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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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>>Mounted for rough aiming. Across the street is 70 feet. Street is sloping down to the right, but car is sort of level




~$100 pair of FX bi-xenon clear lens projectors with Philips 85122+ bulbs
$140pair of used Nissan Maxima D2S ballast
~$30 make your own wiring harness
$50 one used Left side headlight for test fit/drill holes
$20 pair of Home Depot 6" ceiling recessed light trim

total $340
But depending on where/how you get your projectors and ballasts, prices may vary.

You can also buy Plug and Play HID kits and use their ballasts with a $10 adapter to D2S, just sell the PnP bulbs. Maybe even use their harness.
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you have those projectors in your xa?
Old Nov 1, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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still working on it, probably be done in a month
Old Nov 1, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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Let us know how much they cost you to do the whole thing, and def pictures.
Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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yes sir
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:45 AM
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updated* Infiniti FX bi-xenon projector retrofit
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 05:07 AM
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looks good so far.
Old Feb 25, 2008 | 05:09 AM
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drooling....looks good!
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Oh god it already looks hot with the projectors on it. definately want to see the completion of this!
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how much $$$$$$$$$$$$
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~$100 pair of FX bi-xenon clear lens projectors with Philips 85122+ bulbs
$140 pair of used Nissan Maxima D2S ballast
~$30 make your own wiring harness
$50 one used Left side headlight for test fit/drill holes
$20 pair of Home Depot 6" ceiling recessed light trim

total $340
But depending on where/how you get your projectors and ballasts, prices may vary.

You can also buy Plug and Play HID kits and use their ballasts with a $10 adapter to D2S, just sell the PnP bulbs. Maybe even use their harness.
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Any updates on this?
I'd love to see the completed project.

How hard was this to do?
You got any step-by-step pics?
Old Apr 1, 2008 | 05:13 AM
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I'm still procrastinating on the work.
I still have to do: Celica projector lens swap, the right side lamp, wiring both ballasts, and refinish both headlamp lenses.
In my opinion, it's not hard to do, just time consuming.
I don't have pictures for every step, but I'm willing to answer questions and help out.
Old Apr 1, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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This looks great! I'd love to see a step by step on this.
Old Apr 22, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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jery you should be finishing you head lights not doing nothing
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Every time I turn on my HIDs, I think about wanting projectors :[
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 12:29 AM
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wow, nice!
Old Jun 11, 2008 | 01:06 AM
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Someone want to do this for me lol
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Yeah pretty awesome... Would not mind doing this.
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