I have finally gained enough courage and b*lls to do my own retrofit on my stock headlights. I have a friend who will be helping me out. Another friend of mine from Scikotics has allowed me to borrow an extra pair of headlights in the meantime which is great.

I will be using RX330-AFS projectors, TSX-R clear lenses, E46-R extended shrouds, and a 55w 6000k D2S HID kit.

I would like to add that I have purchased the TSX-R clear lenses, E46-R extended shrouds, and spacers for the clear lenses from theretrofitsource.com. I spoke with Nate from theretrofitsource.com and he helped me out a lot. He was extremely knowledgeable and helpful (this guy knows his stuff). I also received a very informative email from Matt. I highly recommend this site to anyone who is looking into doing a retrofit in the future. They have everything you need on their site and have EXCELLENT customer service.

www.theretrofitsource.com (http://www.theretrofitsource.com)
614-653-3451
ask for Nate or Matt

FINALLY!! After hours and hours of tedious work, trial and error, and a lot of headaches...the headlights are done!! I apologize for the bad quality of the pictures (all taken with an iPhone), and for how dirty my car is. I hope everyone enjoys the pictures as much as I enjoy my headlights!!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_12a.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_12a.jpg)
RX330 Projectors
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_11a.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_11a.jpg)
RAWR!! (after the struggle of removing them from the stock RX330 housing)
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_1a.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_1a.jpg)
E46-R Extended Shrouds
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_imagea.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=imagea.jpg)
TSX-R Clear Lenses
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_6a.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_6a.jpg)
TSX-R Spacers (for proper focus)
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_7a.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_7a.jpg)
Painted side marker
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_8a.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_8a.jpg)
Painted eyebrow
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_9a.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_9a.jpg)
Quick mock-up
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_4a.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_4a.jpg)
Shaving Shrouds to make them sit MOAR FLUSH!!
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image.jpg)
HELLA...
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_5a.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_5a.jpg)
FLUSH!!
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_3a.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_3a.jpg)
Quick mock-up
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_7.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_7.jpg)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_13.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_13.jpg)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_8.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_8.jpg)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_10.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_10.jpg)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_11.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_11.jpg)
Clean
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_12.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_12.jpg)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_6.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_6.jpg)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_14.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_14.jpg)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_2.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_2.jpg)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_4.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_4.jpg)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_5.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_5.jpg)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/th_image_1.jpg (http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/chitwnrep88/?action=view&current=image_1.jpg)
Driver side projector hadn't been fully adjusted yet...

You'll have to keep in mind that the cutoff cannot be absolutely perfect (like OEM), because it is a retrofit, and it's my first at that!! So please cut me some slack and appreciate what I've done at least to make me feel like it wasn't a waste of time...lol. I will take and post more pictures upon request. Any questions are welcome, and I hope that this inspires someone else to take on this task...

I will now finish my case of beer...lol

is this an add? lol jk goodluck

TRS is great. I got the Morimoto ballast with 5K bulbs.

thats who i got my retrofit stuff from, Matt is awesome

Indeed, I probably ____ed him off though.

Lol, no it's not an add...just giving props where props are deserved...lol!! I'm about halfway done with one headlight and I'll post pics when complete. Thanks for the support guys!!

4300k > *

Yes, 4300k looks great, BUT I got a 55w kit which washes out some color 8000k looks more like 6000k). That's why I got 6000k, it should look very close to 4300k but be hella-bright.