My First Headlight Retrofit & LED Project

[CheaCheaBoy]

These are my first pair of ebay headlights. My recommendation for you is to not purchase them, unless you buy them for a retrofit project. Any other reasons would be garbage, because they don't perform.

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I ended up using the high beam section, for my low beams. I couldn't see anything when I used the headlights with my HID kit.

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This is how they would project at night. The fog lights were brighter than the high beams. I was pretty much driving with fog lights only.

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So I decided to buy LEDs to update the look of my car.

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This was the first design that I thought was pretty cool.

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I decided I was going to take the whole headlight apart and retrofit it with OEM Projectors. I also removed the cheap halos.

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Got my hands on a pair of '09 OEM BMW Projectors

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I also decided to change the location of the LED. This was the brightest.

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Guess what season I decided to work on these headlights???

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This is how they would look in the day.

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This is how they would look at night.

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I am still adjusting the rotation on the projectors. The cutoff is off, but the light output so far is more significant than it was originally. I am going to redo it, once I get my hand on another set of projectors (4 total).

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Opinions?

 

[rlacasse1]

I think that they are looking pretty good. Where did you get the LED strip at.

 

[caboose]

the lights look nice, just not a fan of the cut bumper.

 

[motozachl]

Looks good minus the bumper. The struggle for lighting solutions is very time consuming eh

 

[CheaCheaBoy]

I think that they are looking pretty good. Where did you get the LED strip at.

I let you know once I get my interview from my recruiter . If I get the combat simulator officer position, I'll send you a pair

Looks good minus the bumper. The struggle for lighting solutions is very time consuming eh

I know I am not a fan of the bumper either. I am trying to make a custom lip or buy a new one. Lighting solution is definitely and arm and a leg, but the work is worth it.

 

[907gs-t]

Very nice indeed.

 

[Blurred Talon]

Get them aimed and you'll be set.
Not a fan of the LEDs though.

 

[99dsmGST]

Light output of those projectors isnt that great. I have a set of TSX with clear lenses and they are way brighter (4.3k bulbs).

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[wazzelby]

The TSX with the clear lenses is a great combination. That's what I try and use whenever I make a set. There's a couple of tricks you can do to help sharpen the cutoff but the overall light output is (IMHO) the most important part.

 

[99dsmGST]

The TSX with the clear lenses is a great combination. That's what I try and use whenever I make a set. There's a couple of tricks you can do to help sharpen the cutoff but the overall light output is (IMHO) the most important part.

Bold = the truf

The cut off is nice but I rather have more light on the ground/road. Ultimately that is what matters while driving at night.

 

[CheaCheaBoy]

Light output of those projectors isnt that great. I have a set of TSX with clear lenses and they are way brighter (4.3k bulbs).

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You know the TSX Projectors is the best one out there especially if you put the clear lenses. But I just did this retrofit because it cost me about $150-200. I am waiting on the s2000 type r