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Slick 87 · 11-02-2009, 07:50 AM

Well i got my retrofit installed yesterday. here are a few quick pictures.

I have never tried to take pictures at night, and i was in a hurry, so the pics are not that great.

Old

New

Off with the bumper

Gave a quick was to make sure there were no leaks

Good to go

Cut off from about 10ft away

Ill take a better cutoff pic from further away when i have some time. this was all just a quick driveway shoot after i was done.

OMGz Turbo · 11-02-2009, 09:54 AM

Looks good dude

Eclipse GSX 61 · 11-02-2009, 10:03 AM

Did you make these or did someone else and you bought them?

StreetEG · 11-02-2009, 10:03 AM

did you do it yourself? or did you have someone do it? I am in need of a retro on my Z---

Vinny · 11-02-2009, 10:28 AM

Sick! Looks great! Do my lights too? lol

Slick 87 · 11-02-2009, 02:30 PM

thanks guys. i was thinking of trying to make them on my own, but i bought the housings with projectors in them already. A guy from HID Planet made them. It was cheaper and quicker that way. Working full time with a girlfriend that likes to hangout leaves little time.

The rest was my own doing, as far piecing together ballasts/ignitors, bulbs, and harnesses. All told, it came out to $700.

I think i may have to lower the passenger side a little, but i kinda like the dual step-up cutoff line. Its almost hypnotising watching it at night, lol. No one has flashed their highbeams at me yet either.

I Highly recommend a quality retrofit to anyone who has old halogens lights. Visability is amazing and with these projectors, very WIDE!

01bb6er · 11-02-2009, 04:12 PM

looks good. Makes me miss my old tsx setup. s2k projectors are easily the best to retrofit with, a little more expensive but the best.

red24O · 11-02-2009, 04:55 PM

I like this one thing i loved about my s2k at night was the perfect skirt of bright light in painted in my fov. My kouki sucks I have brighter bulbs and i still don't have the same effect. I dont know if i need to get an hid steup and then work with the aiming, maybe that will be better.

Vinny · 11-02-2009, 05:49 PM

Tom, HIDs are a great investment in nighttime driving period. You've seen my lights.

The Captain · 11-02-2009, 06:02 PM

Very Nicely done. HID's the right way.

856jersey · 11-02-2009, 06:06 PM

Looks good man. I use to have a civic and it was a real pain in the ass to change the front lights

Slick 87 · 11-02-2009, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Captain

Very Nicely done. HID's the right way.

Thanks man. I appreciate the compliments.

Eclipse GSX 61 · 11-02-2009, 08:39 PM

I've thought about buying aftermarket lights that already house the "Projectors" which are really junk, and then retrofitting a set of S2K or TSX projectors in there. Its a lot of money though that I don't need to spend right now.

AMF Racing · 11-03-2009, 01:39 AM

looks great!! i think the cutoff looks fine. the pass side is higher like that in my s2k as well.....

JDLUDE99 · 11-03-2009, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Captain

Very Nicely done. HID's the right way.

Yep I love my TSX retrofit

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMF Racing

looks great!! i think the cutoff looks fine. the pass side is higher like that in my s2k as well.....

The pass side is higher so you can read signs and stuff like that

also JDM projectors are the other way around hence RHD

DPancoast · 11-04-2009, 02:04 AM

looks great!

mo_hish · 11-06-2009, 10:21 PM

Looks clean.

cupofnoodles · 11-07-2009, 12:10 AM

looks awsome!

Slick 87 · 11-07-2009, 11:18 AM

thanks.

i tried to take a night picture against a white wall the other night, from outside the car, but failed miserably. It woulda looked so sweet though.

I guess there wasnt enough light, and i dont know enough about the manual mode on the camera to get it to shoot in that kinda light. the F kept blinking 00 in the viewer. Any one know how to get a D80 to take a good picture in the dark?

GmFwd · 11-07-2009, 07:59 PM

Hids are so good.

Makes my silverstar bulbs feel like flashlights.

11-02-2009, 07:50 AM	#1
Slick 87 Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chalfont / West Chester Member #13784 My Ride: 2006 6 speed accord and 2007 Honda S2000 iTrader: (0)	S2k retrofit install complete Well i got my retrofit installed yesterday. here are a few quick pictures. I have never tried to take pictures at night, and i was in a hurry, so the pics are not that great. Old New Off with the bumper Gave a quick was to make sure there were no leaks Good to go Cut off from about 10ft away Ill take a better cutoff pic from further away when i have some time. this was all just a quick driveway shoot after i was done.

