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Re: My TSX HID retro finally finished!!!! Pics inside
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Originally Posted by buckshizzo
Good job man. It looks good. I'll be getting my headlights from custom lightz soon. I'm having them put e46 projectors in my black chrome password jdm headlights.
thanks! you should be pretty happy with the E46's. i've heard some good things about custom lightz. you'll be hooked once you get them. it will annoy you to drive a car without HID's!!! next you'll want HID fogs (if you don't have them already). i've got another thread all about the fogs i have. they're perfect for HID's. awesome results.
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Re: My TSX HID retro finally finished!!!! Pics inside
well, i just got my harness installed. it took me about 8 hours to do it, but i was cutting everything to exact lengths on the car and putting the connectors on as i went. originally, the fogs would turn off when the high beams come on, but since i didn't want the HID fogs flashing all the time, i switched it back to where the fogs are independantly controlled by a switch inside the car. what that means is that i can have lows, highs and fogs all on at once. i know that's illegal as hell, but hey, so are all H4 PNP HID kits. i have 100w H1 halogen bulbs in the high beams. i just took it for a drive after aiming the high beams some and with the fogs, lows and highs all lit up on a dark country road, it's like daylight! it's just stupid the amount of light on the road!!! i pitty anyone that might get a glimpse of that before i can turn the high beams off! although, i do feel safer driving on dark roads since i can see so much better.
Re: My TSX HID retro finally finished!!!! Pics inside
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Originally Posted by sl33pyriceboi
they're not adjustable, are theY? meaning you can adjust them anymore once they're sealed up? i didnt see any adjustment screws.
damn, seeing this makes me wanna post mine up. hahhha
i can't adjust the rotation, but i've got full up, down, left and right adjustment of the projector. there's 3 screws inside the pvc fitting that you can't see. due to all the crap behind the headlights, i can't adjust them in the car. i have to take the bumper off and remove the headlights. i've done this so many times in the last 2 weeks though that i can have the bumper off, remove the headlights, adjust them and have everything back together in 10 minutes. so yeah, i can adjust them without having to unseal them.
Re: My TSX HID retro finally finished!!!! Pics inside
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Originally Posted by electric130
i can't adjust the rotation, but i've got full up, down, left and right adjustment of the projector. there's 3 screws inside the pvc fitting that you can't see. due to all the crap behind the headlights, i can't adjust them in the car. i have to take the bumper off and remove the headlights. i've done this so many times in the last 2 weeks though that i can have the bumper off, remove the headlights, adjust them and have everything back together in 10 minutes. so yeah, i can adjust them without having to unseal them.
very nice bro.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
alot of people just talk to say something. most of the time they have no idea wtf is going on lol
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Originally Posted by manahoonie
lol. well we got newbs to use the SEARCH button.... NOW the next step is to look at the date
Re: My TSX HID retro finally finished!!!! Pics inside
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Originally Posted by gearbox
we need pics on white wall! and pics of the lights on the car.
still no white wall, but here's some other shots. i tried getting a shot of the flicker, but didn't really get it well. kind of got the left one, but not the right. i think i needed to stand farther over to get both or something.
here's a closeup of the low and high beams on together.
low beam only:
low and fogs:
low fogs and highs (actually before i aimed the highs up a little)
Re: My TSX HID retro finally finished!!!! Pics inside
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Originally Posted by dirtySAMURAI
Flippin' sweet retro! I wish I had more time to do another one (the right way...)
thanks man. that means a lot coming from you considering anytime someone asked me about a retro, i'd refer them to your DIY. your DIY is how i got started, and then some help from HID Planet.
yeah, these are done. not sure i'd call them "the right way" based on how much i had to hack everything apart, but the end result is good.
i've got to reaim the headlights though. i put a trailer hitch on the car. it only weighs maybe 35-40 lbs, but since it's all the way on the back of the car, it pulled the back end down about a half inch. that combined with having about 300lbs of stuff in my car (i'm moving), i was getting flashed like crazy last night because my beam pattern was in people's eyes. i didn't realize till i was half way into a 2 hour trip because i left right before sunset. by the time i knew how bad it was, i couldn't do anything about it. now i've gotta rip the front end off again and fix them. that will have to be a project for the weekend.
Re: My TSX HID retro finally finished!!!! Pics inside
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Originally Posted by SpecialKPB
They looks very smooth, bet they turn a few heads at night. what advice would you extend if you were to do those again?
thanks. looks just like a TSX at night (especially since a TSX is just an overpriced 7th gen civic). i did re-aim them and i love them now.
as far as advice, definitely buy a second set of headlights if you plan to do any retro, not just this one. the TYC's were very difficult to deal with due to the irregular housing. installing these in an OEM housing would have been easier. even if you don't have a seperate high beam like the 01-03's, these things are bright enough i have only used my high beams to flash people. i never feel the need to use them for more lighting at night. either way, take your time and do it right. don't rush. use the regular JB weld, not the quick. it takes overnight to set, but it's much stronger.
next you'll want HID fogs (if you don't have them already). i've got another thread all about the fogs i have. they're perfect for HID's. awesome results. 
although, i do feel safer driving on dark roads since i can see so much better. 
