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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 08:27 AM
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Default The BEST Headlights period....

If money were no object and you want the ultimate lighting what headlights would you use? Take aiming, dispersion, and clarity into account.
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 09:07 AM
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Custom using one of the following HID projectors
(in no particular order)
Acura TSX
Honda S2000
FX35/FX45
Porsche/Murano
LS430/SC430

You might be able to get one of those Camaro projector headlight housings from ebay and replace its projectors with one of the above, or you can retrofit one of the above projectors into your stock housings.

Check out www<dot>hidplanet<dot>com/forums/ for plenty more info on that.

You can also check out the Lighting FAQ here on LS1Tech. There is a link in there where someone retrofitted Hella 90mm H9 projectors into the stock Camaro headlight housings.
Lighting FAQ: https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/710357-lighting-faq.html
Although it is an improvement (and I have the same projectors in my Formula), the projectors I listed above are better.

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i would use Valeo projectors (what Lamborghini uses) and HIDs using Phillips bulbs and HELLA ballasts. i would custom mold the projectors into the stock housings, and blend them to look stock.

Ill be starting on this project in the next 6 months.
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new LS430 projectors are supposedly awesome but HUGE. I love my FX's

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100% I would do a retro fit with any of these projectors:

Acura TL
FX35 /45s
Honda S2Ks
TSX

I have the FXs in my GTO and they are great!
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Originally Posted by Violat0rX
I have the FXs in my GTO and they are great!
Any pics of that retro?
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Originally Posted by fast01z28
i would use Valeo projectors (what Lamborghini uses) and HIDs using Phillips bulbs and HELLA ballasts. i would custom mold the projectors into the stock housings, and blend them to look stock.

Ill be starting on this project in the next 6 months.
lol, so does GM. they are a very big unit though.
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