HID projector reto COMPLETED
11-18-2011, 09:32 AM
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HID projector reto COMPLETED
SO i wrapped up the retro a few weeks ago and thought now would be a good time to share.
Projectors are FX-R (low and high beam)
Morimoto 6k bulbs(should be getting my 5k's today)
Re used my ballast from the "HID kit"
now for some pics!!
The patient..
The Projector
Mounting the projector to the halogen reflector
Made a custom shroud to cover the projector and reflector
Baked a sheet of acrylic
projector mounted on "vacuum table"
acrylic being formed.
First attempt
/
Several attempts later lol
Mock up
On the car
MONEY SHOTS
Before with hid kit in halogen headlight
after retro
Left headlight was not aimed in this pic,was from a testing period
Above the cutoff
Below the cutoff
Projectors are FX-R (low and high beam)
Morimoto 6k bulbs(should be getting my 5k's today)
Re used my ballast from the "HID kit"
now for some pics!!
The patient..
The Projector
Mounting the projector to the halogen reflector
Made a custom shroud to cover the projector and reflector
Baked a sheet of acrylic
projector mounted on "vacuum table"
acrylic being formed.
First attempt
/Several attempts later lol
Mock up
On the car
MONEY SHOTS
Before with hid kit in halogen headlight
after retro
Left headlight was not aimed in this pic,was from a testing period
Above the cutoff
Below the cutoff
11-18-2011, 10:43 AM
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wish someone made a plug and play HID projector kit..
why arent there any aftermarket high quality kits? or are there? i havent been able to find one.
If you made a bunch of these setups i bet you could sell them well, but yea it would be alot of work.
why arent there any aftermarket high quality kits? or are there? i havent been able to find one.
If you made a bunch of these setups i bet you could sell them well, but yea it would be alot of work.
11-18-2011, 12:00 PM
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they have aftermarket projectors, but they are cheesy and still for halogen bulbs. im sure youve seen em before. I'll have to post my paypall info so i can start taking deposits. lmao.
11-18-2011, 12:29 PM
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I love my projectors, and even without an HID upgrade it was still a great improvement over stock. Picked them up at AM.
11-18-2011, 02:56 PM
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oh dont get me wrong, ive checked those out in the past, if it wasnt for LED's on the side, i might have ordered some.
11-18-2011, 03:08 PM
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No worries. I took the LED route (blue dash, LED license lights), but sometimes you can feel they just don't fit. (For me it's in the tail lights and third brake light).
