I'm are sexy!

 

What?

 

So, basically you are only changing the reflector then? Still re-using everything else? This sounds like something I can pull-off myself.

 

+1........i got your back jose

 

PeteNJ,

PM me and I might consider selling mine. I just got my '06 headlights today and if all goes well they'll be in by the end of the weekend. Also can you provide me some info on removing the bumber?

(Note) MY HEADLIGHTS are in perfect condition.

 

Too late I already have a set. I am about 90% done with my retro as well.

 

As per a request via PM, I'm trying to get some of the pics back up.

One of the key points is to keep in mind that the projectors are just physical units. You don't have to worry about any electronics unless you're dealing with bi-xenons. So the idea is to somehow mount this physical unit onto the headlight bracket.

For E46's, you can just mount them directly to the black metal bracket.

For TSX projectors, the holes won't line up, so you'll have to mount them to the stock reflector, and then in turn bolt that to the metal bracket.


This picture illustrates that point. The TSX is mounted to the reflector with bolts/nuts. I use three bolts to secure each projector. You can see this better on the lower projector. The bottom two bolts do most of the structural hold. The top bolt is used to adjust up/down.


Depending on which projector you use and how far forward you mount it, you may need to trim the bezel. The bezels are notorious for cracking at the portion between the low and fog beams. It's believed that it's due to the continued heat from the fogs if you run the fogs all the time. So I placed a heat shielding gasket that I bought from mcmaster between the low and fog/high beam area. So far after a year, my bezels are still in one piece.

The most difficult part for me is opening the headlights. Everything else is straightforward. Don't even attempt this without a dremel though.

 

I have been reading about this and just don't know why nobody mention about "shrouds" that you can buy instead of making them? did i miss something?

 

best guess is that when this thread was started almost 4-5 years ago places like theretrofit source weren't around, but that's a great place to start for sourcing pieces such as shrouds