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Old 04-20-11, 04:43 PM
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Sooo, ive always love how the Q45 gatlin projectors look in the ls430 headlights, i missed out on the sales of the only two sets That I Kno Of in the states :signdammit: one in texas, the other in hawaii, so i was force to do my own, scared? Yes, bcuz i didnt wana mess up and have to buy a new headlight, needless to say i gather the two projectors and decided, what the hell, since im in there (no homo) i might as well do a second set of retro, the M45 projectors =) since my car is a daily and i didnt wana rush this project, soo i waited, until i was brave enuff that is :smiley-rofl: so i took a long weekend starting friday evening and started the tear down, the baking and the opening up.....

Last time seeing them like this LOL


Fresh out the oven


M45 taken apart to measure fitment


Cutting out my New Clear running n blinker light


Where to go from here......




I couldnt decide how to make them secure with a tight fitment so i took them to my friend of mine, Freston at his shop Emerald Performance about 5 miles from where i stay, this guy does everything lol frm Welding, Fabricating, Wiring u name it, even got his own Performance Ecu, he did a good job tho, even tho it was nerve racking watching him cutting, drilling and sanding lol



I didnt wana lose my AutoLeveling function so he mounted the Gatlin with the old housing bracket...





We couldnt use the outter Clear throud from the m45 projector (On Right), it wouldnt fit, still came out nice tho

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Would be a good idea to share your project with the helpful guys at HIDplanet.com the forum there is really helpful most of the time, and i would like to see the results!!
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dude that is sooo freakin awesome,, how much all in all for all parts including the q45 light???
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Originally Posted by Dutchie101
Would be a good idea to share your project with the helpful guys at HIDplanet.com the forum there is really helpful most of the time, and i would like to see the results!!
Im not a member there so u can copy the link if u want....

Originally Posted by sojah
dude that is sooo freakin awesome,, how much all in all for all parts including the q45 light???
Thanx alot bro, def. not no walk in the park to be honest i only bought one of the four projectors, one of the q45 Gatlin came from Thailand, $180, the other one and one of the m45 came from a friend that works at a infiniti dealer close to me and the other m45 projector came from another friend i got lucky, took me months tho....
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Dude you're always doing sick stuff to your car. Im so J
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This is so cool! One of my favorite all time headlight clusters is the Q45's. Reminds of a machine gun...so badass! Post pics when they're on the car.
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I love the look of the Q45 retro but how is the output compared to, say, the LS430 projectors? I've heard the Q45 aren't too good from a few of my friends that are into retrofitting.
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Originally Posted by HiloDB1
Dude you're always doing sick stuff to your car. Im so J
Thanx alot bro, im tryin

Originally Posted by CarGuy89
This is so cool! One of my favorite all time headlight clusters is the Q45's. Reminds of a machine gun...so badass! Post pics when they're on the car.
Mines also, mos. def. gona post finish pics...
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more updates and pics?
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Originally Posted by HiloDB1
Dude you're always doing sick stuff to your car. Im so J
So true and you know I'm a fan son! Keep doing it big, looking forward to the finish product.
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Sick... I got myself a set also =)
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is there a special bracket to make or does it mount on to the original auto leveling housing?
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Originally Posted by Cartune
more updates and pics?
Ask and u shall receive

Originally Posted by Tee
So true and you know I'm a fan son! Keep doing it big, looking forward to the finish product.
Thanx alot bro, much appreciated

Originally Posted by notserp
Sick... I got myself a set also =)
Thanx, be ready to put work in lol

Originally Posted by GangstaLS
is there a special bracket to make or does it mount on to the original auto leveling housing?
The oem bracket was cut up to fit the q45 (not by me) lol i couldnt do it
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So between him and i we spent almost two days one headlight, i was more than happy with the result tho, time to clean up and put it back 2gether, the other side only took a day by the way, same procedure....



Here is the finish product and the one we took two days on =) my drl and park/running lights are on, i like the green tint on the Oem housing, the m45 projector also has the green tint which makes everything look so much more Oem IMO, i also drilled and install led in the dummy spot in the fogs a few months back lol



Everything was finished jus in time for our CLFL meet, Big-up to Tony for these clean pics, enjoy...





I also polish my oem calipers
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So sick!!!!

SN: what are your wheel and tire specs? Your fitment is on point!


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