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04-02-2013, 10:53 PM | #332 |
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holy shit silviaks2nr, that looks great. i did the tsx projectors for pop up s13 and they are no where near that bright. is it just the projectors thats you used that gives the brightest? please enlighten me.
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04-03-2013, 08:33 AM | #334 |
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That setup. How much? Pm me. That's inane. Cept I have glass not plastic. And no black paint.
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04-03-2013, 09:58 AM | #335 |
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That cutoff photo is slightly overexposed to emphasize the cutoff color and sharpness. Having said that not all projectors are created equal. The rx330 projectors are just "okay" in factory form, but I modify them with a clear projector lens and a custom curved cutoff shield so that the distance lighting and width is immensely improved. More info on that if you go on hidplanet forums. As far as low beam projectors go they are pretty much the best. TSX projectors concentrate too much of the light to the foreground and not enough for down the road intensity so they are not a great projector to use on a low car like a 240 which needs intense distance lighting instead of foreground lighting.
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04-03-2013, 10:00 AM | #336 |
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I posted a how to a while back for people who want a little help doing their own retrofit as well. http://zilvia.net/f/s-chassis/505768...-retrofit.html This retrofit is without the clear headlight lenses, you can see the difference in the cutoff pattern and intensity.
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04-03-2013, 10:25 AM | #337 | |
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04-03-2013, 11:16 AM | #338 |
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silviaks2nr - question, why plastic covers?
do they offer some kind of advantage over glass ones. I can only see them getting yellow/foggy over time. |
04-03-2013, 12:11 PM | #340 |
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lexan is a type of plastic, a polycarbonate. The lenses from the vertex lights are probably made of polyethelene if I had to guess. The reason for using them rather than the oem glass ones is because the oem glass ones are the cause for a significant amount of glare and loss of intensity. They also really hurt the cutoff sharpness and colorband. If you leave your car outside all the time they will start to haze after a few years. You can always just wetsand and polish them at that point though.
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04-03-2013, 12:27 PM | #341 |
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what thickness are you using. i just bought a sheet of 1/4" from home depot for another project that i now want to use. thanks again.
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04-03-2013, 01:10 PM | #342 |
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I didn't make the lenses, just took them off the vertex lights and put them on the oem housings. I have made clear kouki lenses before, before the vertex lights existed, but this is way easier.
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04-03-2013, 01:56 PM | #344 | |
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personally I think I would keep the glass nice work btw |
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04-03-2013, 02:09 PM | #345 |
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this is the second time i have heard the suggestion that replacing the glass with "lexan" will give a brighter beam. i will be replacing the lens.
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04-03-2013, 02:49 PM | #346 |
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a legit projector retrofit on flip up is difficult due to space and still keeping the flip up function..
here is a link i been told is a legit retrofit on a flip up.. NorCal MR2 Pegasus Headlight Conversion |
04-03-2013, 02:55 PM | #347 |
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The pegasus headlights are a joke. Sure they have a correct beam pattern but the performance leaves much to be desired, that width is dreadful and the light is not distributed where it needs to be at all. They are no where near to having the performance of oem hid bixenon projectors. A 4x6 hid retrofit is not that bad... I recommend oem rx350 bixenon projectors if that's the route you take for s13.
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You have any pics or write ups on proper projector retrofit on 4x6? |
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04-03-2013, 05:01 PM | #349 |
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Supposedly these are quite good.
http://www.jwspeaker.com/products/he...ectangular.pdf Too bad they are also quite ugly. |
04-04-2013, 10:24 PM | #352 | |
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04-05-2013, 01:20 AM | #353 |
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Has anyone of you had the gladman projectors? Pictures seem cool but I would miss the lens look on my s13 so I'm going the Cibie headlights route at the end of may
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04-05-2013, 11:56 AM | #356 | |
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Showing up fine for me? http://zilvia.net/f/s-chassis/505768...-retrofit.html To whoever asked sorry I do not have a write up for a sealed beam retrofit. |
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04-05-2013, 12:14 PM | #357 | |
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Got a set of lights with retrofitted projectors but needed the retrofitsource.com address to order new ballasts and harness the ones I got with the lights were pretty janky |
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04-05-2013, 12:19 PM | #358 |
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What projectors do you have?
If you don't want to modify the back housing which is sometimes necessary you can get the 4300k D2H bulbs and 35watt ballasts from TRS. It's best to use oem bulbs and ballasts if you can though. I really like their wiring harnesses and supply one with almost all of my retrofits so you should pick one up too |
04-05-2013, 12:45 PM | #359 | |
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Oem ballasts and bulbs - you mean like S2000, TSX, etc projectors and phillips bulbs? I may do that down the line, I got an extra set of usdms and another set of jdm headlights to play with. Also Mike from clearcorners is a good friend, he may yet swindle me into buying his overpriced shit. edit: BMW e46 single Xenon projectors with D2s bulbs is what's in the headlamps according to my friend. |
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04-05-2013, 01:04 PM | #360 |
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6000k bulbs are going to be considerably dimmer than oem 4300k by at least 1000 lumens per side, just a head's up. e46 singles are decent but I'd go with oem philips 85122 bulbs though, I'm sure Mike would recommend the same. You can pick up a new pair for about $75 and they can be used with the TRS ballasts. OEM ballasts can be mitsubishi, matsushita, denso, hella, etc. If you were feeling really fancy you could get osram CBI (cool blue intense) for about $195/pair. They are 5400k but just as bright as regular philips/osram 4300k.
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