HID in TYC setup. With no projector conversion. Video on pg 17. - Page 9

gearbox · 12-19-2007

okay. ive never seen those on ebay yet but ill keep looking. ill prolly get a couple and see which ones they can make look the best. they should be able to make shroud extension right? cause they are not very deep to actually cover the projector.

these? doesnt look that great imo

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Kevbotron · 12-19-2007

^are you gonna go with customlightz man? I'm surprised you're not going to DIY.. espec. since you've done a retrofit before..

electric130 · 12-19-2007

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^are you gonna go with customlightz man? I'm surprised you're not going to DIY.. espec. since you've done a retrofit before..

if you've ever done a complex retro with a lot of cutting and fabrication, you'll understand why most people won't do it again. i'm happy with the retro i did, but afterward, i had several people ask me to do one for them and i said no. i don't want to do another for awhile.

buckshizzo · 12-19-2007

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Originally Posted by gearbox

okay. ive never seen those on ebay yet but ill keep looking. ill prolly get a couple and see which ones they can make look the best. they should be able to make shroud extension right? cause they are not very deep to actually cover the projector.

these? doesnt look that great imo

Yeah they can make shroud extensions. My TFX projectors are an odd shape and they were able to make shroud extensions for it.

With any of the bmw shrouds, be very careful with it. The chrome flakes off really easy, they fall off when you try to wipe the shrouds.

gearbox · 12-19-2007

yea i heard that lol. you gotta handle with gloves. yea im sending to customlightz. throwing a projector in sonar halo housing is totally different than doing it in oem lights. first, i dont want it to look throw together and sloppy, second, theres a ton more work involved in cutting and mounting. all i did before was use a few bolts and glue the projector in the housing for the sonars.

buckshizzo · 12-20-2007

yeah I thought it was simple too, until I took my headlight apart. Way more work than I thought it would be. So I figured why not pay and have it done right the first time, and so far I'm pleased with the outcome. 300+ retrofits under their belt is enough credibility for me.

Kevbotron · 12-20-2007

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Originally Posted by gearbox

yea i heard that lol. you gotta handle with gloves. yea im sending to customlightz. throwing a projector in sonar halo housing is totally different than doing it in oem lights. first, i dont want it to look throw together and sloppy, second, theres a ton more work involved in cutting and mounting. all i did before was use a few bolts and glue the projector in the housing for the sonars.

Lol yeah it does seem like there's quite a difference between the two setups... I'm still on the fence on calling these guys.. my HID bulbs in the stock housing make for great visibility at night, I love them

I'm gonna take some pics tonight of my setup on the fresh white snow

LT2004ever · 12-20-2007

Ok guys, i don't wanna read 9 pages of technical stuff all to get confused and not know whats going on. So whats the general rundown to this thread? Like i was reading on CRSX about how some of their members put pnp hid kits on their after market projectors, and yea its a brighter light but its still not the same as a retrofit... For those that don't have enough money time or patience for a retrofit, whats the rundown on just slapping a hid kit on, if the bulb will fit???

gearbox · 12-20-2007

here is 8thgen civic ebay projector headlight with hid kit

and retrofitted with acura TSX projectors

Kevbotron · 12-20-2007

^that first pic is really bizarre.. mine looks nothing like that.. LT the bottom line is it's a bad idea to put a PNP HID kit and bulbs into a halogen projector (like TYC headlights) .. you need to either retrofit a HID projector in there, or run a PNP kit in the stock HL housings, but it's a bad decision on 01-03 HL's because the glare is REALLY bad from what I hear...

LT2004ever · 12-20-2007

RSX projector with PNP HID
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread...=HID+Projector

ryox82 · 12-20-2007

OK how about a picture of a 7th gen with TYCs and a pnp kit. That is kind of really what I wanted to see in the first place. 8th gen guys are lucky because I saw my friends in his stock housing and it looked fine, just needed to aim it.

gearbox · 12-20-2007

back to page 5 lol...again there are at least two different types of tyc projector unit, one with clear lens and the other with fresnel, which have slightly different outputs. no projector will be exactly the same so really theres no way to tell what happens when you throw hid kit inside

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and since nobody actually answered the OPs question, here is a pic of H1 hid kit (5000K) in stock tyc halogen projectors.

and a few more

valeo retrofit on the left, h1 hid kit in tyc on the right

another tyc hid on the ground

one more hid in tyc

ryox82 · 12-20-2007

I went and read it again and i didn't see those lol. That could tie me over until I get the proper projectors, and that nissan glue. If it glares a little i will just aim them a tad lower.

electric130 · 12-20-2007

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I went and read it again and i didn't see those lol. That could tie me over until I get the proper projectors, and that nissan glue. If it glares a little i will just aim them a tad lower.

you can get a roll of the butyl rubber that i used. it was called "3M Window Weld." it's great stuff for putting the housings back together. pretty cheap too. a $10 box would probably do 10-15 PAIRS of headlights easily if not many more. i think it's cheaper than the Nissan glue and there's more in the box too.