02-08-2012, 02:25 PM | #1 | ||
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Headlight Retrofit. Non-RS. PIC HEAVY
Heres a little background on my headlights. When I first got my car I ordered green and white dual color halos to go in my Non-RS headlight. They looked alright and everyone loved them. Then I tinted my headlights because I really do not like the look of the cheap reflective halogen headlight. So, the headlights looked good and no one could really tell they were non-rs. But, I wanted to add colorshift halos, so I decided to do a projector retrofit at the same time because I would be opening up the housings anyways.
So, I ordered the projectors from and shrouds from the http://www.TheRetrofitSource.com/ They were the: Bi-xenon: Morimoto Mini H1 4.1 and Mini Graphite shrouds and cost $126 with shipping. Then I ordered colorshift 2.0 halos with remote from AAC http://www.automotivelightstore.com/...olorshift.aspx and that cost $250 with a discount I found online Then I ordered a 35watt 5000k Hid kit from http://www.TheRetrofitSource.com/ for $105. Then I bought a $5 can of krylon matte black paint from lowes and thatsall it took. So for $486 you could have this same exact setup, or $236 you could have this setup minus the halos. PS the hids will be here in a few days, so I cant reseal the headlights just yet because I need to make sure the projector cutoff is aligned properly first, but I tested the colorshift halos and they are amazing. Feel free to ask any questions as this is a considerably cheaper way of getting RS headlight look alikes. Last edited by austinjames; 07-24-2012 at 11:44 AM. |
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02-08-2012, 02:58 PM | #2 |
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What do you think of ddm tuning? I had just did this to mine and am now seeing where to get my hid kit. I only need the ballasts and bulbs and was going to buy them from the retrofit source for 150 but if ddm tuning sells the kit for less I might just buy that. I'm just concerned with the quality, this is my dd and I don't want things going out on me.
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02-08-2012, 03:19 PM | #3 | |
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02-08-2012, 03:20 PM | #4 |
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I'll probably order the whole kit from them depending on the price. Do they offer some sort of warranty?
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02-08-2012, 04:23 PM | #5 |
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Looks good brother!
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02-08-2012, 06:17 PM | #6 |
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im sure they have some kind of warranty
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02-08-2012, 06:27 PM | #7 |
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just uploaded some vids
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02-08-2012, 06:43 PM | #8 |
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You Sir deserve it.... you did a killer job!
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02-08-2012, 06:44 PM | #9 |
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thanks man, not a bad way to spend 7 hours
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02-08-2012, 06:55 PM | #10 |
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Looks good!
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02-08-2012, 06:56 PM | #11 |
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Wow thats a lot of work. wish i had the balls to cut open my headlight, too worried about moisture. How much trouble is wiring or do they just plug back in?
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02-08-2012, 07:04 PM | #12 | |
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And I'd there is any moisture just put more silicone around it. Very easy |
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02-08-2012, 07:23 PM | #13 |
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Bitchin job man!! It looks amazing. I am in the process of buying everything needed to get this done as well. How hard is the wiring (I'd love to see a picture), and does the remote control work well enough when the control box is stored on the center console? I was thinking of putting my control box either in the engine bay (I'm scared about that the engine heat may destroy it though), or in the center consol.
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02-08-2012, 07:28 PM | #14 | |
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1. 12v source 2. ground 3. Red 4. Green 5. Blue 6. Black And the halos have the Red, Green, Blue, and Black wires on them. I did all the wiring in about 20 min, no problem at all. And, the remote is very weak. I tested the halos and controller box and remote outside of the car before i installed anything and you have to be like 3 feet from the box for the remote to do anything. Im going to call and see if theres anything i can do to extend the range of the remote. Other than that I love it. looks amazing |
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