Hey guys well the time has finally come and I think I'm going to start my first retrofit build. I have stock OEM lights that I will be using, probably going to go ahead and paint those black. Now I will be ordering the Mini H1 kit from TRS. I know that alot of people are going with the FX-R projectors now, but I also heard there is alot more cutting and drilling (correct me if I'm wrong). Also I'm unsure with what shroud to go with. I was thikning maybe the E46 or E55, not to sure on fitment tho. I will be getting it with the 9007 adapters. My one question is with ordering when it gets to the part about the wiring harness do I choose the option with the 9004/9007 harness? I will keep this thread updated as my build gets going. I have alot of spare time on my hands so I figured I would take making these as a hobby! Thanks for the help!

 

in for answers. that does sound like a fun hobby i might just have to try

 

Honestly Adam ur close to me, I was gonna say you should come down here and we could mess around with them, I bought a set from Padlock a week or so ago and love them. Now I want to start building them! haha

 

i need to learn how to do this.
subd and good luck

 

FYI we sell TRS product for less

 

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Everyone else, Thanks! pretty excited to start this. I think it will help because I wont be pressed for time since I will be working with an extra set of lights

 

DUDE lol i gotta quit slacking an head ur way for a tune. and while i'm at it yea u gotta make me some sechsy retros

 

Sub'd

I gotta stop being lazy and build my led tails

 

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Based on your question, yes order the 9004/9007 harness. Also a recommendation is to get some dielectric grease for all the connections to prevent corrosion if you drive your car in the winter. The E46-R Extended shroud fits nice based on my experience and I have seen the E55 in a set before. The Gatling Gun fits nice also.

 

^ this is good info!

i had the Gatling gun 2.0s. they were big, but fit well adn filled to housing up. i thought they looked great, then i rearended a jeep. rebuilding now!

 

yea.. i gotta get ambition to build up a LED array that could fit directly into the tails.. been looking into making circuit boards and all that fun stuff first to learn about it, then hopefully by later this year i'll be willing to tackle them.. so yea.. your not alone in the quest for LED tails.. first I'm going to learn on the 3rd brake light though

you probably just about **** your pants turning the high beams on the first time I imagine eh? I know I did

 

you probably just about **** your pants turning the high beams on the first time I imagine eh? I know I did [/QUOTE]

yea man after that I was hooked! Can't wait to start building my new set. Especially after talking to you and learning alot more about them. Plus I already have someone lined up to buy the ones I got off of you! lol

 

 

Just some pictures of the lights finished. Overall I think that they turned out pretty good. There are some slight imperfections but hey for my first set I wouldn't expect them to be perfect. I decided to go with a reflective paint that wasn't as bright as stock turn signal reflector

 

I love them!

 

The biggest shourd our housisn can take is 120MM I have a 130mm G37-R Shourd..also dont get the adapters..they are still off level wise..at least mine are..ima redo them and manually align them.

 

Damn you got those done pretty quick man!

 

Yea it's a big ass shroud! Didn't have too many problems with this one, I think it's a very good looking shroud. I'm already planning my next build. Maybe go with some real projectors out of like a Audi or something lol

 

oh hows your level with the adapters..I didnt relize you had finished em when I posted lol

 

level is pretty good. I will get a couple pictures tomorrow night with the cutoff. I am pretty pleased with how they turned out overall...btw I really like those shrouds!

 

any pics?