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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 07:30 PM
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I would love to do this, but don't have the ***** to do it... It seems like you have prior experience doing retrofits. How much experience exactly? How long did th is retrofit take?

Would cutting out the fake fog, and installing a real fog be difficult?
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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I had tsx-r projector retrofit on my prelude and i miss that compared to the evo.
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Kreeker
I would love to do this, but don't have the ***** to do it... It seems like you have prior experience doing retrofits. How much experience exactly? How long did th is retrofit take?

Would cutting out the fake fog, and installing a real fog be difficult?
I've done only 1 retrofit before, it was mediocre. It was like 10 years ago in an SC400 that I had lol.

Other than that, the only other experience I've had was switching from a fresnel lens to a clear lens on my 350z. It was already bi-xenon and had a decent projector so I didn't mess with the projector. Just put the headlight in my oven and wait lol.


As far as cutting the fog to put a real fog, yeah I think that will be difficult. The fake fog is just a fake lens mounted on that chrome housing. On the black back housing its completely empty and sealed. There are no brackets for you to use or even a hole for that matter. You'd have to cut your own hole, and mount it to the housing, etc etc...

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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 12:17 AM
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Looks fuggin great man!!! Props to you !
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 06:45 AM
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I wasn't interested in using the bi-xenon function on the TL projectors. I heard TL projectors have an awkward shape and has the bi xenon solenoid on the bottom. I wanted to insure a good fitment with a lot of room for flexibility (aiming and position the projector) so I went with the smaller TSX.

Yes, the ballast, bulb, relay and lens was from TheRetrofitSource.com
They are a little odd shape, but the solenoid can be removed pretty easy to get the extra room. I just love how much more light it puts out even with just the low beams. Plus the hotspots aren't as bad as the TSX.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 08:01 AM
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Nice. Who installed your projectors?
i had lightwerkz do mine.

i see that it says you are from IE. is that inland empire in socal or some other IE?
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 08:47 AM
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looks like a job well done. Are the base and hid equipped headlight housings the same just with different projectors (one halogen and one hid)? I was considering picking up a set of base headlights to work with on a retrofit so that I don't have to tear apart my only set and take my time. I just wanted to make sure that the housings appeared the same from the outside.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 09:20 AM
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Looks awesome man. I bought 35w Morimoto's for my '05 TSX and the visibility is so low. Now i'm thinking I should upgrade to the 50w because yours are super-bright!
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by evil.evo
i had lightwerkz do mine.

i see that it says you are from IE. is that inland empire in socal or some other IE?
Socal, where are you from? I'm here in Colton. I thought about having someone do mine but I was scared of the labor rates lol.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Tpatterson
looks like a job well done. Are the base and hid equipped headlight housings the same just with different projectors (one halogen and one hid)? I was considering picking up a set of base headlights to work with on a retrofit so that I don't have to tear apart my only set and take my time. I just wanted to make sure that the housings appeared the same from the outside.
As far as I know they're the same, except for the fog light part.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 03:43 PM
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love the tsx projectors. I still got an extra set of headlights if anyone wants to do this. Makes me miss my tsx just because of the projectors lol
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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how is the tsx compare to the s2k? Or was it that the s2k is a bit pricey?
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 10:25 PM
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s2k are nicer, but they're awkwardly shaped and harder to find
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Evo9ja
how is the tsx compare to the s2k? Or was it that the s2k is a bit pricey?
s2k would have been nicer yes, but for the price I'll take the tsx. I think s2k projectors can reach to about 400 bucks if I recall.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 10:44 PM
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Ahhh I see. Maybe someday when I'm motivated enough i'll give the tsx a shot.
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