Q45 Retrofit completed. Pix Inside!

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Oct 20, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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Damn could you do anything like that with our LS400. Specifically my Gen 1
Oct 20, 2006 | 02:26 PM
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RU-INAW, Flufferiou
As for whoever wants me to do these, yeah I can do it but it usually takes me a little while to complete. I'm juggling school time around with retrofit time . Usually my return time is going to be around 2-3 weeks.
Careful, dont get your own thread locked by the mods.
Oct 20, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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did you do any mods to the projectors? ie washer/shield mods?
Oct 21, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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Looks hot, can't wait to see them installed.
Oct 21, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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As for whoever wants me to do these, yeah I can do it but it usually takes me a little while to complete. I'm juggling school time around with retrofit time . Usually my return time is going to be around 2-3 weeks.
*** Ahem *** Cough ***
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Oct 21, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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hey jeff wanna re-do mine....pm me
Oct 22, 2006 | 03:24 PM
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pics of these installed yet they look great i always wanted to paint te inside of my headlights white but wasnt sure of the outcome but please get some pics up !!
Oct 24, 2006 | 01:48 AM
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Hey guys, please don't post in here about buying/purchasing. I'm going to get pictures of the car with the lights on pretty soon and I don't want the thread to get locked. If you really must, keep it to PM. Thanks all

Teaser: Brand spankin new TL Projector retrofit + boosted high power ballasts for my car coming soon. Also, TSX projector retrofit on my parents LX470 coming soon as well Man, I'm just going HID crazy these days eh? lol
Oct 24, 2006 | 08:38 AM
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damn you do some really clean work.. i need to hit you up one of these days.. soon as i get my hands on a spare set of headlights..
Oct 24, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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Very nice job. Are the highbeams also HID? What projectors were used and what diameter are the lenses? I'm trying to decide which halogen projectors to get so it doesn't look too small or big.
Oct 24, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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Nice work Jeff!!! I didn't read all the posts, but were you able to keep the auto-leveling fucntion?
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Nice work Jeff!!! I didn't read all the posts, but were you able to keep the auto-leveling function?
What he said
Oct 24, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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I wanna see some beam/installed shotS!!!!!!!!!
Oct 24, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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how much are q45 projectors now a days?
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Ok, for you guys that want beam shots and pix of the car...you're gonna have to wait till Monday. I finished the work and installed it a week ago. The lights are on the other guys car and no longer in my possession. I have to find a time when he isn't busy(Monday) to be able to meet up and take pix. Don't worry, just be patitent and I'll have the pix

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did you do any mods to the projectors? ie washer/shield mods?
Well, I'm not sure if the Q45 projectors can be modded for color output and such. The optics inside it are pretty much solid one piece and very thick metal(AKA: not bendable). Other projectors such as TSX/TL projectors are way easier to mod for color and cutoff.

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Very nice job. Are the highbeams also HID? What projectors were used and what diameter are the lenses? I'm trying to decide which halogen projectors to get so it doesn't look too small or big.
Yes the highs are also HID. The high beam is a E46 HID projector out of a BMW 3 series with a 3" fresnel lens. The cutoff plate was removed. Any projector will work for the high beam application, even halogen ones.

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Nice work Jeff!!! I didn't read all the posts, but were you able to keep the auto-leveling fucntion?
The original headlights were not HID so there was no auto levelling function to begin with. If the level function was there, then it would be kept intact.

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how much are q45 projectors now a days?
Just check on ebay. The price always fluctuates. Usually it's about $400-650 or so depending on the condition.
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