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Old 07-04-2015, 04:54 PM
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headlights retrofit project

got tired of them normal headlights, so finally decided to install retros to get that crisp line and better lighting

well worth it

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Old 07-04-2015, 08:16 PM
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Nice job. It looks awesome. What projectors did you use and how did you get them to stay in the housing?

I did this about 8 years ago using TSX projectors in an old Supra that I used to have. I kept the projectors on there with silicone. I had to make sure that they were nice and straight before it fully cured.

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Old 07-05-2015, 01:22 PM
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That looks really good.

I really want to do a retrofit, but its way beyond my capability right now.
 
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Old 07-05-2015, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Slowfosho
Nice job. It looks awesome. What projectors did you use and how did you get them to stay in the housing?

I did this about 8 years ago using TSX projectors in an old Supra that I used to have. I kept the projectors on there with silicone. I had to make sure that they were nice and straight before it fully cured.



nice job on those!
mine were universal retros therefore they have a thread and a nut screws to hold the retro in the housing

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Old 07-05-2015, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Hollow
That looks really good.

I really want to do a retrofit, but its way beyond my capability right now.


thanks!


PM me, we might work something out
 
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Old 07-05-2015, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ivanushka_int
nice job on those!
mine were universal retros therefore they have a thread and a nut screws to hold the retro in the housing

Wow. That makes it super easy. I didn't know they even existed. How's the light output? Do you have any picture of the cutoff at night? How do they compare to BMW E46 bi-xenon projectors? I remember those and the S2000 projectors were all the rage a few years ago.
 
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Old 07-05-2015, 07:01 PM
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converted my buddies accord lights, blacked them out, installed devil's lights, came out pretty nice, should of blacked mine out in a first place lol

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excuse my black nail with this overspray

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Old 07-05-2015, 07:02 PM
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I didn't take any pictures at night, but ill shoot one when I get a chance
 
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Old 07-20-2015, 06:31 PM
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wow wish I had the guts to crack open my headlights to retrofit..
 
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Old 07-21-2015, 02:05 AM
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This thread convinced me to retrofit my headlights. I already bought and received everything. I'm just waiting on a good day to do it.

Do you have any more pics of the lights on the car? I'm contemplating painting the bezel black. I don't know how it'll look with the rest of the light unpainted.
 
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Old 07-23-2015, 02:56 PM
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Retrofits is probably my favorite mod on my car. Very easy and they look great. OP did you go with Morimoto?
 
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Old 07-23-2015, 10:30 PM
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finally had a chance to take some night shots of the cutoff lol

here is how mine look at night

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really nice cutout and pretty good light spread along the road
 
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Old 07-23-2015, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by HeiAFit
wow wish I had the guts to crack open my headlights to retrofit..


PM me, i can look into that
maybe well figure something out
 
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Old 07-24-2015, 01:46 AM
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Last picture looks like Johnny-5 from Short Circuit.
 
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Old 08-10-2015, 03:30 PM
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I installed the 3g acura tl bixenons on my fit. The best mod Ive done to date on all of my cars. The light output was amazing with the clear projector lenses.

It was my first retrofit. I bought a spare set of oem headlight housings incase I couldn't get it finished. I didn't even need them. It took me about 2 days.

I still have the extra set of oem housings if anyone wants to buy them to experiment on.
 
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