Oahu Members Thread

I agree with maxing the coil . It comes pre lifted at 2.5 or something ah ?

 

Most coilovers are preset at 2" designed to level the truck.

 

I'm in.

 

To clarify, I'm in on an outright purchase of brand new OEM housings retroffited to my specs. call in my Visa and poof, receive in the next few days following completion of the set.

 

Hahaha
Yes it is brand new oem built to your spec wil be a 3-5 year warranty depending on build type

 

TRS has a code for 25% off their mini h1 or mini d2s kits if u guys are willing to do the work yourself

 

Saw that and nope! Not willing to crack my own housings open.

 

Lol

 

how much would a set run roughly? just a basic set all black housings, and i have HIDs already. sorry i'm really new to retrofits and lights.

 

Retrofits are installing HID projectors, not just an HID bulb with ballasts.

 

And roughly $1,000...

 

Lol same here!
I think someone here should start doing it

 

I nominate @TRDeeznutz to start building retros for Hawaii

 

Oh let's not just "nominate" anyone. I'm looking for a professional shop to start putting these together. It's no wonder that even some of the top import shops here send theirs out. It seems easy enough to me but if it was why aren't more shops doing it? I know it's not because there isn't any money in it.

 

Hahahaha Kaleo could be a professional

 

All joking aside I totally agreed with you on the professional side. But imagine if you started it here you looking at big bucks since nobody else builds. I was hoping to find a good shop that would do it but couldn't get any recommendations so here is were I go to

 

Oh it's nothing against him, I'm just surprised at what "seems" to be so simple nobody will do it. Cause at a grand that's $700 in parts and at least $100 an hour for labor. I mean the video says it only takes half a day with most of time tied up in opening and resealing.

 

Morimoto mini h1/d2s projectors are a straight forward install if thats all you're looking for but those fx-r projectors are a whole new story. I wouldnt trust myself doing that install. Cutting the reflector bowl and aligning the projectors is a biatch.

But like i found out with mine the morimoto mini d2s projectors still need to be aligned because of the way toyota cocked the bulbs slightly to the right. There is an alignment tab that needs to be grinded down in order to do so.

 

1000 bucks is that forreal ? That seems pretty Steep

 

mine are the mini d2s, if i had to redo it again I'd go fxrs. The mini d2s weren't that bad at all, just wished I used better paint/get a shop to black out shrouds.