Post by KING7thGen on Jun 8, 2010 22:59:43 GMT -5
MORE LIGHT
Ellipsoid headlights produce a yellowish pattern of light on the ground. We
all agree that more light is needed. Even $400usd for the HID upgrade is a
lot of money. But some people found out that the 9005 bulbs can be modified to fit the 9006 sockets of the Toyota Camry.
This works only on ellipsoid.
I have experimented with the Sylvania Cool Blue 65W 9005 ($12usd ea.), Pilot Greenish blue somethings 65W 9005 ($20usd ea.), GE Blue Vision 65W 9005 ($12usd ea.) and the latest, Sylvania Silverstar 65W 9005 ($29usd ea.) and was really happy with the brighter light across the board.
Hands down, Sylvania Silverstar 65W 9005's are the best, the brightest, the
longest lasting (I've had mine in for two years now) and the whitest.
Why I'm using a 9005 bulb: 9005 bulbs are 65W and are not capped at the end, 9006 bulbs are 55W and have a cap at the end. The light increase is from the increase in lumens from the 9005 bulb. A 9005 bulb has 70% more lumens than the 9006 (1700 lumens vs 1000 lumens). HID has
3200 lumens. You have to slightly modify the 9005 bulb to fit the 9006 socket.
Supplies
*File or chisel tools, Sharp knife, blade, soldering iron or Dremel like tool.
*2 x 9005 bulbs.
*Protective glasses and gloves (you don't want to lose a finger or an eye).
Procedure
1. Remove 3mm of plastic from the left of the center of top tab when the
socket is pointing down until you have 5-6mm of plastic left.
2. Remove the two guides inside the socket. Install 1 new O'ring from the
old 9006 bulb on the new modified 9005 bulb to ensure a tight fit.
3. Install the bulbs in your car and have your light adjusted if not
already.
FYI -
It is also possable to modify the harness on the car... but I don't recomend
it. I've seen way too many afm harnesses melt or worse melt the fuse box. On the Gen3 (1992-1996) Toyota Camry both the high beam and low beam harnesses are designed to carry a max load of 65wats safely
TIRE SIZE CALCULATOR
www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
CORNER LAMP FLASHERS
- 88 LE -toyotanation.com
Cut the ground wire for the parking light. Tape off the end that goes to the
car (you won't be using it anymore).
Splice the ground wire from the parking light (the bulb socket) to the alternating +12V
wire of the blinker. You'll need a piece of wire and some crimps to do this.
Parking lights off = parking light and blinker both blink at the same time.
Parking lights on = parking light and blinker blink alternately.
Remember to cut the ground wire on the parking light and only use the end that
goes to the bulb socket. Otherwise you'll end up with blown fuses. Also verify the wires with a DMM before you cut and splice.
Wires on a gen 2 (87 - 91) Camry
------------------------------------------
Ground wire on corner light = white wire with black stripe.
Alternating +12V wire on blinker = green wire with yellow stripe.
Pictures:
www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...4&page=2&pp=15
S2000 Antenna Conversion
- Spectra Blue Cam -toyotanation.com
THE CELICA/S2000 CONVERSION WAS AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS!!
I had toggle switch to get my antenna up and down because unlike the factory decks, aftermarket ones don't care whether you're listening to the radio or not, it goes up all the time. With that switch I can put up the antenna only when necessary. But my recently-added RMM wing hits the antenna when the trunk lid is up. Also, it doesn't go up all the way anymore. So I've been investigating into doing the conversion.
I knew it was a good sign when only one day after I was told the S2000 antenna was backordered for weeks, it arrived.
The whole process took about 45 minutes. 25 of those minutes were spent twisting and bending the antenna bracket to bolt onto the support.
Here's the deal:
1. S2000 antenna - PN 39151-S2H-E01, $34.26
2. Celica sub-antenna (includes bracket) - PN 86309-20300, 35.60
3. Celica antenna nut - PN 86396-20030, $15
The prices are from Sisley Hondau (Yonge and Steeles) and DVNLT. Prices are in CDN, before taxes.
It's basically a bolt-on exercise. The only modification required was to trim a bit off the bottom part of the "antenna ornament" (official parts dept. name for the rubber boot on the rear quarter panel around the antenna). As mentioned, the most challenging part was twisting the bracket which came with the antenna to meet the existing bolt hole.
