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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 05:13 AM
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where can i get projectors to retro-fit in my stock camaro headlights
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 07:19 AM
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what to search under because when i typed in "projector headlights" i get the ones that are made for a specific car not the ones that i can actually fit in my stock housing
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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http://motors.search.ebay.com/search...e=search&fgtp=
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Those are cool and all, but can they actually handle true HID bulbs?
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 01:42 PM
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Those are cool and all, but can they actually handle true HID bulbs?
yes they can. im not sure about this because i dont have projectors, but i think that they use a different bulb than the stock camaro headlights. the camaro uses a 9006 bulb for low-beam but i think the projectors use H4 bulbs. dont quote me though. but whatever kind of bulb it is, u can get it in a HID kit and use them in the projectors.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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I would think a good way to do it would be get the projectors then once you have them see exactly the type of bulb used. Then get the appropriate HID kit.
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Originally Posted by italicizedsponge
yes they can. im not sure about this because i dont have projectors, but i think that they use a different bulb than the stock camaro headlights. the camaro uses a 9006 bulb for low-beam but i think the projectors use H4 bulbs. dont quote me though. but whatever kind of bulb it is, u can get it in a HID kit and use them in the projectors.
Well, I know that they make 9006 HID bulbs, so I guess I'll go ahead and try this out. Thanks!
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i have HIDs in my car but not projectors. mine are 9006 bulb w/ 10000K temp
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Most of the projector style headlights seem to use H3 bulbs, but on all of those auctions it has the bulb size listed in the description, so just look at the ones you like, and order the appropriate HID kit.
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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Projectors use H3 bulbs and they work fine with HIDs. More pics in my sig.
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damn,it looks like my thread is getting hijacked,hold on..............chirp,chirpPROTECTED BY VIPER,STAND BACK!!!!

i'm not looking for the ones on ebay,i was looking for actual projectors to fit into my stock headlight housing,i did a search and found a couple of threads to help me out
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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oh so you wanted to mod your lights should have said so... specialized stainless was selling some for a grand i think...
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Originally Posted by brianfromhawaii
oh so you wanted to mod your lights should have said so... specialized stainless was selling some for a grand i think...
i did in the original post
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Old Oct 7, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by brianfromhawaii
oh so you wanted to mod your lights should have said so... specialized stainless was selling some for a grand i think...
like i have said before people really dont read on this forum before they post..well anyway there is a guy on here with the screen name soulpower he did his using c6 projectors but i dont know where he got them from. here is his cardomain page http://www.cardomain.com/ride/751008 im sure that if you pm him he will tell you where he got them from
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Originally Posted by 98MNBZ28
i'm not looking for the ones on ebay,i was looking for actual projectors to fit into my stock headlight housing,i did a search and found a couple of threads to help me out
Check out the Lighting FAQ, its listed in the "Hall of Fame" stickie..... also, its listed in my sig.
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Did you find what you are looking for?
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hidplanet.com has them. sorry if they arent a sponsor and if a sponsor sells them.

i got my bosche projectors from there for my grand am and they were cool...

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Did you find what you are looking for?
thanx,it was very helpful,but i'm not sure what would be the best for the project

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Originally Posted by 98MNBZ28
thanx,it was very helpful,but i'm not sure what would be the best for the project
Could you elaborate?
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