New headlights soon...
Team Owner
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From: Queens, New York Life begins at 183 mph....
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Do you know if they'll weigh about the same amount as stock, or maybe less. I'd love to shave off a few more pounds while improving brightness. Keep us posted. 
Team Owner
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From: Frisco, TX
Originally Posted by mray
There are two types of upgrades being offered across the automotive platform today; retrofits and conversions. ...Make no mistake, I am not intending to offer a retrofit. It is very illegal from a manufacturing point of view. ...
Le Mans Master
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From: Vilano Beach FL
Howdy!
Sounds like an excellent effort - I'm running T84 housings with a decent H4 bulb with standard wattage (OEM GM adapters) and it's a decent improvement over stock (meaning they look better than a $0.99 plastic flashlight with failing batteries
)
The wifey's last couple of BMW's give me a serious case of headlight envy - her X5 has the adaptive, Xenon Bi-level setup which is simply amazing.
I've also been around cars using HID retrofits in both domestic lenses and euro/T84 lenses, and while it's very bright, there are some issues with the beam pattern, aiming, etc.
A ~real~ HID lense built into a plug-n-play headlamp assembly would be outstanding, and I'd be one of the first in line.
From a cosmetic standpoint, I really like what one of the member here did: used some Audi lenses, HID's, etc., and combined that with a "sleepy eyes" type effect so when the lights poped up, the gap just cleared the lense - very slick looking!
Look forward to seeing how this shapes up!
Sounds like an excellent effort - I'm running T84 housings with a decent H4 bulb with standard wattage (OEM GM adapters) and it's a decent improvement over stock (meaning they look better than a $0.99 plastic flashlight with failing batteries
)The wifey's last couple of BMW's give me a serious case of headlight envy - her X5 has the adaptive, Xenon Bi-level setup which is simply amazing.
I've also been around cars using HID retrofits in both domestic lenses and euro/T84 lenses, and while it's very bright, there are some issues with the beam pattern, aiming, etc.
A ~real~ HID lense built into a plug-n-play headlamp assembly would be outstanding, and I'd be one of the first in line.
From a cosmetic standpoint, I really like what one of the member here did: used some Audi lenses, HID's, etc., and combined that with a "sleepy eyes" type effect so when the lights poped up, the gap just cleared the lense - very slick looking!
Look forward to seeing how this shapes up!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Plainfield, IL
MRAY,
I already did a retrofit using Valeo e-code HID projectors and philips/hella OEM HID bulbs and ballasts. The lighting is unbelievable but I have found that the stock headlamp pop-up assemblies shake and it is much more obvious with an HID projector that produces a VERY sharp cutoff. Have you taken this into consideration? I have tried making a system that stiffens up the headlamp assemblies with no luck.
Also, I would be interested in purchasing the fixed version of you're headlights, but since I already have a very high quality HID setup would you consider selling me JUST the headlight buckets and clear lenses? I would install my own projector. Let me know if this is possible.
Thanks
I already did a retrofit using Valeo e-code HID projectors and philips/hella OEM HID bulbs and ballasts. The lighting is unbelievable but I have found that the stock headlamp pop-up assemblies shake and it is much more obvious with an HID projector that produces a VERY sharp cutoff. Have you taken this into consideration? I have tried making a system that stiffens up the headlamp assemblies with no luck.
Also, I would be interested in purchasing the fixed version of you're headlights, but since I already have a very high quality HID setup would you consider selling me JUST the headlight buckets and clear lenses? I would install my own projector. Let me know if this is possible.
Thanks
Le Mans Master
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From: Minnetonka MN
St. Jude Donor '06
Mray: i pm'ed u, but i think it may help others if i posted here...
will we still use a 9006 for low and 9005 for high beams? i am about to buy a HID kit for my stock housing for now... i can't stand the stock lighting... at least the HIDs with some aiming will help.
will your new fixed headlight setup use 9006 bulbs for low and 9005 for high???
and can i use my own HID kit to put in your headlights???
and lastly..any updates!!!!
will we still use a 9006 for low and 9005 for high beams? i am about to buy a HID kit for my stock housing for now... i can't stand the stock lighting... at least the HIDs with some aiming will help.
will your new fixed headlight setup use 9006 bulbs for low and 9005 for high???
and can i use my own HID kit to put in your headlights???
and lastly..any updates!!!!
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Issaquah Wa
Originally Posted by JTS97Z28
MRAY,
I already did a retrofit using Valeo e-code HID projectors and philips/hella OEM HID bulbs and ballasts. The lighting is unbelievable but I have found that the stock headlamp pop-up assemblies shake and it is much more obvious with an HID projector that produces a VERY sharp cutoff. Have you taken this into consideration? I have tried making a system that stiffens up the headlamp assemblies with no luck.
Also, I would be interested in purchasing the fixed version of you're headlights, but since I already have a very high quality HID setup would you consider selling me JUST the headlight buckets and clear lenses? I would install my own projector. Let me know if this is possible.
Thanks
I already did a retrofit using Valeo e-code HID projectors and philips/hella OEM HID bulbs and ballasts. The lighting is unbelievable but I have found that the stock headlamp pop-up assemblies shake and it is much more obvious with an HID projector that produces a VERY sharp cutoff. Have you taken this into consideration? I have tried making a system that stiffens up the headlamp assemblies with no luck.
Also, I would be interested in purchasing the fixed version of you're headlights, but since I already have a very high quality HID setup would you consider selling me JUST the headlight buckets and clear lenses? I would install my own projector. Let me know if this is possible.
Thanks
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Issaquah Wa
Originally Posted by 1 BAD BURB
Mray: i pm'ed u, but i think it may help others if i posted here...
will we still use a 9006 for low and 9005 for high beams? i am about to buy a HID kit for my stock housing for now... i can't stand the stock lighting... at least the HIDs with some aiming will help.
will your new fixed headlight setup use 9006 bulbs for low and 9005 for high???
and can i use my own HID kit to put in your headlights???
and lastly..any updates!!!!
will we still use a 9006 for low and 9005 for high beams? i am about to buy a HID kit for my stock housing for now... i can't stand the stock lighting... at least the HIDs with some aiming will help.
will your new fixed headlight setup use 9006 bulbs for low and 9005 for high???
and can i use my own HID kit to put in your headlights???
and lastly..any updates!!!!
Waiting for a reponse from the manufacture on delivery times of the modules as we speak.
