Post your retrofit thread
yeah, he hasn't answered an email in 4 weeks, phone seems useless too, if anybody hears from him let me know... and i apologize, i'm not trying to jack this thread or anything... just want my retrofit
Originally Posted by PCaly2112
yeah, he hasn't answered an email in 4 weeks, phone seems useless too, if anybody hears from him let me know... and i apologize, i'm not trying to jack this thread or anything... just want my retrofit
i emailed him ...
Last edited by jay78; Aug 28, 2006 at 08:29 PM.
Dual Relay Wiring Harness > Bellof (Catz) Spec 01 Ballasts & Ignitors > D2S(R) Adapters > Osram Bulbs > Bosch Single Xenon > TYC housings.
Passenger side needs a little shield adjustment.
Not perfect but still better than stock halogens.
BTW, for those who are wondering what a budget HID retrofit looks like, this is it,
I got the adapters, bulbs, HID projectors, TYCs, and wiring harness for a little more than $250. Everything new except the TYCs.
The Bellofs I had from my previous setup.
It beats paying $200 for replacement hi/low H4 HID bulbs from Bellof.
Passenger side needs a little shield adjustment.
Not perfect but still better than stock halogens.
BTW, for those who are wondering what a budget HID retrofit looks like, this is it,
I got the adapters, bulbs, HID projectors, TYCs, and wiring harness for a little more than $250. Everything new except the TYCs.
The Bellofs I had from my previous setup.
It beats paying $200 for replacement hi/low H4 HID bulbs from Bellof.
watch this even sharper......
here i did made some spacer from card board... and also changed the shield now wat u guys think ?
homemade spacer
with foreground limiter
compare with this one which is batter ???
here i did made some spacer from card board... and also changed the shield now wat u guys think ?
homemade spacer
with foreground limiter
compare with this one which is batter ???
Last edited by jay78; Aug 31, 2006 at 12:50 PM.
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cool yea its better for you so who cares how it looks. might even give the illusion of having fogs since the color is different. but yea keep it for the functionality.
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Rep Power: 811 whoa ya that looks very strange to me. i didnt think it would be that bright or yellow. can you make the color go away or less? lol thats crazy idk what to think
i can try and see if i can change color of the that yellow rainbow i am not sure i might loss some of the performance
here some more in reality its more brighter then my camera can show....
about 59ft
25ft
here some more in reality its more brighter then my camera can show....
about 59ft
25ft
Originally Posted by 7thGenerasianCivic
I think that's pretty sweet, but what if an animal runs out in front of your car. Will you be able to see it soon enough to avoid running into it? hahaha
hahahaha.... u can still see animal, only thing is light dont start right from your bumper...just take about 10ft before light start on the ground.......
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Rep Power: 811 hmm thats tricky cause it would prolly have to be rectangle to match the holes.
hey see this is what i mean about it being dim. look how bright my old catz H4 hids were in stock housing. how come retrofit is so much dimmer
hey see this is what i mean about it being dim. look how bright my old catz H4 hids were in stock housing. how come retrofit is so much dimmer
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Damn right. I'm wanting to do a hid retro with mostly philips components. From what I've gathered, the audi A6 projectors are much brighter. You have s2k guys swapping in tsx projectors, and you have tsx guys swaping in a6 projectors. Whats up with these cardboard spacers- are they giving the lower cutoff that appears yellow?
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that is a foreground limiter designed into the tl projector. i plan on getting those for my future retro, its prolly the best bixenon you can buy. s2k is the best single xenon and prolly best projector ever. tsx is worse than both tl and s2k, but its better than the e46, bosch, and valeo which are way down at the bottom. tsx is average. cardboard spacers are sometimes used to achieve the proper focal point by moving the lens away from the bulb to achieve more cutoff colors, mainly purple and blue.
