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Old 11-26-09 | 05:58 AM
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Smile LS w/ HID Projector retrofit...

Had a local retorofitter install FX45R Bixenon projectors and Porsche Cayenne shrouds. I'll add pics of light output comparison later. I still have to go through the process of aiming them correctly tonight. I can see the cutoff in my garage and it's it's a million times crisper than the OEM HID.

Excuse the filthy car it's been raining for 4 days here.



Old 11-26-09 | 06:05 AM
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looks good, you had factory Halogens right?
i have yet to find a local retrofitter who can do my headlights and still retain the auto-levelling
Old 11-26-09 | 06:31 AM
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Nope. I had OEM HID and autolevelling works perfectly still.
Old 11-26-09 | 06:51 AM
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very nice Brett.
Old 11-26-09 | 03:10 PM
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Nicely done, that looks really good. Now I am torn between the Q45 projectors or doing some bi-xenons like that. That looks real good too.
Old 11-26-09 | 04:05 PM
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Q45's look cool but they don't throw alot of light.
Old 11-26-09 | 05:41 PM
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Schnitz ... I'm curious ... do you have the high beams of the bizenons wired to light up in conjunction with the existing high beams? If you do, I'm wondering how well you think that works ... the halogen high beams on the 98-00 LS are "OK" but certainly aren't great.
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I do have the highs wired up together. The Xenons are so bright that the halogens pretty much just get drowned out.
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Comparison pics (not too scientific but it gets the poit across):

OEM low (25')-


FX45R low (25')-


OEM high (25')-


FX45R high (25')-


OEM low (40')-


FX45R low (40')-


OEM high (40')-


FX45R high (40')-
Old 11-26-09 | 07:39 PM
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it has a decent difference in output, came out really clean
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hey Schnitz, mind PMing me your retro's info and price/turnaround pls? ive been unable to find a good retro in socal that wont charge me an arm and a leg
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PD , the retro luxury mods do for the GS uses the exact same template to adapt for mount points for the LS . They just don't know that.

Not bad , i like the output . Will wait to see if in person.
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oh ****.

win.
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Reminds me of the retrofit that was done to Greenvy2k's car a while back.


Schnitz, the retro came out really clean. Good job.
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Thanks.


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