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Mikey444 · 11-14-2009, 06:07 PM

They are hid retrofitted. If i'm not mistaken he used Tsx projectors w/e46 shrouds, and just fitted them into Oem housing with a aftermarket clear lense.

Turbo Nismo · 11-15-2009, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey444

They are hid retrofitted. If i'm not mistaken he used Tsx projectors w/e46 shrouds, and just fitted them into Oem housing with a aftermarket clear lense.

Oh, ok. Where can I buy them? Thanks!

GunmetalSR · 11-15-2009, 10:09 AM

u can get circuit sports clear lenses at phase2motortrend.com
the projector and bezel would hav to be found used so ur best bet would be ebay....i got mine for free from a friend
get some good hid's and find someone who knows wat they are doin n tell them to retofit them

Turbo Nismo · 11-15-2009, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GunmetalSR

u can get circuit sports clear lenses at phase2motortrend.com
the projector and bezel would hav to be found used so ur best bet would be ebay....i got mine for free from a friend
get some good hid's and find someone who knows wat they are doin n tell them to retofit them

Ok, thanks!

harangatang · 11-17-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo Nismo

Oh, ok. Where can I buy them? Thanks!

If you would have read through the thread.... You might have found you can't "buy" them...

Use your head...

harangatang · 11-18-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GunmetalSR

i know i know
i hav a problem though
some douche bag decided to break into my 240 and steals some shit including my camera so at the moment im out of luck

No camera yet?
:-(
I really would like to see more detailed pics of yours lol. They look fantastic bro..

GunmetalSR · 11-19-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by harangatang

No camera yet?
:-(
I really would like to see more detailed pics of yours lol. They look fantastic bro..

as soon as i can get a dam camera ull hav a pm lol

harangatang · 11-26-2009, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by GunmetalSR

as soon as i can get a dam camera ull hav a pm lol

O snap!!! Lol. I just saw your location... My moms from metarie. Grandparents lived there for like 30 years. Know where Pratt St. is?
And my dads from Kenner.
Small world indeed huh?

Andres_G · 11-26-2009, 02:51 PM

Mmm...what happened to my email notifications? Anyways...
Wow bshotts, those look pretty close to OEM. Great job so far. I'm curious as to what projectors you used? and can you post some pics from the top so I can see just how far back you have them? I wanna compare them to mine. Mine looks like garbage compared to yours! lol

Andres_G · 11-26-2009, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by harangatang

Haha! Oooo. On the shrounds I just put some 3M industrial double sided tape on those bitches. I messed with them for like an hour trying to figure it out then just said F it.

Your harness looks too complicated lawlzzz. I soldiered 2 wires... Done lol.

Anybody have S2 projectors?

Double sided tape? I'll try it...but what if i want to take off the shroud later on? will heat take if off?

Harness is fairly simple actually...I just showed everything in detail in case people wanted to make one the right way with out chopping up they're OEM headlight harness.....
two wires?? let me know how it holds up for ya!

Andres_G · 12-19-2009, 09:19 AM

So I wasn't really digging the chrome shrouds too much, so I painted them black. I also went with the double sided tape, and they are holding great!

*fliprayzin240sx* · 12-19-2009, 07:48 PM

You should have painted the outside of the lenses too, would give the whole headlight a darker look to it. Also, painting an eyebrow on it will make a difference in the over all look of the car...ala kouki.

