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gearbox 03-08-2006 10:54 PM

tyc projectaars installed (DAY PICS!!)
 
Hey so I got my tyc and installed today. took 30 mins to put em on and 3 hrs to aim. well a dead battery later and alot of swearing, it came out okay by eyeballing it. I kinda used the fog to make them shoot straight. One thing I am worried about is the light output shape and cutoff which seems one side is not so good. At a certain height they have alot of color (see pic). Overall the quality and looks is excellent. The only difference is the raybrig 2x clear parking light which looks sweet. I am waiting for my osram silverstar to come still in H1. Gotta take everything off again to install em tho. Anyway here are pics.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...lu/newtyc3.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...lu/newtyc2.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...lu/newtyc1.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...lu/newtyc4.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...roglu/tyc1.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...roglu/tyc2.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...roglu/tyc3.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...roglu/tyc4.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...roglu/tyc5.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...roglu/tyc6.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...roglu/tyc7.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...roglu/tyc8.jpg

mrDFWmechanic 03-08-2006 10:59 PM

not tryin to hate but i still dont like those headlights, i'd take my oem ones over those projectors anyday

gearbox 03-08-2006 11:04 PM

ya i'll hang onto my stocks in case i don't like em later. just need something different cause every show i goto they say its too stock lol.

import2nr 03-08-2006 11:08 PM

hottness, love them! had them on my civic for a while.

Canadian Si 03-08-2006 11:26 PM

I think they look pretty damn good myself !! :sweet:

dp_yz713 03-08-2006 11:28 PM

nice bro. i got some ebay ones, but they dont quite put out like that. any idea on what size those lens or? wonder if i put those it would make it better

ViEtDraGoN 03-08-2006 11:33 PM

wassup gearbox, nice job with the lights man!
personally love projectors too but i do have a question for ya..

i have a set of TYCs myself. i also have HID H1 bulbs... from what i understand is if i wanna put these bulbs in i gotta shave part of the housing to make the whole a little bigger so the bulbs could fit.

i actually tried this on one head light... started getting fed up cuz the file i was using didnt exactly do the job. as a matter of fact theres sparkles of shavings all over the inside of the head lamp.

but hey i spent 300 on bulbs so i wanna finish what i started... what would u suggest be the best way to shave off the housing? and hopefully cleanest way. i have one lamp left, im hoping not to mess it up again. thanx!

gearbox 03-08-2006 11:35 PM

not sure but they really look nice at that one angle where it puts out all the blue and purple :) i'm gettin brighter bulbs too so 300 more lumens should be nice. i'll post day pics in a day or so when it stops raining.

someone said they opened their projector and cleaned it for that shaving problem. but yea there is no easy way other than turning it upside down and using a vacuum to catch the pieces or something. its alot easier when off the car.


Originally Posted by ViEtDraGoN
wassup gearbox, nice job with the lights man!
personally love projectors too but i do have a question for ya..

i have a set of TYCs myself. i also have HID H1 bulbs... from what i understand is if i wanna put these bulbs in i gotta shave part of the housing to make the whole a little bigger so the bulbs could fit.

i actually tried this on one head light... started getting fed up cuz the file i was using didnt exactly do the job. as a matter of fact theres sparkles of shavings all over the inside of the head lamp.

but hey i spent 300 on bulbs so i wanna finish what i started... what would u suggest be the best way to shave off the housing? and hopefully cleanest way. i have one lamp left, im hoping not to mess it up again. thanx!


ragingSPAM 03-08-2006 11:38 PM

nice but now RETROFIT!!! lol

dru106 03-08-2006 11:38 PM

I thought u were gonna stop modding? lol.......

gearbox 03-08-2006 11:42 PM

well, just the engine lol. other mods are still allowed.

civicvtec1ps 03-09-2006 03:49 AM

Perfect for retrofit :tup:

Al Gore FTW 03-09-2006 04:04 AM

they look nice

hawkz99 03-09-2006 06:50 AM

Yeah.....retrofit. Not so easy according to this retrofit guy. He seems to know what he's doing too.

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16899

BTW, I bought mine Sonars retrofitted with Valeos a while back. The screws fit pretty well. Aiming is still a pain in the rear though. It still isn't aimed right :(

CiViCPrAnInG2k1 03-09-2006 07:08 AM

i never knew this day would come. gearbox??? the king of anti-aftermarket parts. whatever happened to "OEM is clean" idea of yours. as far as i can remember, you hated everything except OEM. everytime a member post aftermarket add on's to someone's car you're always like, "i don't like it stock looks better" now you got TYC's???? the world is coming to an end.... :giggle:

kickoo 03-09-2006 07:15 AM

hmmm...naw i like the reflector OEM style....those Projectors make it seem as if you tryin to be a car you arent. Like say a BMW or something. Nice pics though...lol

eye_see_you 03-09-2006 09:05 AM

i've got a set of halo projectors that are just screaming for a retrofit is someone wants them they do me no good not having my vic anymore

CM92065 03-09-2006 09:09 AM

Those are real nice. How much did those cost you? DO they make those for a 05 EX SE? if so please let me know where

gearbox 03-09-2006 09:42 AM

the amber sidemarkers gotta go now. it really looks out of place. i dont want the shiny chrome clear that i had before so maybe the si sidemarkers with fuzzy clear lens. and amber bulb.

02civic_rida 03-09-2006 09:49 AM

congrats on the mod! :tup: as many, not a big fan of projectors, but its clean mang!

runner1738 03-09-2006 10:11 AM

i want to see some day pics but it seems like you aimed them pretty well, what did you do , find a spare wall and stood there for 3 hours?

03hce 03-09-2006 10:38 AM

Nice choice! They look real good man.

R1Style 03-09-2006 10:43 AM

Looks awesome ;)

sgtcivic 03-09-2006 11:17 AM

they look cool, i've been waiting to see some good pics on a satin silver.

take another pic when its all together with the bulbs and all..

i'm thinking about the same setup for my silver ex...

do you know if a hid conversion will fit okay......

gearbox 03-09-2006 12:03 PM

i'll get day pics. the sidemarkers i'll prolly just keep cause clear ones are gonna be ricey haha. it raining and the car looks like poo

AlienX 03-09-2006 12:34 PM

its super easy to retro the TYCs with some valeos..
http://retrofit1.dirtysamurai.com/
check it out!!
those arn't H1 HIDs in there are they ?

gearbox 03-09-2006 12:58 PM

in mine? no. stock bulb that came with the lights. no idea what brand but i have clear osram silverstar on order. i just took a pic at the exact angle where you can see the pretty colors.

AlienX 03-09-2006 01:03 PM

that is a pretty colorful cutoff for halogens.

dp_yz713 03-09-2006 01:05 PM

yah thats a really nice color

gearbox 03-09-2006 01:08 PM

i think to oncoming traffic it just looks like regular headlights. like i said i don't know how to aim em well. is the color supposed to be visible to drivers? i think that might make em too high then? i really need to find a nice wall and do that huge aiming diy.


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