projectors are finally in

[ASTIG]

just finished my ne projectors. These are TSX projectors in JDM heads. Still working on the grille alignment. I just need a new paintjob and a bodykit next spring.

enjoy.

http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199228898-M.jpg
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199228809-M.jpg
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199228838-M.jpg
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199228855-M.jpg
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199228925-M.jpg

[QnzMostWanted]

looks good, night pics :)

[thealliance43]

you make them yourself? came out awsome

[ericbla03]

:smt023 Nice. I love the TSX projectors. Ive got E46 projectors in mine, and id much rather have some TSX's. future project... :twisted:

[ASTIG]

sure. tonight. still gotta make the relayed harness later today.

yes. I made them.

thanks!

[QnzMostWanted]

wanna make me a set :)

[lonestar22]

show some wall shots asap

[alexvr]

nice!! tutorial yet??

[mrjaydeeone]

great job Astig. Cant wait to see some lit up pics

[9G]

sweet

[pinoyesv6]

nice job.

[Reelax]

very nice! time for me to get off my ass and do this too i guess... thanks again for making me spend more money on an 8 year old car.

[furiousgtz]

that looks good !

[99 galant]

as everyone else said, it does look very good, nice job

[SkylineG1]

Looks excellent ASTIG. Night pics please!!!

[ruben71]

Awesome!!!! How much to make one for me????? LOL :D

[ericbla03]

nice!! tutorial yet??

Hes had a tutorial out for YEARS..... http://home.comcast.net/~c.tangonan/galant/Projector_Tutorial.html

[4g63lover]

thats awesome! Im going to retrofit TL bi-xenon projectors in my USDM heads and L.E.D.'s in my tinted 3rd gens hopefully soon!

[QnzMostWanted]

nice!! tutorial yet??

Hes had a tutorial out for YEARS..... http://home.comcast.net/~c.tangonan/galant/Projector_Tutorial.html

yeah i remember that tutorial

[alexvr]

yea i seen that a long time ago, wont it be different for the jdms tho since its only the lows that are being changed?

[QnzMostWanted]

yeah, instead of making up a dual setup, ur just doing a single one, not much changes in the tut tho

[ASTIG]

this was an 'easier' retrofit. The housing wasnt cut up like last time. stock adjustment screws were kept and are fully functional.

I'll try to get better pictures tomorrow. The pics below are before I finished aligning the headlights. Alignment is pretty good right now. I got another set of JDM headlights coming in. I might go crazy with that one, but that's going to be a winter project. :wink:

here are some pics for now. I'll swap in my ultinons from the montero for tomorrows pics. Sorry the pics came out bad.



http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199535968-M.jpg
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199536046-M.jpg

here's some picture I took of the project. It basically shows that the projector is mounted on the original reflector. I was first going to make a custom mounting plate, but I just got lazy...but in retrospect, I think, it would have made things go faster and easier.

http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199646251-M.jpg
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199646282-M.jpg
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199646190-M.jpg

I custom made the mouting brackets out of L shaped 1/8" aluminum. at the top right you can see a bolt that supports the projector from the rear. The bolt also is used to adjust the up/down tilt of the projector in relation to the reflector bowl.
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199648023-M.jpg


I then made a plate/shroud to cover up the rest of the projector. The bezel is from a chrysler crossfire. I painted it gun metal.
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/199646226-M.jpg

[alexvr]

dam im kinda confused lol, so the piece on top is the low beam reflector, u cut the top amd back to fit the projector in there?? then made a bezel for the front, but i dnt understand how its controled by the top rite screw...did u install hids in there? they look lik u did or is it the lense

[n3oAcid24]

so thats why you couldnt come out on friday.... lol.... looks good man.

[ASTIG]

so thats why you couldnt come out on friday.... lol.... looks good man.

LOL. Couldnt drive at nite without lights.



dam im kinda confused lol, so the piece on top is the low beam reflector, u cut the top amd back to fit the projector in there?? then made a bezel for the front, but i dnt understand how its controled by the top rite screw...did u install hids in there? they look lik u did or is it the lense

Yes I have HID.

I opened up the back of the reflector so the back of the projector can fit. The top cut was for the bezel. I threaded the top left hole of the projector. Then I put a bolt through the back of the reflector bowl then going to the projector. The way it works is clockwise=tilts projector up, CC = down. That adjustment is only preliminary alignment. Fine tuning of the alignment can be done when the headlight is all sealed up using the oem knobs.

