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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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4300k 50w Hid

Anyone on here with 4300K HIDs with 35W or 50W ballasts. Pics please.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:33 AM
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4300K FX45 retrofit on 35w ballasts.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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Retrofit=hotshit
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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I'll post a pic up when I get home!
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Omega_5
4300K FX45 retrofit on 35w ballasts.
Thanks for the pic. Were did you get the projectors to do your retrofit?
Are your fogs HID also?
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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just subtract on average 1000k if you go with the 50 wattersss.. your going to be heading towards the yellow end of the spectrum tho.. id get like 5000k with the 50 watters
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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Thanks for the pic. Were did you get the projectors to do your retrofit?
Nabbed the projectors off eBay for a steal. Something like $80 for both.
The CCFL halo's are from IZNTRBL.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by glen229
just subtract on average 1000k if you go with the 50 wattersss.. your going to be heading towards the yellow end of the spectrum tho.. id get like 5000k with the 50 watters
Thanks,That is what I am getting from 3bspec on wed. I just wanted to see some pics of similar color HIDs.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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nice hids never dissapoint
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Omega_5
Nabbed the projectors off eBay for a steal. Something like $80 for both.
The CCFL halo's are from IZNTRBL.
Thanks, I am thinking of doing S2000 projectors in my stock lights I just dont know if they will physically fit in the housing or not. Do you know if they will? I also am having a hard time finding the projectors probably need to check a junkyard or something.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:39 PM
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does anyone know where I can get 50W balasts? I've been looking but I can't find any. I have 35W balasts now but I want brighter lights...

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Thanks, I am thinking of doing S2000 projectors in my stock lights I just dont know if they will physically fit in the housing or not. Do you know if they will? I also am having a hard time finding the projectors probably need to check a junkyard or something.
Acura TL's use the same projectors. YOu should be able to retrofit those into your stock housings. I would pick up another set of headlights because the whole retrofit will take a few days or weeks depending on your mechanical abilities...

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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Tazmanian_Dvl
does anyone know where I can get 50W balasts? I've been looking but I can't find any. I have 35W balasts now but I want brighter lights...



Acura TL's use the same projectors. YOu should be able to retrofit those into your stock housings. I would pick up another set of headlights because the whole retrofit will take a few days or weeks depending on your mechanical abilities...
3bspec has them coming in tomm. He is a supporting vendor on our site.

Thanks for the advice. Why does the cutoff look soo much sharper on the S2000 than the TL, different lense maybe?
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 12:45 PM
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nice. But seriously look fir the TL projectors. There are a bunch more of them on the road than S2000's so you should have better luck finding them....They are awesome projectors!!!
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Tazmanian_Dvl
nice. But seriously look fir the TL projectors. There are a bunch more of them on the road than S2000's so you should have better luck finding them....They are awesome projectors!!!
Is that what you have on your car? If so, will you please post up pics showing the light cut off and light output?

You guys at lunch right now? Anybody out there?

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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Terminator2
Thanks, I am thinking of doing S2000 projectors in my stock lights I just dont know if they will physically fit in the housing or not. Do you know if they will? I also am having a hard time finding the projectors probably need to check a junkyard or something.
Yeah, the TL/S2000 projectors fit with a bit of work. You may need to pull the projector further toward the front of the housing, though. That was my main reason for taking FX45's over everything else, was that it is one of the smallest profile bi-xenon projectors available.

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BTW, I just noticed your other question... yes, my fogs are also HID... 4300K as well. I'm very impressed, the OEM fog projectors have a very nice cut off. Indeed worthy of an HID conversion.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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That's the first retrofit I seen and I must say those look pretty damn sweet!
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Chevy Cobalt 08
That's the first retrofit I seen and I must say those look pretty damn sweet!
Really? There are only about a 1000 threads on retrofits on this site. I have 2nd gens retrofitted with projectors, bulbs, and balasts from a Lexus RX330 since the cutoffs on the projectors that came in the 2nd gen projectors sucked donkey dick. I'll post up a pic when I get home since my work blocks photobucket.com I can't access the direct link to the picture.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Omega_5
Yeah, the TL/S2000 projectors fit with a bit of work. You may need to pull the projector further toward the front of the housing, though. That was my main reason for taking FX45's over everything else, was that it is one of the smallest profile bi-xenon projectors available.

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BTW, I just noticed your other question... yes, my fogs are also HID... 4300K as well. I'm very impressed, the OEM fog projectors have a very nice cut off. Indeed worthy of an HID conversion.
Thanks for the info. I dont mind a challange though if I can find a set of S2000 projectors I will try a retrofit. If not I might go with TL or FX45. Your conversion looks super clean BTW look that it came that way from the factory.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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TL/S2000 projectors are the same!
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Thanks for the info. I dont mind a challange though if I can find a set of S2000 projectors I will try a retrofit. If not I might go with TL or FX45. Your conversion looks super clean BTW look that it came that way from the factory.
Thanks!
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Tazmanian_Dvl
TL/S2000 projectors are the same!
I dont know why then that the cutoff looks sharper on the S2000 I have seen both pictures and that is they way it looks to me I dont know though. Maybe the TL needed to be reaimed.

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Thanks!
Those projectors look huge do you have any pics shwing you cutoff?

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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 03:56 PM
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Those projectors look huge do you have any pics shwing you cutoff?
Not at the moment... I'll snap some at home if I remember.
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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HIDS in the stock housing FTW






















































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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Tazmanian_Dvl
TL/S2000 projectors are the same!
no way...s2000 is way sharper...

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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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HIDS in the stock housing FTW

haha i hearts u tyler
You bastard....
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