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Big thanks to @Aj Mayo for the advice, I've just purchased everything I need for a full HID headlight conversion. I didn't like the mixed feedback of the LED's stuck in the stock projectors, and I really don't want to blind oncoming traffic.

Can't wait to get them installed.....

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Current status of my aftermarket headlights. I took them back out and put my foggy OEM's back in, so I can retrofit them with some bi-xenon headlights from TheRetrofitSource.

Waiting on my shrouds before I start modding the headlight assembly, apparently they're on backorder but I didn't get notified by TRS. :mad:

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Dry fit, while modding the headlight for the projectors. I've actually got the headlights done, except I don't have the shrouds. They should be in Monday or Tuesday.

Might go ahead and throw these in to test alignment, get them ready for permanent install once I cook the lenses back on.

Pretty excited to be able to see at night....:driver:

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Why the Bi-Xenon projectors?
I like the broad pattern from the HID, in both low and high beam. I am spoiled from the 10 years as a BMW tech, driving around Xenon cars all the time. If you have the chance to ever drive a BMW with Active Xenon headlights (of course at night), I highly recommend taking the offer. You'll never look at night time driving the same, literally.
 

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I like the broad pattern from the HID, in both low and high beam. I am spoiled from the 10 years as a BMW tech, driving around Xenon cars all the time. If you have the chance to ever drive a BMW with Active Xenon headlights (of course at night), I highly recommend taking the offer. You'll never look at night time driving the same, literally.


PREACH IT!! It's like we're in church!!
 

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I like the broad pattern from the HID, in both low and high beam. I am spoiled from the 10 years as a BMW tech, driving around Xenon cars all the time. If you have the chance to ever drive a BMW with Active Xenon headlights (of course at night), I highly recommend taking the offer. You'll never look at night time driving the same, literally.

I'm more of a Koito projector fan, the ones out of the S2000. Nice clear lens and a super sharp cut-off line. The Valeos out of the Audi A4s are nice to.
 
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Thanks to the mod who moved my thread back in the PPV section. :happy160:

Hope to have my HID's mounted without lenses tonight, after clearancing the core support for the ignitors. I had to go grab the next size blade to get a good notch cut out of the support, so I should have proper clearance pretty easily.

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