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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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Some of you may remember my lights, but if not, here is a few pics..




Overall it was nice, but i didnt like the silver as much as i thought i would.

I decided i was going to paint them closer to factory, so i got some Krylon fusion paint for plastics. It was black with some flake in it (actually looks pretty good). I also tried to bend the shield on the projectors for a little more color. Heres some after shots. i have just a very minor adjustment to the drivers side to bring it down level with the pass side. I will try to get some color/wall shots tonight. Here is the after pics:









ignore the dogs *** in the above pic. hes got really nice timing..



and the best part is, they fold away nicely



The trimmings and paint are not the best quality. I have already noticed a few spots i missed, but im not worried about it. I am currently looing for a bi xenon projector ( i already have one) so that i can retrofit bi xenon. when that happens, i plan on going all out, shaving the high beam out completley, adding a plastic shield over the projector and really getting the paint perfect. till then, this will do. check back later for wall shots.
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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looks very nice man, i like the black paint you used better than stock
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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ya that black looks alot better. keep us updated!
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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Looking good.
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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Nice work. Can't wait to see some more pictures. Good job
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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here are some pics of the beam these create. they came out really blue (cheap digital camera) they are much closer to white, and the blue is really a deep purple.









the deep purple you see in the last picture is closer to what the whole edge looks like.

Thanks for all the compliments guys. i really put alot of work into these.
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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damn that looks tight I can't wait to get my projectors in.
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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 11:29 PM
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looks like they came out real great! kudos!
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that's sick!!
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:13 AM
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what tempature lights did you go with? Ive been checking out the kits on HID plaza and it seems like most people go with the 8000K. The 12000K they said its like bright purple. I dont think thats street legal ither. The 10000k Looks alright. Im not sure what temp I wanna get. I am going to hook them up in conjuntion with the Lemans headlight kit, its going to be sick, ill post up some pics once I get them done.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:55 AM
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8000K is way too blue for me. 4100-6000K is the way to go. I got 6000K and i'm very happy with them.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 02:04 AM
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Looks killer. Sweet job!
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 03:15 AM
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Were did you get the projector houseings from? I'm stationed overseas so I have to shop online only unless some one knows of a japanese bread car that I can scavage them from, like a honda, yuk.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 98BlkBrd
Were did you get the projector houseings from? I'm stationed overseas so I have to shop online only unless some one knows of a japanese bread car that I can scavage them from, like a honda, yuk.
actually, hondas (s2000 anyway) have great projectors. they are widely known as some of the nicest out there for retrofits!! look into it! as for the temp of the bulb color, its 5300k. its the closest i could get to the stock 4300 in the bulb size that i needed to fit. the camera makes it cutoff line look really blue, its actually purple. the actual beam of light thats under that line is very clsoe to white, or a extrememely light blue color. thanks for the compliments gus.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 06:39 AM
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oh, btw, my projectors out from a 2001 and new volkswagen passat. they are used as halogen projectors on that car, but are setup exactly the same for use with a D2S hid bulb (except for the rear of the projector, its setup for an h7 halogen).
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hidplanet has projectors. I got mine from there, they are Bosch E46 E-Code projectors. Basically the same projectors that you see in most all BMWs.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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HidPlanet.com forums has great info, and some very helpful people for anyone looking to get started. thats where i did 90% of my research and most of the other sites i went to came from links on that site. very good reading. Once again, thanks for the compliments guys.
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 03:49 PM
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Looks a 1000 times better once you painted the housing black like that. What brand headlights/bulbs are those?
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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The light itself is from a volkswagen passat, hte bulb is just a standard hid bulb, 5300k color temp. i believe mine is made by acompany that is out of business now, named Boehmen.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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Those are fantastic.

Do you not need a plastic housing over the projector lens to protect it? Or is that the beauty of flip down lights?

Also did you fab your bracket/housing up such that the stock aimers still work? Looks like you made a plate that bolts onto the same thing as the old sealed bulb. Very clever.

BTW the black looks great. Nice job.
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