Yawn... another LS430/GS retrofit
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As some of you know I did a LS430 retro for my brother down in MD last year, he owns a 99 GS400, so it was time to do one on my own GS300 as well. Mine didnt have the HID option so had to use Hella Gen 3 ballasts along with a 9006 harness that I made
This the GS4 retro i did last year
![](http://maxupload.com/img/324DCE9A.jpg)
^^ It was done in one day so things were perfect, as you can see I cut the GS bezel a bit too much to make the projector fit and the projector sits back a bit rather than where it should be IMO.
![](http://maxupload.com/img/109DB4D0.jpg)
![](http://maxupload.com/img/A4549EFA.jpg)
![](http://maxupload.com/img/D61EED08.jpg)
^^ This is how my car looked before the retro, the lenses were all yellow and fogged up so I had to refinish them
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Car opened up, the toughest part of the whole retrofit was to take the bumper off and put it back on, some hard to reach bolts.
![](http://maxupload.com/img/C613F64E.jpg)
![](http://maxupload.com/img/599C8EC4.jpg)
Test fit
![](http://maxupload.com/img/EE70DADA.jpg)
The initial plan was to have the projector sit back this far through the headlight.
This the GS4 retro i did last year
![](http://maxupload.com/img/324DCE9A.jpg)
^^ It was done in one day so things were perfect, as you can see I cut the GS bezel a bit too much to make the projector fit and the projector sits back a bit rather than where it should be IMO.
![](http://maxupload.com/img/109DB4D0.jpg)
![](http://maxupload.com/img/A4549EFA.jpg)
![](http://maxupload.com/img/D61EED08.jpg)
^^ This is how my car looked before the retro, the lenses were all yellow and fogged up so I had to refinish them
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Car opened up, the toughest part of the whole retrofit was to take the bumper off and put it back on, some hard to reach bolts.
![](http://maxupload.com/img/C613F64E.jpg)
![](http://maxupload.com/img/599C8EC4.jpg)
Test fit
![](http://maxupload.com/img/EE70DADA.jpg)
The initial plan was to have the projector sit back this far through the headlight.
![](http://maxupload.com/img/81336934.jpg)
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Thanks for the kind words guys. I was able to fix the white balance issue and here are some more pictures that i took around dawn time yesterday.
![](https://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7306/dscn2047ik4.jpg)
![](https://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9214/dscn2048ca8.jpg)
![](https://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2465/dscn2050ln8.jpg)
![](https://img166.imageshack.us/img166/55/dscn2052zt2.jpg)
![](https://img264.imageshack.us/img264/3592/dscn2053zo4.jpg)
A few people have asked about the cost on these, my break down is as follows, I worked on my existing headlights but a better idea would be to buy a spare set to work on, this will insure that the car isnt put off of the road for a long period of time.
Projectors -- $325
Phillips 85122+ bulbs -- $70
Hella Gen 3 ballasts -- $160
Custom heavy duty 9006 harness -- $70 ( you can buy cheap harness from ebay etc )
Misc. parts (nuts, bolts) -- $30
So you are looking at anywhere from $600-$700, this excludes labor (only if you are paying someone else to do it for you rather than doing it yourself).
![](https://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7306/dscn2047ik4.jpg)
![](https://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9214/dscn2048ca8.jpg)
![](https://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2465/dscn2050ln8.jpg)
![](https://img166.imageshack.us/img166/55/dscn2052zt2.jpg)
![](https://img264.imageshack.us/img264/3592/dscn2053zo4.jpg)
A few people have asked about the cost on these, my break down is as follows, I worked on my existing headlights but a better idea would be to buy a spare set to work on, this will insure that the car isnt put off of the road for a long period of time.
Projectors -- $325
Phillips 85122+ bulbs -- $70
Hella Gen 3 ballasts -- $160
Custom heavy duty 9006 harness -- $70 ( you can buy cheap harness from ebay etc )
Misc. parts (nuts, bolts) -- $30
So you are looking at anywhere from $600-$700, this excludes labor (only if you are paying someone else to do it for you rather than doing it yourself).
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