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Old Jan 16, 2009
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*Updated* My Retrofit

*update 1* added some more pics of my progress. will post pics of final result, when i have free time
























Well guys, i know everyone has been asking for pics. So here are some i took last sat

























if u can tell, there is a color diff. between the 2 bulbs. the guy that gave them to me, gave me 1 4300k phillips 85122 and 1 4300k phillips 85122+ bulb. I'm gonna replace them with 5000k to get rid of the yellow that u see in the pics. And i took these pics, before i did the washer mod.

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Re: My Retrofit

hurry up man i want to see it
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Re: My Retrofit

looks like ones color shifted the other is not. did you add any washers to the projectors? overall a nice project john. decided not to use the e46 shrouds?
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oh well i look forward to checking htem out tonigth.
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Re: My Retrofit

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looks like ones color shifted the other is not. did you add any washers to the projectors? overall a nice project john. decided not to use the e46 shrouds?
actually, i am using them. i just took them off so u could see behind them. but yeah, they should look way better with the 5000k bulbs. wut do u think about the rotational aim??
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the rotational is actually pretty good. i thought the z-step would be little bigger so its little hard to tell.

are those bixenon? they look huge.
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Re: My Retrofit

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the rotational is actually pretty good. i thought the z-step would be little bigger so its little hard to tell.

are those bixenon? they look huge.
yeah, they are bixenon. the z step doesnt look big in those pics, because i parked the car really close to the wall/door, and i took the pics during the day.
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nice you should show a pic with a bixenons activated
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Re: My Retrofit

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nice you should show a pic with a bixenons activated
i decided to make a covering to hide the projector. so they are still not on the car yet. i was wondering wut material i should use for that??
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Wow John. That looks awesome! Can't wait to see it tonight
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Re: My Retrofit

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Wow John. That looks awesome! Can't wait to see it tonight
they are not on the car yet. i decided to make a covering to hide the projectors.
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Re: My Retrofit

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they are not on the car yet. i decided to make a covering to hide the projectors.
haha.. way to go for teasing the hell out me with those pics..

j/k hahaha!!!
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haha.. way to go for teasing the hell out me with those pics..

j/k hahaha!!!
it's my job to tease ok that came out wrong
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it's my job to tease ok that came out wrong
BAUAHAHAH!!!!!!! damn.. hahahahahah
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i decided to make a covering to hide the projector. so they are still not on the car yet. i was wondering wut material i should use for that??
i used e46 shrounds and had my friend fiber glass and extend it all the way around.
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i used e46 shrounds and had my friend fiber glass and extend it all the way around.
ic..... hmm how much would he charge me for that???
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ic..... hmm how much would he charge me for that???
he lives in sf so it wouldn't be viable to you. you can probably ask a stereo shop to fiberglass it for you.
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looking good man!
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Re: My Retrofit

looks good, i think they are fine even without shrouds to be honest. get a new pair of 85122 bulbs and after around 100 hrs or so they will be nice and white. its not worth getting anything else.
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looks pretty good. i like the shrouds.
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Re: My Retrofit

just go order some 50w ballast and it comes with 4300k or 5000k.

get those...

btw, i have the TSX clear lens on my FX projectors......OMG, they are soo much clearER, sharper, and the output has increased from the OEM lense of the FX projectors..
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that looks pretty good!
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hey john, are you done with my heat gun? i'm thinking of sanding off the glare lines on my head light covers
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who wants to buy my TSX retro?
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yeah john, so paint the low beam reflector and projector black and no one will really notice.
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Re: My Retrofit

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yeah john, so paint the low beam reflector and projector black and no one will really notice.
yeah, im gonna do that this wed
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for new pics and finished. will take and post pics of them on my car, when i have free time
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Re: *Updated* My Retrofit

hahha. how funny. i just finished installing my temporary retro right now as well =]

we should have had a lil retro install meet......lol

g35 reflectors+50w ballast = better than stock......lol
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Re: *Updated* My Retrofit

Originally Posted by sl33pyriceboi
hahha. how funny. i just finished installing my temporary retro right now as well =]

we should have had a lil retro install meet......lol

g35 reflectors+50w ballast = better than stock......lol
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