CL65Pilot

Has anybody done this? I had HID's in my old Saab and they make a huge difference. I don't want to drop a kit into the stock reflector housing due to the resultant light scatter and glare, but I'm thinking about going with the folks over at www.lightwerkz.net Any thoughts or suggestions?

AAG

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www.hidplanet.com/forums

Very helpful site you should visit. Lots of information on how to do retro fits.

CL65Pilot

Thanks for the link. I've never separated a headlamp before, so I was thinking about sending it out for the pro's to do. Going to try to do it right..... now all I have to find is a cheap set of OEM headlight housings.

CL65Pilot

Just looking around the internets and notice that there are a lot of projector headlamps for sale for the tC and the xB, but there is nothing for the xD. I guess the xD isn't as popular in aftermarket equipment as the others? Does anyone know of a company or someone who is selling a set of projector headlights for the xD?

AAG

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If they aren't OEM, they are crap. Buy an extra pair of xD headlights and retro-fit them HID projectors.

CL65Pilot

Ya, I figured. I found a right side headlight local to Cincinnati on eBay for $50 and am looking for a left side right now. I just might send them to lightwerkz so I don't screw them up.

AAG

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^ I hear ya, I've been on hidplanet.com for a few years and I still don't have the courage or the skills to pull of a good retro fit. You should register on that site and see if you can have someone local help you do the retro fit.

CL65Pilot

Ya, I was thinking seriously about doing it myself... but with the amount of money involved in acquiring all the parts, I think having them professionally constructed is the best way to go. I have been talking to Caesar over at lightwerkz.net and I think I'm going to go with them on this one.

AAG

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Just make sure you go with a bi-xenon projector or you will lose your high beam function.

CL65Pilot

Yep, looking at going with the hybrid TFX, which is the Infiniti FX35 projector with the TSX-R lens. This will preserve the bi-xenon function so the high beams will work. I'm looking forward to it, but it is going to take some time. With the waiting list, I'm looking at September at the earliest before I can get them installed. It will be worth the wait.

breadbooze

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...740787#3740787

Have fun. It isn't as hard as your mind thinks it is.

dscatto

just wondering how it went? i've been looking into doing the same thing. i really want the projector/halo/hid look on my xD as well. do you have pics? how did it cost?

nguyen925

I was also wondering how it turned out? the two steps where you're required to *bake* the lights make this seems risky, am I supposed to leave the projector in the oven along with everything else that I can't disconnect from the headlight? And the first time around, I'm assuming you're supposed to take everything out besides what you can't but will the temperature of 225F melt anything?

(have been looking into retrofitting way back from 2005)

CXTKRS1

Honestly I say just get a pair of head lights with the required parts and send them off. Some people have the time and patience for it and some don't. Here is a DIY from another board and what he did to his 97 F-Body.

nguyen925

Wow, that's crazy sick. I like how clean the look is.

dscatto

i agree! is everything HID? including the fog lights & turn signals?!

Scion xDanno

hey pilot, let me know how it went. pictures perhaps? cause if it came out good. im gonna do the same. ive been looking everywhere. and the only xd i saw with retro fit was nice looking, but i didnt like it that much.

drkness

i come across a company that will do a retrofit for $800. i laughed at the price. and now cant remember where i found the company...tho i doubt many ppl will spen that much

nguyen925

Was that with the buyer supplying the headlights?

drkness

You supply the headlights