Originally Posted by audi2nr

does it have to be from an ls? i have several off audi's mainly s4's a6, a few of the new a4's with the adaptive lighting i can take pics if you need. i believe all projectors are bi-xenon

Originally Posted by olddog

not all projectors are bi-xenon and i want the ls430 or their superior output.
a retrofit worth doing is worth doing well

Originally Posted by JnC

Turns out that the LS460 projectors are not as bad as most of us thought. They compare very well to the S2ks as far as intensity is considered. On a scale of 1-10 where 10 is best with both intensity and width. I would rate LS430s at 10, S2ks at 8 (only missing out on width) and LS460s at 7.5. The bottom reflector bowl actually doesnt throw light out to the side alone, it takes the light and fills up the spots where the projector lacks intensity..

I have shown one picture where the projector is covered and you can only see the output of the reflector bowl and notice how it throws light all around unlike the LS430s which only throws light towards onside to increase width. LS460s are S2k wide not LS430 wide but they have great intensity. Also, ZKW is a drop in but the focal length is less than the OEM LS460 lens. I also tried the clear 3"~ lens that i got from zam and it not only is it too big for the LS460 but also lacks the focal length, So for now there is no clear lens drop in that would work for this projector. Lets just say that what ever works for the Prosche Bi-xenons the same lens would work for LS460 since they both have almost the same focal length.

The three lenses in question, from left to right, first one is the ZKW clear lens, 2nd one is the OEM LS 460 lens and lastly it’s the clear lens from zam2000.

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ZKW

http://maxupload.com/img/61FADF45.jpg

LS 460 lens, notice the roughed surface around the outer edge of the lens reminiscent of the S2k lens.

http://maxupload.com/img/13E1F954.jpg

Clear 3” lens from Zam.

http://maxupload.com/img/CE6BEB5A.jpg

ZKW yet again.

http://maxupload.com/img/EC8030FB.jpg

http://maxupload.com/img/71A3C869.jpg


LS 460

http://maxupload.com/img/DF7DA12F.jpg

http://maxupload.com/img/A6685941.jpg


Zam’s lens.

http://maxupload.com/img/91F37783.jpg
Output Shots


All projectors rested at the same spot pointing the same direction. I used an old 85122 bulb which i modified to fit the LS460 since it takes D4s bulb. This way it would be easy to judge the intensity in a comparitive sense of each projector.


LS460

This is the right hand side projector, LS460 projectors are side specific as well just like the LS430.

Light towards the right, notice the spread.

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The LS460 has ECE cut off

http://maxupload.com/img/8730BA24.jpg

Light towards the left, not bad.

http://maxupload.com/img/9C9E6382.jpg

The following couple of pictures show the output of LS460 projector with the projector lens covered. This is light that comes out of the bottom reflector bowl, notice that its not just thrown to one side like the LS430. The bowl throws patchs of light at different spots to increase the intensity of the overall beam.

http://maxupload.com/img/5FE19B77.jpg

http://maxupload.com/img/009C475A.jpg

http://maxupload.com/img/FDD093B6.jpg


This is what the LS460 looks like with the ZKW lens, not pretty.

http://maxupload.com/img/012DFD82.jpg



AP2 S2000


http://maxupload.com/img/A8A4B95B.jpg

http://maxupload.com/img/C06ED449.jpg

http://maxupload.com/img/2515BCC5.jpg

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LS 430 (right)

http://maxupload.com/img/0DA021EC.jpg

http://maxupload.com/img/9800492B.jpg

http://maxupload.com/img/79033EA9.jpg

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