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Old 04-23-2011, 03:26 AM
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Wow! Headlights look awesome! Really clean! Great job!
 
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wow man, looks f-ing great.. you make me want to go on and research this stuff... but im not good when it comes to working on cars.. i always fk something up

info on the headlights, and also.. how long did this take you?
 
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thanks for all the comments guys, the total cost on parts i believe was about $150 (including projectors, shrouds, and shroud centering rings)...i used regular automotive clear like if you were painting a car, wetsanded with 1500 thoroughly, then 2 coats with a 15 minute flashtime in between...total job took me about 12 hours, from start to finish...it definitely is a labor intensive job, with many trial and errors...a dremel is a huge necessity for this as you will have to get into small areas....all in all, i've never done this before, so for you all thinking about it, it can definitely be done with some patience.
 
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some day shots installed



 
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Old 04-23-2011, 12:50 PM
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Looks so sick, what projectors and shrouds did you use?
 
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Old 04-23-2011, 01:21 PM
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Morimoto Mini D2s bixenon, E46R shrouds
 
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looks great, color-matched side corners?
 
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Old 04-23-2011, 02:53 PM
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looks great, color-matched side corners?
thanks, yes
 
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Epic man! Great cut off
 
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I plan on doing a retrofit just like this, but use G37-R shrouds
 
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Old 11-15-2012, 12:10 PM
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Wow, well done. Do they seem to have the proper angle when you drive??
 
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what did u use to clean your lens?
 
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Old 11-15-2012, 12:58 PM
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What fog bulbs are you using?
 
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had mine done few years back, I went with Accura TL lenses BIxenon, even tho headlights look nice I never had a perfect cut off. I will be replacing my TL lenses to lenses from RSX I believe their size is 2.5 inch instead of TLs 3.0 inch.


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very nice! was cutting into the stock OEM housing needed? Im thinking of buying the same Morimoto D2S Minis and was wondering if i could fit them into the headlights without cutting into it.
 


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