FRONT VIEW - Notice they're black when off ....
Just click on the word EBAY in blue up on my original post .....
X2, really nice.
yes! please! i do want HID's, but with projectors would be much better.
I do not mean to bring down all of your high hopes but aftermarket halogen projectors tend to be a downgrade from stock reflector setups. If you want to really increase light output do a hid projector retrofit into your headlight housing like I did. It can be done for about the same price as aftermarket headlight setups with a little elbow grease and time.
I used hid projectors that were taken out of a FX35 suv, and hella gen3 ballasts. The structure is all made from custom fiberglass that I molded.
The projector... or most of it.
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Front end view...
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Output from a single projector.
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The output from these is just night and day from standard halogen headlights.
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Dont worry about it...., you did a great job with the retro fit and we appreciate you sharing with us. BTW there are at least 2 other threads about this ebay headlights, i posted the original one (i think so) :cheers:Im sorry for hijacking your thread, and possibly offending you. The main point I wanted to get across was to inform people of the poor light output of these. I should also explain further that an hid kit can/will make things worse. In some (rare) cases you can get away with putting a hid capsule in a halogen projector but in most cases the focal point of the light will be way off and you will get a mildly/very distorted beam pattern.
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This is a great thread with good information, and even shows a few pictures of someone who put a hid kit (OEM color temp) in his halogen projectors and got sufficient results.
*Note: The only truly legal color temp is 4100k-4300k and is the only temp used in OEM applications.
As for the write up... I would love to but I am really no good with words and if I were to write one up I would probably just confuse you and myself. If you are really interested in the subject... I highly recommend going to the university section of HiDPlanet.com :: Index . It will educate you in the ways of retrofitting and if you are still interested I can give you details that pretain only to the FJ.
One more sexy photo...
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Im sorry for hijacking your thread, and possibly offending you. The main point I wanted to get across was to inform people of the poor light output of these. I should also explain further that an hid kit can/will make things worse. In some (rare) cases you can get away with putting a hid capsule in a halogen projector but in most cases the focal point of the light will be way off and you will get a mildly/very distorted beam pattern.
*EDIT: you must be a member to view post... its worth the 30 seconds it takes to sign up.
HiDPlanet.com :: Log in (hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8927)
This is a great thread with good information, and even shows a few pictures of someone who put a hid kit (OEM color temp) in his halogen projectors and got sufficient results.
*Note: The only truly legal color temp is 4100k-4300k and is the only temp used in OEM applications.
As for the write up... I would love to but I am really no good with words and if I were to write one up I would probably just confuse you and myself. If you are really interested in the subject... I highly recommend going to the university section of HiDPlanet.com :: Index . It will educate you in the ways of retrofitting and if you are still interested I can give you details that pretain only to the FJ.
One more sexy photo...
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