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FS: FX-R / Mini RETROFITS and BHLM (NO DOWN TIME!)

Discussion in '2nd Gen Tacoma Parts Marketplace (2005-2015)' started by ambiguous, Nov 4, 2012.

  1. Dec 26, 2015 at 2:34 PM
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    InSight Retrofits

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    I just lay them down on the frame rails. Anyway, you can just unbolt something and mount the ballasts under the bolt. Or mount them anywhere with sticky velcro or 3m tape.
     
  2. Dec 26, 2015 at 3:03 PM
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    Valsmere

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    tail gate lock, rear view mirror bracket, hood hinge brackets, and the list grows.
    Sticky backed Velcro worked well with my setup
     
  3. Dec 26, 2015 at 4:13 PM
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    squint0241

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    Post #1985/Page 100 shows where I mounted mine...
     
  4. Dec 27, 2015 at 2:14 AM
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    Did anyone change your parking lights to an amber LED? If so what did you use?
     
  5. Dec 28, 2015 at 1:38 PM
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    Dr. Jekyll

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    Thought I'd chime in with my thoughts on my recent deal with Rad and Burt.

    I was initially turned on to Rechelon Aesthetics by my buddy Rick @squint0241 who had a set made by Burt a year or so ago. But then I had trouble contacting him and found a bunch of very unhappy customers here on this thread so I became extremely skeptical. Then @RAD came along and really busted his butt to right the ship. He improved communication as well as expectations and turn around times. With the near 180 degree turn in customer service I decided to give them a try. I reached out to Rad and every correspondence was handled fast and friendly. Based on that I got in on the latest run and was extremely surprised to find out my wait time would be inside of 5 weeks. I put a deposit down on November 28th and was informed they were completed by the promised deadline on December 22nd. I got an email confirm of shipment from USPS and they were picked up on the 23rd. To my surprise USPS knocked on my door Saturday afternoon ahead of the anticipated delivery date (which should've been today). After a quick review and a few messages to some great guys like @gym_jamz & @LeftCoast I decide to tackle the install yesterday. I got them installed and did a very quick adjustment to them, I will fine tune them sometime this week. Here are my takeaways, the service was fair, fast and friendly. Burt takes great care and the retros were clean, wrapped and packaged extremely well. Rad did a great job coordinating with Burt and working with me to make sure I got exactly what I wanted. I would definitely recommend Rechelon Aesthetics for anyone interested in a retrofit job. Thanks again guys.

    Pics to follow in the following posts.
     
  6. Dec 28, 2015 at 1:43 PM
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    XB35 Morimoto 550K Bulbs
    Smoked Passive Demon Eye


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  7. Dec 28, 2015 at 1:44 PM
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  8. Dec 28, 2015 at 1:45 PM
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  9. Dec 28, 2015 at 1:52 PM
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    ^^^^ great pics and great output! Mine are supposed to ship this week so hopefully will be posting pics next week.
     
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  10. Dec 28, 2015 at 1:55 PM
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    Dammit jimmy you suck! I want a set but going to have to wait till I go back to work once the injury heals
     
  11. Dec 28, 2015 at 4:22 PM
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    That's what I am looking for .if you don't mind me asking what did you pay? Thansk
     
  12. Dec 28, 2015 at 4:37 PM
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    Dr. Jekyll your lights look awesome!!
    Are they fxr's or muranos?
     
  13. Dec 28, 2015 at 5:07 PM
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    These are FXRs with 35 watt ballasts and 5500k Morimoto bulbs.
     
  14. Dec 28, 2015 at 5:08 PM
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    About $1,200 for this set up.
     
  15. Dec 28, 2015 at 6:29 PM
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    Damn I gotta wait another week before I get mine. But seeing your setup makes me happy with my choices since we have the same lights
     
  16. Dec 28, 2015 at 9:04 PM
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  17. Dec 28, 2015 at 9:07 PM
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    Ohhh very nice. What projector you go with? How much you going ask?
     
  18. Dec 29, 2015 at 9:30 AM
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    Dr. Jekyll

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    Yeah man, can't wait to see how yours turned out too!
     
  19. Dec 29, 2015 at 9:33 AM
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    Question for everyone running retrofits: How high do you set them at 25 feet? Every source I checked has the proper way to aligned them left to right but only say set the height at the side mirrors of a passenger car. But with so many cars out there on the road is there like an average or some standard? So far mine are set fine but I'll probably raise them up a bit or wait till I adjust my coilovers. But I'm just curious given the fact we have lifted truck the angle is a little steeper than sedans with projectors. By the way I came up with a height of 40" at 25 ft.
     
  20. Dec 29, 2015 at 9:51 AM
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    2" drop per 25 feet. I did 3" and my right side cutoff is just that a passenger car side Mirror.
     

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