Andres_G · 12-23-2009, 10:16 AM

You mean painting them so they'll look like it's jdm zenki counter part? I've been thinking of doing that. I don't like the idea of putting eye brows on a zenki so that it'll look like a kouki. Now, eye brows to make it look "sleepy" sounds better to me.

harangatang · 09-18-2010, 07:37 PM

Bringing this back from the dead.... haha. My headlights decided it would be cool to literally, fall apart last night on the way home from work.
When I originally ordered my TSX projectors, they came zip tied together. The glass projector was zip tied to the bowl. So I left it like that. I figured 4 little bolts/nuts in the holes on the corners would just rattle apart (My cars on coils lol). But it seems the zip ties became brittle from the heat and just cracked. For the others in this thread that have done this retro, what'd you use to hold the projector to the bowl with? I'll get some pics up as soon as I can. But I'm swamped with school right now. Probably gonna be a couple days till I get them baked and taken apart again

murda-c · 09-18-2010, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by harangatang

Bringing this back from the dead.... haha. My headlights decided it would be cool to literally, fall apart last night on the way home from work.
When I originally ordered my TSX projectors, they came zip tied together. The glass projector was zip tied to the bowl. So I left it like that. I figured 4 little bolts/nuts in the holes on the corners would just rattle apart (My cars on coils lol). But it seems the zip ties became brittle from the heat and just cracked. For the others in this thread that have done this retro, what'd you use to hold the projector to the bowl with? I'll get some pics up as soon as I can. But I'm swamped with school right now. Probably gonna be a couple days till I get them baked and taken apart again

use nuts and bolts....

locktite will help with any rattling loose.

harangatang · 09-18-2010, 09:48 PM

Heres one side:

The shrouds came off the projectors as well. Guess 3M isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

The zip ties are all sitting in the bottom of the lenses lol. Never saw this coming..

And of course, it's always something... the lower tab on the drivers side broke and came out. Awesome.

I never posted pictures of mine before they went on the car, so here ya go:

bshotts · 09-19-2010, 02:33 PM

Your retro came out pretty good but yeah would have used hardware to secure the projector bowl and the shroud. I used small numbers 6 machine screws and lock washer/nuts to secure my projector bowl and shroud to the bottom of the reflector housing then just used some adhesive to constrain the shroud around the projector lens. I liked how you kept the entire projector bowl inside the housing, but to set my projector as far back as possible I had to modify the back portion and just fill the gap in with black expanding foam. Hope you get it secured and back up and running.

I have some pics of how I mounted everything if you're interested.

Andres_G · 09-19-2010, 06:11 PM

3M double sided tape seems to be holding up fine for me.

Drift_86 · 08-12-2011, 10:43 PM

I don't think any one has posted this. There's like 4 parts to this video. I know I'm gonna try this with the next pair of heedlights I get

(1) How to build HID projector headlights - YouTube

Andres_G · 09-14-2011, 05:49 PM

Morimoto H1

harangatang · 10-05-2011, 11:37 AM

NICE!!!!
I LOVE the Gatling gun shrouds

I'm buying my retro kit from TRS next week for my replica vertex kouki's

-Mini D2S projectors
-Gatling gun shrouds
-Morimoto bubls
-Morimoto ballasts/relays/wiring
-The Blazer projector fog lights they have

It's gonna be sweet.

Bi-xenon Morimoto Mini Stage III Kit (D2S) - Complete Retrofit Kits from The Retrofit Source Inc

Fog Light: Blazers - HID Projectors from The Retrofit Source Inc

Andres_G · 10-05-2011, 03:17 PM

Just be sure to post up pics!

I would love to see the Mori's in the vertex ligthts

ezza · 10-05-2011, 05:20 PM

Can anyone vouch for near oem size/fit clear covers?

seems like 80% of the ones i see look smaller, leaving a big gap around them

harangatang · 10-05-2011, 05:22 PM

Yay. Couple people beat me to it though haha

I wish I was planning on staying with WKO on my car, cause these would look fucking AWESOME with a white exterior:

I have the chrome vertex knock-offs, too. So... w/e lol

harangatang · 10-05-2011, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ezza

Can anyone vouch for near oem size/fit clear covers?

seems like 80% of the ones i see look smaller, leaving a big gap around them

If you use the 3M sealer stuff like we've said in here, it won't matter. It will fill in ALL the gaps.

I have (had) circuit sports lenses. They fit fine.

