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Does any one have projection headlights installed?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by akaryanreynolds, Aug 15, 2012.

  1. Aug 15, 2012 at 6:50 PM
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    akaryanreynolds

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    yep. a bunch of us are running retrofitted projectors, and RTS is a huge supporter of TW (they have a group buy going on right now, actually)

    install is pretty simple. take the lights off the truck, heat them up a little/open the housing, slide the projectors in, heat again/close the housing, and youre done!

    projectors are 11,000% better than stock lighting. Scientific fact.

    edit:

    RTS group buy link:
    http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/group-buys/234167-round-9-hid-projector-retrofit-group-buy.html

    edit 2 :

    if you get the D2S or H1 kits, there isnt even any cutting involved. just plug and play
    See here
    http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/207026-morimoto-mini-stage-iii-kit-h1-step-step-pics.html
     
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    Kolunatic

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    Good Info,thanks.
     
  4. Aug 15, 2012 at 11:11 PM
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    pretty easy to do....I did them on ebay housings and had to fabricate mounting plates but that's about it.

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    If your doing them in to your stock housings....even easier, so I've heard.....I may buy another set and put them into my stocks and then sell those.....maybe
     
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    ^^^this...about every 5 trucks around here have retro fitted hid projectors on their stock housings including me...if you really want to add hids to your truck, i STRONGLY advice you to install projectors :thumbsup:
     
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    mine took 3 hours to do
     
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    Anyone have them one a 1st gen?
     
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    their is a giant lighting section on here under forum list.

    with everything from retrofitting to swapping over to leds fully. if your considering a retrofit i suggest you search on here and on hid planet. it also would hurt to pm a few guys here as well myself included as i may be selling mine very soon.
     
  10. Aug 16, 2012 at 5:48 AM
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    Mine took 4 days. FX-R with Gatling shrouds and morimoto ballasts. Did a retro for another member who is a friend and he has the Minis that only took a few hours to install. Call Matt at The retrofit source.
     
  11. Aug 16, 2012 at 12:13 PM
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    You have some for a 1st gen?
     

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