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Old Jul 4, 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 Jul 4, 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 Jul 5, 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.
 
Old Jul 5, 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 Jul 5, 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
 
Old Jul 5, 2015 | 06:14 PM
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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.
 
Old Jul 5, 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 Jul 5, 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
 
Old Jul 20, 2015 | 06:31 PM
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wow wish I had the guts to crack open my headlights to retrofit..
 
Old Jul 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.
 
Old Jul 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?
 
Old Jul 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
 
Old Jul 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
 
Old Jul 24, 2015 | 01:46 AM
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Last picture looks like Johnny-5 from Short Circuit.
 
Old Aug 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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