Official Retrofit Thread
07-07-2012, 04:43 PM
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The two pins from the 3 pin blue connector. For anyone else with this problem just pull the orange and blue pin from the blue connector and switch them. Worked for me, thanks again Tommy
07-08-2012, 03:54 AM
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i never posted mine up ao here are some pics
its my 93 jdm mr2
that last pic was before they were final aimed..left side was a little off there
its my 93 jdm mr2
that last pic was before they were final aimed..left side was a little off there
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07-09-2012, 01:02 AM
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my shrouds are actually off a mini cooper,there are not the ones from retro fit source.i bought the ones from them and they are huge.there still in my garage in fact because they are so massive hahaha. my halos are actually led halos and they are awesome ! very impressed with them.
08-01-2012, 01:37 PM
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Mini h1 5.0s, independent bixenon harnesses, resistors, custom harness for halos and DRLs, switchbacks, 6000k 35w ddm hid kit, 60mm Xb led halos, mini Gatling shrouds.
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08-01-2012, 05:28 PM
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first picture looks awesome! but i still cant get over how ugly that yellow phosphor coating is on the white XB rings.. wish there was a way around that but there isnt...
I just purchased parts for my upcoming set. Going to keep it OEM-ish (no painting). Just going to run the typical MH1 5000K 35w kit with no halos. saw a few issues with the XB's burning out already and I'm not a huge fan of CCFL's on the shrouds I was looking at (so halo-less it is)
I just purchased parts for my upcoming set. Going to keep it OEM-ish (no painting). Just going to run the typical MH1 5000K 35w kit with no halos. saw a few issues with the XB's burning out already and I'm not a huge fan of CCFL's on the shrouds I was looking at (so halo-less it is)
08-01-2012, 07:28 PM
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I was checkin out the xb rings as well, but didn't hear any stories of em burnin out early.. havent been payin much attention tho 
.... given the price, would it really be worht it at this point for a decent retro with some halos?
an Swtichbacks are cool.. I got mine from vLeds for cheaps... but the novelty wears off.. and as much as I don't see the front of my car, I do wonder how much better my front end would look with just an orange turn signal(LED) instead of the white/orange... ya know??
.... given the price, would it really be worht it at this point for a decent retro with some halos? an Swtichbacks are cool.. I got mine from vLeds for cheaps... but the novelty wears off.. and as much as I don't see the front of my car, I do wonder how much better my front end would look with just an orange turn signal(LED) instead of the white/orange... ya know??
08-01-2012, 07:36 PM
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I was checkin out the xb rings as well, but didn't hear any stories of em burnin out early.. havent been payin much attention tho .... given the price, would it really be worht it at this point for a decent retro with some halos?
an Swtichbacks are cool.. I got mine from vLeds for cheaps... but the novelty wears off.. and as much as I don't see the front of my car, I do wonder how much better my front end would look with just an orange turn signal(LED) instead of the white/orange... ya know??
.... given the price, would it really be worht it at this point for a decent retro with some halos? an Swtichbacks are cool.. I got mine from vLeds for cheaps... but the novelty wears off.. and as much as I don't see the front of my car, I do wonder how much better my front end would look with just an orange turn signal(LED) instead of the white/orange... ya know??
and what exactly you trying to get at with the whole "would it really be worth it" part? not following what your asking?
I'm pretty sure everything wears off in time.. my last retros were perfectly functional, yet i sold them and feel like making new ones now with just a different paint scheme. If anyone tells you that a certain "look" doesnt get old at times then they are full of themselves. I just want to run switchbacks to have my fogs match my parking lights when cruising around dusk for that extra touch of awesome/different.
08-01-2012, 07:45 PM
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yeah, if you want to get the latest on most of the stuff going on its best to join hidplanet.com There have been 3 failures of rings that I have seen already, and fixing the failure means ripping apart your whole headlight housing again... which just sucks......... I'd still say CCFL's are the way to go. Inverters are cheap/easy to replace if they fail
and what exactly you trying to get at with the whole "would it really be worth it" part? not following what your asking?
I'm pretty sure everything wears off in time.. my last retros were perfectly functional, yet i sold them and feel like making new ones now with just a different paint scheme. If anyone tells you that a certain "look" doesnt get old at times then they are full of themselves. I just want to run switchbacks to have my fogs match my parking lights when cruising around dusk for that extra touch of awesome/different.
and what exactly you trying to get at with the whole "would it really be worth it" part? not following what your asking?
I'm pretty sure everything wears off in time.. my last retros were perfectly functional, yet i sold them and feel like making new ones now with just a different paint scheme. If anyone tells you that a certain "look" doesnt get old at times then they are full of themselves. I just want to run switchbacks to have my fogs match my parking lights when cruising around dusk for that extra touch of awesome/different.
) will be nice 
and as far 'would it be worth it', I mean, would it be worth the extra coin? I'm a member on HIDplanet, but I might've posted once or twice
I stalk the forum more than anything.. as far as I'm concerned atthemoment, CCFL's are the way to go.. They look great, I've had 1 inverter fail on me in a bunch of sets, and I'm pretty sure it was my fault lol, and once they get goin, they're gold.. i DO like LeDs tho, for the practicality i guess.... If I can find a good LeD set that'll perform as well as the CCFL's do day in an day out, than I'll switch, no questions asked... Beit, I'm not bench testing these or anything but...
08-01-2012, 07:58 PM
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see I had 2 FULL PAIRS of inverters go out on my last set of CCFL's but then the 3rd set was fine for the remaining 1.5 years I owned the headlights.. luckily inverters are easy to replace though, LED halos would not be fun replacing at all, so until the LED problems are solved I'll continue using CCFL's if I ever need a halo for anything just for sheer convenience of repair
then kick in that the white LED's have that (imo) ugly yellow phosphor coating on them, and you have now created a situation for me where the LED halos aren't even considered a viable option..
thats just my .02 on them though..
then kick in that the white LED's have that (imo) ugly yellow phosphor coating on them, and you have now created a situation for me where the LED halos aren't even considered a viable option..
thats just my .02 on them though..
08-01-2012, 09:09 PM
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ill be doing a new set also. sold mine for 225 and a pair a ss stockers. having my buddy do it so i dont get frustrated haha. fully painted gloss black housing except turn signal chrome. FXR's, 6k, 35 watt, blue ccfl halos, and switchbacks. might do some sort a decal also. gatling gun shrouds color matched to the balt.
08-01-2012, 10:04 PM
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Nice retros!!^^
heres mine,
Mini H1's (5th gen I believe) I bought them new from trs a few months ago
DDM Ballasts
6000k DDMbulbs
Morimoto Standalone can bus harness for each side
Stock chrome housing
and just in case my picture bore you, here's a gtr that I used to see parked at school all the time (St. John's University)
heres mine,
Mini H1's (5th gen I believe) I bought them new from trs a few months ago
DDM Ballasts
6000k DDMbulbs
Morimoto Standalone can bus harness for each side
Stock chrome housing
and just in case my picture bore you, here's a gtr that I used to see parked at school all the time (St. John's University)