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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 12:27 AM
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Special thanks to Tony (LuxuryMods) for helping me remove/replace the headlights. That was very helpful of you.

Here are some shots of the LS430 retrofit. Hope you like.

These shots are with headlights on only, no fogs.
Attached Thumbnails Finally got it Done!-projector-view.jpg   Finally got it Done!-wall-view-closer.jpg   Finally got it Done!-light-spread.jpg   Finally got it Done!-back-view.jpg  

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Here is a video of the auto levelers working.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/luxurym...7623645025563/

Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with the retrofit. Would recommend all to get it done.

Thanks for looking.

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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 01:52 AM
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You did everything yourself? How did you include the autoleveling?

btw... Very nice!!!

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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 01:58 AM
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this retro has probably gotta be the best I've seen in terms of output.. damn, that looks nice..
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 08:32 AM
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Thanks for the feedback John! This truly completes your car in terms of lighting! A must do for all 2GS owners, in my opinion. The pictures simply do not do it justice.

Auto leveling works because he had factory HID headlamps to start with. Trying to add auto leveling to a non-factory HID setup would be difficult.

BigVic23: I met w/ John at his house and helped him remove the lights and finish the retrofit over the weekend so he would not have missing headlights on his daily driver!
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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I see that I have to come visit you at work sometime again
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Originally Posted by LuxuryMods
Thanks for the feedback John! This truly completes your car in terms of lighting! A must do for all 2GS owners, in my opinion. The pictures simply do not do it justice.

Auto leveling works because he had factory HID headlamps to start with. Trying to add auto leveling to a non-factory HID setup would be difficult.

BigVic23: I met w/ John at his house and helped him remove the lights and finish the retrofit over the weekend so he would not have missing headlights on his daily driver!
Luxurymods: wow, thats dedication! wish i lived in socal.. very nice job.. did you supply the parts as well?

GS4fiend.... What kind of bulbs do you have?
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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Very nice! Welcome to the LS430 retro club! Are you using the OEM 4300K bulbs?
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btw... GS4Fiend..... your right, yours looks just as good, if not BETTER then the pic in my post....::thumbs up::
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The light output looks great.. Nice work
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Originally Posted by BIGVIC23
Luxurymods: wow, thats dedication! wish i lived in socal.. very nice job.. did you supply the parts as well?

GS4fiend.... What kind of bulbs do you have?
Yes, we supplied the brackets and Philips 85122+ bulbs. We're working on adding all our parts onto our website. www.LuxuryMods.com

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Very nice! Welcome to the LS430 retro club! Are you using the OEM 4300K bulbs?
They are Philips 85122+, I believe they are 4200k. Close enough
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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That looks really good. @LuxuryMods, isn't it a lot more work to do LS460 projectors? It's big, needs to do a particular cut on the bezel, probably need to mod the projector itself.

It seems the ls430 is the easiest to do and provide the best output. Based on the pix, it seemed like it's oem for the gs.

BTW, congrats on a very nice projectors.

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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by sam430
That looks really good. @LuxuryMods, isn't it a lot more work to do LS460 projectors? It's big, needs to do a particular cut on the bezel, probably need to mod the projector itself.

It seems the ls430 is the easiest to do and provide the best output. Based on the pix, it seemed like it's oem for the gs.
I wouldn't say it's a lot more work. The LS460 appears slightly smaller in diameter overall, but I like the larger 3" lens on it compared to the 2.5" lens on the LS430.

I'll do some comparison shots of both soon so we can get a better understanding of them.
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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I definitely agree that every gs guys should do this mod, especially when there is a bracket for it to make the work effortless.

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Wow... the output looks superb. Great job fellas
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