Toyota Prius Hid - How to install hid xenon 2010+

Hi, Phil with XenonSupply.com the automotive lighting source today we have a 2011 Toyota Prius we'll be installing HID lights on HID's are one of the easiest after market modifications to improve the look and performance of your automotive lighting system let's go ahead pop the hood and get this one started let's take a look at what we'll need to perform this installation what we have here is an H11 premium HID kit from XenonSupply.com it includes the installation manual some 3M mounting pads, zip ties included with the kit today we're using the H11 premium Philips bulbs with the upgraded premium slim digital ballasts the tools we need for this installation are pretty simple we'll just be using a 10mm socket and socket wrench and a philips screwdriver the first thing we need to do with any HID installation is remove the halogen bulbs to do so on the driver's side you must first disconnect the factory harness from the H11 bulb press down on the tab and pull away to release once you have it removed you can rotate the bulb counterclockwise and pull away gently the removal process is the same on the passenger side we'll be showing you how to install the HID bulbs on the Toyota Prius we'll be using here a XenonSupply premium HID bulb modified specifically for the projector lenses these are the only HID bulbs known to date that prevent the ground shadowing issue caused by the return wire on the HID bulb let's go ahead and get these in in order to install the new HID bulb into the headlight housing you have to make sure that the three tabs on the bulb base are lining up correctly before twisting them to lock them in place now you need to make sure that once you secure the bulb in place that the tab opposite the ground wire is facing up at twelve o'clock to do that when you insert this tab has to be at ten o'clock position and turned clockwise into the twelve o'clock position make sure that when you insert the grounding strip is facing down or you will have ground shadow issues make sure you're very careful with the insertion process if you are not you do have the risk of breaking off the tabs during the process once I know that they're in place I can twist it from ten to twelve and that should be it here we have the XenonSupply premium slim ballast we'll be using to install the HID kit now we need to mount this behind the bracket you see here along the side wall of the engine bay we'll be using the double-sided sticky tape to mount it opposite this plastic piece to remove this secion we first need to remove the cover of the fuse box and we'll be using a small philips head screwdriver to release the pins that are holding this panel on right in the front here and one on the back here let's do that now now that the pins are released we can work this unit free just like that we'll be removing the first side of the double sided sticky tape attaching it to the back side of our ballast make sure you press down to secure it in place now we need to make sure that there's enough clearance for this portion of the ballast and that it rests directly underneath this plate here so we just make sure that our wiring has enough room right here and this is where we'll be mounting the ballast just like that slightly off at an angle let's do that now make sure to line this portion up and press down to secure the ballast in place just like that let's go ahead and put this panel back on feed your wires through right across from the fuse panel down below let's put your fuse cover back on there you go now that we have the ballast mounted we can go ahead and connect all our wiring the first connection that needs to be made is from the factory connector coming from the vehicle this needs to be connected to the signal wires coming from the HID bulb make sure that one gets securely in place after that we have male and female ends from both the ballast and the bulb that need to connect together and last but not least the power wire going from the ballast to the bulb this one down here below is a little bit hard to see now once you have all your wiring in place go ahead and test the lights if the lights don't work the first time you'll be reversing this connection and reversing the polarity of the lighting to test the system again just like that let's go ahead and test the lights in this configuration as you can see the lights work so all we have left to do now is tidy up our wiring and repeat the process on the passenger side as you can see here we've already installed the HID's on the passenger side of the vehicle we'll be showing you how to gain easier access to the bulb by removing the radiator fluid tank with three bolts here one, two, and three you'll be using a 10mm socket and socket wrench to loosen all the bolts we'll go ahead and do that now now that we have all three bolts removed we're going to loosen the tubes right here from the clip and lift up the reservoir tank and place it over the top of the engine right here for now as you can see we have a lot more access for the wiring of the HID's as well as direct access to the bulb down below as you can see we've tidied up the wiring here on the passenger side that means we've tested the lights their good to go we're just going to go ahead and put the reservoir back in its place bolt it back together and we'll call this one done