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Old May 17, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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Question About Projectors For Retrofit

Hey I was wondering if anyone heard of someone using "Hella Audi Projectors) to do a retrofit..I'm not sure if thats the correct terminology for it or what but i found some and they look pretty legit and like normal projector lenses..I was also lookin at TSX projectors but these audi ones are a bit more price savy..so lemme know what u guys thnk thanks
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Old May 17, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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If you are going to go through the hassle of doing a retrofit then dont settle for sub par ones. They were good back in 01 when they first came out but ever since then Stanley/Kioto Automotive has taken over the projector market. Stanley makes headlights for Acura, Lexus and almost all the japanese car makers. The best Single xenon projector on the market is clear lense S2000 projectors and if you have space to work with then 04-06 LS430 projectors. In bi-xenon projectors TL projectors are top of the line.

Granted the Hella ones are price savvy and are small and easy to fit but trust me TSX and or S2000 would blow them outta the park. Do your research and buy a set of TSX, you can get a good deal on ebay and buy one anywhere from 100 to 150 dollars.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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yea thnx ima just go with the TSX projectors...i like those better anyways
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Old May 29, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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i'm thinking about doing a retrofit with the newer TL projectors. how hard is it to do and what other materials do you need? could we use stock everything to run the projectors? i just love the cut line =) SEXY
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Old May 29, 2007 | 05:55 AM
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Originally Posted by hoangtanle
i'm thinking about doing a retrofit with the newer TL projectors. how hard is it to do and what other materials do you need? could we use stock everything to run the projectors? i just love the cut line =) SEXY
I see that you have a 99-01 TL, the TL projectors are bi-xenon and are too big even for the 02-03 TL headlights. So i'd say no they wont fit. If you want bi-xenon though then go with e55 bi-xenons or fx45s
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Old May 31, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by hoangtanle
i'm thinking about doing a retrofit with the newer TL projectors. how hard is it to do and what other materials do you need? could we use stock everything to run the projectors? i just love the cut line =) SEXY
it's pretty easy. just time consuming. search my my DIY Retro fit thread on the 02-03 headlights..
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Old May 31, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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LS460 projectors

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Hey I was wondering if anyone heard of someone using "Hella Audi Projectors) to do a retrofit..I'm not sure if thats the correct terminology for it or what but i found some and they look pretty legit and like normal projector lenses..I was also lookin at TSX projectors but these audi ones are a bit more price savy..so lemme know what u guys thnk thanks
LS460 projectors FTW!

Originally Posted by www.theautochannel.com
The designers wanted the LS 460's xenon projector-beam headlights to have lenses with crystal-like properties - so they built a lens out of crystal. Its optical properties were carefully determined, and the production lenses designed and built to emulate crystal.
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 05:32 AM
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LS460 projectors FTW!
Wont fit . Plus it sucks monkey ass even with the crystal hand polished lens that they talk about, LS430 projectors are still the bench mark to beat. Here are a few pictures of the LS460 projectors that I have sitting in my basement collecting dust.

























































































The other projector is a BMW ZKW projector for size comparison.
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Old Jun 1, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Whoa!!!

HAHA - nice a$$ projectors but all I can say is

FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR!!!





good stuff~
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