TSX/TL Quad projector retrofit installed! (Will update with better pics in future)
#1
12-31-2005, 10:42 PM
TSX/TL Quad projector retrofit installed! (a few more pics, 56K starts feeling it)
Whew, this is the 5th retrofit I've done for G35 coupes, and it only took me 3 freakin months.
It's been raining in Socal at day. Otherwise I could have got some nice shots in the daytime.
Setup is as follows:
Low beam: TSX projectors with custom cutoff shield (increased the sharpness)
Fog/High beam: TL bixenon projectors with purple tinted clear lenses that came from a H3 halogen projector. In order to mount the lens, which was about 2mm larger in diameter than the stock TL fresnel lens, I had to use the RS6 bixenon lens holders, and then bolt that onto the TL reflector.
Clearance strip: CCFL
Signal: cleared out with clear acrylic reflector, currently using stock clear bulbs, but I'm going to put in orange halogen bulbs in the next few days that have half the bulb with a chrome coating, so you won't see orange behind the reflector.
All 4 bulbs are Philips 85126+ (5000K) D2Rs with the coating removed. All four ballasts are OEM G35 ballasts.
I didn't paint the bezel, because I wanted it to look OEM. I admit that blacked out headlights look meaner, but I'm not trying to get unwanted attention.
The bezels are HIDplanet chrome rings for the TSX projectors and for the TL's, the bezels are from the halogen projector that I polished. Both have polished tin sheets covering the rest of the front.
The TL projectors are wired with a H4 harness that draws power from the battery + terminal. A diode is in there to keep the low beam function on when you turn on the highs. ie., turn on the fogs, and the low beams of the TLs turn on. Flick the high beams on, and the solenoids are activated. I have a 10 ohm resistor on each solenoid to drop the voltage down to prevent overheating. Even with the resistor, the shields move super fast.
The back of the headlights had very little modification done. The dust cap for the TSX projectors is unmodified. The TL ballasts are mounted to where the original fog/high beam dust cap was.
I still have to adjust the beam pattern. The passenger side is pointed too medially.
I know that this is way too close to determine the beam pattern, but with this rain, it's the best I got so far. (It's only the TSX projectors in this shot).
And lastly, again, I can't do any retrofits for you guys, since I just don't have enough free time anymore. My day job keeps me pretty busy, and I got paged to go in tomorrow again. I'm going to redo and then sell 2 sets of headlights on ebay, and then I'm moving on to further modifying my brakes, and then working on the taillights.
It's been raining in Socal at day. Otherwise I could have got some nice shots in the daytime.
Setup is as follows:
Low beam: TSX projectors with custom cutoff shield (increased the sharpness)
Fog/High beam: TL bixenon projectors with purple tinted clear lenses that came from a H3 halogen projector. In order to mount the lens, which was about 2mm larger in diameter than the stock TL fresnel lens, I had to use the RS6 bixenon lens holders, and then bolt that onto the TL reflector.
Clearance strip: CCFL
Signal: cleared out with clear acrylic reflector, currently using stock clear bulbs, but I'm going to put in orange halogen bulbs in the next few days that have half the bulb with a chrome coating, so you won't see orange behind the reflector.
All 4 bulbs are Philips 85126+ (5000K) D2Rs with the coating removed. All four ballasts are OEM G35 ballasts.
I didn't paint the bezel, because I wanted it to look OEM. I admit that blacked out headlights look meaner, but I'm not trying to get unwanted attention.
The bezels are HIDplanet chrome rings for the TSX projectors and for the TL's, the bezels are from the halogen projector that I polished. Both have polished tin sheets covering the rest of the front.
The TL projectors are wired with a H4 harness that draws power from the battery + terminal. A diode is in there to keep the low beam function on when you turn on the highs. ie., turn on the fogs, and the low beams of the TLs turn on. Flick the high beams on, and the solenoids are activated. I have a 10 ohm resistor on each solenoid to drop the voltage down to prevent overheating. Even with the resistor, the shields move super fast.
The back of the headlights had very little modification done. The dust cap for the TSX projectors is unmodified. The TL ballasts are mounted to where the original fog/high beam dust cap was.
I still have to adjust the beam pattern. The passenger side is pointed too medially.
I know that this is way too close to determine the beam pattern, but with this rain, it's the best I got so far. (It's only the TSX projectors in this shot).
And lastly, again, I can't do any retrofits for you guys, since I just don't have enough free time anymore. My day job keeps me pretty busy, and I got paged to go in tomorrow again. I'm going to redo and then sell 2 sets of headlights on ebay, and then I'm moving on to further modifying my brakes, and then working on the taillights.
Last edited by E_K; 01-01-2006 at 01:17 AM.
#3
12-31-2005, 10:48 PM
looks ggggggrrrrrrr-eat!!!!
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12-31-2005, 11:10 PM
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12-31-2005, 11:25 PM
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#9
01-01-2006, 01:13 AM
Cost is about $900 for the parts.
I don't have a timeframe for putting up the other lights on ebay. Right now, I want to take a break as soon as this project is complete.
I realized that I have to raise the passenger side TL projector. I did the best I could with the aiming beforehand, but I think I needed a longer corridor to aim everything at home.
But I tested out the lights tonight. No leaking, with all this Socal rain. It takes some getting used to seeing 4 cutoff lines in front of you. The lights were putting out more light on the ground than any car out there.
I still have to work on the beam. But for the most part, it's fairly straight. The driveway is at an angle, so the beam isn't nearly this high on level ground.
This is the back of the headlight when it was about 95% done.
I don't have a timeframe for putting up the other lights on ebay. Right now, I want to take a break as soon as this project is complete.
I realized that I have to raise the passenger side TL projector. I did the best I could with the aiming beforehand, but I think I needed a longer corridor to aim everything at home.
But I tested out the lights tonight. No leaking, with all this Socal rain. It takes some getting used to seeing 4 cutoff lines in front of you. The lights were putting out more light on the ground than any car out there.
I still have to work on the beam. But for the most part, it's fairly straight. The driveway is at an angle, so the beam isn't nearly this high on level ground.
This is the back of the headlight when it was about 95% done.
