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Old 06-26-2009, 04:34 PM
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Sorry I didn't do any write-ups while I was working on these. The project took me alot longer then my other retrofits. I was in no rush to get these done and with work and everything else, I just did spend an hour here and there. The most time comsuming thing was triming the reflector for the solenoid, and both shrouds - that took long. All of my other retrofits I did last year took me 1-2 months and working during the winter was fairly quick.
The projectors in there are LS460 Bi-Xenons (Asian Version-had a tough time getting)running DL50's "Fatboys" and S2K single xenons running DL50's "Slim Version". It is really bright as hell and light up the road with razor sharp cut-offs. From a distant you can see the prizms of color (blue,violet,purple,some yellow,and white). At 100 ft (depending on angle) you'll see blue and pure whiteness and as you get to areond 25-30 ft (also depending on the angle) you'll see more of the flicker effects of each projectors independently -like two gemstones glittering differently. Both sets of projectors without colormod just stock. I did swap the fresnel lens for a clear on the LS460's. Right now I'm working on the foglights and putting a projector in there as well. If you need some ideas, let me know.

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If you have any assembly pictures or pictures of the reflector before you put the backing on and how you mounted them would be really cool..... I am still hoping someone will go through this whole thing with mounting, aiming, trimming... everything. One day......
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Are you working on or planning on retrofitting? Mounting them on the Tundra is fairly easy -the hardest part is the rotation.
Well if I can get my hands on another set of spare headlights, I'm planning on doing another quad setup combo. Then I can post some write ups and or pictures.
I've spent thousands of $$$ on HID stuffs and have a few extra projectors and want a better combo- more width and intensity.

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I have been putting this off on my tundra since I bought it. I have always thought the headlights suck. I want the widest beam pattern with the greatest intensity. I have been looking at the TSL projectors with either 4300 or 5200k stock D2S bulbs from an lexus/bmw/whatever.... the brand for ballast doesnt mean much to me, just reliability. Plus wiring them up has been a pain to figure out too.... the headlights are ground switched right? I have also thought about S2K projectors but dont want to drop that kind of money. I also dont want a quad setup. Just lowbeams with a nice clear wide field of view and even intensity. And I want it to look stock. I have looked at the aftermarket stuff and see just crap....I refuse to buy the cheap projector headlights on ebay. I want the nicest setup for the cheapest price.....so I guess I am still planning...
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I just put the previous headlight that had the widest beams away and installed this one. It had the LS430's (that's the widest projector out there) nothing can compare to those. I have them boxed and put away. I have the pictures if you want to see them. I was running DL50's in them as well and they lit up at least 6-8 lanes on the highway (not kidding) even on the opposite side of the highway. It all depends on how much your looking to spend.
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