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11-26-2011, 12:29 AM | #51 |
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Why get HID highs? you install the high wire so your projectors act as hi/low? your HIDs will take some time to warm up so kinda useless for highbeams unless you drive with them all the time. I wouldnt do HID fogs either... so much heat in such a small housing with no ventilation... you're asking for the housing to burn/melt... my $0.02
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11-26-2011, 09:19 AM | #52 | |
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As for fogs- do you have stock fog lights, or are you talking about adding foglights? HIDs in the factory reflector housings is not exactly yhe best idea out there. And I like TRS and all, but i have had over 35,000 miles on $40 DDM kits without a single failure. More bang for the buck- just no baller status (if that matters to you...). |
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11-28-2011, 04:27 PM | #53 | |
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I have this kit installed... I no longer "flash to pass" unless my lights happen to be on, because as you say, it's not good for the ballasts. Its not a big deal IMO. Someone asked if they tried putting yellow high beam bulbs in. I did this because I thought it'd look 'cooler' when the DRLs are on and also provide a different color at night with the xenons unleashed. It is much brighter when the highs are fully on compared to the stock high beams. I'm glad I did it. One caveat, during the day, with everything off, the yellow bulbs reflect off the shiny reflective headlight housing so from the outside it looks like the high beam portion of the headlight has a yellow tint to it. No biggie, looks a bit strange tho |
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11-28-2011, 05:09 PM | #54 |
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Thank you I've been looking for a cheaper alternative than buying them from Subaru.
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11-28-2011, 05:58 PM | #55 |
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Nicely done. I've been looking for something like this for my 11 WRX.
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11-28-2011, 07:27 PM | #56 |
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I had a weird idea... what would happen if you replaced the actual High with an LED bulb and spliced in the bi-xenon and used that as your main highs... and your highs as a show thing
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11-28-2011, 07:32 PM | #57 |
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nice write up
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11-28-2011, 11:06 PM | #58 | |
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11-28-2011, 11:43 PM | #59 |
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you can get LED bulbs for the fogs just for the bling effect (but wont serve a purpose at all nor give you any extra visibility)
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11-29-2011, 02:46 AM | #60 |
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Only way to do this is to get HIDs for the fogs which ruins their effectiveness or get LEDs which again ruins their effectiveness. Only other option would be to go with a hyper white bulb or go with yellow fogs which look great with HIDs IMHO.
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11-29-2011, 10:15 AM | #61 |
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anyone have more pics of the cars w/ 5 and 6k retrofits of this kit? id like to see how the headlight looks lit up, besides the cutoff
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11-29-2011, 10:20 AM | #62 | |
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I used Nokya yellow bulbs (about $20 a pair on eBay) in the past, and though they don't do much to help you see in the fog (particularly with HIDs in your headlights), they do increase your visibility to others. |
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11-29-2011, 11:37 PM | #63 |
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Retroquick should be arriving before the weekend
As for highs.. depends on the use. I had a pair of hella's pencils to help me out on my 03, and they allowed me to notice deers far enough more than once. In the city, or on well lit roads, they are not really useful... |
12-02-2011, 11:11 AM | #64 |
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Kit is coming in today for my '12. Any tips or suggestions... I read all the different threads on how to.
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12-02-2011, 02:52 PM | #65 | |
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12-03-2011, 03:21 AM | #66 |
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I'm hating life right now... finished one headlight tonight... taking off the stupid projector off the chrome reflectors is a major PITA!!! Also i got a memo that my screws are in mail... like that really helps me... so i bought a few at Lowes.
So far i compared the two and noticed that my retro is shooting pretty damn low... and the projector upper height setting is maxed out! |
12-03-2011, 08:55 AM | #67 | |
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As for the aiming issue, are you certain that you have the retrofit projector properly seated against the reflector housing? |
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12-03-2011, 10:25 AM | #68 | |
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Yeah i was also following the instructions from online too |
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12-03-2011, 07:42 PM | #69 |
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Well a quick retro turned into a 7 hour project after adjusting the stupid lights! They came out awesome... if I had to do it all over I wouldn't! I'd rather pay someone else to do a real s2000 retro
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12-03-2011, 11:03 PM | #70 |
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to those who cracked the housing. I did the retrofit without removing the housing or playing with the adjustment screws at all. I had to destructively remove the old projectors but the morimoto minis are small enough to get in disassembled without much difficulty.
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12-04-2011, 10:03 AM | #71 |
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^ OMG Thank you!!!!
I need to paypal you a case of beer... forgot to get an 8mm crescent wrench, and was trying to undo the centre bolt till 2am last night... and this morning I was about to hop into a cab to a tool store. |
12-04-2011, 10:24 AM | #72 | |
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12-04-2011, 11:20 AM | #73 |
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You get to the point where the headlamp is split into 2 after the oven. THe OEM projector is screwed into the headlamp assembly - unscrew the front 4 screws so that the projector is loose (but stuck in between the bracket and the reflector), and then unscrew the 4 back screws so as to disconnect the projector lens from the projector back-end.
You're then left with the OEM projector, in 2 pieces, rattling inside the headlamp housing. the lens part can be removed, and the reflector part of the projector can come through the back of the headlamp IF you clip (break) the cornes. This allows to totally remove the OEM projector WITHOUT touching the alignment screws. |
12-04-2011, 05:43 PM | #74 |
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Bloody hell what a headache. Cutoff is perfect, hotspots are to the left of the zigzag, AND after 20 mins, I see little fumes inside the headlight casing. Please tell me it's normal
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12-04-2011, 11:35 PM | #75 | |
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Thank you for posting this link.i just went to that site and watched the video n read up on it ..I think I want these now |
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