Q45 Projector output for GS ?
07-15-08, 05:46 PM
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I've got a set of these projectors sitting around, I'm still debating on whether to do the retro but I'm leaning towards it a little more since I'm gonna have to replace my bumper now anyway and the hassle of removing the lights was a good part of what's holding me back.
07-29-08, 02:51 PM
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Really? Those output pics don't look bad, I thought they looked better than my stock reflectors.
I've got a set of these projectors sitting around, I'm still debating on whether to do the retro but I'm leaning towards it a little more since I'm gonna have to replace my bumper now anyway and the hassle of removing the lights was a good part of what's holding me back.
I've got a set of these projectors sitting around, I'm still debating on whether to do the retro but I'm leaning towards it a little more since I'm gonna have to replace my bumper now anyway and the hassle of removing the lights was a good part of what's holding me back.
Whatever...to each their own...its all for show.
07-29-08, 03:05 PM
#20
Really? Those output pics don't look bad, I thought they looked better than my stock reflectors.
I've got a set of these projectors sitting around, I'm still debating on whether to do the retro but I'm leaning towards it a little more since I'm gonna have to replace my bumper now anyway and the hassle of removing the lights was a good part of what's holding me back.
I've got a set of these projectors sitting around, I'm still debating on whether to do the retro but I'm leaning towards it a little more since I'm gonna have to replace my bumper now anyway and the hassle of removing the lights was a good part of what's holding me back.
07-29-08, 05:43 PM
#23
Difficult part is finding a way to mount the projectors inside the housing, making sure the cutoffs are level, while making it work with the stock adjustment screws. If you use a big projector like Q45 or LS430, you have to trim the housing to make it fit too.
07-29-08, 06:50 PM
#24
I've done a retrofit before, I'm pretty comfortable with the work involved; the added hassle of removing the bumper was one reason I hadn't done it yet. I'd picked up the projectors before I ended up with a GS w/ factory HID.
I'm not impressed with the factory HID's, I remember my old retrofit with X5 projectors (about 5 years ago) having much better lighting. I'd figured the Q45's would at least have a slightly improved beam pattern and distribution over the reflectors.
Does anyone know how the output of LS460's compare to the Q45's? That's the other projector I like the looks of in the GS headlight. Everyone will probably tear into me for this one but I think the LS430's look out of place in the huge GS headlight. No argument on the output, it's amazing, but I don't care for the looks of it.
I'm not impressed with the factory HID's, I remember my old retrofit with X5 projectors (about 5 years ago) having much better lighting. I'd figured the Q45's would at least have a slightly improved beam pattern and distribution over the reflectors.
Does anyone know how the output of LS460's compare to the Q45's? That's the other projector I like the looks of in the GS headlight. Everyone will probably tear into me for this one but I think the LS430's look out of place in the huge GS headlight. No argument on the output, it's amazing, but I don't care for the looks of it.
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