My retro fit : LS430
07-28-12, 07:18 PM
#49
Thanx fellas... 77i9 i gotta put this out there.., ur help and support early on made me fall in love with this car. The way i saw u speak about ur car and how u helped me on mine made me really appreciate something i would have prob ran into the ground till the wheels fell off. Thanx a milli - no more manufact bouncing around here... Lexus fan for life ... Just sold the Mercedes too!
Last edited by MikeFoxx; 07-29-12 at 08:24 AM.
Keep up the great work 
The retro came out clean, now let's see some night shots!
10-20-12, 08:26 PM
#52
Not all of us get it right the first time... ... I surely didnt but i eventually got it lol. Shortly after this retrofit i realized something was terribly wrong with my cutoff. It was straight across perfectly... But perfectly across the top of the corn fields and trees. Then after a month is started to fog up. I recently started looking for hid headlights to put on while i figured out where i went wrong. After almost selling these to a nearby member i had to question if it was worth it to me to just give up on something that was almost done.
Well today i opened them both back up and broke um down basically starting all over. I realized i tighten the luxury mods brackets too tight to the projectors... Causing it to naturally sit and a higher angle. I needed to trim the opening to the housing where the projector sits, and i needed to buff out the inside on the lenses. This time around i also used a caulk gun instead of squeezing a couple of tubes.
Once i got the lenses on i immediately put the 3 screws into the lenses and pressed and pressed. I still need to see what happens when it rains but im feeling lucky. Also, there were no night shots bc i bought cheap ebay lights till i got this right. I just ordered philips ultinon bulbs so night shots coming.
Here is a picture of the bad that i fixed:
Water stains from the fogging
Stained inside
This whole project took a back seat because of work and family. i just jever made time for it. But its bout to start rainning and this had to be done. I'll post more pics tomorrow
Well today i opened them both back up and broke um down basically starting all over. I realized i tighten the luxury mods brackets too tight to the projectors... Causing it to naturally sit and a higher angle. I needed to trim the opening to the housing where the projector sits, and i needed to buff out the inside on the lenses. This time around i also used a caulk gun instead of squeezing a couple of tubes.
Once i got the lenses on i immediately put the 3 screws into the lenses and pressed and pressed. I still need to see what happens when it rains but im feeling lucky. Also, there were no night shots bc i bought cheap ebay lights till i got this right. I just ordered philips ultinon bulbs so night shots coming.
Here is a picture of the bad that i fixed:
Water stains from the fogging
Stained inside
This whole project took a back seat because of work and family. i just jever made time for it. But its bout to start rainning and this had to be done. I'll post more pics tomorrow
Last edited by MikeFoxx; 10-20-12 at 09:41 PM.
10-21-12, 09:56 PM
#53
Here are some night shots... I'll take better ones when the 6k Philips Ultinons arrive. These are cheap 8k ebay bulbs and a not so flat parking lot at my condo.
In the following pics keep an eye on the street light and the Fire Line paint:
About 15 feet from the fence
About 30 feet away
About 80 feet or more
As i kept backing up you can see the cut off isn't perfect. I'll fix that with the new bulbs. Next time i'll have a better location instead of rolling back on a slope with a plain wall instead of rose bushes. I really like how these light up the sides of the road. It's kinda crazy driving behind other cars with HIDs and watching mine blow their range out the water. Def glad I kept these... just gotta fine tune the cut off
In the following pics keep an eye on the street light and the Fire Line paint:
About 15 feet from the fence
About 30 feet away
About 80 feet or more
As i kept backing up you can see the cut off isn't perfect. I'll fix that with the new bulbs. Next time i'll have a better location instead of rolling back on a slope with a plain wall instead of rose bushes. I really like how these light up the sides of the road. It's kinda crazy driving behind other cars with HIDs and watching mine blow their range out the water. Def glad I kept these... just gotta fine tune the cut off
10-25-12, 03:03 PM
#57
Thanx fellas...
Look what just showed up at my office ^_^
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I took this around 6:30 coming home from work. Popped those bad boys in before i left the office. U can see its still really light out and these still show up bright.
This part of the parking light is sloped so the cutoff actually is lower than in this pic
Look what just showed up at my office ^_^
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I took this around 6:30 coming home from work. Popped those bad boys in before i left the office. U can see its still really light out and these still show up bright.
This part of the parking light is sloped so the cutoff actually is lower than in this pic
Last edited by MikeFoxx; 10-25-12 at 08:03 PM.
10-25-12, 11:01 PM
#59
Thanks Nigel for the bulbs... I'll get pics up at some point this weekend
Overall i am 100% happy with this retrofit. These bulbs really brought it all together. I dont think i'll be selling my retrofit unless im selling the car lol
Last edited by MikeFoxx; 10-25-12 at 11:49 PM.
10-26-12, 10:04 PM
#60
Still haven't taken time to fine tune the cutoff - oh well its good 4 right now lol
The house in the background is easily 60+ yards away across 4 lanes two bike lanes a frontage road a medium and two side walks plus im about 30 ft back from the frontage road
The house in the background is easily 60+ yards away across 4 lanes two bike lanes a frontage road a medium and two side walks plus im about 30 ft back from the frontage road
Last edited by MikeFoxx; 10-26-12 at 11:43 PM.