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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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So im going Quad bixenon , Ive given up on halogen , too little light for too much power and heat.

Going quad bixenon headlights at 50watts...
And 3000k fogs at 50watts.

4x Morimoto Minis
6x 50w Morimoto Ballasts
4x Phillips 85122+ OR Osram 66240
2x H11 3000k Bulbs
4x CCFL angel eyes
4x Gatling gun shrouds

Should be around 20,000 lumens without the foglights on.
(Too put it in perspective a 9005 bulb makes 1500 lumens... for a total of 3000 lumens with your highbeams , 5000 if your lowbeams stay on)

Working out the final details...
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 09:01 PM
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All from Matt at the retrofit source.
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 10:00 PM
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you, uh....planning on driving...or LANDING in adverse weather conditions or what!?!?! LOL Congrats on finding the light brother!! LOL
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 12:24 AM
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Planning on never hitting animal in this car , i frequent crappy secondary highways at absolutely assinine times of the morning (3-4) as part of my job.
The fogs are for adverse weather conditions.
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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Are you doing the retrofit, or will Matt be handling it?


Also...the 50w ballast for the fogs is definitely pushing it. On the fogs, I would do the 3five ballasts.
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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Im doing it , should be fairly plug and play given the nature of the morimoto's
Planning on doing the it when the boss goes on vacation on the 21st
Also Matt said 50w would be fine so im going for it.

Final parts list is as follows

1) 2x Pair: Morimoto Mini D2S bixenon projectors
2) 2x Pair: Philips 85122+ D2S bulbs
3) 3x Pair: Morimoto 5Five ballasts
4) 1x Pair: Morimoto 3Five H11 3000K bubs
5) 2x Pair: CCFL angel eyes w/ inverters 90mm
6) 2x Pair: Gatling Gun 2.0 shrouds
7) 2x Pcs: 9006 relay wire harness
8) 2x Pcs: 9005 to Solenoid adapters

Ordered moments ago.
Matt with TheRetrofitSource has been awesome
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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Don't even want to add up how much all that cost!!


I already know the output will be amazing!!!


Be sure to get some Butyl tape to reseal the headlights.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 09:02 PM
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very nice
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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Thank you , so far as i know im only the second person to do a quad bixenon setup on 50watts.
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 08:16 PM
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keep us posted possible sticky!
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 11:26 PM
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For sure , Had to cross the CCFL's off the list as they are on backorder till the 18th , I want the parts to be here by the 18th!!!!

So TRS is getting me a refund and shipping my stuff off tommorow should be here start of next week
*knock on wood*

4 highbeams
4 lowbeams
3000k Fogs

Cant really get any better than that without adding aux lights haha.

Again i HIGHLY reccomend Theretrofitsource
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 02:24 AM
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checkd out the site and looks really cool. gunna have to add this to the projects list.
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