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3rd Gen - Quad LED Projector Retrofit

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by MESO, Jul 6, 2017.

  1. Mar 15, 2018 at 8:17 PM
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    SuperBad

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    His halo's are Amber.
     
  2. Mar 15, 2018 at 8:20 PM
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    I like the way they don't stand out when off like white ones. Thanks
     
  3. Mar 15, 2018 at 8:27 PM
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    The halos themselves are not. But the clear "diffuser" that sits in front of them is slightly tinted from the back. This gets rid of the ugly white ring you typically see(when off) yet still allows the halo to shine at full brightness without sacraficing output. Win- win :)
     
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  4. Mar 15, 2018 at 8:28 PM
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    Nice. Thanks
     
  5. Mar 15, 2018 at 8:38 PM
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    No prob. Happy to answer any questions:D
     
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  6. Mar 15, 2018 at 8:42 PM
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    Will the white still show through ok or not match drl anymore? And I know. You always answer my questions. Thanks
     
  7. Mar 15, 2018 at 8:45 PM
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    The white will still shine through. just do a light mist of tint to knock down the bright white color. Anything heavier of a coat, the light transparency will suffer. Color match all depends on the halo manuf.... not all white matches. What will be different is the intensity (the OEM drl's are just optically engineered legit)
     
  8. Mar 15, 2018 at 8:46 PM
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    Will be switchback drl.
     
  9. Mar 16, 2018 at 11:27 AM
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    Man, you’re already behind Kia. Quad quad projectors.... lol

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  10. Mar 16, 2018 at 11:30 AM
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    :pout::pout::pout:
     
  11. Mar 16, 2018 at 12:28 PM
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    but damn... those things are hideous...
     
  12. Jun 29, 2018 at 6:13 PM
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  13. Jun 29, 2018 at 6:19 PM
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    Yep, one of the many projects he works on from time to time. Takes his time and does it right..
     
  14. Jul 23, 2018 at 7:05 PM
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    I need some new headligths ;)
     
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    How do you like the leds vs the hids and 350s?
     
  17. Nov 9, 2018 at 9:16 PM
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    I love them.
    They both have pros and cons.
    Performance, the 350’s have the edge. (Projector vs projector) but as far as minimal components/wiring/etc the LEDS win. But that’s why I ended up putting 4 in the low beam so it’s a little better than just 1 set of RX’s.
    That said, I do miss that awesome color band of the tuned RX’s.
     
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  18. Nov 28, 2018 at 11:53 PM
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    @mesojdm could you point me to where I might purchase those Amber replacement LEDs for the drl?
     
  19. Nov 29, 2018 at 7:08 PM
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    They were a special request from diode dynamics. I don’t think they offer them anymore. But basically you are looking for a 1W 3030 amber chip
     
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  20. Nov 29, 2018 at 10:13 PM
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    Thanks man, that's plenty to go on. I want to get everything lined up so I only need to open up my lights once.
     

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