here is the finished outcome. my car doesnt move right now since i am about done with my turbo swap. when its done ill take some night shots. anyways, heres some pictures. i colored match the housing, let me know what yall think.

 

that looks good man.

 

You sir, win. It would be reaaaaaally sweet if that was a switchback turn signal.

 

Those arn't switchbacks are they?

 

thanks.

i only found out about those the other day when i saw a thread on here about them. i thought they looked cool, just no money for those right now

lol no, there stock and the on burnt out on me. i had to shake it to have it come back on

 

Wow, I really misread Koenreich's post.

Anyways, looks good though.

 

Those look really good. Very tasteful.

 

Awwwww hell yeah. Those look so good man.

 

thanks guys, i tried to keep it simple

 

oh my wow... Should have come stock that way

 

you do the cutoff shield mod? looks great

 

whats the cutoff shield mod? cause that was the only thing i disliked about these projectors.

 

nice work mayne

 

So nice, looks OEM quality.

 

Cant wait to see those in person!

 

Be cazreful painting the housing, those lamps get really hot and could cause the paint to make a haze on the inside of your lense. look awsome tho, good work.

 

G3 Bi-Xenon Projector
The G3 projector is a bigger projector, with a larger reflector bowl. It's a clean-looking projector. I was impressed by how bright it is with a big hot-spot in the center. The cutoff is sharp in the center with a solid blue in the center. It has a huge ECE cutoff step. It's like a high-beam on the right half of the cutoff. It will be glaring to drivers on the right lane.

G3 retractable shield in low-beam state. It is flat (instead of curve) with an ECE slant step.


The small push solenoid retracts the shield down exposing the high beam.


Side-by-side reference of RX330(left) and G3(right). The G3 is a little bit smaller and has a narrower reflector bowl, directing more light toward the center.


Distant View Showing Entire Cutoff. Very bright in the center. Lot of light reserve for high beam.



Front close-up view. Sharp and bright with a rich amount of blue in the center. Cutoff getd softer on the sides.



Front close-up view (low exposure)



The G3 actually has lot of side lighting on the lower section, but not a whole lot along the cutoff line toward the sides, making it appears to bow downward on the sides and softened. It has a very good foreground lighting.


G3 with Custom Shield
The G3 has a flat shield. I was asked to see if I can make a custom shield for this to see if there's any improvement. I made a quick curve shield based on my s2k custom DOT shield design. I attached it to the existing G3's retractable shield using a small magnet.

G3 with a custom curve shield held by a strong small magnet. Notice how the shield is horizontally straight.


Top/front angle view to show the curvature of the custom shield


Distant view of G3 with custom shield. Not much difference in the width. The reflector bowl doesn't throw light directly below the cutoff shield. Otherwise, the cutoff line will appear wider and more distinctive.


Front close-up view. The cutoff is very sharp but get dimmer and soft on the sides.


Picture captured at a higher aperture (F10) to reduce exposure.


Besides changing from ECE to DOT step, not much has changed. Center intensity is the same. The cutoff line doesn't get wider. The reason is because the reflector bowl doesn't throw light toward the side edges of the shield. Otherwise, it would have been visibly wider. If you want to make the sides cutoff more visible, you can rise the shield up, thus lowering the cutoff line. Then you'll see a distinctive cutoff from side to side. The drawback is you'll lose intensity in the center, as more light is now hidden/reserved for high-beam.

 

are those headlights for a cobalt or not?

 

Ion Redline..

 

you will see them soon..

i thought of that cause they do put off alot of heat.

never saw this before, if i did i would have maybe tried it. but oh well.

 

installed on the car. no out put shots yet though...

 

damn pretty dope and haha i was gonn ask wtf kinda car they were for too till i saw somebody else ask

 

looks sick man especially with the FMIC

 

thanks guys, im happy with how they turned out.

 

loooks goood!