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do halogen projectos use inferior materials to the HID projectors? Cause as modena said apperntly HID in halogen projector is "illegal"

Its less the quality issue, but the different lens.

A halogen projector has lens and its reflector bowl suited for a halogen bulb.

whereas a HID projector has lens/reflector suited for a HID Bulb.

In my opinion both types are .."illegal" like mine...even if you have a legit projector, it is not a part that comes standard for the car, plus there is no washer/leveling mechanism..

How much did your retro cost all up?

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do halogen projectos use inferior materials to the HID projectors? Cause as modena said apperntly HID in halogen projector is "illegal"

Its less the quality issue, but the different lens.

A halogen projector has lens and its reflector bowl suited for a halogen bulb.

whereas a HID projector has lens/reflector suited for a HID Bulb.

In my opinion both types are .."illegal" like mine...even if you have a legit projector, it is not a part that comes standard for the car, plus there is no washer/leveling mechanism..

How much did your retro cost all up?

Here's some ball park figures

Spare set of headlights (aftermarket) 200, or 400 for genuine

HID Ballast (philips/hella/denso brand names) - $100-200

HID Bulb (philips or osram) - $100 per pair

Projectors:

my 1st projector (called TSX, comes from an accord euro) costs about $130

2nd set (called s2k, comes from an s2000) costs about $300

Shrouds/Bezel (optional):

These costs quite alot if you want superb one eg. BMW types (e46, used to be 90-100USD, now they are probably 150)

Its just a bit of reflective plastic. But you could probably get something else to cover the projectors. so this part is variable.

Misc: wires, relays, connectors, mounting materials, nuts/bolts etc... $20-30

and then there's the cutting/drilling work.

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do halogen projectos use inferior materials to the HID projectors? Cause as modena said apperntly HID in halogen projector is "illegal"

Its less the quality issue, but the different lens.

A halogen projector has lens and its reflector bowl suited for a halogen bulb.

whereas a HID projector has lens/reflector suited for a HID Bulb.

In my opinion both types are .."illegal" like mine...even if you have a legit projector, it is not a part that comes standard for the car, plus there is no washer/leveling mechanism..

How much did your retro cost all up?

Here's some ball park figures

Spare set of headlights (aftermarket) 200, or 400 for genuine

HID Ballast (philips/hella/denso brand names) - $100-200

HID Bulb (philips or osram) - $100 per pair

Projectors:

my 1st projector (called TSX, comes from an accord euro) costs about $130

2nd set (called s2k, comes from an s2000) costs about $300

Shrouds/Bezel (optional):

These costs quite alot if you want superb one eg. BMW types (e46, used to be 90-100USD, now they are probably 150)

Its just a bit of reflective plastic. But you could probably get something else to cover the projectors. so this part is variable.

Misc: wires, relays, connectors, mounting materials, nuts/bolts etc... $20-30

and then there's the cutting/drilling work.

Cheers. So if you smash your headlights, you are up the **** creek right?

That is the main problem with retro fitting, if you damage them, its all back to square one again.

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do halogen projectos use inferior materials to the HID projectors? Cause as modena said apperntly HID in halogen projector is "illegal"

Its less the quality issue, but the different lens.

A halogen projector has lens and its reflector bowl suited for a halogen bulb.

whereas a HID projector has lens/reflector suited for a HID Bulb.

In my opinion both types are .."illegal" like mine...even if you have a legit projector, it is not a part that comes standard for the car, plus there is no washer/leveling mechanism..

How much did your retro cost all up?

Here's some ball park figures

Spare set of headlights (aftermarket) 200, or 400 for genuine

HID Ballast (philips/hella/denso brand names) - $100-200

HID Bulb (philips or osram) - $100 per pair

Projectors:

my 1st projector (called TSX, comes from an accord euro) costs about $130

2nd set (called s2k, comes from an s2000) costs about $300

Shrouds/Bezel (optional):

These costs quite alot if you want superb one eg. BMW types (e46, used to be 90-100USD, now they are probably 150)

Its just a bit of reflective plastic. But you could probably get something else to cover the projectors. so this part is variable.

