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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 06:48 AM
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lexus rx330 projectors or Acura TSX projectors and why?
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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I thought of teh RX330's as well.. There a few auctions going on right now on ebay and there selling for 90.00. I beleive there Bi-Xenon from what i've read.. But the real light output projector would be the LS430.. Good Luck and keep us posted..
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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I've never driven the RX but I drove my friends TSX for a few months and I'm in love with those projectors.
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:36 AM
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i have a set of rx330's and they are not bi-xenons.
but am leaning towards the TSX cos they would make retrofitting easier cos they have holes to place screws in.
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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I have TSX projectors in my car and they are amazing. Sharp cut-off line and great clarity.

If you already have the RX330 projectors, use them. If you feel you need holes to install them, drill holes into you existing projectors. The light output will not be noticeably different than any other projector out there on the road. Why waste the money on a different set of light emitters? Bi-xenons are way overrated. Does anyone ever use their high beams? Bragging rights is all that they are used for.

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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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are the TSX and the S2000 projectors the same thing?
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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i am feeling pretty good about this retrofit thing.
its not as hard as i thought.
in fact, no mod is hard at all. just educate yourself well enough before proceeding and u are good to go.
i put the rx330 projectors in the headlights and they are sweet but i might need frsh headlights cos,
i want to drive my car while working on the retrofit.(the headlights that came with the ebay auction i won dull looking.not crystal clear like my mine.
and the locks holding the bulbs are broken.
am trying to get my money back but my bank says they cannot do a chargeback without paypals permission. any advice guys?

anyways, i will get a fresh set of headlights and a fresh set of projectors(thats why am asking which to get rx330 or tsx projectors) and perform the surgery all over.
watch out guys, at the end i will have a lot of salvage parts to auction off.
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Originally Posted by olddog
i am feeling pretty good about this retrofit thing.
its not as hard as i thought.
in fact, no mod is hard at all. just educate yourself well enough before proceeding and u are good to go.
i put the rx330 projectors in the headlights and they are sweet but i might need frsh headlights cos,
i want to drive my car while working on the retrofit.(the headlights that came with the ebay auction i won dull looking.not crystal clear like my mine.
and the locks holding the bulbs are broken.
am trying to get my money back but my bank says they cannot do a chargeback without paypals permission. any advice guys?

anyways, i will get a fresh set of headlights and a fresh set of projectors(thats why am asking which to get rx330 or tsx projectors) and perform the surgery all over.
watch out guys, at the end i will have a lot of salvage parts to auction off.
There's a member on here selling a retrofit on ebay with RX330 projectors.. The price seems good but there not HID's.. Good Luck.. Looking forward to the pics..

Man i wish i could do a retrofit..
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Man i wish i could do a retrofit..
Why can't you?

My first retrofit turned out stellar with no kinks whatsoever. Just did my homework before I started my project. Seems like fear to me.

Once I did it, I felt like I could do another one with no problem. And I plan on doing my minivan headlights within the next month for that matter. That is how easy it is to retrofit. People make it sound way harder than it actually is.
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by LXMN
Why can't you?

My first retrofit turned out stellar with no kinks whatsoever. Just did my homework before I started my project. Seems like fear to me.

Once I did it, I felt like I could do another one with no problem. And I plan on doing my minivan headlights within the next month for that matter. That is how easy it is to retrofit. People make it sound way harder than it actually is.
i totally agree with you.
a lot people make simple mods sound like exams to go to heaven.
retrofitting is easy. in fact easier than some other mods we do everyday.
just gather your information together and you are good.
e.g
1.it took me 3 months of studying on CL to install my sound system (saved myself over a $1000).
2. 20mins of studying to change sidemarkers and adjust aimf or headlights

and so on and so forth
take the plunge and do it.
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Originally Posted by olddog
lexus rx330 projectors or Acura TSX projectors and why?
Ive had the tsx there good but a pain to washer mod perfectly without distorting the cutoff line ,Ilike the afs rx330 they have a lot of color in stock form similiar to the TL projector and the price is good too!!
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Originally Posted by smuv gs3
Ive had the tsx there good but a pain to washer mod perfectly without distorting the cutoff line ,Ilike the afs rx330 they have a lot of color in stock form similiar to the TL projector and the price is good too!!
There's afew auctions on ebay right now with the RX330's for 90.00. Its good deal considering..
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