retrofit projectors

[bartkwan]

i know a lot of us have HID's, but do any of you have projectors? i know it makes a big difference. I have HID's in the low beams and fogs yet my friends single pair retrofitted to a tsx projector bulb is way brighter. (TSX has one of the best projector bulbs by the way) I know the new 4runners have projectors and their headlights are very similar to ours, does anybody here have the retrofitting know how and balls to try to do a retrofit ?

 

[X-Rizzo]

I don't think anyone on XR-U has them, but on CT a few guys had them. Eyevan and onestocktaco had done retrofits on their lights and they turned out pretty well. You know they sell replacement headlights with projectors right?

 

[MORT-RUNNER]

i know a lot of us have HID's, but do any of you have projectors? i know it makes a big difference. I have HID's in the low beams and fogs yet my friends single pair retrofitted to a tsx projector bulb is way brighter. (TSX has one of the best projector bulbs by the way) I know the new 4runners have projectors and their headlights are very similar to ours, does anybody here have the retrofitting know how and balls to try to do a retrofit ?

A couple of people have done it already. Check this thread for more.

http://www.customtacos.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=79187&highlight=HID+retro

 

[RedXRunner]

it looks scary! the projectors

 

[DOGO X]

Here is a pic of one!

 

[Stevenredx]

That thing looks like its looking at me with some big eyes :ahhhhh:

 

[RedXRunner]

like i said scary!

 

[XDsm]

That's the photoshop Eyevan did of his truck before doing the install. In that same post will be the actual picture of the completed retro. It wasn't too far off from this photoshopped picture.

Here is a pic of one!

 

[DOGO X]

That's the photoshop Eyevan did of his truck before doing the install. In that same post will be the actual picture of the completed retro. It wasn't too far off from this photoshopped picture.

:hmmmm2: Interesting all this time I though about it. :biggrin:

 

[bartkwan]

i know they have a housing with a retrofitted projector already, and i've seen the other ones already, but they are all ugly, at least in my opinion, the one on a 4runner looks cleaner and it looks stock not home made so i was wondering if anyone with headlight know how was down to try it.

 

[X-Rizzo]

Are you wanting to put the 4Runner headlights on an X?? They are a completely different shape and wouldn't fit without some major fabrication.

 

[bartkwan]

the insides are pretty similar i parked my truck next to my friends 4runner, and they are almost exactly the same except for the bottom contour lines, but im sure someone with the know how, they'd be able to do it, i dont know how thats why i dont even have blacked out head lights, but im willing to work with someone to elarn

 

[X-Rizzo]

You would have to do some body work.:thumpdown:

 

[XDsm]

:hmmmm2: Interesting all this time I though about it. :biggrin:

Here is the completed conversion using S2K projectors.

 

[07XR808]

love the projectors. just need to black out the rest now

 

[XDsm]

love the projectors. just need to black out the rest now

They aren't mine they are Eyevans. He later went and adapted TL projectors and fiberglassed the headlights.

 

[X-Rizzo]

Those are sick. Didn't he end up selling them to someone on CT?

 

[XDsm]

Those are sick. Didn't he end up selling them to someone on CT?

I think so. Now why can't we get an aftermarket company produce headlights like those instead of the nasty ricer projectors:dontknow:

 

[Hitman]

I think so. Now why can't we get an aftermarket company produce headlights like those instead of the nasty ricer projectors:dontknow:

Maybe someone should send a pic of that headlight to a company. Im sure it wouldn't cost the company lots of money to do it since the idea and the design is right there.

 

[bartkwan]

yeah man those are sick, eyevan seems to know what he's doing TL, s2k, Tsx, and ls 430 projector bulbs are the best from what i've heard