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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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you just can't stay away from the "bright side?"

 
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its a serious problem i know lol. and boy this thread is messed. almost all the pics are gone. i think i might try and clean it up a bit.

 
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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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i guess i can update pics of my old retros

valeo D2S xenon in sonar projector housings

 
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old E46 single xenon in oem housings with 50w ballast kit

 
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my god lol 300-500?!? ah to me screw that untill i get everything i want done on my car as of right now lol

 
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tell me about it! go back and read some of your posts from 2004!!!!! yeah......i'd delete some posts too......

 
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i cleaned up posts without pics but im leaving the old posts for fun haha.

 
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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

 
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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.

 
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Sweet, thanks for the info Gearbox. Let me do some more research about those bosch lights then

 
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check hidplanet.com/forums for all the hid info you need

 
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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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Here are mine 10,000k

 
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Looking a little blue and douchey there, bud.

I feel sorry for anybody driving past you in the opposite direction.

 
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that looks terrible. waaaaayyyyy to blue.

 
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back to valeos. except this time with clear lens and good chrome bowls, and new bulbs! i need to take more pics if the rain ever stops. retro still needs alot of work.

 
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They really are not that blue. any shots i take come out pretty blue but they just have a slight blue tint here are some new shots

 
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doesnt look too bad, at least theres not much glare.

 
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ooh i never posted my latest retro

tyc chrome projector lamps with valeo D2S projectors (clear lens, color mod), full led amber park and turn signals, led fogs. using 5400k osram xenstar d2s bulbs.

 
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morimoto minis with 4500k bulbs

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Can someone tell me a good HID Kit to buy for my 03 civic. I look on ebay and i see them going for as cheap as $20, so i assume they cant be of the best quality. I searched a bit and i think my bulb size is a 9003 ? i intend to blacken my oem housing so hopefully that will keep the glare down a little. Thinking a 6000K

 
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DDM Tuning sells good kits, so i've heard

http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/Ap...Raptor-HID-Kit

Free lifetime warranty!

 
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DDM Tuning sells good kits, so i've heard

http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/Ap...Raptor-HID-Kit

Free lifetime warranty!

And as for blackening your headlights, do u mean tint them? I thought that was illegal.

 
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https://www.civicforums.com/forums/2...-miss-you.html

 
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Tinting headlights is illegal, blackening the interior of headlights is illegal and HIDs are illegal lol

 
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you might get away with headlightarmor.com light smoke and still be able to drive at night with hid retro, but its a waste imo. if you dont drive at night then its prolly okay, like tinting tails. just be sure to upgrade your bulbs (also a waste to me because i would rather have brighter bulbs without any tint).

 
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Holy crap, well where is a good place to buy an HID kit?