HID to LED conversion

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Lloyd-ss, Jan 14, 2018.

  1. Classic Car Guy

    Classic Car Guy Active Member

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    Can you please provide a good link for this conversion? I also have a 2007 that originally uses a HiD. The car is called 2007 Prius (Not Touring) Pacific Northwest package 6 basically fully loaded with leather seats, JBL system, Navigation, Alarm and HiD. My car has been getting this issue of headlights on and off for a year now and I cant use it at night. I couldn't replace the original because it requires a ballast and the new bulb that will cost over $500 bucks from the dealer. Is this LED a direct replacement bulb? Anything will help and thanks,
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    This is my actual car headlight. It has fog lights too below.
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    Just checked this. The lights are chopdark on amazon. They hook directly to the two 12v wires and bipass ballast.
     
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    Yes it fits in the same slot and mounts fine. Inside the assembly wire the two wires connected to/thur the dust cap and disconnect the ballast completely. I removed the ballast completely and put the seal and metal ballast cover on to seal the hole.
     
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    I'll just go with the LED and get rid of my HiD is it will work. So is this the one?
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    Hello everyone. This is Lloyd-ss, the OP of this thread. Pretty amazing that I did my original hid to led conversion 8 years ago on a 2007 Prius. It had 80k miles then & is now at 140k. I went thru a few different LEDs that worked, but none worked well. I finally converted to a more or less factory halogen set up. The halogens have worked perfectly & the new housings are clear, shiny & new. I am happy.
    But you guys have persevered & succeeded. Kudos to you. LED technology has advanced so much in 8 years & it is fantastic that something is now on the market that doesn't just work, it now works well.
    Excellent job everyone!
    Lloyd