11-02-2009, 09:54 AM	#2
OMGz Turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ltown Member #3108 My Ride: 01' WS6..That whistles...01' Explorer 5.slow iTrader: (0)	Looks good dude __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ████████████████] NO ONE CARES ABOUT BEING TTT APPROVED

11-02-2009, 10:03 AM	#3
Eclipse GSX 61 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Perkasie, PA Member #7996 My Ride: 14' Mercedes C300 iTrader: (2)	Did you make these or did someone else and you bought them? __________________ 97 GSX (sold) 05 SRT 4 ACR (sold) 02 RSX

11-02-2009, 10:03 AM	#4
StreetEG Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2005 Member #1109 iTrader: (1)	did you do it yourself? or did you have someone do it? I am in need of a retro on my Z--- __________________ EscapetheApple.com 20,000 Miles, No Hotels, Every Amazing Road in America

11-02-2009, 10:28 AM	#5
Vinny TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Exit 5 off NJTP Member #2979 My Ride: '95 Lexus SC300 iTrader: (1)	Sick! Looks great! Do my lights too? lol __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. You can Try and Fail, but never Fail at Trying.

11-02-2009, 02:30 PM	#6
Slick 87 Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chalfont / West Chester Member #13784 My Ride: 2006 6 speed accord and 2007 Honda S2000 iTrader: (0)	thanks guys. i was thinking of trying to make them on my own, but i bought the housings with projectors in them already. A guy from HID Planet made them. It was cheaper and quicker that way. Working full time with a girlfriend that likes to hangout leaves little time. The rest was my own doing, as far piecing together ballasts/ignitors, bulbs, and harnesses. All told, it came out to $700. I think i may have to lower the passenger side a little, but i kinda like the dual step-up cutoff line. Its almost hypnotising watching it at night, lol. No one has flashed their highbeams at me yet either. I Highly recommend a quality retrofit to anyone who has old halogens lights. Visability is amazing and with these projectors, very WIDE!

11-02-2009, 04:12 PM	#7
01bb6er Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Allentown, PA Member #7015 My Ride: 95 Kouki Converted 240sx iTrader: (1)	looks good. Makes me miss my old tsx setup. s2k projectors are easily the best to retrofit with, a little more expensive but the best.

11-02-2009, 04:55 PM	#8
red24O Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: sj Member #5548 My Ride: pos iTrader: (0)	I like this one thing i loved about my s2k at night was the perfect skirt of bright light in painted in my fov. My kouki sucks I have brighter bulbs and i still don't have the same effect. I dont know if i need to get an hid steup and then work with the aiming, maybe that will be better. __________________ mew mew mew meow meow meowmeow

11-02-2009, 05:49 PM	#9
Vinny TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Exit 5 off NJTP Member #2979 My Ride: '95 Lexus SC300 iTrader: (1)	Tom, HIDs are a great investment in nighttime driving period. You've seen my lights. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. You can Try and Fail, but never Fail at Trying.

11-02-2009, 06:02 PM	#10
The Captain Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Philly - FBG$ Member #3369 My Ride: Prelude iTrader: (2)	Very Nicely done. HID's the right way. __________________ Thank you for flying Air force Airlines. Oh me? They call me The Captain. - "America is all about speed - hot, nasty bad-ass speed." Eleanor Roosevelt (1965)

11-02-2009, 06:06 PM	#11
856jersey Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Philadelphia Member #11382 My Ride: 81 VW Rabbit Pickup & 91 MX-5 Special Edition iTrader: (5)	Looks good man. I use to have a civic and it was a real pain in the ass to change the front lights

11-02-2009, 08:39 PM	#13
Eclipse GSX 61 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Perkasie, PA Member #7996 My Ride: 14' Mercedes C300 iTrader: (2)	I've thought about buying aftermarket lights that already house the "Projectors" which are really junk, and then retrofitting a set of S2K or TSX projectors in there. Its a lot of money though that I don't need to spend right now. __________________ 97 GSX (sold) 05 SRT 4 ACR (sold) 02 RSX

11-03-2009, 01:39 AM	#14
AMF Racing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Jersey Member #323 iTrader: (2)	looks great!! i think the cutoff looks fine. the pass side is higher like that in my s2k as well..... __________________ CARS-------------------------------BIKES 02 CIVIC SI----------------------- 03 VTR1000 89 XJ--------------------------------79 GS1000 09 PILOT

11-06-2009, 10:21 PM	#17
mo_hish Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Upper Darby, PA Member #10390 My Ride: VGT S13.5 iTrader: (0)	Looks clean.

11-07-2009, 12:10 AM	#18
cupofnoodles Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Philadelphia Member #14330 My Ride: is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious iTrader: (1)	looks awsome!

11-07-2009, 11:18 AM	#19
Slick 87 Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chalfont / West Chester Member #13784 My Ride: 2006 6 speed accord and 2007 Honda S2000 iTrader: (0)	thanks. i tried to take a night picture against a white wall the other night, from outside the car, but failed miserably. It woulda looked so sweet though. I guess there wasnt enough light, and i dont know enough about the manual mode on the camera to get it to shoot in that kinda light. the F kept blinking 00 in the viewer. Any one know how to get a D80 to take a good picture in the dark?

11-07-2009, 07:59 PM	#20
GmFwd Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hatfield Pa, West Philly/Drexel Member #7981 My Ride: S15 DD, srt4 drift missile iTrader: (0)	Hids are so good. Makes my silverstar bulbs feel like flashlights. __________________ Don't forget kiddies, japan has fanboys too

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