Misc: wires, relays, connectors, mounting materials, nuts/bolts etc... $20-30

and then there's the cutting/drilling work.

Cheers. So if you smash your headlights, you are up the **** creek right?

That is the main problem with retro fitting, if you damage them, its all back to square one again.

That is true - but if you have two sets of headlights,... it doesn't always have to be so bad... :rolleyes:

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do halogen projectos use inferior materials to the HID projectors? Cause as modena said apperntly HID in halogen projector is "illegal"

Its less the quality issue, but the different lens.

A halogen projector has lens and its reflector bowl suited for a halogen bulb.

whereas a HID projector has lens/reflector suited for a HID Bulb.

In my opinion both types are .."illegal" like mine...even if you have a legit projector, it is not a part that comes standard for the car, plus there is no washer/leveling mechanism..

How much did your retro cost all up?

Here's some ball park figures

Spare set of headlights (aftermarket) 200, or 400 for genuine

HID Ballast (philips/hella/denso brand names) - $100-200

HID Bulb (philips or osram) - $100 per pair

Projectors:

my 1st projector (called TSX, comes from an accord euro) costs about $130

2nd set (called s2k, comes from an s2000) costs about $300

Shrouds/Bezel (optional):

These costs quite alot if you want superb one eg. BMW types (e46, used to be 90-100USD, now they are probably 150)

Its just a bit of reflective plastic. But you could probably get something else to cover the projectors. so this part is variable.

Misc: wires, relays, connectors, mounting materials, nuts/bolts etc... $20-30

and then there's the cutting/drilling work.

Cheers. So if you smash your headlights, you are up the **** creek right?

That is the main problem with retro fitting, if you damage them, its all back to square one again.

That is true - but if you have two sets of headlights,... it doesn't always have to be so bad... :rolleyes:

Nice

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do halogen projectos use inferior materials to the HID projectors? Cause as modena said apperntly HID in halogen projector is "illegal"

Its less the quality issue, but the different lens.

A halogen projector has lens and its reflector bowl suited for a halogen bulb.

whereas a HID projector has lens/reflector suited for a HID Bulb.

In my opinion both types are .."illegal" like mine...even if you have a legit projector, it is not a part that comes standard for the car, plus there is no washer/leveling mechanism..

How much did your retro cost all up?

Here's some ball park figures

Spare set of headlights (aftermarket) 200, or 400 for genuine

HID Ballast (philips/hella/denso brand names) - $100-200

HID Bulb (philips or osram) - $100 per pair

Projectors:

my 1st projector (called TSX, comes from an accord euro) costs about $130

2nd set (called s2k, comes from an s2000) costs about $300

Shrouds/Bezel (optional):

These costs quite alot if you want superb one eg. BMW types (e46, used to be 90-100USD, now they are probably 150)

Its just a bit of reflective plastic. But you could probably get something else to cover the projectors. so this part is variable.

Misc: wires, relays, connectors, mounting materials, nuts/bolts etc... $20-30

and then there's the cutting/drilling work.

Cheers. So if you smash your headlights, you are up the **** creek right?

That is the main problem with retro fitting, if you damage them, its all back to square one again.

That is true - but if you have two sets of headlights,... it doesn't always have to be so bad... :rolleyes:

Mate, you have the skill to make these, so you are OK. :) Me... no clue lol

Can you post up some shots of your HIDs at night? I want to see the cut off and how good they light up the road.

Thanks

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Mate, you have the skill to make these, so you are OK. :) Me... no clue lol

Can you post up some shots of your HIDs at night? I want to see the cut off and how good they light up the road.

Thanks

Nah - mines nothing compared to the some at hidplanet. Mine's not fully perfect, but i couldn't be bothered fixing it up as it was sealed.

Attached some pics, they're not as good on the camera for some reason! The ones shown here are the s2k projectors.

The TSX ones aren't as wide in terms of output, but its still pretty good.

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