What's this....Another Retro?!!!???! (Cough Q45 into GS400 Cough)
#1
Pole Position
Thread Starter
What's this....Another Retro?!!!???! (Cough Q45 into GS400 Cough)
Like the title says....so far, I've managed to openall the boxes and post some before shots before I gut these boys out and begin work on them. Enjoy the pics (of the lamps of course...what else do you think I was talking about!)
GS Halogen lamp before I touch it
Awe look at that! The world's most powerful headlamp (according to Infiniti) is nothing compared to Ester Baxter (and no she doesn't come with the retro...that's extra)
well look a here bulbs and ballasts still intact!
how'd that get in there?
Ohh I dunno...the Q45 lamp seems to be loosing this one lol
Awe seven projectors focused into one beam! Wonder what that's going to be like....Anyone knwo where Aristo went? He's got pics of his GS-Q45 retro somewhere around here.
Enjoy
GS Halogen lamp before I touch it
Awe look at that! The world's most powerful headlamp (according to Infiniti) is nothing compared to Ester Baxter (and no she doesn't come with the retro...that's extra)
well look a here bulbs and ballasts still intact!
how'd that get in there?
Ohh I dunno...the Q45 lamp seems to be loosing this one lol
Awe seven projectors focused into one beam! Wonder what that's going to be like....Anyone knwo where Aristo went? He's got pics of his GS-Q45 retro somewhere around here.
Enjoy
Last edited by tiguy99; 06-28-05 at 07:27 PM.
#6
Pole Position
Thread Starter
I'll have more pics up tonight of the whole process and a detailed writeup so look for that!
Peace
Peace
#7
Pole Position
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by tiguy99
I'll have more pics up tonight of the whole process and a detailed writeup so look for that!
Peace
Peace
Last edited by tiguy99; 06-29-05 at 09:30 PM.
Trending Topics
#9
Pole Position
Thread Starter
I'm going to do a write up on how to open and reseal GS lamps (at least the way I do it nice and clean with no moisture). Look for that in 2 hours when I get home from the office
#10
Pole Position
Thread Starter
Ok...here's an update. I've got to the point the projectors mount onto the GS reflectors. The only thing that concerns me is that these projectors are massive when compared to the regular HID projectors out there. Extra precaution must be taken when interfacing these things to the Lexus housing. At first I had it in there but the screws werent' enough to hold the projector in place (being that there are only 2 holes you can use (unless I drill 2 other ones on the bottoms so I can have access to that area for support.) So I'm at the point I'm searching for some good pieces to use as backup to reenforce the mount points and we're good to go. Here are the latest pics
Perfect size for the large GS reflector! No Shroud necessary
Q45 projectors should have some holes at the bottom. Would have almost made it plug and play...anyhow I'll be taking care of that part when it finally comes together tomorrow
(One of the reflectors it sits on....this is before the mount points are determined for accuracy in aiming)
Projector up close
More pics to come. For now, you can find the others I didn't post here in the gallery....
Perfect size for the large GS reflector! No Shroud necessary
Q45 projectors should have some holes at the bottom. Would have almost made it plug and play...anyhow I'll be taking care of that part when it finally comes together tomorrow
(One of the reflectors it sits on....this is before the mount points are determined for accuracy in aiming)
Projector up close
More pics to come. For now, you can find the others I didn't post here in the gallery....
Last edited by tiguy99; 07-01-05 at 10:58 PM.
#11
Pole Position
Thread Starter
Q45 Projector....You've been Owned!!!!
Now look for the beam shots in a few
Now look for the beam shots in a few
#12
Pole Position
Thread Starter
Hold up wait...gotta go back and fix this...
Its check and balance time...any and every problem known to man that is retrofit related is tested tried and true until we get perfection in this stage.
Otherwise here's a rough scetch of what the final lamp is going to be once I redo the whole mount
Its check and balance time...any and every problem known to man that is retrofit related is tested tried and true until we get perfection in this stage.
Otherwise here's a rough scetch of what the final lamp is going to be once I redo the whole mount
#14
Hey guys, these Q45 retrofit head lights are my first major mod for my GS. What do u guys think as far as painting the housing? I have a blue GS and Im comtemplating on the satin black for the housing. I dont know if it would look right. I want there to be some kind of contrast between the color of my car and these headlights. They look good so far Mike
#15
Pole Position
Thread Starter
The main issue I had with this is finding the right screws and mounts to have it all come together with the proper support. I've tried about 4 different ideas each one lacking the confidence I usually get when I do this. I came close to wrapping it up yesterday but ran into another issue....the screws were too short. So now its back to Home Depot to grab the right size and pick up some more washers so we can get this show on the road!
In the end I'll give a quick rundown on how a retrofit is done so some more brave souls can step up and take some modding work into their own hands. Let's take it back to the days when at least 4-5 different guys on this board used to retrofit and bounce ideas off of one another and come up with some really nice projects. That's how I learned
In the end I'll give a quick rundown on how a retrofit is done so some more brave souls can step up and take some modding work into their own hands. Let's take it back to the days when at least 4-5 different guys on this board used to retrofit and bounce ideas off of one another and come up with some really nice projects. That's how I learned