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Old Nov 8, 2006
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Do you like your TYC projectors?

To ppl who have TYC projectors, how do you like your TYC's in terms of light output compared to OEM headlights?

I want to get a set but I wasnt so sure about the quality, I want the light output to be at least at same level as OEM lights.
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they are probably not going to be as good as oem output.......but i love mine......i changed the bulbs and am fine with the out put......i have ralley red and with black tyc's and black grill it looks tight !
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yea i was thinking about some TYCs too........pixs!

and i was thinking about painting my car red =]
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I have aftermarket headlights for sale. PM if interested. It is retrofitted with Audi projectors with Blue halo resealed!

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ill post some pics tomorrow~
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i had tyc, but i didnt like the design so i went with the sonar halos. but to me, the tyc projector lens is actually very good. the cutoff is pretty clean, has a nice thick blue color, and to me it was much brighter than oem because there were hotspots in front and on both sides which lit up the road better. also the light is visible directly from the bumper forward (no gap like oem). just make sure you aim them, and it doesnt hurt to get a good H1 +50 bulb like osram silverstar or philips VP.



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well said ^^^^
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Originally Posted by gearbox
i had tyc, but i didnt like the design so i went with the sonar halos. but to me, the tyc projector lens is actually very good. the cutoff is pretty clean, has a nice thick blue color, and to me it was much brighter than oem because there were hotspots in front and on both sides which lit up the road better. also the light is visible directly from the bumper forward (no gap like oem). just make sure you aim them, and it doesnt hurt to get a good H1 +50 bulb like osram silverstar or philips VP.



thats not too bad, thats not with HID's is it?
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oh no lolz just clear H1 halogen bulbs. much brighter than stock on the ground just not as evenly spread. i could see the sides of the road when it rained which is really good.
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Originally Posted by 7thGenerasianCivic
I have aftermarket headlights for sale. PM if interested. It is retrofitted with Audi projectors with Blue halo resealed!

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been there done that, those headlights just totally suck!
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Originally Posted by gearbox
oh no lolz just clear H1 halogen bulbs. much brighter than stock on the ground just not as evenly spread. i could see the sides of the road when it rained which is really good.
awesome did you order yours offebay? I heard tyc recently upgraded the lenses on these headlights, do you have the newer ones?
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hmm not sure, i bought em earlier this year and then upgraded to sonar w/hid. not aware they had different versions or what the diff is.
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do you guys know if these headlights are better than TYCs?

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no way lol. tyc has the best lens. compare my tyc cutoff with this from a halo projector. there is only yellow color and its very distorted. no i didnt shake the camera. terrible projector

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Originally Posted by MrXclusivE
been there done that, those headlights just totally suck!
with Audi retro fit?
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maybe he missed thatpart. dude that should be easy to sell on ebay or maybe even hidplanet? those are in pretty high demand i thought
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Originally Posted by gearbox
no way lol. tyc has the best lens. compare my tyc cutoff with this from a halo projector. there is only yellow color and its very distorted. no i didnt shake the camera. terrible projector

but hey, this one has a sharper cutoff
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maybe the sides, look how blurry it is in the middle, and this is also closer to the wall, much closer. from far away it would be like a reflector.
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Originally Posted by 7thGenerasianCivic
with Audi retro fit?
ok, if you have a pic of the light output (just like the one gearbox posted) and if they are perfectly sealed I'll consider buying them.
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Originally Posted by gearbox
maybe the sides, look how blurry it is in the middle, and this is also closer to the wall, much closer. from far away it would be like a reflector.
does this one have the W light pattern like the tyc?

what do you mean by like a reflector?
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i have tyc projectors (black on EBP 02 ex) and i love em... i'm using the PIAA xtreme white 4,000k halogens... looking to upgrade to a 6,500k hid tho... ... the range on my headlights are nice... people always hi beam me because of the halogen lights...
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Originally Posted by MrXclusivE
ok, if you have a pic of the light output (just like the one gearbox posted) and if they are perfectly sealed I'll consider buying them.
the valeos will look very similar to my setup like this... and no lights are perfectly sealed, they all have some sort of vent or something, and in the winter they will still fog cause when you use the lights it gets warm inside and then when you turn it off the fog forms. but with a good vented setup the fog usually goes away in an hour. depends where you live too.

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Originally Posted by dalaw
does this one have the W light pattern like the tyc?

what do you mean by like a reflector?
yup all cheap halogen projectors do. theyre pretty much like foglights. reflector meaning it will look like a big blob on the wall not a projector cutoff.
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alright finally ZKW are installed good job... post some output and some wall shots....
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Originally Posted by gearbox
the valeos will look very similar to my setup like this... and no lights are perfectly sealed, they all have some sort of vent or something, and in the winter they will still fog cause when you use the lights it gets warm inside and then when you turn it off the fog forms. but with a good vented setup the fog usually goes away in an hour. depends where you live too.

mine dont have this problem.....
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