2013 rav 4 low beams bulb type

[quiksy]

hi there, i was wondering which type of bulb has the 4.4 on the low beams, im waiting my 2013 limited blizzard pearl to arrive but i want to by a hid kit before i get it. thanks

[bigbird1]

Originally Posted by quiksy

hi there, i was wondering which type of bulb has the 4.4 on the low beams, im waiting my 2013 limited blizzard pearl to arrive but i want to by a hid kit before i get it. thanks

I'm in the exact same boat as you. HID kit arrived in the mail today, Limited Blizzard Pearl/terra cotta arrives Mar.12

Oh yeah, your question: The low (and high beams) are 9005

[killmore]

noob question, what's the HID kit ? It's a kit to replace the original road light ?

[bigbird1]

Originally Posted by killmore

noob question, what's the HID kit ? It's a kit to replace the original road light ?

It's a kit to replace the original low beam bulbs with High Intensity Discharge bulbs. You gain over 30% more light, while also getting longer bulb life and drawing half the power of regular bulbs. They are street legal. The HID bulbs are available in different light temperatures, from 3000 K (yellow) to over 8000 K (blue). For brightest, whitest light go with 4300 K.

[Rossi158]

Not sure if there is a better place to post these sorts of things or if there will be a reference area created at some point. But here is the list of all the light bulbs in the new Rav according to section 8-1 of the Manual. The 'Owners' section of the US Toyota site has the Owners Manual broken down into a ton of sections. Since I don't have my Rav yet...I've been reading different sections while on lunch about every day..

[bob-o]

Originally Posted by killmore

noob question, what's the HID kit ? It's a kit to replace the original road light ?

It's also a way to make your vehicle illegal, and putting hid lamps in reflector housings designed for light bulbs scatters light causing glare that interferes with other drivers' vision.

I would like to put harpoons on my hood like the ones on the hood of my '57 Chevy to shoot out the obnoxious blue glaring lights of people who do this. If you MUST switch to HID please use projectors so the rest of us don't suffer quite so much from your decision.

[bigbird1]

Originally Posted by bob-o

If you MUST switch to HID please use projectors so the rest of us don't suffer quite so much from your decision.

2013 RAV4 uses projector housings so scatter shouldn't be a problem.

[bob-o]

Originally Posted by bigbird1

They are street legal.

Unless all the parts of the lighting system are DOT approved, and NO aftermarket HID bulb is, this is BS.

edit- our posts came in out of synch. I thought you were talking about putting the HID in reflector housings. I would be amazed if your aftermarket bulbs are DOT compliant, but I am constantly amazed.

Update: May 3, 2007:

NHTSA Cracks Down on Aftermarket HID Conversion Kits
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is targeting high-intensity discharge (HID) conversion kits for enforcement actions. NHTSA has concluded that it is impossible to produce HID conversion kits (converting a halogen system to HID) that would be compliant with the federal lighting standard, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108. The noncompliant kits frequently include a HID bulb, a ballast, an igniter, a relay and wiring harness adapters. The NHTSA believes this equipment presents a safety risk to the public since the kits can be expected to produce excessive glare to oncoming motorists. In one investigation, the NHTSA found that an HID conversion headlamp exceeded the maximum allowable candlepower by over 800%.

Under FMVSS No. 108 Section S7.7 (replaceable light sources), each replaceable light source for headlamps must be designed to conform to the dimensions and electrical specifications for the headlamp source it is intended to replace. For example, if an HID kit is marketed as replacing an H1 light source, then it must match the H1's wire coil filament size and location, the electrical connector size and location and the ballast design for use with an H1 light source (which is impossible since there is no ballast). Consequently, companies that are manufacturing HID light sources (e.g., D1S, D1R, D2S, D2R, 9500, etc�) with incandescent light source bases (e.g., H1, H3, H7, H8, H9, H11, H13, HB1, HB2, HB3, HB4, HB5, etc�) should be aware that this light source design would not be one that conforms to FMVSS No. 108, and could not be imported and sold in the United States without violating Federal law. (The importer is treated as the manufacturer and subject to the same fines and penalties that apply to a domestic manufacturer.)

NHTSA has also determined that a commonly used disclaimer "for off-road use only" has no legal meaning and is not recognized by the agency as the manufacturer, importer and retailer are not in a position to control use once a product has been sold. Any equipment offered for sale which is covered by FMVSS No. 108 (headlamps, taillamps, side markers, etc.) must comply with the standard.

[bigbird1]

Originally Posted by bob-o

Unless all the parts of the lighting system are DOT approved, and NO aftermarket HID bulb is, this is BS.
I thought you were talking about putting the HID in reflector housings. I would be amazed if your aftermarket bulbs are DOT compliant, but I am constantly amazed.

I live in that huge third world country to your North.
DOT? NHTSA? Nobody cares here.

[bob-o]

It's OK nobody here cares either. I'm sure there are some regulations on lighting there. There is almost no enforcement of the law here so we are constantly blinded by the same kind of people who disconnect the smog equipment to get more power.

Good luck with the new lights. If they are really 30% brighter it might be like the ones I use that are at the high limit in lumen output instead of the stock ones that are not as bright to start with and dim rapidly with age.

I really wanted HID lights when I bought my car but didn't want to pay for a Lexus. I considered a conversion and learned all the problems, so I decided to buy the complete Lexus projector housings and system, to keep it all legal.