TSX retrofit build thread - Page 13

2005EM2 · 06-05-2009

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Originally Posted by qijian

i like that carbon fiber look on the hand rest thingy. and did u paint the highbeams location? and sucks to have an accident >.< but still looks good!

Yup. I used that jdm transparent crap lol

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qijian · 06-05-2009

gearbox ftw

haha i like it jon! keep it coming!

2005EM2 · 09-26-2009

Well, I got bored and wasn't going to bump this thread, but hell, why not.

I basically ended up swapping out the e46 projectors for some TSX projectors. It's still a work-in-progress, so I will be painting some stuff, including the light shield, and will put in a shroud. I still have to readjust the alignment on the driver side projector.

For some reason, I'm not getting much color at the cutoff!

I'm currently running 50W ballasts with Philips 35W 4300K bulbs, and some replica clear lenses with the washer mod (3 washers on the bottom on each side..total: 6 washers).

Oh, and disregard some of the pics where the projector was mounted upsidedown haha

and the following pictures were shot by TemjinX2:

^I lost the clip, so thanks to TemjinX2 for this genius idea.

^mounted and tested the rotational adjustment

and just for fun, I have a few mods done to my car: Progress rear tie bar and Comptech 22mm rear anti-sway bar.

2005EM2 · 09-26-2009

I took these with my G1, so the pictures aren't that great.

^The rotational adjustment is off and the Z cutoff line is too much to the left side (don't mind the right side.. I only did one projector at a time).

^screwed up my editing lol

^tested my clear lenses at home and had a nice color at the cutoff, but the headlight's lens robs some of the color and I noticed that other TSX's have WAYYY more color than mine and they're more intense, too.

TemjinX2 · 09-26-2009

did you clean the inside of your head light covers before you put them on? dirty head light covers can rob some color too.

gearbox · 09-26-2009

headlight covers rob color, also the 50w setup has been known to reduce color. shouldnt be a big deal.