New headlights on the block
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Headlight specs:
* OEM Single Xenon projector replaced with an FX-R BiXenon projector (Low & High beam)
* OEM chrome shroud dremelled away to fit an OEM E46 XENON shroud in the low beam housing
* clear coloured turn signal pieces
* Front half of OEM projector retrofitted in the high beam housing for the "Quad Projector" look only (non functional)
* High beam housing dremelled to fit an E46-R shroud
* Custom aluminium shields painted red and installed to make all projectors look red
On the car
Headlight specs:
* OEM Single Xenon projector replaced with an FX-R BiXenon projector (Low & High beam)
* OEM chrome shroud dremelled away to fit an OEM E46 XENON shroud in the low beam housing
* clear coloured turn signal pieces
* Front half of OEM projector retrofitted in the high beam housing for the "Quad Projector" look only (non functional)
* High beam housing dremelled to fit an E46-R shroud
* Custom aluminium shields painted Lavender and installed to make all projectors look Lavender in color
Headlights before headlight restoration kit
Headlights after restoration kit:
On the car:
Headlight specs:
* OEM Single Xenon projector replaced with an FX-R BiXenon projector (Low & High beam)
* OEM chrome shroud dremelled away to fit an OEM E46 XENON shroud in the low beam housing
* Orange coloured turn signal pieces
* Front half of OEM projector retrofitted in the high beam housing for the "Quad Projector" look only (non functional)
* High beam housing dremelled to fit an E46-R shroud
* CCFL halos in the Low & High beam housings
* Custom aluminium shields painted Red and installed to make all projectors look Red.
Stay tuned for more
* OEM Single Xenon projector replaced with an FX-R BiXenon projector (Low & High beam)
* OEM chrome shroud dremelled away to fit an OEM E46 XENON shroud in the low beam housing
* clear coloured turn signal pieces
* Front half of OEM projector retrofitted in the high beam housing for the "Quad Projector" look only (non functional)
* High beam housing dremelled to fit an E46-R shroud
* Custom aluminium shields painted red and installed to make all projectors look red
On the car
Headlight specs:
* OEM Single Xenon projector replaced with an FX-R BiXenon projector (Low & High beam)
* OEM chrome shroud dremelled away to fit an OEM E46 XENON shroud in the low beam housing
* clear coloured turn signal pieces
* Front half of OEM projector retrofitted in the high beam housing for the "Quad Projector" look only (non functional)
* High beam housing dremelled to fit an E46-R shroud
* Custom aluminium shields painted Lavender and installed to make all projectors look Lavender in color
Headlights before headlight restoration kit
Headlights after restoration kit:
On the car:
Headlight specs:
* OEM Single Xenon projector replaced with an FX-R BiXenon projector (Low & High beam)
* OEM chrome shroud dremelled away to fit an OEM E46 XENON shroud in the low beam housing
* Orange coloured turn signal pieces
* Front half of OEM projector retrofitted in the high beam housing for the "Quad Projector" look only (non functional)
* High beam housing dremelled to fit an E46-R shroud
* CCFL halos in the Low & High beam housings
* Custom aluminium shields painted Red and installed to make all projectors look Red.
Stay tuned for more
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Some more shots of my mates Blue IX with Quad projectors headlights:
Headlight Specs:
* OEM Single Xenon projector replaced with an FX-R BiXenon projector (Low & High beam)
* OEM chrome shroud dremelled away to fit an OEM E46 XENON shroud in the low beam housing then painted silver with the logo painted black.
* This set up is now quad high beam. OEM + FX-R high beam
* Custom aluminium shields painted red and installed to make all projectors look red
Headlight Specs:
* OEM Single Xenon projector replaced with an FX-R BiXenon projector (Low & High beam)
* OEM chrome shroud dremelled away to fit an OEM E46 XENON shroud in the low beam housing then painted silver with the logo painted black.
* This set up is now quad high beam. OEM + FX-R high beam
* Custom aluminium shields painted red and installed to make all projectors look red
remind me again why you live so far away?
looks great, are fx-r your favorites (despite bi-xenon) or are they just good and easy to get? tried s2000, tsx, etc before? speaking from a light output / cutoff / ease-of-install
looks great, are fx-r your favorites (despite bi-xenon) or are they just good and easy to get? tried s2000, tsx, etc before? speaking from a light output / cutoff / ease-of-install
Last edited by llDemonll; Dec 6, 2011 at 07:43 AM.
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^^ thanks for the kind words
You can't use 2.5" TSX / TSX-R lenses on the factory 3" Stanley projector... It won't fit. There aren't any aftermarket 3" lenses that are suitable for a CT9A projector that I know of...
You can't use 2.5" TSX / TSX-R lenses on the factory 3" Stanley projector... It won't fit. There aren't any aftermarket 3" lenses that are suitable for a CT9A projector that I know of...
Darn. so I guess the only alternatives are to either create a shroud/bezel mold that will fit the 2.5 tsx in a evo healight?
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^^
TSX projectors in a CT9A HL has been done before using the OEM shroud.
* LightWerkz in the US have done this retrofit,
* So have I
The OEM shroud was untouched. There is a gap around the projector when going from OEM 3" to a 2.5" projector
LightWerkz pix:
* Pic 1
* Pic 2
More Pix here
^^ You could paint the lense holder and front half of the projector black so that the silver body is not so obvious through the gap
The TSX/CT9A combo I did, I used a CCFL halo around the OEM shroud which filled in that gap. I dont have pix right now but it should be easy to picture.
OR
If youre a bit more adventurous like me you can hack away at the OEM shroud then retrofit a E46-R (normal version) shroud in its place.. This is what Ive done for the last 3 sets ^^ coz I retrofitted the 2.5" lensed FX-R BiXenon projector...
It requires more work but its a cleaner look and still looks OEM....
TSX projectors in a CT9A HL has been done before using the OEM shroud.
* LightWerkz in the US have done this retrofit,
* So have I
The OEM shroud was untouched. There is a gap around the projector when going from OEM 3" to a 2.5" projector
LightWerkz pix:
* Pic 1
* Pic 2
More Pix here
^^ You could paint the lense holder and front half of the projector black so that the silver body is not so obvious through the gap
The TSX/CT9A combo I did, I used a CCFL halo around the OEM shroud which filled in that gap. I dont have pix right now but it should be easy to picture.
OR
If youre a bit more adventurous like me you can hack away at the OEM shroud then retrofit a E46-R (normal version) shroud in its place.. This is what Ive done for the last 3 sets ^^ coz I retrofitted the 2.5" lensed FX-R BiXenon projector...
It requires more work but its a cleaner look and still looks OEM....
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I want to make my evo9 USDM headlights JDM style but I don't know what to use to get the amber signals look good...I've seen them done but the amber is not the right color, does anyone know what to use for the amber? Please Help