Reception is excellent.
Ellipsoid headlights produce a yellowish pattern of light on the ground. We
all agree that more light is needed. Even $400usd for the HID upgrade is a
lot of money. But some people found out that the 9005 bulbs can be modified to fit the 9006 sockets of the Toyota Camry.
This works only on ellipsoid.
I have experimented with the Sylvania Cool Blue 65W 9005 ($12usd ea.), Pilot Greenish blue somethings 65W 9005 ($20usd ea.), GE Blue Vision 65W 9005 ($12usd ea.) and the latest, Sylvania Silverstar 65W 9005 ($29usd ea.) and was really happy with the brighter light across the board.
Hands down, Sylvania Silverstar 65W 9005's are the best, the brightest, the
longest lasting (I've had mine in for two years now) and the whitest.
Why I'm using a 9005 bulb: 9005 bulbs are 65W and are not capped at the end, 9006 bulbs are 55W and have a cap at the end. The light increase is from the increase in lumens from the 9005 bulb. A 9005 bulb has 70% more lumens than the 9006 (1700 lumens vs 1000 lumens). HID has
3200 lumens. You have to slightly modify the 9005 bulb to fit the 9006 socket.
Supplies
*File or chisel tools, Sharp knife, blade, soldering iron or Dremel like tool.
*2 x 9005 bulbs.
*Protective glasses and gloves (you don't want to lose a finger or an eye).
Procedure
1. Remove 3mm of plastic from the left of the center of top tab when the
socket is pointing down until you have 5-6mm of plastic left.
2. Remove the two guides inside the socket. Install 1 new O'ring from the
old 9006 bulb on the new modified 9005 bulb to ensure a tight fit.
3. Install the bulbs in your car and have your light adjusted if not
already.
FYI -
It is also possable to modify the harness on the car... but I don't recomend
it. I've seen way too many afm harnesses melt or worse melt the fuse box. On the Gen3 (1992-1996) Toyota Camry both the high beam and low beam harnesses are designed to carry a max load of 65wats safely
TIRE SIZE CALCULATOR
www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
CORNER LAMP FLASHERS
- 88 LE -toyotanation.com
Cut the ground wire for the parking light. Tape off the end that goes to the
car (you won't be using it anymore).
Splice the ground wire from the parking light (the bulb socket) to the alternating +12V
wire of the blinker. You'll need a piece of wire and some crimps to do this.
Parking lights off = parking light and blinker both blink at the same time.
Parking lights on = parking light and blinker blink alternately.
Remember to cut the ground wire on the parking light and only use the end that
goes to the bulb socket. Otherwise you'll end up with blown fuses. Also verify the wires with a DMM before you cut and splice.
Wires on a gen 2 (87 - 91) Camry
------------------------------------------
Ground wire on corner light = white wire with black stripe.
Alternating +12V wire on blinker = green wire with yellow stripe.
Pictures:
www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...4&page=2&pp=15
S2000 Antenna Conversion
- Spectra Blue Cam -toyotanation.com
THE CELICA/S2000 CONVERSION WAS AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS!!
I had toggle switch to get my antenna up and down because unlike the factory decks, aftermarket ones don't care whether you're listening to the radio or not, it goes up all the time. With that switch I can put up the antenna only when necessary. But my recently-added RMM wing hits the antenna when the trunk lid is up. Also, it doesn't go up all the way anymore. So I've been investigating into doing the conversion.
I knew it was a good sign when only one day after I was told the S2000 antenna was backordered for weeks, it arrived.
The whole process took about 45 minutes. 25 of those minutes were spent twisting and bending the antenna bracket to bolt onto the support.
Here's the deal:
1. S2000 antenna - PN 39151-S2H-E01, $34.26
2. Celica sub-antenna (includes bracket) - PN 86309-20300, 35.60
3. Celica antenna nut - PN 86396-20030, $15
The prices are from Sisley Hondau (Yonge and Steeles) and DVNLT. Prices are in CDN, before taxes.
It's basically a bolt-on exercise. The only modification required was to trim a bit off the bottom part of the "antenna ornament" (official parts dept. name for the rubber boot on the rear quarter panel around the antenna). As mentioned, the most challenging part was twisting the bracket which came with the antenna to meet the existing bolt hole.
Reception is excellent.
Aww man, at least you tried. What are you planning to try next?
