h2point2

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1st question: did you have a notch on yours?
i got mine from retrofitsource on ebay and mine have a notch...

2nd question: does the notch go at 6 oclock?

csmeance

did you make the spacer for it?

h2point2

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i didnt have to it went right in and the clip snapped shut

pearlite TL

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maybe im wrong i thought TRUE zkw's needed the spacer... i didnt install the spacer on my zkw's and to answer your question no notch here. I also bought mine from Retrosource.

JTS97Z28

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I didnt know you can buy TRUE ZKW's from retrofitsource. I thought all they had were the ZKW-R's. I am curious as well because I was looking to get some ZKW's (probably the replicas since they are soo cheap). And I wanna make sure they are in correctly.
When I had my 07 base TL I installed ZKW-R's I believe they DID have a small notch and I installed the notches at 6o'clock position. If that was the right way to do it I dont know.

James

csmeance

Paging JnC... Paging JnC...


The real ZKW's need a 3mm spacer so the beam is properly focused. Search and you will find a thread on it here...

JTS97Z28

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To go along more with what I was saying above. When I installed the ZKW-R's on my 07 base the cutoff didnt get any sharper than stock however it did add a bit of color. I was slightly dissappointed though because for some reason ever since installing them the left beam had a noticeable yellow spot in it. Never did figure out why. I ended up trading the car and now im looking to add some clear lenses to my 07 TL-S.

James

jnc2000

Installed the authentic ZKW's a couple of weeks ago.

Yes they are notched.

Yes I installed a spacer.

h2point2

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k i installed them, no spacer they were already to tight put the notch at 6 oclock. now my question is why are my cutoffs not meeting anymore?



hopefully i do not have to remove the damn things again, although it was not to hard.

where do you get the spacer and how is it installed if i need it. the lines are crisp i love these lenses. zkw-r's

JnC

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The notch that you have in the ZKW-R is not the same as the real ZKWs. In your case you still can better the beam by slightly bending the cut off shield, spacing the lens or doing both.

ciscopath

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Where is the page on Retro that has the true ZKWs? I can't find it.

h2point2

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you have a guide on bending on spacing?

pearlite TL

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no i didnt mean i got true zkws from retro i meant the zkw needed a spacer and i had the retros and never used a spacer. I also would like to know about bending the shield and if i can do this without taking the headlight apart again or just take the projector out????

JTS97Z28

iTrader: (4)

You'll have to completely dissassemble the headlight again to modify the projector. SOme say that if you simply change the distance between the projector bowl and the lens using a spacer is all you need to do to add a little color and sharpen the cutoff. I dont know if I would mess with actually bending the shield.

James