Hids projectors or BHLM???

I'm not sure what you mean when you ask what is clear?? I think theretrofitsource.com has info on the differences between the projectors. I never looked into it too far.

 

What is funky about projectors? I like mine, but I did make them myself. This is projectors (FX-Rs and BHLM)

 

do the FX-R come with the halos or wold u have to buy them seperate if i needed them. Is there a huge diffrence between the ebay prokectors and these?
Thanks for the help guys

 

has anyone else tried the jdm headlights on ebay i just want something cheap to do the mod with

 

To answer for Electroman. They don't come with Halos, they can be put in before they are sealed up, but his build didn't include them. Question #2, yes there is a huge difference in retrofitted and ebay projectors. The main difference being the cutoff and light pattern. Search TW for some beam patterns of the eBay projectors, then look at Electroman's, GSak's, Yosh2000's or mine (AzogSS) writeups and you will see the difference.

 

did u use an oem lights azog? So it looks like u did put halos in urs huh? do u like them with halos? I found a set of oem headlights brand new for $110 shipped so im gonna jump on this i think.
But i want everything i can have black black like rhinos or atleast clear how did he loose the orange reflector peices maybe he can post a pic or two from the side view to help me out.

 

egay projectors and the FX-Rs are in two completely different classes!! yes they are both projectors, but the output shots speak for themselves, the FX-Rs blow the egay ones away!!

concerning the halos, i think those are kinda g@y, but if thats what your into...! check out this thread for a guy that puts the halos on OEM TL headlights. also, remember if your halo's fail on you, you will have to open up the headlight again to fix it.

 

yea, grab that $110 shipped up! if your doing a retro, i highly suggest you get a set of quality OEM headlights to start, you dont want to put in all that time on a crap set of headlights. you can black everything out. the only way to get those clear lenses is to get a set of the egay ones that come clear and salvage them out of there....thats how i got my original TL set, how 1BlkT got the ones for the retro i did for him, and thats how i got another set for my next retro.

 

Yep, OEM headlights off my 2008 with NO halo. The reflection you may see is the front of the gatling shrouds. Rhino's blacked out lights look awesome!, go for it! Kits can be bought at www.RetrofitSource.com, Matt can give you some pointers as he did for me.

 

ok thanks for the help as far as the clear reflectors thats nothing cause i have ebay ones in now that are smashed up a little so ill just split them when im ready.
As far as wiring what do i need to wire these up I have slims 55w 6000k hids in it right now.
And ya ill just scratch that halo idea.
Thanks again guys

 

you'll need some amp to D2S converters if you want to reuse your current ballasts. i personally would just get a new entire setup from matt, he'll cut you a deal if you do a combo. that way the harness and everything else will be setup for you, no need to mod anything else. also, i suggest you get bulbs from egay, pm me and i'll give you the guy that sells them.

 

Just get in touch with Matt at www.RetrofitSource.com. They are not the only retro-fit company, but have knowledge and experience that can help you.

 

he's offering us a discount if enough people are interested. i bought mine from matt this morning

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/77370-possible-discount-retrofit-source.html

 

but why would I need new bulbs if I already have the 6000k for the slims

 

Hey, I don't know where your getting your lights from, brand new for 110 is a good deal though, but I might be selling my extra set of OEM BHLM lights if your interested. You could use these for an extra set to do a retro, and use the same paint I did, or just go over the entire assembly with whatever paint you want to use. Let me know if your interested.

 

your current bulbs probably aren't D2S are they?

 

idk lol what are DS2 and why do u need them? So I should just sell my whole kit im running right now then huh?

 

D2S is the only kind of bulb that will fit in the projectors you're looking at. Just think of it as another size like H1, H7, etc... and as stated above if you plan on using your existing ballasts you need the adapter that converts the D2S bulb size to your ballast size

 

ya so if its gonna be easier to get new ballasts and bulbs thats really all that come in a hid kit anyways right? I should just sell my stock hid kit.
Does anyone know what the wattage is of the bulbs?
Are the colors pretty much the same like 6000k is white with just a hint of blue?

 

eh, the adapters are free. i chose to keep and re-use my ballasts. the kits we're talking about here are 100% custom. you tell matt what you want, doesn't matter what it is, he'll put it together and tack on the discount. for example I already have ballasts from my current setup like yourself so I just got the projectors, bulbs, a harness (never got one with my old setup) and the adapters.

the bulbs are here..the kelvin temp is the same as all other HID bulbs

http://store.theretrofitsource.com/index.php?cPath=27&osCsid=e283e6b71f7f7f5a3497a796b9f01021