Who has HID in stock TYC's???
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Who has HID in stock TYC's???
Just as the topic states. I don't want to mess with my TYC's by trying to retrofit A6 projector lenses. I would rather just get the plug and play kit from Phillips. I also want to see pictures of HID in stock TYC and I want to know if there are any problems that people are having with them. Thanks
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Rep Power: 307 I've herd h1 HID's do not fit directly into the tyc/halo projectors. There will be some modifications reguarless. I think the h1 hid bulb is a lot longer than a regular h1 halogen bulb. People said you have to sand down certain areas of the housing in order for it to fit. Do a search, i think there are a couple topics on it.
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ok... HIDs in TYCs/Aftermarket projectors.
1) Aftermarket projectors = Shitty light output (IMO). The projectors are made outta **** glass (basically a magnifying glass). There is a piece of metal in the projector called a shield (shitty made). < Ill take pics if u guys want.
2) Aftermarket HIDs = $200-400+, and when bulbs burn out you can basically only buy "Vision HID Bulbs" (That will break/burn out after a couple of months). Bulbs = 100$?
3) OEM = Well... I dont have to get into that
VoiceOfID had aftermarket HIDs in his projectors and took comparison pics between them and OEM HIDs (Ithink) anyways, with aftermarket hids and aftermarket projectors you WILL have MAD ****ing glare and, cops/people will be pissed off at you.
1) Aftermarket projectors = Shitty light output (IMO). The projectors are made outta **** glass (basically a magnifying glass). There is a piece of metal in the projector called a shield (shitty made). < Ill take pics if u guys want.
2) Aftermarket HIDs = $200-400+, and when bulbs burn out you can basically only buy "Vision HID Bulbs" (That will break/burn out after a couple of months). Bulbs = 100$?
3) OEM = Well... I dont have to get into that
VoiceOfID had aftermarket HIDs in his projectors and took comparison pics between them and OEM HIDs (Ithink) anyways, with aftermarket hids and aftermarket projectors you WILL have MAD ****ing glare and, cops/people will be pissed off at you.
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ok... HIDs in TYCs/Aftermarket projectors.
1) Aftermarket projectors = Shitty light output (IMO). The projectors are made outta **** glass (basically a magnifying glass). There is a piece of metal in the projector called a shield (shitty made). < Ill take pics if u guys want.
2) Aftermarket HIDs = $200-400+, and when bulbs burn out you can basically only buy "Vision HID Bulbs" (That will break/burn out after a couple of months). Bulbs = 100$?
3) OEM = Well... I dont have to get into that
VoiceOfID had aftermarket HIDs in his projectors and took comparison pics between them and OEM HIDs (Ithink) anyways, with aftermarket hids and aftermarket projectors you WILL have MAD ****ing glare and, cops/people will be pissed off at you.
ok... HIDs in TYCs/Aftermarket projectors.
1) Aftermarket projectors = Shitty light output (IMO). The projectors are made outta **** glass (basically a magnifying glass). There is a piece of metal in the projector called a shield (shitty made). < Ill take pics if u guys want.
2) Aftermarket HIDs = $200-400+, and when bulbs burn out you can basically only buy "Vision HID Bulbs" (That will break/burn out after a couple of months). Bulbs = 100$?
3) OEM = Well... I dont have to get into that
VoiceOfID had aftermarket HIDs in his projectors and took comparison pics between them and OEM HIDs (Ithink) anyways, with aftermarket hids and aftermarket projectors you WILL have MAD ****ing glare and, cops/people will be pissed off at you.
h1 hid, 4500k, stock tyc
h1 hid, 4500k, valeo
The opening for your bulb is very cramped in the TYC projector. I'd imagine that MOST HID retro bulbs will not fit even if they were made for H1. The return wire will have to be physically touching the projector (or very close to it) to fit.
I have the stock TYC projectors sitting on the shelf, but have never tried to put a retro H1 bulb into one of them. I can tell by looking at it, that it will not be easy. The pattern is not good, but I have definitly seen worse.
I have the stock TYC projectors sitting on the shelf, but have never tried to put a retro H1 bulb into one of them. I can tell by looking at it, that it will not be easy. The pattern is not good, but I have definitly seen worse.
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well, thats from two totally different angles, do you have or does anyone have garage pictures?
well, thats from two totally different angles, do you have or does anyone have garage pictures?
driverside, tyc catz hid h1 4500k
passengerside, valeo catz hid h1 4500k
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Rep Power: 0 to me it was so bad that i had to do the retro
it invloves removing the tyc projectors and replace with the oem style projectors
different memebers did it differently, i cant really tell you how i did mine. because chances are you wont do it the same way. i tried to explain it to jay and he didnt undrestand what i did at all
the cut off in the pic is created by the valeo on the passengerside
the driver side tyc's only light was that yellow arc
it invloves removing the tyc projectors and replace with the oem style projectors
different memebers did it differently, i cant really tell you how i did mine. because chances are you wont do it the same way. i tried to explain it to jay and he didnt undrestand what i did at all
the cut off in the pic is created by the valeo on the passengerside
the driver side tyc's only light was that yellow arc
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i cant really tell you how i did mine. because chances are you wont do it the same way. i tried to explain it to jay and he didnt undrestand what i did at all
i cant really tell you how i did mine. because chances are you wont do it the same way. i tried to explain it to jay and he didnt undrestand what i did at all
Haha, I just dont get how u did it 
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so it's possible to purchase a hid kit and plug and play into the tyc projector's, because the cut off patter is pretty nice.
so it's possible to purchase a hid kit and plug and play into the tyc projector's, because the cut off patter is pretty nice.
out put of the tyc projector
out put of the valeo
tyc projectors
valeo
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if you look at the two pictures of it shining down the road, it looks like the first one shines brighter
if you look at the two pictures of it shining down the road, it looks like the first one shines brighter
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im not arguing your opinion, Im just saying from the LOOKS it looks like it in the side view picture. In the picture from the driver side, it looks like the valeo is farther, but all in all, if you cant afford a conversion(after spending all the money into hid) getting that kind of light output is acceptable over stock.
im not arguing your opinion, Im just saying from the LOOKS it looks like it in the side view picture. In the picture from the driver side, it looks like the valeo is farther, but all in all, if you cant afford a conversion(after spending all the money into hid) getting that kind of light output is acceptable over stock.
noo i have angel eyes projectors and i just got my hands on H1 hid and i just want to plug it in.
what else do i need?...
do i splice and connect the projector's harness? if not, where do i get it?
what else do i need?...
do i splice and connect the projector's harness? if not, where do i get it?
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Rep Power: 0 well if your headlights use h1... and if your kit is "plug n play" then it should have an adapter with it... so u shouldnt have to splice anything.
There is nothing attached/plug thingy that goes into the H4/OEM harness? o_O
There is nothing attached/plug thingy that goes into the H4/OEM harness? o_O
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Rep Power: 0 Voiceofid, the cut off pattern against the garage doesn't look soo bad, but i guess it doesn't reach as far? oh well, the reason i don't want to use valeo projectors is because if i f*ck up, my tyc headlights have gone to waste, and it seems like a very difficult task. I'll see what I can do 
