99TL Projector Headlights
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Racer
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99TL Projector Headlights
Ok!
Finally installed and working! Here are some pics, enjoy! Sorry I had my winter rims on...rather have the Type S rims on or my chromies, but its winter.
Oh and you will notice that the HID's are a little yellow, they are new bulbs and still need to be broken in.
OntarioTL
Finally installed and working! Here are some pics, enjoy! Sorry I had my winter rims on...rather have the Type S rims on or my chromies, but its winter.
Oh and you will notice that the HID's are a little yellow, they are new bulbs and still need to be broken in.
OntarioTL
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Drifting
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From: NJ
whoops, i got the black housed headlights you can buy off ebay confused with these...nice job man! it looks like the setup ELpana/TL was selling in the BM a while back. very sweet! close up pics please, and beam shot pics too..
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From: Mississauga, Ontario
Just a few stats on this retro.
Accord + TL headlight hybrid. The headlight bezel is from accord tyc headlights.
Projectors are valeo ECE d2 with new d2s 4300k bulbs (hence the yellow look). THey have the giant flares on the right to light up street signs and colour flicker is visible beyond 50 feet.
They are fully adjustable via oem aiming screws, the high beam moves along with the low beam.
They look dim due to the limited glare associated with projector retros vs reflectors, just as the 04 TLS look to have dim headlights but bright beams.
This is a beam shot,
How was the drive home Mike ? HAHAHAHA
Accord + TL headlight hybrid. The headlight bezel is from accord tyc headlights.
Projectors are valeo ECE d2 with new d2s 4300k bulbs (hence the yellow look). THey have the giant flares on the right to light up street signs and colour flicker is visible beyond 50 feet.
They are fully adjustable via oem aiming screws, the high beam moves along with the low beam.
They look dim due to the limited glare associated with projector retros vs reflectors, just as the 04 TLS look to have dim headlights but bright beams.
This is a beam shot,
How was the drive home Mike ? HAHAHAHA
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Racer
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From: Ontario
Originally Posted by Got_3.2?
looks good! nice work.
but they dont look bright at all compared to other projectors. can you still lower/raise the beam or did you lose that?
but they dont look bright at all compared to other projectors. can you still lower/raise the beam or did you lose that?
Originally Posted by PenancE
hopefully he can, if not stay the hell away from me with ur projectors and hids....
Originally Posted by linuxglobal
Just a few stats on this retro.
Accord + TL headlight hybrid. The headlight bezel is from accord tyc headlights.
Projectors are valeo ECE d2 with new d2s 4300k bulbs (hence the yellow look). THey have the giant flares on the right to light up street signs and colour flicker is visible beyond 50 feet.
They are fully adjustable via oem aiming screws, the high beam moves along with the low beam.
They look dim due to the limited glare associated with projector retros vs reflectors, just as the 04 TLS look to have dim headlights but bright beams.
This is a beam shot,
How was the drive home Mike ? HAHAHAHA
Accord + TL headlight hybrid. The headlight bezel is from accord tyc headlights.
Projectors are valeo ECE d2 with new d2s 4300k bulbs (hence the yellow look). THey have the giant flares on the right to light up street signs and colour flicker is visible beyond 50 feet.
They are fully adjustable via oem aiming screws, the high beam moves along with the low beam.
They look dim due to the limited glare associated with projector retros vs reflectors, just as the 04 TLS look to have dim headlights but bright beams.
This is a beam shot,
How was the drive home Mike ? HAHAHAHA
Just as linuxglobal said, fully adjustable and Linix, very bright on the highway. Oh and I'm not in the doghouse either!! Like I said, I would make up for it...and I made my promise last night around 5am....she didnt complain!!! LOL
Thanks again for your help!!
OntarioTL
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From: Fort Lauderdale
Originally Posted by linuxglobal
Just a few stats on this retro.
Accord + TL headlight hybrid. The headlight bezel is from accord tyc headlights.
Projectors are valeo ECE d2 with new d2s 4300k bulbs (hence the yellow look). THey have the giant flares on the right to light up street signs and colour flicker is visible beyond 50 feet.
They are fully adjustable via oem aiming screws, the high beam moves along with the low beam.
They look dim due to the limited glare associated with projector retros vs reflectors, just as the 04 TLS look to have dim headlights but bright beams.
Accord + TL headlight hybrid. The headlight bezel is from accord tyc headlights.
Projectors are valeo ECE d2 with new d2s 4300k bulbs (hence the yellow look). THey have the giant flares on the right to light up street signs and colour flicker is visible beyond 50 feet.