Andres_G · 10-06-2011, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by harangatang

Yay. Couple people beat me to it though haha

I wish I was planning on staying with WKO on my car, cause these would look fucking AWESOME with a white exterior:

I have the chrome vertex knock-offs, too. So... w/e lol

What is WKO?

I've seen that pic before...HIDplanet?

check out my thread here on HIDplanet.

harangatang · 10-06-2011, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Andres_G

What is WKO?

I've seen that pic before...HIDplanet?

check out my thread here on HIDplanet.

wko= the paint code for the pearl white on 240's

Yea. His SN on here is greenkouki

*fliprayzin240sx* · 10-06-2011, 04:11 PM

As far as the projectors staying in place, all I did was cut the reflector housing as small as possible. TSX projector housings have this square piece, cut that shape to the stock reflector as tight as possible so itll be snug when you put the projectors into it. Then all I did was add a washer into the screw on the back of the TSX housing, that's holding the clip for the bulb. It worked out just fine...I'll try to take pictures of what I'm talking about when I get the chance.

Also, try to reuse all the metal tab/clips that hold the OEM lenses to the headlights. All you have to do is dremmel up small cuts for the clips to bite on to the clear lenses. I had extra ones so I'm using atleast 6 per headlights. Heck, I even got some of those clips on my corner lights. Been running my setup for over 4 yrs now, never had any issues. I will eventually reseal it with the 3M window stuff since all I used was RTV.

HIGHFIVEBETA · 10-08-2011, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harangatang

Yay. Couple people beat me to it though haha

I wish I was planning on staying with WKO on my car, cause these would look fucking AWESOME with a white exterior:

I have the chrome vertex knock-offs, too. So... w/e lol

Is there a thread for this retrofit? Love it!

harangatang · 10-08-2011, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by HIGHFIVEBETA

Is there a thread for this retrofit? Love it!

No, but I'll probably make a new one when I do mine come here very shortly.

12-19-2009, 07:48 PM	#72
fliprayzin240sx Man w/ CTSV & a Car Seat Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 17,998 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: fliprayzin240sx Feedback Score: 19 reviews	You should have painted the outside of the lenses too, would give the whole headlight a darker look to it. Also, painting an eyebrow on it will make a difference in the over all look of the car...ala kouki. __________________ If you think Zilvia has too many assholes... CLICK HERE!!!

09-18-2010, 07:37 PM	#74
harangatang Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 34 Posts: 931 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Bringing this back from the dead.... haha. My headlights decided it would be cool to literally, fall apart last night on the way home from work. When I originally ordered my TSX projectors, they came zip tied together. The glass projector was zip tied to the bowl. So I left it like that. I figured 4 little bolts/nuts in the holes on the corners would just rattle apart (My cars on coils lol). But it seems the zip ties became brittle from the heat and just cracked. For the others in this thread that have done this retro, what'd you use to hold the projector to the bowl with? I'll get some pics up as soon as I can. But I'm swamped with school right now. Probably gonna be a couple days till I get them baked and taken apart again __________________ Tyler

09-18-2010, 09:48 PM	#76
harangatang Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 34 Posts: 931 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Heres one side: The shrouds came off the projectors as well. Guess 3M isn't all that it's cracked up to be. The zip ties are all sitting in the bottom of the lenses lol. Never saw this coming.. And of course, it's always something... the lower tab on the drivers side broke and came out. Awesome. I never posted pictures of mine before they went on the car, so here ya go: __________________ Tyler

08-12-2011, 10:43 PM	#79
Drift_86 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Los Angeles, South Gate Age: 37 Posts: 3,682 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	I don't think any one has posted this. There's like 4 parts to this video. I know I'm gonna try this with the next pair of heedlights I get (1) How to build HID projector headlights - YouTube __________________ Want to roll fenders, custom gauge pod pm me

