It is my MLC car.

 

nice, you are just like me.
Gotta have the hybrid to make up for the premium gas guzzler.
The civic makes me feel a little better knowing that we only fill that up ever 2 weeks when the STi gets premium much more often.

 

Orient Express or anyone w/the HID conversion,

Hey just curious if you are having any radio reception issues w/your HID's on, mainly when inside a garage or so. I noticed when my HID's are on and driving, let say, through a parking garage, i noticed major static over the radio. Then when i turned off the HID's, the reception was fine. I turned it on and off a few times and the static came on and off w/the lights. Do any of you w/the HID conversion experience this?

 

Not me. I have an XM setup going through the Aux jack from my MyFi.

 

Yes, I also noticed in the garage, that I can hear the ballast whine. This just means that there is an in-isolated ground loop somewhere on the lowbean circuit.

I fixed it by not driving in my garage with the lights on

 

i just did my hid install. sorry for the crappy pic taken from my treo 700w. the kit is McCulloch 6000K bulbs.

 

Nice! Now you can enjoy driving at night. May I also suggest upgrading your high beams to some PIAA 6000K bulbs.

 

i was thinking of doing that. good idea tho

 

Two questions:

What is the color temp of the OEM Prius HIDs, 6000k ?

Do you guys think 8000k would function/look OK, or go with 6000k ? (xenondepot kits)

Thanksss.

 

All OEM HID lights are 4500K. 8000K is a purple light, is not as bright,and does not give a good color rendition at night. I would recommend no higher than 6000K. This is a slightly blueish light, and looks like an "aged" 4500K lamp.