than halogen. Check out hidplanet for more info. The good thing is if you do have projector housings, it is much easier to swap to a HID projector.

 

[TheSiege]

There was halogens, I put in the HIDs.

 

[NutBucket]

So it appears to have OEM halogen projectors. Usually those are pretty decent for an HID upgrade but I guess not in this case. There's not much you can do short of replacing the projector with one designed for an HID. I would suggest ditching the HID kit and buying some better halogen bulbs like Osram NightBreakers or something.

 

[TheSiege]

I was looking on Toyota Nation and it seems like everyone is using the stock housing

 

[NutBucket]

Doesn't mean it's a good idea. Do their cutoffs look different than yours?

 

[Zivic]

I was looking on Toyota Nation and it seems like everyone is using the stock housing

HID capsules make the light differently than halogen and in a different location. the housings were designed around halogen bulbs and won't make a proper cutoff using a HID capsule.

swap out the halogen projectors for some HID projectors.

 

[Viperoni]

Look at the shape and location of the filament in the halogen bulb compared to the salts in the HID bulb, that's why your light pattern is significantly different in the halogen projector (which is not deisgned to work with an HID bulb):

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/O0AOx4Z9C44/maxresdefault.jpg