Projector lens replacement/upgrade
#41
Here is the OEM shot from The Retrofit Source
And with the ZKWr:
My output is way brighter. I can't say that I notice that it's wider. Also, I did not do the color mod and my color is crazy. I just wanted a razor sharp cutoff but I have so much color it's embarrassing. When I'm at a light behind a white car, it lights up blue like a neon sign. I'm afraid people think I'm like one of those dumb fucks in the trucks with blue lights blinding everyone, except mine is cut off from the trunk up. There's just a lot of color on everything.
And with the ZKWr:
My output is way brighter. I can't say that I notice that it's wider. Also, I did not do the color mod and my color is crazy. I just wanted a razor sharp cutoff but I have so much color it's embarrassing. When I'm at a light behind a white car, it lights up blue like a neon sign. I'm afraid people think I'm like one of those dumb fucks in the trucks with blue lights blinding everyone, except mine is cut off from the trunk up. There's just a lot of color on everything.
#42
Land of 10,000 lakes
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You have to remember JvX takes his pics with just the projectors nothing else. The plastic lens on the headlight is going to distort the crazy blue/purple color a little bit. I'm sure you have a lot of color from a long distance away, just like mine I have the real ZKWs as well.
Not the best example but this is about 75-100 feet away from the snowbank
This is what it look like at about 25-40 feet
Not the best example but this is about 75-100 feet away from the snowbank
This is what it look like at about 25-40 feet
#43
Coolest A-zine Member
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Quick Question: How high should the top of the HID beam be from some distance (x) away?
So say I'm 30ft from a wall....should they be at 20ft or 15ft or what? I need to adjust mine I think b/c my HID's don't look all that bright to me. Probably b/c I'm on the stock bulbs at 108K miles lol
....looks like the Osram CBI's are in my near future
So say I'm 30ft from a wall....should they be at 20ft or 15ft or what? I need to adjust mine I think b/c my HID's don't look all that bright to me. Probably b/c I'm on the stock bulbs at 108K miles lol
....looks like the Osram CBI's are in my near future
#45
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Quick Question: How high should the top of the HID beam be from some distance (x) away?
So say I'm 30ft from a wall....should they be at 20ft or 15ft or what? I need to adjust mine I think b/c my HID's don't look all that bright to me. Probably b/c I'm on the stock bulbs at 108K miles lol
....looks like the Osram CBI's are in my near future
So say I'm 30ft from a wall....should they be at 20ft or 15ft or what? I need to adjust mine I think b/c my HID's don't look all that bright to me. Probably b/c I'm on the stock bulbs at 108K miles lol
....looks like the Osram CBI's are in my near future
#46
Land of 10,000 lakes
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Your car should be 25' from the wall on a flat even surface. Measure from the ground to the center of the projector (there should be a marking on the plastic headlight lens to show you where center should be) then you'll go to the wall that your beam is projected on to and then you measure the lower step of the cut off, and the measurement should 2-2.5" lower than the height of the center of the projector.
#48
Land of 10,000 lakes
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ZKW lenses make a huge improvement, don't they? After years of have projectors with my current car and a retro with TL projectors in my stratus, I'm still mesmerized with watching the cut off bounce around, especially seeing that color band hit the white road signs.
#50
Land of 10,000 lakes
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All you have to do is throw the clear lense in. There is a lip where the clear lens goes so there won't be much moving of the lens itself. Just don't bend the shield to much or else the cut off will have sloping on the sides. It's all trial and error between lens spacing and shield bending, that's the hard part. Just remember to do distance testing, having a lot of color up close isn't necessarily a good thing, the color will distort itself further down the road. When you test the projector, make sure it still has a nice crisp sharp cut off at 100' then you should be fine. After everything is tested and you've achieved your desired results then clip the lens retainer back on. It's a lot easier if you can take the projector out of the holder on the headlight.
This may help you.
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?36049-How-to-Install-ZKW-R-Clear-Lens-on-TL-Bi-xenon-Projector&highlight=zkw-r+lens
This may help you.
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?36049-How-to-Install-ZKW-R-Clear-Lens-on-TL-Bi-xenon-Projector&highlight=zkw-r+lens
Last edited by nate_0022; 02-22-2011 at 09:06 AM.
#54
OCD
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Check out what might be my final shield for one side at least, with the CBI's of course. The width seems insane I haven't compared it to stock but for some reason it seems wider then normal.
#56
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#58
Instructor
Are these lenses just plug 'n' play? Remove the old lense and install the new one with no issues? I don't want to mess with bending or cutting the shield and etc.
#61
My first ricer
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They can be, if you just pop them in it'll still be better than stock but with a little tuning they can get even better. I was on a time crunch when I swapped mine as I needed the car back up ASAP so I just popped them in, definitely sharper than stock but not as much color as some of those posted. I miss the cutoff I had with the retrofit on my last vehicle, I used Lexus RX projectors with TSX-R clear lenses and I had a prism for my cutoff, every color in the rainbow and razor sharp. I wonder if having a smaller projector makes a difference as they were 2.5" instead of 3" like the TL.
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