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| 2008 Toyota Sienna HID headlamp Upgrade |
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HID bulb plug (black) plugged
in to Sienna headlamp plug.
in to Sienna headlamp plug.
The 4300K HID lights on this 2008 Toyota
Sienna were installed by owner T.B. of
California. A big thank you to T.B. for his
excellent photo's of his very clean looking
HID install and his excerpted comments
below.
Sienna were installed by owner T.B. of
California. A big thank you to T.B. for his
excellent photo's of his very clean looking
HID install and his excerpted comments
below.
The photo at right show how the
passenger side HID ballast was mounted
on the inside of the fenderwell above the
tire, and how you can use an existing bolt
to secure the HID ballast with the kit
supplied mounting bracket.
passenger side HID ballast was mounted
on the inside of the fenderwell above the
tire, and how you can use an existing bolt
to secure the HID ballast with the kit
supplied mounting bracket.
You can see how there was plenty of room
to work with on the passenger side, and
that the bulb wiring connected to the
ballast (red and black wires) are directly in
from (left) of the ballast.
to work with on the passenger side, and
that the bulb wiring connected to the
ballast (red and black wires) are directly in
from (left) of the ballast.
The 2008 Sienna's fuse box and battery
are located on the drivers side so the
driver's side of the vehicle presented a
much bigger challenge because there
was absolutely no available space to
mount the ballast module as can be seen
in the photo. e.
In the photo at right, you can see the kit
plug (black) will plug into the Sienna's
headlamp plug (brown).
The HID bulb and wires are directly right of
the black and red wire and brown plug.
are located on the drivers side so the
driver's side of the vehicle presented a
much bigger challenge because there
was absolutely no available space to
mount the ballast module as can be seen
in the photo. e.
In the photo at right, you can see the kit
plug (black) will plug into the Sienna's
headlamp plug (brown).
The HID bulb and wires are directly right of
the black and red wire and brown plug.
T.B. found a strut connecting the outer
driver side fender to the inner engine
compartment wall located just above the
front wheel well shield that made a
perfect spot to locate the ballast, but it
required removal of the under carriage
shield plates and the front of the wheel
well shield to gain access. The ballasts
were also secured by strapping a wire
tie around body of the ballast module on
the opposite side from the strap
connection to ensure that it would not
vibrate or get loosened during travel.
T.B. also added a copper wire tightened
in place around the ballast module
mounted to the strut for added
anchoring.
driver side fender to the inner engine
compartment wall located just above the
front wheel well shield that made a
perfect spot to locate the ballast, but it
required removal of the under carriage
shield plates and the front of the wheel
well shield to gain access. The ballasts
were also secured by strapping a wire
tie around body of the ballast module on
the opposite side from the strap
connection to ensure that it would not
vibrate or get loosened during travel.
T.B. also added a copper wire tightened
in place around the ballast module
mounted to the strut for added
anchoring.
T.B. Comments:
I am thrilled with the 4300 K (or is it really
5000 K) HID illumination as I can now
see everything very well on the road in
front of me. The lane markers and the
painted lines on the surface of the
pavement seem to fluoresce as they are
illuminated which makes them appear
very bright and easily seen.
I am thrilled with the 4300 K (or is it really
5000 K) HID illumination as I can now
see everything very well on the road in
front of me. The lane markers and the
painted lines on the surface of the
pavement seem to fluoresce as they are
illuminated which makes them appear
very bright and easily seen.