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Topic subjectMy HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
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87819, My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by Jorge18, Aug-05-05 10:42 AM
Alright guys, here it is. I finished up the retro this weekend. Here are a couple of pics...

Headlight taken apart with old projector...


Headlight with no projector...


Difference between projectors (left is the stock one...right is the Valeo)


Bracket I had to fab up to make it fit with the headlight brackets...


Valeo ready to put in...


Valeo in the headlight..


And finally...THE RESULTS...


Cutoff pic...


And heres a vid to show how it looks when it starts up..(rightclick save as)
http://www.ch3tech.com/jt/photos/albums/My%20car/HIDs/turnon.AVI

And that's all folks..What do you guys think??

BTW: I want to thank FireBretha for all his help!! Thanks dude!
Some more pics....




87820, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by jsupetran, Aug-05-05 10:48 AM
Noyce! :thumbsupI love the start up od hids. It never gets old even after 4 months.

87821, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by 96rs-t, Aug-05-05 11:03 AM
wow, that projector really has a nice color offset. What kelvin bulb did you use? seems like it has a strong beam pattern
87823, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by Jorge18, Aug-05-05 02:17 PM
I used Osram 4300K bulbs. I'm still waiting for the color shift because the bulbs are brand new.
87825, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by EclipseTenzoR, Aug-05-05 04:29 PM
I actually almost went with valeos, very nice choice and nice install. Expect them to color shift after about 200 hours or so. Very nice though.
87826, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by 96rs-t, Aug-05-05 04:32 PM
what type of color shift do they make?
87831, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by sonikbewm, Aug-05-05 07:16 PM
They usually get whiter.
87833, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by 96rs-t, Aug-05-05 08:33 PM
does the color shift on every HID bulb or just some?
87836, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by totaleclipse_05, Aug-05-05 09:33 PM
looks very impressive, nice job dude
87838, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by kain_99gs, Aug-05-05 10:08 PM
Holy crap. THose are bright. I really like the start-up. Perhaps do a start-up video with them on your car too. What was the total price for this project?
87841, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by Jorge18, Aug-06-05 03:04 AM
The color shift makes the bulbs a bit bluer, and the whole project was around 500-600 bucks.
87977, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by VOTBLINDUB, Aug-09-05 09:45 AM
thats nice. are there cutoffs in the new projectors?
87982, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by MCubed45, Aug-09-05 12:06 PM
what causes the color shift?
87997, RE: My HID retro is complete.... What do you guys think??
Posted by donnyb373, Aug-10-05 03:37 PM
what headlight did you use and also can you pm me a parts list so i can do this too??