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I ordered a McCulloch "Plug & Play" HID kit for the Camry.
It took 20 minutes to install and it looks AMAZING !!!
Just take out the old bulbs, plug in the new, wire it up according to the instructions.
The hardest part was trying to figure out the best place to locate the ignitor box and the control unit.
The kit includes 2 sided tape and zip ties to help with fastening everything down.
It cost me $249 USD from e-bay complete with FedEx Express Shipping from Hong Kong.
Just make sure you know, it only converts the 9006 low beams and cars with DRL (like in Canada) should have DRL disabled in order not to damage the HID system.
In the 2002-2006 Camry, this means the Hi-Beam bulb runs at reduced power, just as an extra margin of safety since 1990 on all cars for the Canadian market.
This also means for the Camry, you can install HID upgrades on the low beam without fear the DRL system may damage your HID system !
i have 02 camry, and i've had these fog lights in the garage for a while, so i wanted to try and put them on already.
thanks
Has anyone solved this problem?
I have exactly the same problem on a 98. Also the auto shift is not working correctly when driving with the main lights on. Hope you have found the answer to the problem and can help me. If I find out I'll let you know.
Ian Fegen
Thanks again,
Willabys
Help will greatly appreciated
Last login on: April 18, 2005
Lasted 9 days, although he could still be a "lurker" (just looking, not posting).
I assume the lenses are still clear (not cloudy or yellowed like some other infamous cars, like the Dodge Neon).
I think the best is to get the brightest Halo & 100% legal. For example Sylvania has SILVERSTAR ULTRA which is closest to the HID and no need of any HID conversion kit. $10 rabate for a pair $39.99 model 9006SU, final cost $29.99 seems to be the cheapest to upgrade from OEM halo. They are much whiter & brighter lights.
Thanks in advance,
David
Do you normally have daytime running lights on your car, or not? There are two different circuits, depending upon whether you have DRL.
And can you tell me whether you have any low beam lights at all, in any headlight switch position...
eric :confuse:
My car is 08 camry SE V6
Bulbs tend to blow (filament breaks), if either the bulb is physically jolted....or they are given too high of a voltage (which then causes too high of a current across a fixed resistance V=iR).
Unless someone is vandalizing your bulbs by whacking them, you have to look to basic electrical problems.
Since the bulbs are made to run at full battery voltage, if they are getting a "higher" voltage there is something wrong with your alternator, corrosion/loose wiring connections, or potentially your battery.
I'd suggest making sure your battery terminals and wires are clean with no corrosion. Check your ground connection on the engine to make sure it isn't loose and you are loosing your ground reference. Most autoparts chains (pepboys, autozone, etc), will do a free battery and alternator check on the car....under load. Have that done to make sure you don't have too high of a voltage from your alternator.
No, this all started with the invasion into the US of the asian automotive industry. Prior to that happening (~1980's [??]) most US manufactured cars, like those today of european manufacture, allowed the use of fogs ALONE, or with low beams, but locked out in HB mode.
Fog lights are useless in actual foggy conditions, daytime conditions, when illuminated along with LB's, and a detriment to forward vision when LB mode is needed.
:sick: Idiotic..!!
But then the Japanese are HEAVILY into BLING
I would think fogs alone would be dangerous, because they only light up the road a short distance ahead and to the sides. The low beams allow greater illumination into the distance, but won't reflect their light back at you in foggy conditions because of their aim downward and to the right.
Much more annoying to me is that so many people use their fog lights all the time at night, regardless of the weather. And people seem to shun using their high beams (laziness)? I hardly ever use my fog lights, since fog is relatively rare here (central VA).
That leaves the only legal and reasonable use of fog lights to be during "daytime" foggy conditions.
Think about it, if you have your low beams on and they are being of use, of what good is having CLOSE-IN, LOW and WIDE additional lighting using the fog lights...??