[Proud Galant Driver]

Looks nice. Good work!

[cdipier2]

those look damn good in the jdm headlights. good job man! :D

[xglantv699]

Nice. Lookin good... I want some :( :lol:

[racesnos]

i love a good retro fit! yours looks really good. J/w did you get anymore night shots of them? do they look like this...
http://www.haknslash.com/pictures/HID/fritenitesretro/aligned/P1010002.JPG

[Proud Galant Driver]

i love a good retro fit! yours looks really good. J/w did you get anymore night shots of them? do they look like this...
http://www.haknslash.com/pictures/HID/fritenitesretro/aligned/P1010002.JPG

Wow! :shock:

[ASTIG]

I'll try to take some more night shots tonight. It's almost as good as that without the color mod...Im just bad in taking photos. I was tried to do the TSX color mod, but the output suffered a bit.

[ASTIG]

Got my bnew Philips Gen3 ballasts and cleaned up the relay harnesses. also put in philips ultinon bulbs. took some night pictures from my driveway.

this was only 15 ft away.
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/201540632-M.jpg

with the highs on...thanks to Reelax for the diode trick.
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/201540639-M.jpg

slight purple/blue hue at the cut off.
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/201539281-M.jpg

weird some purple showed up on the ground. didnt notice it when i took the picture. believe me this is no purple bulb.
http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/201540327-M.jpg

http://tangonan.smugmug.com/photos/201540313-M.jpg

[9G]

Pangit. :P :P

You messed up. Purple light is bad luck.

Now lets trade lights. :mrgreen:

[ASTIG]

Pangit. :P :P

You messed up. Purple light is bad luck.

Now lets trade lights. :mrgreen:

lol. maybe when I make another set. :wink:

[racesnos]

dude that looks so good. what kind of shrouds did you use? i am really jealous. so the color mod makes the output suffer? or was that just your result?

[ASTIG]

dude that looks so good. what kind of shrouds did you use? i am really jealous. so the color mod makes the output suffer? or was that just your result?

the color mod affected the output a bit. not too much, but it is noticeable. since I am already using 6000K, I didnt want to lose any more output. I'd rather have the 6000K white, than more purple/blue on the cutoff.

I used chrysler crossfire shrouds. almost a perfect fit. just minor mods to the shroud/bezel. the nice thing about crossfire headlights is that the shrouds of the highs and lows are the same. ..so you only have to buy one side to get 2 shrouds.

btw. nothing like having bnew ballasts. the output is so bright and white!!! sweet!

[racesnos]

dude that looks so good. what kind of shrouds did you use? i am really jealous. so the color mod makes the output suffer? or was that just your result?

the color mod affected the output a bit. not too much, but it is noticeable. since I am already using 6000K, I didnt want to lose any more output. I'd rather have the 6000K white, than more purple/blue on the cutoff.

I used chrysler crossfire shrouds. almost a perfect fit. just minor mods to the shroud/bezel. the nice thing about crossfire headlights is that the shrouds of the highs and lows are the same. ..so you only have to buy one side to get 2 shrouds.

btw. nothing like having bnew ballasts. the output is so bright and white!!! sweet!

still jealous... Crossfire shrouds, thats awesome. Well i just got mine in and im excited to put them in. About how long did it take you to retro?

[ASTIG]

I would say about 15-20hours but a lot of time was spent planning and making sure everything lined up perfectly. Im about 95% satisfied with my work on these. I would really want to make them look 100% "OEM" I hope the next one I make is perfect.

[racesnos]

do you think that when i do mine (this will be my first retro) that they will come out 100% or is that dependent upon my own satisfaction?

[ASTIG]

It really just depends on you.

[badmitsu]

damn those are bright, i've got to upgrade soon!

[Galante]

I was searching for TSX retrofit and found this thread! Awesome retrofit man!

I hope you can still fix the build images since they are broken.. I'm looking at retrofiting mg jdm heads this spring time using TSX projectors..

Also what bulb type goes to the TSX projectors?

[Joshua42007]

looks awesome, good job

[Stewi]

I was searching for TSX retrofit and found this thread! Awesome retrofit man!

I hope you can still fix the build images since they are broken.. I'm looking at retrofiting mg jdm heads this spring time using TSX projectors..

Also what bulb type goes to the TSX projectors?

TSX Projectors use D2s bulbs. Do a search in this forum, I just posted a TSX retrofit about 3 weeks ago.

[02redgalant]

i also have a tsx retrofit thread look under threads post by both of us