HID Projector Retrofit Completed

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Old Apr 10, 2015 | 11:11 PM
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HID Projector Retrofit Completed

Over the past month or so, I've been working in my spare time on retrofitting HID projectors into a new set of headlights for my '03 TL-S. I decided to stick with an OEM appearance, so no cosmetic modifications were made aside from the new projectors and shrouds.

Here's a list of the major components:
  • New Honda/Stanley OEM headlights.
  • Morimoto FX-R bixenon projectors.
  • E46-R Extended shrouds
  • Philips 85122 bulbs
  • Morimoto XB35 ballasts
I'm very happy with how these lights have turned out and I am just waiting on my Xpel headlight protection kit to get here before I permanently install them on the car.

Here are some quick cell phone pics of the headlights and their output.







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Old Apr 11, 2015 | 09:18 PM
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Awesome! What was the total cost?
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Old Apr 13, 2015 | 11:03 AM
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Looks very good OP! Congrats! that housing is calling for a quad set up! :wink:

Should have thrown a set of mini H1's in the high beam area!
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Old Apr 13, 2015 | 03:29 PM
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I always wondered if the guys that use a BIXENON setup actually wired the Bixenon solenoid to the high beams? So you could use 4 High Beams instead of Low Beams + High Beams.
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Old Apr 13, 2015 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Skirmich
I always wondered if the guys that use a BIXENON setup actually wired the Bixenon solenoid to the high beams? So you could use 4 High Beams instead of Low Beams + High Beams.
That's how I set mine up. When I was doing all the test fitting, I didn't fire up the reflector high beams with the projector high beams, but I imagine that the combo will be nice and bright. I'll see if I can snap an output pic with the high beams on once these headlights are permanently installed on the car.
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Old Apr 13, 2015 | 05:44 PM
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^ That would be great!! I can only imagine the great combo-wombo that would be.
I need to do this some day..
But ill go with Quad Bixenon Combo..
4 Low Beam Headlights + HID Fogs and 4 High Beams + My HID Fogs
Then go full way with Projector Fogs for the ultimate combo.
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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Skirmich
I always wondered if the guys that use a BIXENON setup actually wired the Bixenon solenoid to the high beams? So you could use 4 High Beams instead of Low Beams + High Beams.


that's definitely the proper way to do it


Quad bi-xenon FTW though!
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Old Apr 14, 2015 | 08:17 AM
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I think you need to repin the hi beam harness to get it to do quad high beams. I have quad high beams on my car.
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