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Old 03-18-10, 04:22 PM
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Damn...whats the point of having headlights now? Lol...
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i think u should go for it. hey by the way while u have it open, was your bulb amber or was there a yellow reflector in there
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Thanks for sharing the pics, Vlad.

Didn't think the lens would have made much of a difference. *sigh*

That sucks.
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Originally Posted by 1UZ-GS
Damn...whats the point of having headlights now? Lol...
I rather have both headlights and fog lights with projectors.
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May I ask what projectors you are using for this?
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Originally Posted by LtunedG
i think u should go for it. hey by the way while u have it open, was your bulb amber or was there a yellow reflector in there
I dont understand the question, please rephrase or explain what you are asking.

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Thanks for sharing the pics, Vlad.

Didn't think the lens would have made much of a difference. *sigh*

That sucks.
I knew the lense would make a huge difference, they are designed to refract and disburse light instead of giving a nice wide and powerful output. You're welcome, just gotta figure out a solution to this particular issue.
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^ I think LtunedG is asking whether you had the yellow capsule or not.

and let me know if you find a solution. I'm interested. Which projectors are you using?
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Old 03-18-10, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Spyder78
I rather have both headlights and fog lights with projectors.
Well...yeah, I'm just saying it's pretty bright. Have any pictures of both the headlights and the projector fogs on?
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damn! gotta see this in person. tempted to rock these without the lens...
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Originally Posted by LtunedG
i think u should go for it. hey by the way while u have it open, was your bulb amber or was there a yellow reflector in there
none of the fog bulb are amber... if you take out the fog and take off the bulb, look inside and you will see the yellow lense. mines pretty dirty so it may look darker yellow.

It's takes a few minutes to look at it so check it out.


I'm loving the projector output, without the oem lense, on 55 watt... so nice and yellow. Man, I want to get this done.

I wonder if you can use the existing lenses as a cast... I have no exp just suggesting. Or, maybe mold hardened clay then shave off the ridges and use it as a mold.

What is the material that is to be used, is it plexiglass?


btw, my yellow coated projector lense is on it's way

couldn't "top hats", forgot his name, make one for us if enough ppl put money down? I remember him trying to make clear lenses for our headlights.

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what kind of projector are you using? wow, that thing is bright w/o the lens lol
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Originally Posted by Spyder78
GS Fog Light Projector 6K 35 Watt NO lense
those look amazing

Originally Posted by 1UZ-GS
Damn...whats the point of having headlights now? Lol...
x2 lol

Originally Posted by Spyder78
I knew the lense would make a huge difference, they are designed to refract and disburse light instead of giving a nice wide and powerful output. You're welcome, just gotta figure out a solution to this particular issue.
i want the 2nd prototype....lol can u do this to the 2001+ ones?
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I'm sure it can be done. The fog light housings are all the same, aren't they?

If you don't mind, Vlad, could you post some pictures of the front of the car with the lights on, with the lense?
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Can you buy some crappy clear lense fogs on ebay or something? I'm sure some chinese/taiwanese company has already made some.. then just use their front lenses.
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Originally Posted by shvc1991
May I ask what projectors you are using for this?
The projectors that I am using are referred to as "Blazer" fogs and are a commonly used projector on hidplanet forums. I choose them because of their small size and cost.

Originally Posted by 1UZ-GS
Well...yeah, I'm just saying it's pretty bright. Have any pictures of both the headlights and the projector fogs on?
No I dont, however my stock HIDs dont output as wide as the fog.
Originally Posted by ALeX300
damn! gotta see this in person. tempted to rock these without the lens...
You can Alex, however I dont think that it would look right

Originally Posted by sam430
none of the fog bulb are amber... if you take out the fog and take off the bulb, look inside and you will see the yellow lense. mines pretty dirty so it may look darker yellow.

It's takes a few minutes to look at it so check it out.


I'm loving the projector output, without the oem lense, on 55 watt... so nice and yellow. Man, I want to get this done.

I wonder if you can use the existing lenses as a cast... I have no exp just suggesting. Or, maybe mold hardened clay then shave off the ridges and use it as a mold.

What is the material that is to be used, is it plexiglass?


btw, my yellow coated projector lense is on it's way

couldn't "top hats", forgot his name, make one for us if enough ppl put money down? I remember him trying to make clear lenses for our headlights.
I've already tried getting in touch with some fabricators in order to get this made, but everyone of them says that in order to be able to make these lenses they need to be molded. Molding isnt a cheap process and I am still trying to find a company that is willing to work with me in order to do a small quantity. I remember top hats, but he was using a company to get the lenses made and then gave up or was unable to get it done?
Originally Posted by ItsChris
what kind of projector are you using? wow, that thing is bright w/o the lens lol
Refer to above post
Originally Posted by sakataj
those look amazing



i want the 2nd prototype....lol can u do this to the 2001+ ones?
Thanks Brian, the fog lights are the same throughout the 2nd gen gs', the current fog lights that I have modified came off of a 2003 GS300.

Originally Posted by shvc1991
I'm sure it can be done. The fog light housings are all the same, aren't they?

If you don't mind, Vlad, could you post some pictures of the front of the car with the lights on, with the lense?
I dont have any pics of that but I do have a pic headon without the lense of the 6k 55watt



Originally Posted by NemeGuero
Can you buy some crappy clear lense fogs on ebay or something? I'm sure some chinese/taiwanese company has already made some.. then just use their front lenses.
There are no aftermarket fog lights available for our cars, as far as I know.
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