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05-13-05, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by vicestan
T L W you going to do a q45 retro also 
??? and dont worry guys il make A D I Y soon, im already taking pictures through the process of my retro. Oh and rominl you got a sc? nice nice well I have never worked with sc projectors but I hear they are really good. by looking at the sc headlight Im pretty sure the lexus LS projectors can be fitted in there, the reflective surface on the bottom has to be cut a little to accomodate the reflector but other then that it should even work with your auto leveling motors 
. Im going to try and find some pictures of the sc output but I hear its really not bad at all so I dont think there worth retrofitting but as far as flickering goes im sure you can get more purple/blue at the cut of well im back to work on my headlight im kinda frustrated with the back of the housing 
but if what im about to do works out then its all gravy 
??? and dont worry guys il make A D I Y soon, im already taking pictures through the process of my retro. Oh and rominl you got a sc? nice nice well I have never worked with sc projectors but I hear they are really good. by looking at the sc headlight Im pretty sure the lexus LS projectors can be fitted in there, the reflective surface on the bottom has to be cut a little to accomodate the reflector but other then that it should even work with your auto leveling motors . Im going to try and find some pictures of the sc output but I hear its really not bad at all so I dont think there worth retrofitting but as far as flickering goes im sure you can get more purple/blue at the cut of well im back to work on my headlight im kinda frustrated with the back of the housing but if what im about to do works out then its all gravy 
used to have is300 as well but sold it already. i definitely want more flickering on my sc430, besides the shield, maybe i should get some clear lens instead of teh blur lens right now too.we should definitely talk more when you are done with your headlights and have more time. not too many people on the sc430 forums are that hands on, so i wanna try something myself, and it's a big up hill road for me.
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05-13-05, 03:18 PM
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Hmm clear lense well I dont know the diameter of the sc lense, il try to find out and yah definatly maybe the honda s2000 lense will fit. As far as doing retros ima see how confident I am once Im done with mine and il have people judge my work. TL W I forgot to tell u in pm but really consider painting the refelctive trim inside because you will get more defenition to your projector and alot less glare because as good as it might look you cant not feel bad for the incoming drivers.
05-13-05, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by vicestan
Hmm clear lense well I dont know the diameter of the sc lense, il try to find out and yah definatly maybe the honda s2000 lense will fit. As far as doing retros ima see how confident I am once Im done with mine and il have people judge my work. TL W I forgot to tell u in pm but really consider painting the refelctive trim inside because you will get more defenition to your projector and alot less glare because as good as it might look you cant not feel bad for the incoming drivers.
05-13-05, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by vicestan
Yeah my retro is a pain b/c of the way I mounted the projector but it does have enough clearence Im going to make the back look as clean as possible.
I can get you a set, Uptown post the pics of the rear of the lights.
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05-13-05, 04:21 PM
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Nice housing man, very clean. Mine however will look a little messy but im tryint to make it as good as possible. One thing I will note is that in the future I will be using a diferent way of mounting projectorsor maybe not , actually mine look OK right now in the back I still have to paint it to make it look better but so far so good . Only thing left for me is my headlight leanse, it was pretty blurry so I sanded it down and now trying it get it as new as possible, il judge by the outcome but I deffinatly dont want to sand another lense down b/c it takes up to much time and effort but we will see. Im taking lotsa pictures for the D I Y .
PS Those caps look real nice, how do they hold on to the housing? If I do a retro for someone il deffinatly get some from you b/c that looks really nice and it would save me about 5 hours of work lol.
, actually mine look OK right now in the back I still have to paint it to make it look better but so far so good . Only thing left for me is my headlight leanse, it was pretty blurry so I sanded it down and now trying it get it as new as possible, il judge by the outcome but I deffinatly dont want to sand another lense down b/c it takes up to much time and effort but we will see. Im taking lotsa pictures for the D I Y . PS Those caps look real nice, how do they hold on to the housing? If I do a retro for someone il deffinatly get some from you b/c that looks really nice and it would save me about 5 hours of work lol.
