What up guys. I did some searches and tried to read a lot of VXCL's posts. Unfortunately I'm not imformed enough to understand some of the terminology. Could somebody clarfiy the different types of headlights for me? I want to do something but I don't really know the differences between xenon, HID, projector, H1 etc. Also what is involved with custom fitting this type of thing on my 99 2.3 Thanks for any input. Sorry if this is a newb question

 

where is VXCL when u need him!!! im'a gonna wait till he answers.. heh heh.. ill just confuse u even more..

 

Well ill let vxcl answer this but this is some of what little i know: stay away from bulbs that say "xenon" that are like 25 bucks on ebay they will never output anything like a real hid setup. Real hid setups are the ones like the audi's bmw's and the 2nd gen cl's. Those consist of ballasts and d2r or d2s bulbs. H1 is a type of bulb or housing like ex. the stock cl is 9006. Most projectors are h1 and use h1 bulbs. Projectors will better distribute the light then the oem housings but some modification will be required. Custom fitting just d2s or d2r bulbs wouldn't be hard all you'd have to do is get it focused. Id stay away from kits that dont use phillips or osram bulbs.

Edit: They make conversion kits but most use cheap bulbs and ballasts. I would get a setup from VXCL he will give you stuff that will last.

 

i have the H1 projector kit and i did it myself

mike aka vxcl has the bixenon, mike has taught me all i know about projectors, so much i am doing a custom project that is in the work and will be a work of art :wink: think triple projector and cusotm hidden fogs, and youll never guess where they will be, only me and mike knows , dont tell anyone if you see this mike i want to keep this a secret until you and i figure it out

this is a link to a FAQ all about projectors and HID's for cars:
http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/

here is a forum for projectors and hid projects:
http://www.hidforum.com/

if you need to know more i have tons of pics of my setup, mikes aka vxcl's setup, some more cars with projectors and more info if you want to know more

hit me up on aol im if you want to know some more on projectors i can give you a picture of how they work and what they do, my aol screenname is jgiguere17

hope this helps, if it doesnt hit me up

 

ok there are many types of projectors

h1, and h7 are newer halogen projectors that are similar to xenon projectors. everyone know a good projector will increase light performace over a reflector. so you have two choices. either retro a halogen h1 or h7 projector and get the mean look and get much better light output (u can get a h1 hid kit in the future and have decent xenon setup) or retro a xenon projector in there and save yourself some money in the long run.

h1 parts = about $50-70
xenon parts = $350-450

a d2s xenon projector requires xenon d2s bulbs and a pair of xenon ballasts. then u also get to make a wiring harness. a halogen projector setup like h1 or h7 would only require hooking to the oem wiring.

 

i have also done the H1 conversion its real easy you shoud start on that so u can get some experience

 

hey red...... are you going to upgrade? i cant wait to do mine

 

I have a 2nd gen CL-S. Is it necessary that I separate the clear plastic from the housing in order to do the retrofit?