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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 06:35 PM
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Finally found some time to get these installed. I had the Q45 projectors on my old GS and love how they looked. It appeared that no one has tried this on the LS460, so I found a shop willing to give it a shot and started collecting the parts. I know it will not be everyone's cup of tea and is a downgrade as far as projectors go, but I am very happy with the outcome.

On with the pics, although they do not do the lights justice

Bumper off


Lights in


Let there be light


Nikes only


Night shot Nikes only
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 06:44 PM
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Holy crappppp...game over!!!!!! That looks absolutely amazing. I have to assume you lost the AFS with this retro and you have some warning errors right?
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 06:46 PM
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Wow! They do look amazing!
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 08:58 PM
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In all honesty...this mod is nasty!!!! I love the chamber/barrel appearance of the lights!
Great job! Was this a costly mod? How long for the entire job to be completed?
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Old Feb 6, 2015 | 09:28 PM
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Wow that's nice
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 01:39 AM
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First thought was "No way this will even look remotely stock, classy, or nice" but WOW those might be on par if not better looking than the 600 headlights and the cherry on top is the JDM LED projector fogs! Game over with this lighting mod.
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 05:30 AM
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Very nice outside the box mod, looks OEM and I love those JDM fogs!
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 05:31 AM
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Thanks all!

CJitty - AFS could not be retained and light is blinking. Is there a way to turn it off? I am going the poor mans route of a small piece of black electrical tape soon lol

CRowe14 - It was not cheap, and I purchased all parts used. The whole project took about 6 months. I was not in a rush and the shop was working on the lights on the side. It was more involved than they thought, so there price went up as well.

LXurious - I am still trying to get the LEDs working on the fogs. We tapped into the Nike lights and nothing was lighting up. Seems like the electrical system is finicky. Probably will take another swing at it in a few months.

Bulbs in headlight are 6k D2S and fogs are 6k D4S.
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 05:45 AM
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Wow that looks fantastic. Good work.

Those fogs are nice too. May I ask the source of them, and price,?
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 05:46 AM
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Looks amazing. Super clean.. more pics !!!!!
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 10:44 AM
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the old infiniti q45 gattling gun lights will always be classic nice mod, really wish infiniti would bring the Q back....
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 11:49 AM
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Looks awesome. How did you illuminate the second half of the "nike light"?
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 01:04 PM
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Wow. Very nice mod. They look amazing.
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 02:27 PM
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Nice job and truly unique.
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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by PMIRO2
Thanks all!

CJitty - AFS could not be retained and light is blinking. Is there a way to turn it off? I am going the poor mans route of a small piece of black electrical tape soon lol

CRowe14 - It was not cheap, and I purchased all parts used. The whole project took about 6 months. I was not in a rush and the shop was working on the lights on the side. It was more involved than they thought, so there price went up as well.

LXurious - I am still trying to get the LEDs working on the fogs. We tapped into the Nike lights and nothing was lighting up. Seems like the electrical system is finicky. Probably will take another swing at it in a few months.

Bulbs in headlight are 6k D2S and fogs are 6k D4S.
Maybe pull the fuse for AFS?

Looks amazing btw, never seen this done on the LS and I think the install looks very clean! Love the fog lights too!!!

-Joe
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