05-13-05, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by vicestan
Nice housing man, very clean. Mine however will look a little messy but im tryint to make it as good as possible. One thing I will note is that in the future I will be using a diferent way of mounting projectorsor maybe not , actually mine look OK right now in the back I still have to paint it to make it look better but so far so good . Only thing left for me is my headlight leanse, it was pretty blurry so I sanded it down and now trying it get it as new as possible, il judge by the outcome but I deffinatly dont want to sand another lense down b/c it takes up to much time and effort but we will see. Im taking lotsa pictures for the D I Y
, actually mine look OK right now in the back I still have to paint it to make it look better but so far so good . Only thing left for me is my headlight leanse, it was pretty blurry so I sanded it down and now trying it get it as new as possible, il judge by the outcome but I deffinatly dont want to sand another lense down b/c it takes up to much time and effort but we will see. Im taking lotsa pictures for the D I Y 
05-13-05, 05:02 PM
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Hey LCA, I know what you mean man its hard as **** to get them to look new again 
but I had no choice since the lense was pretty horrible. Ive used mguiers cleaner and polish in the past but still didnt get a really clear lense like I wanted. I have a 6" ryobi buffer so thats a big plus but what kind of compound do you recommend? and for the laquer finnish should I use the basic stuff they sell at home depot b/c I gotta tell you ive bought the clear coat spray from napa and its ****, and then I bought another clear laquer spray from home depot and it was same thing actually they both made the lense fuzzy . I apreciate any insight you have on this b/c ive spend so long tryin to get those damn things to be clear again, I was thinking of using a clear 3M tape like the headlight protection tape they sell on ebay, instead of the laquer you know prolly even better but anyways let me know your thoughts, thanks .....Stan.
but I had no choice since the lense was pretty horrible. Ive used mguiers cleaner and polish in the past but still didnt get a really clear lense like I wanted. I have a 6" ryobi buffer so thats a big plus but what kind of compound do you recommend? and for the laquer finnish should I use the basic stuff they sell at home depot b/c I gotta tell you ive bought the clear coat spray from napa and its ****, and then I bought another clear laquer spray from home depot and it was same thing actually they both made the lense fuzzy . I apreciate any insight you have on this b/c ive spend so long tryin to get those damn things to be clear again, I was thinking of using a clear 3M tape like the headlight protection tape they sell on ebay, instead of the laquer you know prolly even better but anyways let me know your thoughts, thanks .....Stan.
05-13-05, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by vicestan
Hey LCA, I know what you mean man its hard as **** to get them to look new again but I had no choice since the lense was pretty horrible. Ive used mguiers cleaner and polish in the past but still didnt get a really clear lense like I wanted. I have a 6" ryobi buffer so thats a big plus but what kind of compound do you recommend? and for the laquer finnish should I use the basic stuff they sell at home depot b/c I gotta tell you ive bought the clear coat spray from napa and its ****, and then I bought another clear laquer spray from home depot and it was same thing actually they both made the lense fuzzy . I apreciate any insight you have on this b/c ive spend so long tryin to get those damn things to be clear again, I was thinking of using a clear 3M tape like the headlight protection tape they sell on ebay, instead of the laquer you know prolly even better but anyways let me know your thoughts, thanks .....Stan.
but I had no choice since the lense was pretty horrible. Ive used mguiers cleaner and polish in the past but still didnt get a really clear lense like I wanted. I have a 6" ryobi buffer so thats a big plus but what kind of compound do you recommend? and for the laquer finnish should I use the basic stuff they sell at home depot b/c I gotta tell you ive bought the clear coat spray from napa and its ****, and then I bought another clear laquer spray from home depot and it was same thing actually they both made the lense fuzzy . I apreciate any insight you have on this b/c ive spend so long tryin to get those damn things to be clear again, I was thinking of using a clear 3M tape like the headlight protection tape they sell on ebay, instead of the laquer you know prolly even better but anyways let me know your thoughts, thanks .....Stan.Since you are spending the $ to do a nice retrofit you may as well suck it up and purchase a new set of lights.
05-13-05, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by vicestan
Lol no way in hell im buyin new headlights . And that lexan compound, does it compare to mgquiers plastic cleaner and polish? or you dont know?
. And that lexan compound, does it compare to mgquiers plastic cleaner and polish? or you dont know?
05-13-05, 07:48 PM
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Can' t believe nobody made a comment about that bad *** IS300 in this pic
Not trying to thread jack here but with all the talk about headlights I think its appropriate to mention that the GS Demon Eye Kits will be out soon.
I will try to get some good pics up soon but if anyone is planning to open up their lights wait a few weeks so you can install these bad boys!
Not trying to thread jack here but with all the talk about headlights I think its appropriate to mention that the GS Demon Eye Kits will be out soon.
I will try to get some good pics up soon but if anyone is planning to open up their lights wait a few weeks so you can install these bad boys!
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