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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 06:12 AM
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wish i could afford it right now. But My wife wants a Disco. At least i'll have something to take to the mountains now.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 06:24 AM
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Nice brother... VERY NICE!!
My birthday is coming up in Nov. You should send them to me as a present.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 06:32 AM
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damn almost $1k for a headlight u say?! wow...i mean it's good but damn...
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Ace83
so you dont have the stock high beam working? did you lose the oem harness to get working or it just would look nice if you use it?
bi-xenon projector = low and high beams can be used in this projector. the cutoff shield will flip down when the high beam function is needed and as seen in pic#6, i turned them on.

xenon (single xenon) projector = only low beam can be used. the shield does not have a motor and cannot move.

this should help a little more.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiTiC...eature=related


Originally Posted by j0hnBlaze
damn almost $1k for a headlight u say?! wow...i mean it's good but damn...
you gotta pay to play, like i said ive been saving and slowly buying parts at different times. it didnt seem like alot untill i added things up because i bought everything seperate. this is also includding labor and shipping both ways.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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my clear lense tsx's are definitely more intense and a little wider(not by much)

but yout sharpness and color blow mine aout of the water!

j0hnBlaze : i did my retrofit on my own and in parts came out to about 200 dollars (once i sold my second set of headlights) and ballasts and bulbs that i already had, so this can be a fairly inexpensive mod if you put alot of elbow grease! but if someone asked me to do it for them, i would charge a hell of alot since its sooo time consuming

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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 12:49 PM
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im really tempted to take my retro apart and use some of those e46 replica shrouds!

WHY WERENT THEY AROUND 5 MONTHS AGO DAMMIT
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by chicotunner07
my clear lense tsx's are definitely more intense and a little wider(not by much)
no possible way, i had clear lense TSX before and this is by far about 3x more intense.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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i meant intensity in the overall width, the tfx seen to focus all intesity towards the center!

i would be hard to judge by pics, since its always a different story in person!

(i might be doing a retro on my pops 02 tacoma with murano bi-xenons with retrofitsource clear lenses! cant wait)
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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btw, who is that in your avatar? drool
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Yanki, lights look LEGIT! I've always been a fan of proper HID retrofits. I personally wanted to do it, but I couldn't justify 1k in parts. =( I went the cheapass pnp method which isn't very great compared to my sisters tsx or dad's g35.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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how did you add 1k in parts, LOL

400 at most in parts! and you can make some back if you had a spare set of headlights you can sell like i did
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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damn yanki! now thats a **** cutoff!
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Yanki01
Originally Posted by Ace83
so you dont have the stock high beam working? did you lose the oem harness to get working or it just would look nice if you use it?
bi-xenon projector = low and high beams can be used in this projector. the cutoff shield will flip down when the high beam function is needed and as seen in pic#6, i turned them on.

xenon (single xenon) projector = only low beam can be used. the shield does not have a motor and cannot move.

this should help a little more.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiTiC...eature=related
Yup I know how bixenon works, i just want the stock high beam to work as well.. that unless it looks bad :D
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Those are sick Yank...TFX came out way better than my TSX projectors! Lightwerkz ftw!!!
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by chicotunner07
how did you add 1k in parts, LOL

400 at most in parts! and you can make some back if you had a spare set of headlights you can sell like i did
parts alone add to $660. Not includding labor. ive decided to keep my stock lights just incase i need them for anything or decide to sell the tC.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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thanks for the compliments peeps! Seriously, if you can save some money for this mod, do it! Its well worth it.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Yanki01
Originally Posted by chicotunner07
how did you add 1k in parts, LOL

400 at most in parts! and you can make some back if you had a spare set of headlights you can sell like i did
parts alone add to $660. Not includding labor. ive decided to keep my stock lights just incase i need them for anything or decide to sell the tC.
no i wasnt talking about ur particular retrofit, im talking about those people saying that a retrofit HAS TO BE a 1k mod, it can be done for a whole lot less!
Old Sep 25, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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oh yea, no doubt. plenty of people have home depot shrouds and use their own headlights. it can be done for alot less.
Old Sep 25, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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yeah, i got ace hardware/home depot shrouds LOL, they came out awesome, but u are making me want those e46 replicas so bad! LOL

if i ever do crack them open again, its gonna be for more then just shrouds
Old Sep 25, 2008 | 01:54 AM
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yea, Lightwerkz (Ceasar) just posted these he finished. I like the angel eyes sooooo much on these. I decided not to get them because i didnt want too many wires back there. I had a hard enough time finding a spot for my ballast and didnt want more wires but these look hawt minus the painted shroud and sidemarker. I like to keep it stock with the amber and shroud chrome....




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