Projector Retro output photos/videos?

Are you trying to see if the projecor output is justified for the greater price? l wil try to find some shots but remember that a PnP H1, H3, etc Xenon bulb is less powerful bulb right off the bat. A D2S bulb used in a projector has 50% greater lumen output before you even get to what is lost by putting a Xenon bulb in a Halogen reflector housing.

 

hidplanet.com

 

these 4 projectors are all mod free. no cutting of the reflector bowl is needed. im running the mini d2s, although i may upgrade to the mini h1's in the future. still undecided on that one, i like the idea of running oem style bulbs. the quality of the oem bulb WILL always be better than the rebased types

mini d2s

mini h1

g1

g3


all photos came from hidplanet.com and were taken by JVX

 

2005 Tacoma with PnP HID



2001-4 Tacoma With Cadillac CTS projector retro




2009 Tacoma w/ FX-R conversion

 

here is my mini d2s retro

 

And just so the post above mine is clear... OEM = D2S, the H1 Xenon bulbs are not street legal in an application.

 

umm, right. the bulb type doesn't make a kit legit by the way. putting a d2r in a reflector housing doesn't make it legal either

 

my tl retro

 

yes, and it will look exactly the same...just with light above the cutoff! those FX-Rs simply have a sheild that lowers to allow light above the cutoff for the highs.

 

low beam



high beam

 

the fx-r's have a wider beam with a slightly sharper cutoff. cutting is required for installation. mini h1 are completely drop in's

mini h1

fx-r

 

The TL is even wider than the FX-R. The H1 has 1/3 less lumens to work with than the D2S bulb used in the TL and FX OEM units.

 

how do you fig?

tl

fx-r

 

where did you here that about the h1? the mini h1 uses a 4300k bulb with the exact same lumen output as an oem 4300k. was talking to matt @ theretrofitsource.com and he stated the same thing. the only thing the tl has over the fx-r is intensity

 

bulb choice first of all. h1 is a based oem bulb. the fx-r and tl are just huge in comparrison. what it comes down too, if you don't feel like you can pull off cutting and aiming, then go with the mini h1.