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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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^If you've read his post, you'd find that he used the projectors/shrouds from a second gen sedan. I also believe he got the STi-R lens for them.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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Missed his first top half post. My bad. Still wondering why it was mounted on the bottom vs top. Just curious.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 12:08 PM
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I can think of two reasons. 1) Looks better. 2)Projector spacing problem.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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Well done marcus
 
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by petro2342
Why are the projectors located on the bottom of the headlight vs the top that's already used for use? Only reason I can think of is the room to mount these projectors that might of been an issue. Also what type of projectors are these? I have some very nice FX-Rs w/ clear lens swap already sitting in my closet. Your car looks even better with this useful mod!
Thanks man, there is more space on the bottom and the round shape is easier to do a retrofit in versus the "fan" shape on top.

Alan is correct, they are 2nd gen Sedan projectors with an STi-R clear lens swap.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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Yea that's what I thought, but also thought it was preference. Still looks good none the less. I ask this because sometime this year before winter I'll do mine. I got everything but new headlights and bolts and crap.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 12:32 AM
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Any chance on getting a build on the retrofit? I've been wanting to do one of these for forever.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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looks great. i'd also love to do one of these, but I really have no idea how to securely mount projectors in the housings and have them look good.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 12:46 AM
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Just saw your post. Looks great, and glad to see that the clear lens swap was doable.

Those really make your sedan stand out.

You can always go with 50W ballasts with 50W bulbs if you ever want more light output without trying to put in another pair of projectors.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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^Thanks for all your help with this project Albert. Great suggestion on the 50W ballasts and bulbs. Would the 50W ballasts mount easily in the OEM location?
 
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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Looks great marcus!!!!
 
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 06:23 PM
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RRYDE opened up my headlights and fixed the leds yesterday, thanks Randy!

One of the wires had come loose and was touching the metal part of the projector causing my fuse to blow whenever I tried to turn them on.

Everything works now. Randy re-aimed them as well, they were sitting pretty low. I'm going to get some new pics up (and maybe a vid) tomorrow.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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Looks damn good CSP I am thinking about how I am going to do my lights.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CandlestickPark
RRYDE opened up my headlights and fixed the leds yesterday, thanks Randy!

One of the wires had come loose and was touching the metal part of the projector causing my fuse to blow whenever I tried to turn them on.

Everything works now. Randy re-aimed them as well, they were sitting pretty low. I'm going to get some new pics up (and maybe a vid) tomorrow.
How do you re-aim? I think my left one is slightly higher although I didnt mess with them. Is it a visual thing or is there a guideline?
 
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Tian
How do you re-aim? I think my left one is slightly higher although I didnt mess with them. Is it a visual thing or is there a guideline?
There are two adjusters, one for horizontal and one for vertical. The vertical one is accessible while the lights are on the car.

Here is a good guide to properly aim your projectors: https://g35driver.com/forums/body-in...rojectors.html

For mine though the shrouds were not made for my lights so its easier to adjust them with the lights off the car. When you try using the adjusters while they are on the car it doesn't give you the full range of adjustment because the fitment is so tight.
 
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