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Old 11-01-09 | 08:02 AM
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^^ did you cut your front bumper a little??? i like how the bumper looks with that slit for the fmic
Its an aftermarket front bumper from ShineAutoProject.
Old 11-03-09 | 05:33 AM
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my hids..

random ebay special h4 housings, the rest of the KID kit was plugn play

8000k

Super bright at night. Too bad my car is registered non op when I got the HIDs. I wish I had it when I was still daily driving my fc.


I got them from my neighbor for installing his IS350 TEIn coilovers. His dad owns a HID company!


Old 11-03-09 | 03:46 PM
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^^ these pics should be in the calendar that 1mzfe is working on =]
Old 11-06-09 | 02:21 AM
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HID retro fit, with TSX projectors.... enjoy





Old 11-06-09 | 06:25 AM
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How are your guys' cutoffs though? As already stated by coxxoc, I don't want to blind oncoming traffic either. Please post what housings you guys have, as well as the intensity of the lights you're using.
Old 11-06-09 | 11:59 AM
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The TSX Projectors that Shika posted have a GREAT cutoff. I might do something like that in the future if I can squander some free time.
Old 11-06-09 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by TheAbsence
How are your guys' cutoffs though? As already stated by coxxoc, I don't want to blind oncoming traffic either. Please post what housings you guys have, as well as the intensity of the lights you're using.
I will post pics of my cut off later on tonite.
Old 11-06-09 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by shika805
HID retro fit, with TSX projectors.... enjoy
Well done sir.

Do you still have hi beams? I've been wanting to do the same, but I still need hi's.
Old 11-06-09 | 02:44 PM
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^unfortunately i don't have high beams but, i never used them before, the visibility with the TSX projectors are awesome though. The cut off is super sharp, its literally like night and day.

my suggestion if your going with some high beams, go with a bi-xenon projectors, they are projectors that still maintain a low and high beam within one projector. The problem you run into is size of projector. The TSX projectors were small enough to fit within the headlight housing so it didnt interfere with the pop up mechanics. You can probably find a small bi-xenon projector out there.

if your attempting this, one thing i advise is..... MEASURE!!!!!! its not as simple as you think
Old 11-06-09 | 02:49 PM
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here's a closer pic



here's my rolling photo, can really see them too well, i will take a photo for you guys later on with the cut off

Old 11-07-09 | 01:14 AM
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didnt have HIDs but had raybrig housings which looked sick to start
and then had PIAA plasma gtx bulbs
Old 11-07-09 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Brody8877
I will post pics of my cut off later on tonite.
Waiting to see this... I just ordered some Cibie e-code housings tonight. From what I've read, they seem to have the best optics for even light output. I'd love to see your HID though before buying a kit for that.
Old 11-07-09 | 07:39 PM
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I just installed a pair of S14 projector foglights onto my car the other day. Right now they are only ziptied to the bumper, but I have an idea for a bracket to mount them to the chassis. I have green HID's to put in them .

Old 11-08-09 | 03:39 AM
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That's hella fresh.
Old 11-09-09 | 12:35 AM
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as i promised..... check out the cut off



here is my HID's warming up
Old 11-09-09 | 12:50 AM
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^nice!!!

make me some lol!!!!
Old 11-09-09 | 01:27 AM
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haha how bout i make a write up instead...
Old 11-09-09 | 02:25 AM
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that woorks tooo.. but i suck at making **** lol
Old 11-09-09 | 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by shika805
haha how bout i make a write up instead...
Please do a writeup and link me to the thread if you choose to make a thread on it.
Old 11-09-09 | 02:44 AM
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here are mine they are 6k and 3k for the foglight

Old 11-09-09 | 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by shika805
haha how bout i make a write up instead...
Dooooo itttt....Everyone else here..or almost everyone else is blinding oncoming traffic. Using TSX projectors won't. DOOO IT NAOOOO. I'm running Hella 90mm with 4300k..semi blinding people >.> going to retrofit like you once I have time/money.
Old 11-09-09 | 06:36 PM
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not my write up but where i got all my info from... the first guy that did this did a pretty damn good job.

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/fc3s-bixenon-retrofit-819219/#post8957438

oh yeah, try looking up theretrofitsource.com great people to deal with and has the info i you need.

list of things to do this the right and in cheapest way:

cheap HID H4 ballast kit $70 (Ebay, it works, its the same **** as the name brand ones)
D2S bulbs $50 (for a pair at theretrofitsource.com)
AMP to D2S adapters ($20 for a pair, theretrofitsource.com)
Cheap Clear H4 housings ($15 Ebay, cheap but your gonna cut them up anyway)
Silicon ($7 Home Depot)
Epoxy Cement ($5 Home Depot)

Tools:

Hack Saw
Screw Driver
Measuring Tape
Level
Gloves
Black Spray Paint, (depending if you want black housings)

Miscellaneous Items:

Time
Old 11-09-09 | 06:37 PM
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i forgot "luck" jk....

from a level from 1 to 10, 10 being the hardest, this was a 7 for me
Old 11-13-09 | 09:12 PM
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I have Cibie conversion housings (wonderful, kick the crap out of old Matrix brand from Summit) and hidextra.com 6000k bi-xenon conversion. The lights work great. The supa dupa China instructions sucked, but what can you expect for a really cheap kit?

The light output is wonderful. Before I had the Cibie housings I couldn't see crap. I had some old silverstars installed for bulbs. After installing he Cibies I could see! The light was still yellow, but the pattern was great with sharp cutoffs. After installing the HID conversion, I get a lot better light output. The light is very white. Unfortunately, the shields on the bulbs seem to be more for RHD traffic rather than LHD. I lowered the aim of my driver's side housing to make up for that. I drove around a bit tonight and got no flashes. Hitting the back roads, I can see great, the hi-beam function of the bi-xenon seems to project light forever.

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I got the Cibies from Not On Mainstreet Garage on ebay $85 for the set.
I got the 6000k bi-xenon HID conversion from HIDextra.com vendor here for $90.

Josh
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Old 11-14-09 | 05:45 PM
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