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  1. Mar 9, 2013 at 11:16 PM
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    Not recommended but not impossible. Very little over heats in AK, all the retros up here have 55w systems with no problems. Plus I've got fxr's.
     
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  2. Mar 9, 2013 at 11:19 PM
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    That looks like Datsik's Mall Crawler(taken from his build name)

    Before the armor, lights and shit. :eek:
     
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  3. Mar 10, 2013 at 1:57 PM
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    Andrew, rough guess as to when the next batch will ship? I'm really considering doing a retro but need them to ship out soon so I can do the retro over spring break.
     
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  4. Mar 10, 2013 at 5:04 PM
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    X2!

    I have spring break all of next week, hope the next round will ship by then. Otherwise I'll probably have to wait until to summer to do mine :/ Still worth the wait though! Can't beat the discount of the GB.
     
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  5. Mar 11, 2013 at 5:12 AM
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    I'd say about 2 weeks out based on how the last ones filled up.
     
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  6. Mar 11, 2013 at 7:27 AM
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    Alright so does anyone have a comparison picture of a FX-R and Mini D2S? Like side by side or anything? I wanna see that the difference in look is and cant find anything. Thanks in advance. Also what is the difference between Halos and Angel eyes?
     
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  7. Mar 11, 2013 at 11:23 AM
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    Looks like there are 2 in the que and I'm probably goning to jump on this next 1, so that will leave 7 to go.
     
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  8. Mar 11, 2013 at 2:26 PM
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    If it looks like it will work out I'll hop in here too. I am leaning towards the d2s kit over the mini h1 but i do have my stock housings I could cut up for the fxr's. Is the install really that hard? Does anyone have a link to a really good write up for a first gen?
     
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  9. Mar 11, 2013 at 3:12 PM
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    I've just heard that it can burn the projector bowl. I would also like to know more about this since I was thinking about doing 55w in the d2s. I just put 35w in my sister's mazda 6 prjectors and wasn't impressed with the brightness.
     
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  10. Mar 11, 2013 at 5:10 PM
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    Just finished my retrofit yesterday! Thanks Andrew!!!! :D

    [​IMG]
     
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  11. Mar 11, 2013 at 5:31 PM
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    Which setup did you go with?
     
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    What Kelvin value are those lights?
     
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  13. Mar 11, 2013 at 5:35 PM
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    5000k that picture is just catching the cutoff otherwise they are pure white.
     
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  14. Mar 11, 2013 at 5:39 PM
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    How was the fxr retro? I have an extra set of lights I can cut but i'm leaning towards the d2s for the simplicity.
     
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    FXR's are kind of a pain, it takes a while to get everything dialed in and the chopping up of the reflector makes me cringe lol. I would do Mini H1's if I could do it again, just due to the fact they are almost plug and play with housings that use 9003 bulbs.
     
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  17. Mar 11, 2013 at 6:32 PM
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    Gotcha. I think I will do the d2s's to stick with my h4 bulb and so I can just screw them in rather than chop stuff up. Thanks
     
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    so are you going to get a retrofit kit or are you just doing the drop in kit?
     
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  19. Mar 11, 2013 at 7:08 PM
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    Couldn't you just loosen the nut, rotate the projector, then tighten back down?

    On another note, didn't you say you did 55w? That output looks good!
     
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  20. Mar 11, 2013 at 7:19 PM
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    How difficult were the halos to connect to the shrouds? Do you like them overall?
     
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