Finished - Clear lens swap +6000k bulbs
10-09-2009, 04:09 PM
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Oh I did try TSX lenses. The TSX ones from theretrofitsource were too small, maybe the OEM ones would have fit. I heard about the RX-8 ones so I just sent them back for an exchange.
Rotary is right , I tried finding E30 lenses a few weeks ago and they are rare, I even went to a few junkyards and could'nt find any.
Rotary is right , I tried finding E30 lenses a few weeks ago and they are rare, I even went to a few junkyards and could'nt find any.
10-09-2009, 05:32 PM
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Look at my pictures again. With clear lenses you don't need 8000k bulbs to get a blue hue. Facing my car, it looks like I have 8000k bulbs. However, from inside the car, its pure white light. (stock bulbs)
It's truely the best of both worlds. You achieve more usable light and your lights look blue to oncoming traffic.
It's truely the best of both worlds. You achieve more usable light and your lights look blue to oncoming traffic.
10-09-2009, 06:35 PM
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Day pics
These are 6000k bulbs, I might switch back to 4300k's to see if they look better.
The scratches you might see are on the film, not on the headlight lens.
The scratches you might see are on the film, not on the headlight lens.
10-11-2009, 05:08 PM
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Nice! I really want to do this, but am afraid of the risk of damaging such expensive headlights. Did you say you have a clear film over the headlights? I have a Lamin-X film over mine, and am afraid if I tried this in the oven, it would just melt onto the headlight. How easy was it to replace the projector lens? Did the old one just pop out and you snapped in the new one? A response would be great. Thanks.
Looks great by the way!
Looks great by the way!
10-12-2009, 05:40 AM
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Nice! I really want to do this, but am afraid of the risk of damaging such expensive headlights. Did you say you have a clear film over the headlights? I have a Lamin-X film over mine, and am afraid if I tried this in the oven, it would just melt onto the headlight. How easy was it to replace the projector lens? Did the old one just pop out and you snapped in the new one? A response would be great. Thanks.
Looks great by the way!
Looks great by the way!
I have headlight armor film on mine. I didn't put it on until after I baked mine though. Ive tried lamin-x too but I liked headlight armor better because it didn't have any tabs to cut off and it fit pretty well without me having to stretch it.
It was really easy to replace the lens, yes you just pop out the old one. The only thing you should be careful of is is make sure you use compressed air to blow dust out of the headlights before you seal them back up.
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Bump. I really want to do this, but want to know if the laminx headlight film will end up melting if I am to put it in the oven? I don't want to take it off since it was a pain to get on, and have heard bad things about people taking them off. Anyone have any ideas or know how to help me? Thanks.
02-26-2010, 05:03 PM
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I just finished mine... quite happy with them.
I doubt that the laminex will melt unless you really crank up the heat.
The rest is easy. Just pry off the lens, unscrew the projector housing and pop out the old projector. My new lenses came with a steel spacer which was to big to fit in the housing, but nothing that a few minutes with a dremel didn't fix.
This is much easier than it sounds. I had my doubts but I'd do it again. Just give yourself a few hours and take your time. Took the opportunity to paint the silver parts too:
I doubt that the laminex will melt unless you really crank up the heat.
The rest is easy. Just pry off the lens, unscrew the projector housing and pop out the old projector. My new lenses came with a steel spacer which was to big to fit in the housing, but nothing that a few minutes with a dremel didn't fix.
This is much easier than it sounds. I had my doubts but I'd do it again. Just give yourself a few hours and take your time. Took the opportunity to paint the silver parts too:
02-26-2010, 05:31 PM
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a lot of guys use s2000 or TL projectors for these swaps. They seem to be the best of the relatively cheap and small projectors.
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/
good source of info^^
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/
good source of info^^
02-26-2010, 08:11 PM
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FWIW I used TSX-R projectors from RetrofitSource.com. Great deal and lightning fast shipping -- 2 days in my hands, in Canada!
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I just finished mine... quite happy with them.
I doubt that the laminex will melt unless you really crank up the heat.
The rest is easy. Just pry off the lens, unscrew the projector housing and pop out the old projector. My new lenses came with a steel spacer which was to big to fit in the housing, but nothing that a few minutes with a dremel didn't fix.
This is much easier than it sounds. I had my doubts but I'd do it again. Just give yourself a few hours and take your time. Took the opportunity to paint the silver parts too:
I doubt that the laminex will melt unless you really crank up the heat.
The rest is easy. Just pry off the lens, unscrew the projector housing and pop out the old projector. My new lenses came with a steel spacer which was to big to fit in the housing, but nothing that a few minutes with a dremel didn't fix.
This is much easier than it sounds. I had my doubts but I'd do it again. Just give yourself a few hours and take your time. Took the opportunity to paint the silver parts too:
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