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well i just bought a full set of d3s hid projectors, bulbs, and ballasts for $150 from jp7 on this forum. i got a pair of used tyc chrome headlamps for $85, and i figure maybe $50 in misc leds and other extras plus making a wire harness. i doubt it will cost more than $300 and thats with an extra set of headlamps since i dont wanna use the stock reflector ones. otherwise i couldve put them in the stock headlights and have a full retrofit bixenon hi/lo for 200. usually 500 is the average if you get really good stuff, but normally projectors sell for $100 a pair, ballasts for $100-150 a pair, and bulbs for $50 a pair. then wire harness supplies and stuff is a lil extra maybe another 50. so it depends what your budget is. you can do a retro for anywhere between 300-500 if you just do some searching for parts and do the work yourself.
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well i just bought a full set of d3s hid projectors, bulbs, and ballasts for $150 from jp7 on this forum. i got a pair of used tyc chrome headlamps for $85, and i figure maybe $50 in misc leds and other extras plus making a wire harness. i doubt it will cost more than $300 and thats with an extra set of headlamps since i dont wanna use the stock reflector ones.
AHHH!!! stupid e46 projectors are too big for the tyc's (hacked away too much to go back), but i'm going to sell these and try and get some valeo's instead.
lol? e46 is the smallest projector there is. i cant imagine them not fitting. but how did that guy fit E55 in tycs? those things are as big as TL!
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Hey Gearbox, i have a question about ur sonar projector housings. About two years ago i got the same housings on eBay and there are a plug and play type deal, no additional parts added. Now my question is, on ur retro i see u have installed the valeo D2S xenon(bulbs i guess???)an upgrade bulb??.And if it is, did u have to get additional parts to support that bulb (that goes into projector) like a ballast or a relay?? Im planning on re-installing my sonar housings , but the existing bulb(in the projector) is crap....soo i wanted to get a setup like urs, something with a bit more light power lol, thanks
no i installed the entire projector from an audi. the whole projector goes in place of the halogen version thats already in there, then you need d2s hid bulb and a ballast for each bulb. its alot of work and the valeos are a bit big for the housings so i could not adjust them once they are mounted in place. and valeo is not really that great of a projector anyway. the problem is space in there is tight, so you dont have much choice. the e46/bosch is a tad smaller and has better light output.
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no i installed the entire projector from an audi. the whole projector goes in place of the halogen version thats already in there, then you need d2s hid bulb and a ballast for each bulb. its alot of work and the valeos are a bit big for the housings so i could not adjust them once they are mounted in place. and valeo is not really that great of a projector anyway. the problem is space in there is tight, so you dont have much choice. the e46/bosch is a tad smaller and has better light output.
Sweet, thanks for the info Gearbox. Let me do some more research about those bosch lights then
Here are my old retros:
e46 single xenon
^Photo by Adrian aka AzunEx
^Photo by Adrian aka AzunEx
and then I finally started on the TSX + replica lens setup (no shrouds yet!):
When I get my car back, I'll work on completing the retrofit.
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