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Old 08-29-2006
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What is involved in installing TYC Projector headlights?

what is involved in installing TYC Projector headlights on an 01 sedan? Does the bumper have to come off? any special wiring or is it just unscrew the old light harnesses and put onto the back of the new projector?
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ouch ur new...... yes the bumper has to come off. no special wiring its jus plug and play. hope u have light bulbs for the tyc's b/c our stock headlights dont fit tyc's. projectors take h1 and h3. i think i dont remember. its been a while since i got rid of mine.
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They take h1. I just took mine out and went back to stock black housing.
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tyc comes with all bulbs and they are H1 for hi/lo and 3457 NA signal, 168/194 parking.
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All bulbs are included. Prepare too loose alot of light output from the projectors bro!!!!
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lose light with a retrofit? ahhh...i mean, people retrofit just to make em look pretty right?
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lose light with a retrofit? ahhh...i mean, people retrofit just to make em look pretty right?

Just saying you loose the brightness of stock lights when useing the projector bulbs, thats all.
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wow, I didn't realize that the TYC projectors' light output will be dimmer than stock...is it that bad?
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unless u like the light output of 2 flashlights lol
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correct me if i'm wrong, you'll probably need an extension on your socket wrench too
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ya you do, there is one inner bolt thats hard to get otherwise.
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