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Old 02-26-2003, 09:30 PM
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CUSTOMCLs custom hid projector setup PICs INSTALLED

well here they are






he has the same bulbs, look what the angle does to the light comming out of the projector. these are 4300k d2s bulbs. white to green. amazing. they look better than i imagined. any1 whos intrested my fee is $150 for install (projectors not included)

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maybe hell have time to get some day pics and some beam pattern shots at night. thanx customcl for the pics (Joe)
Old 02-26-2003, 09:34 PM
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Very nice.

Any loss of brightness? Can you see better or worse at night?
Old 02-26-2003, 09:37 PM
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hopefully he responds but he told me they are bad ass and 100000x better than his 9006 superwhites.
Old 02-26-2003, 09:53 PM
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damnit!!!!! i need some $$$$!!!! i want u to make me some sooooooo bad!! i wish i had the $$!!!

so how did u figure out how to do that install?????
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Whoa... they look fantastic!


You're not too far from me....
you think I can come over and take a look sometime?

Great job.

Old 02-26-2003, 10:22 PM
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u can come see my setup, customcl lives in md. ill have mine completed when i go back to nj march 7 -16th. i used bmw projectors which are much larger. im in union county. off rt 78 (exit 141) off the gs parkway

heres them so far.
Old 02-26-2003, 10:33 PM
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VXCL were in union county are you? anywhere near indian trail?
In NC?
Old 02-26-2003, 10:42 PM
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nice lights
Old 02-26-2003, 11:18 PM
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Nice I want i want but i would need to get rid of my 9006 HIDs and get OEM projectors and bulbs correct?
Old 02-26-2003, 11:26 PM
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Cot damn, some nice looking headlights there :-D It looks as though our lights were supposed to be made like that
Old 02-26-2003, 11:51 PM
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thats a crazy color, good job
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Wow, those are much better looking than I imagined.
Old 02-27-2003, 02:02 AM
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nice job mike, hey have you found any setup for me yet? hey i might have a set from a the new bmw 745il they are a very blue looking and bulbs too. i cant wait, and hey they are free my dads uncle is hooking me up with a friend and im doing him a favor, computer shit. but i wanted to know if you can make instruction on how to build them cause i always wanted to do them myself and i know we talked before and i told you i have a dremel and all the tools for it but just dont know where to start. any help would be greatly appreaciated. thanks mike

ps. nice job again on the lights the green is cool but i think yours will look better and 100x brighter
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you got a groupbuy goin vxcl? for possibly cheaper i'd be down to do it
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becuase getting the parts isnt the easiest thing i dont see how a group buy would be possible. the reason i charge $150 is cuz parts are about $40-50 and i will spend an easy 6-10 hrs on them. its alot harder then u think. more than just cutting a hole in the reflector of the housing. i feel im doing it cheap. if u sont want any kind of aiming then ill do it for $100.
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just pay him the 150 cause you know you will get good work and he so far has shown that the lights are killer, nice job mike
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They look rad, i cant wait to see the pics of yours on your CL. What model VW were those ripped from, i cant think of projectors other than the passat, but those are essentially audi projectors correct? I want to see a comparison of the VW vs BMW. Do yours give off the colors at diff angles like that, I LOVE EM!
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hmmm im assuming it would be impossible for you to do it for me cuz i live in cali eh?
and we have to get our own HID kit rite?
Old 02-27-2003, 06:04 PM
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mine are audi tt projecotors or bmw e34. they lense itslef is 1" bigger than the ones in customcl's lights. mine light up pure white on the road and bright white/ purple if ur lookin at them. diff angles sometimes i see yellow and blue. it looks like a beamer from far away unil u get closer and see the cat like look of the cl.

remixnzza i can do it, but overnight shipping is mad expensive so if u had another car that would help. sometimes i can provide parts. ballasts, bulbs, projectors. but right now i dont have a pair of anything yet. if u want i can prewire a harness with relay and fuse and wiring instructions. u dont want a kit. u need oem d2s parts from audi, bmw, lexus, honda s2000

i will provide all new pics of my setup completed in less than 2 weeks. ill show u everything from inside the hood, wiring, mounts, day picss on and off, night pics, beam pattern, etc. my car is in nj and im in pa. got to wait till spring break march 7 - 19.
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That is SWEEEEET!!!!!!!

Would you be willing to do it for my 02 TL-S?? Also, does it require taking apart the headlamp to install it correctly? And will you adjust the beam pattern?

Since I already have factory HID, all I would really need is the projector itself. Correct?
Old 02-27-2003, 08:31 PM
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the whole housing need to be taken apart. the prob with ur setup is u have d2r bulbs. it will work but the light output of a d2s is far superior. i dont know if ur oem ballast can be used with a d2s. also i would be gald to do somethin nice for you cept the prob is i dont have ur car and any unforseen fitment issues i cant correct until its too late. on a 1st gen i check it out on my car first. gettin a projector in there is no prob, its will it fit back into ur car not hit anything or get in the way of things like corner bulbs etc.
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Well, I upgraded my HID to 6000K D2S anyway. So no worry about that.

Hmm..fitment issues......How long does the projector itself protude out? Or are they different by model and make?

Hmmm....Maybe I can ask you to do the install for me..and I can aim it myself. How do you aim the lights? And what do you use to hold the projector in place?

Or I can be daring and try it all myself.. I know I'll mess something up.

E-mail me. I would like to pursue this further. ray@acura-tl.com
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So what yr's BMW and what series will work? Will the newest 7series work? What about the current gen 5 series?
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any bmw xenon projector will work. when i say fitment its not the projector that presents a prob. its the mounts. in order to add the ability to aim them slightly it gets complicated. i could just line them up centered and you ll be fine, but if u drop ur car u will prob want them aimed a little higher. heres a pic of custom cls mounts before i finished.

that setup utilizes the oem mounts. i cant really cut the housing anymore to push the projector in any more cuz then it will hit the relflector and if i cut out almost the whole reflector several probs will arise.

1. the high and low will be completely diff
2. i will need to construct some kind of new piece.
since i dont have the bmw headlights the projectors came out of i cant steal their nice reflector pieces. im trying to keep it as simple as possible to keep cost down. i could cut the whole back of the low reflector out but i doubt ppl want to pay over $800 for an install so i can get bmw complete headlamps, or audi etc. and more custom work on my part will be at least $300 for my time. i dont have the means to keep gettin my hands on complete headlamps. ill try but it wont be often.
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since i only have 1 car...ill think about it during spring break =) ill let u kno den
Old 02-28-2003, 01:33 PM
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im out march 7th to 16th. so ill be free
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Bro Im confused.. What HID can I use then? Does it have to be a 9006 HID combined with a projector from an audi/lexus/bwm? Or does it have to be the HID unit from the projector I decide to go with?
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need the projector bulb (d2s) well i guess you dont Need it but im sure its a heck of a lot easier with it
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very nice work bro, i understand what you mean about aiming.
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very nice!
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see fu how u been? hows the xenon retro fit biz going? im only messin with acura cls. college got me broke. need to get my car back on the road.

these are xenon d2s projectors and u need that bulb, a 9006 kit will not work. and even if u have the d2s bulb the connectors on ur kit wont work on it.
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