They are fully adjustable via oem aiming screws, the high beam moves along with the low beam.
They look dim due to the limited glare associated with projector retros vs reflectors, just as the 04 TLS look to have dim headlights but bright beams.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-02...spagenameZWDVW
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Racer
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From: Ontario
Originally Posted by SoFlaTL
Did you use these Accord bezels?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-02...spagenameZWDVW
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-02...spagenameZWDVW
OntarioTL
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Looks great OntarioTL! Honestly,
I wasnt a big fan of the "Retro Headlight" that is available on the market simply due to its looks..
But I gotta tell ya, Yours look great.
It seems that alot of dough went into those things, my opinion is, that it's worth every penny
I wasnt a big fan of the "Retro Headlight" that is available on the market simply due to its looks..
But I gotta tell ya, Yours look great.
It seems that alot of dough went into those things, my opinion is, that it's worth every penny
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Racer
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From: Ontario
Originally Posted by RevinV12s
Looks great OntarioTL! Honestly,
I wasnt a big fan of the "Retro Headlight" that is available on the market simply due to its looks..
But I gotta tell ya, Yours look great.
It seems that alot of dough went into those things, my opinion is, that it's worth every penny
I wasnt a big fan of the "Retro Headlight" that is available on the market simply due to its looks..
But I gotta tell ya, Yours look great.
It seems that alot of dough went into those things, my opinion is, that it's worth every penny
OntarioTL
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Racer
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From: Ontario
Originally Posted by sojue
Can you take any night shots?
How much did you spend total? I wanna do this too!! 99TL here also
How much did you spend total? I wanna do this too!! 99TL here also
You really dont want to know what I spent on them....really you dont!!
OntarioTL
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From: Dallas
Hey OntarioTL, it looks awesome, it was exactly the vision I had for it. I just got your message and I'm glad it all worked out for you, the car looks awesome with it and you can rest assured that you will be the only one with that set up, that's the beautifull thing about doing truly custom work and making your car unique.
Congrats on completing this project. Take care men! I have to get moving and take some pictures of my new, which is now old project. Talk to you soon.
El pana/TL32
Congrats on completing this project. Take care men! I have to get moving and take some pictures of my new, which is now old project. Talk to you soon.
El pana/TL32
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From: ATL Shawwwwtyyyy
Damn!! That is a hell of a job!! It looks stock and the light output looks great! I think this is the best headlight conversion I have seen on TL. The other one that comes to mind if the TL with the Lex GS430 front end conversion, but that is a way different setup. Great work!!!!!!
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Racer
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From: Ontario
Originally Posted by CJITTY
Damn!! That is a hell of a job!! It looks stock and the light output looks great! I think this is the best headlight conversion I have seen on TL. The other one that comes to mind if the TL with the Lex GS430 front end conversion, but that is a way different setup. Great work!!!!!!
Thanks for the compliment. That goes for everyone who have complimented. I will be taking new pics at night....just winter has finally shown up and its getting cold out. To top it off....I need to replace the rear passenger caliper tomorrow...
And it looks like I need to look at the front end for worn out bushings or upper ball joint.....damn the suspension is finky and driving me nuts!!!
OntarioTL
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From: Mississauga, Ontario
Originally Posted by bangumandoo
could you have just used the projectors in the accord lights? or did you have to use the audi projectors
Most retros on after market housings involve just swapping the crappy after market projector with a decent hid one. Mike had to go with the valeos due to the small TL headlight in that year.
The optics of oem vs ebay projectors is simply not the same, a few hidplanet members have posted hid in h3 projectors etc and the results are just not the same.
So far ive only seen 1 member who retrofitted a housing with junked h3 projectors that most retro fitters discard after a retro (i usually keep the lens for lens swap experiments) but otherwise after market units are to be used with halogen bulbs only.
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Originally Posted by OntarioTL
Ok!
Finally installed and working! Here are some pics, enjoy! Sorry I had my winter rims on...rather have the Type S rims on or my chromies, but its winter.
Oh and you will notice that the HID's are a little yellow, they are new bulbs and still need to be broken in.
OntarioTL
Finally installed and working! Here are some pics, enjoy! Sorry I had my winter rims on...rather have the Type S rims on or my chromies, but its winter.
Oh and you will notice that the HID's are a little yellow, they are new bulbs and still need to be broken in.
OntarioTL
hey can you help out a brother ? i want my lights to be like that.!!! im from montreal!
