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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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Plug and Play Projectors

It was finally warm enough to get a decent outdoors shot.




And now what they look like in the headlights.






We had to remove the reflector cap, which is unusually strong. We also had to drill a hole into the reflector to get the bi-xenon/angel eye wires run through. Outside of that, it was a pretty straight forward install.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 01:20 AM
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what projectors? e55?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 01:26 AM
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Wow...I would have been all over these if you would have posted them just a few days ago. Damnit
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 01:28 AM
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I like!
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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what projectors? e55?
Last I checked, they're based off a BMW projector.
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 08:40 AM
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price? anychange yall make them all blacked out?
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 12:22 AM
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price? anychange yall make them all blacked out?
Minus the ballasts, they're $140. As far as blacked out; not out of the box. Nothing a quick trip to Pep Boys and some masking tape can't fix though.
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 12:29 AM
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ohhhh boy HAHAHAHAHAHA.. these are the same projectors i have for my sc2

you have any pics for the halos on

and .. 140 without ballasts?
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 12:34 AM
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So what cut the reflector cap off and pop these in the stock headlights?
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by car_guy_09
So what cut the reflector cap off and pop these in the stock headlights?
yes.. they're a very nice setup... i've posted mine a few times in projector threads but i haven't gotten a chance to take good pics like these

what kinda warranty are you offering ?
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 12:41 AM
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tempting...
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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Im srsly thinking about selling the 4th gens when they come in and grabbing a pair of stockers and doing this
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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This seems sweet. $140 seems a little steep, plus these aren't really plug and play. If I have to chop something off the headlights I cant very well switch back.
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 12:52 AM
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they clip into the stock bulb location idk why they had to cut the housing.. if anything you could make a section of the halo's not have the plastic cover where it goes over the reflector..

and the bulb reflector doesn't need to be cut out .. and .. i concur .. 140 WITHOUT BALLAST is steep...

unless they come with a lifetime warranty which i doubt ..

http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/a...d430/?start=40 thats got pics of it.. and mines not PNP because I have 9006 lights so they have separate highs/ lows so things were different

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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 12:57 AM
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So you have to open the stock housing to get these in. Am I right?

I'm just annoyed that people use the phrase "plug and play" for things that require way more work than just plugging them in.
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:01 AM
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yes you have to open the stock headlights.. the directions are up at my gf's so i can't post them..
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:05 AM
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the OP never said anything about it being plug and play anyways
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:09 AM
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no plug and play refers to how it plugs into the stock harness you do need to run the powe and ground for the ballast somewhere.. it's like any other PNP hid setup

as well as the fact that you don't have to cut a huge hole in your stock headlight like a normal projector setup and if need be can go back to stock

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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by thedude411
the OP never said anything about it being plug and play anyways
Read the title of the thread smart ass.

You can take your foot out of your mouth now.
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:16 AM
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I'm very interested in this, can someone go over installation a lil better? And what's all included in the 140?
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:18 AM
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i wonder if those would be a nice replacement for the fog lights??? i could always use more highbeam lol
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by elecblue06
no plug and play refers to how it plugs into the stock harness you do need to run the powe and ground for the ballast somewhere.. it's like any other PNP hid setup

as well as the fact that you don't have to cut a huge hole in your stock headlight like a normal projector setup and if need be can go back to stock

Right I figured as much. And I will still say this seems pretty sweet. I would be willing to open the housing for these if there is some great warrenty...or something to justify this $140 price. You could probably get 4th gen projectors for the price of these plus the price of some stockers.
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by cobaltguy889
I'm very interested in this, can someone go over installation a lil better? And what's all included in the 140?
if you can wait till this weekend I can try to take pics of my directions.. i can guarantee they're the same..

and for whats included from 3b spec..

(2) Bi-xenon projectors, with CCFL halos
(2) Relay Harnesses
(2) Tubes of silicon sealant

thats for 140

for a full kit from them it's 210...

however.. my kit had everything
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ajm5036
Read the title of the thread smart ass.

You can take your foot out of your mouth now.
hahah my bad...
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by elecblue06
if you can wait till this weekend I can try to take pics of my directions.. i can guarantee they're the same..

and for whats included from 3b spec..

(2) Bi-xenon projectors, with CCFL halos
(2) Relay Harnesses
(2) Tubes of silicon sealant

thats for 140

for a full kit from them it's 210...

however.. my kit had everything
I want to see some pice of yours. So you are saying you got eveything for $140 from who? And 3b spec charges $210 for the same?

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hahah my bad...
hah its cool

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