10-05-2011, 11:37 AM	#81
harangatang Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 34 Posts: 931 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	NICE!!!! I LOVE the Gatling gun shrouds I'm buying my retro kit from TRS next week for my replica vertex kouki's -Mini D2S projectors -Gatling gun shrouds -Morimoto bubls -Morimoto ballasts/relays/wiring -The Blazer projector fog lights they have It's gonna be sweet. Bi-xenon Morimoto Mini Stage III Kit (D2S) - Complete Retrofit Kits from The Retrofit Source Inc Fog Light: Blazers - HID Projectors from The Retrofit Source Inc __________________ Tyler

11-14-2009, 06:07 PM	#61
Mikey444 Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	They are hid retrofitted. If i'm not mistaken he used Tsx projectors w/e46 shrouds, and just fitted them into Oem housing with a aftermarket clear lense.

11-15-2009, 10:09 AM	#63
GunmetalSR Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Metairie, Louisiana Posts: 221 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	u can get circuit sports clear lenses at phase2motortrend.com the projector and bezel would hav to be found used so ur best bet would be ebay....i got mine for free from a friend get some good hid's and find someone who knows wat they are doin n tell them to retofit them

11-26-2009, 02:51 PM	#69
Andres_G Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles-->Long Island Age: 37 Posts: 206 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Mmm...what happened to my email notifications? Anyways... Wow bshotts, those look pretty close to OEM. Great job so far. I'm curious as to what projectors you used? and can you post some pics from the top so I can see just how far back you have them? I wanna compare them to mine. Mine looks like garbage compared to yours! lol

12-19-2009, 09:19 AM	#71
Andres_G Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles-->Long Island Age: 37 Posts: 206 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	So I wasn't really digging the chrome shrouds too much, so I painted them black. I also went with the double sided tape, and they are holding great!

12-23-2009, 10:16 AM	#73
Andres_G Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles-->Long Island Age: 37 Posts: 206 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	You mean painting them so they'll look like it's jdm zenki counter part? I've been thinking of doing that. I don't like the idea of putting eye brows on a zenki so that it'll look like a kouki. Now, eye brows to make it look "sleepy" sounds better to me.

09-19-2010, 06:11 PM	#78
Andres_G Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles-->Long Island Age: 37 Posts: 206 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	3M double sided tape seems to be holding up fine for me.

09-14-2011, 05:49 PM	#80
Andres_G Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles-->Long Island Age: 37 Posts: 206 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Morimoto H1

10-05-2011, 03:17 PM	#82
Andres_G Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Los Angeles-->Long Island Age: 37 Posts: 206 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Just be sure to post up pics! I would love to see the Mori's in the vertex ligthts

10-05-2011, 05:20 PM	#83
ezza Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: UK Age: 37 Posts: 518 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Can anyone vouch for near oem size/fit clear covers? seems like 80% of the ones i see look smaller, leaving a big gap around them

10-05-2011, 05:22 PM	#84
harangatang Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 34 Posts: 931 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Yay. Couple people beat me to it though haha I wish I was planning on staying with WKO on my car, cause these would look fucking AWESOME with a white exterior: I have the chrome vertex knock-offs, too. So... w/e lol __________________ Tyler

10-06-2011, 04:11 PM	#88
fliprayzin240sx Man w/ CTSV & a Car Seat Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 17,998 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: fliprayzin240sx Feedback Score: 19 reviews	As far as the projectors staying in place, all I did was cut the reflector housing as small as possible. TSX projector housings have this square piece, cut that shape to the stock reflector as tight as possible so itll be snug when you put the projectors into it. Then all I did was add a washer into the screw on the back of the TSX housing, that's holding the clip for the bulb. It worked out just fine...I'll try to take pictures of what I'm talking about when I get the chance. Also, try to reuse all the metal tab/clips that hold the OEM lenses to the headlights. All you have to do is dremmel up small cuts for the clips to bite on to the clear lenses. I had extra ones so I'm using atleast 6 per headlights. Heck, I even got some of those clips on my corner lights. Been running my setup for over 4 yrs now, never had any issues. I will eventually reseal it with the 3M window stuff since all I used was RTV. __________________ If you think Zilvia has too many assholes... CLICK HERE!!!