2005 LS 430 Hid Retro in progress **UPDATE WITH MORE PICS**

[devgrp]

Yesterday I got a good deal on a pair of 05 LS 430 Lexus headlights. I got the bulbs, projectors and ballasts. According to a lot of people these projectors are suppose to be very good with a very wide beam.

The problem is that to acheive this wide out, the projector uses a reflector below the projector. Now I was thinking about cutting this off, but I did some measurements and it seem with some good hacking I should be able to get it to fit. These are not my pics, but here is what they look like.

Wide beam
http://img274.echo.cx/img274/4255/pix103ej.jpg
http://img274.imageshack.us/img274/1029/pix96fv.jpg

Projectors with reflector (ls430 projector on the left)
http://img192.echo.cx/img192/192/ls4309au.jpg

I will be doing some research, then I will attempt this monsterous feat this weekend. Wish me luck https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

**UPDATE**

I made a harness last night but it did'nt work. I think the wires were too long, so this morning I made a new one with shorter wires. This is the diagram I used for my harness
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a303/plugsnet/WireHarness.jpg
This is where I had the problem. In the diagram it is showing that pin 85 goes to the 12v pin on the stock harness. That wont work. The stock wiring is activated via a relay in the fuse box, so enough power was not being sent to the ballast. What I did was connect pin 85 to one of the low beam fuse, thus bypassing that stock relay.

Here are some pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/devgrp/IMG_5338.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/devgrp/IMG_5337.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/devgrp/IMG_5339.jpg

[S-Line]

wow nice find and good luck. I want to do an HID Retrofit myself w/ maybe tsx projectors. If you get this to work we need to get up and do mine!

[SkylineG1]

Good look man. Keep us posted.

[devgrp]

Well if this works out, I will help any of the nyc members who want to do a retro for a small fee of course :wink:

Thanks guys

[g-ridda]

wus devrp im now in the process of retro fittin also man i cant wait tp get started :twisted:

[devgrp]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(g-ridda)</div><div class='quotemain'>wus devrp im now in the process of retro fittin also man i cant wait tp get started :twisted:</div>
Good luck man. What setup did you go with?

[g-ridda]

i have the audi valeo xenon projectors for now ill prolly make another with the tsx projectors later

[cardude03]

oh man, thats gonna be sick, cant wait to see it when its done.

sorta OT: why do people like the tsx projectors soo much? are they just the cheapest around? i want them to, lol, but i didnt know they were such a popular choise.

[Serstylz2]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cardude03)</div><div class='quotemain'>oh man, thats gonna be sick, cant wait to see it when its done.

sorta OT: why do people like the tsx projectors soo much? are they just the cheapest around? i want them to, lol, but i didnt know they were such a popular choise.</div>

Have you seen them?? Sexy as hell! That's the reason why I'd want em, sexiest headlights on the road IMO

[g-ridda]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Have you seen them?? Sexy as hell! That's the reason why I'd want em, sexiest headlights on the road IMO</div>

make that 2


cardude u need to go straight to acura and tell them to turn them shits on doesnt matter if its night or day they still butta

[devgrp]

I tested out my hids last night and they lit up. I was so excited. I'm having problem with my harness though. Once I get that fixed, I'll proceed with the retro. https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif

[chromey]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(devgrp)</div><div class='quotemain'>I tested out my hids last night and they lit up. I was so excited. I'm having problem with my harness though. Once I get that fixed, I'll proceed with the retro. Â*:D</div>

cant wait to see the final product man :twisted:

[Serstylz2]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cardude03)</div><div class='quotemain'>oh man, thats gonna be sick, cant wait to see it when its done.

sorta OT: why do people like the tsx projectors soo much? are they just the cheapest around? i want them to, lol, but i didnt know they were such a popular choise.</div>



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[Serstylz2]

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/678477/6 ('http://www.cardomain.com/ride/678477/6')

video game?

[lonestar22]

the car with the wide beam on the pics is a mercedes e-class, were u just showing what the beam was liek?

[devgrp]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lonestar22)</div><div class='quotemain'>the car with the wide beam on the pics is a mercedes e-class, were u just showing what the beam was liek?</div>
Yeah