Can i buy a completed retro light set

[abishoff]

I really think the retro HID/projector path is the way to go. Instead of doing this myself, can i purchase an already completed retro kit?

 

[drakon543]

If it posts the link correctly
http://www.carid.com/2004-chevy-tahoe-headlights/spyder-projector-headlights-15320995.html

 

[NathanJax]

I really think the retro HID/projector path is the way to go. Instead of doing this myself, can i purchase an already completed retro kit?

You would have to contact a company who does them... like BlackFlameCustoms.com. They are a sponsor on here as well...

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forums/black-flame-customs.117/

If it posts the link correctly
http://www.carid.com/2004-chevy-tahoe-headlights/spyder-projector-headlights-15320995.html

Those could be a START to a retrofit, but those are CRAPPY projectors. You would still have to swap out the projector.

 

[drakon543]

Ya there isnt really a comparison when your buying something like that spyder projector or the anzo equivalent vs a custom retro. A good company that does the retro projectors uses higher quality parts. Id go with the spyder set or the anzo set use them for a while until you find a place you like and send them in to them so they can gut the junk lenses and halo rings and put good quality parts in them.

 

[abishoff]

I was also looking at these but they are really expensive.
http://www.protuninglab.com/200020068.html

 

[abishoff]

I was also looking at these but they are really expensive.
http://www.protuninglab.com/200020068.html

 

[YukonXL04]

My problem with most of the retrofit companies is they charge like 1k to do mini h1 or d2s.... I want real projectors like rx350 or something.... but those take alot more work. I find it hard to pay 1k for a hid setup that costs about 250 complete and as simple to install as minis...

 

[abishoff]

My problem with most of the retrofit companies is they charge like 1k to do mini h1 or d2s.... I want real projectors like rx350 or something.... but those take alot more work. I find it hard to pay 1k for a hid setup that costs about 250 complete and as simple to install as minis...

I would like to have very nice high-end setup, that hopefully is plug and play. I do have the capabilities to do this myself, but i really just dont have the time, and i find value in the awesome retrofit setup and Im willing to pay for it but I do think that $1k is way too much.

 

[abishoff]

My problem with most of the retrofit companies is they charge like 1k to do mini h1 or d2s.... I want real projectors like rx350 or something.... but those take alot more work. I find it hard to pay 1k for a hid setup that costs about 250 complete and as simple to install as minis...

And what are "rx350's" is that a model of projector or is that the projector lenses out of an actaul RX350?

 

[YukonXL04]

That is bi-xenon hid projectors from a actual lexus rx350.

My retrofit I did on my yukon has acura tl projectors and mini h1 projectors. 4 low and 4 high beams. Leaps and bounds better light output than anything I have driven next to in the past 2 years.

The oem projectors usually need a little modding, but once done they out perform the aftermarket ones by far. Some have better attributes, some have a great high beam and others have a great low beam. Some have both.

 

[abishoff]

That is bi-xenon hid projectors from a actual lexus rx350.

My retrofit I did on my yukon has acura tl projectors and mini h1 projectors. 4 low and 4 high beams. Leaps and bounds better light output than anything I have driven next to in the past 2 years.

The oem projectors usually need a little modding, but once done they out perform the aftermarket ones by far. Some have better attributes, some have a great high beam and others have a great low beam. Some have both.

What allows all 4 projectors to do 4low or 4 high? it is just a standard signal when switching from low to high, or was their special wiring involved?

 

[YukonXL04]

First off all of my projectors are bi-xenon. So hid lows and highs.

I wired my acura tl hid ballasts to my low beam circuit. I wired my mini h1 ballasts to my fog circuit so I can use them independent from each other. And I wired all 4 high beam solenoids on the projectors to my high beam circuit.

On a bi-xenon projector it uses a single bulb for high and low beam. It has a solenoid that flips a shield down for high beam. So if your lights are on, and you hit your highs, instant hid high beam instead of waiting for the bulb to warm up like if you had hids in your high beam reflector

 

[Eli B]

You would have to contact a company who does them... like BlackFlameCustoms.com. They are a sponsor on here as well...

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forums/black-flame-customs.117/



Those could be a START to a retrofit, but those are CRAPPY projectors. You would still have to swap out the projector.

Hey, I'm also looking to swap into some projectors. I've read through several threads but I'm curious how to tell which spyder or other eBay sets are ok for HIDs out of the box, until I could send them out for a proper retrofit.
Thanks

 

[NathanJax]

Hey, I'm also looking to swap into some projectors. I've read through several threads but I'm curious how to tell which spyder or other eBay sets are ok for HIDs out of the box, until I could send them out for a proper retrofit.
Thanks

Just get some depo projectors... Kinds like the Denali look a likes. They'll all basically be the same (poor quality) until you do the retrofit

 

[YukonXL04]

Just get some depo projectors... Kinds like the Denali look a likes. They'll all basically be the same (poor quality) until you do the retrofit

This... I had spec d tuning, seen spyders and other ebay ones. All the light output sucks. Your better off with stock reflectors compared to those.

 

[Eli B]

Just get some depo projectors... Kinds like the Denali look a likes. They'll all basically be the same (poor quality) until you do the retrofit

Thanks! Ordered. What projectors are best to use for the retro?

 

[derek1387]

Now...i want to do some projectors as well...

But I have an HD hood. Would i have to shave the hood to make the Denali look a likes fit?

 

[YukonXL04]

Now...i want to do some projectors as well...

But I have an HD hood. Would i have to shave the hood to make the Denali look a likes fit?

No... get the depo brand tahoe projector lights. Look on amazon

 

[inmypassatlife]

Buy the yukon projector brackerts from this guy, $55, https://www.facebook.com/Custom.Brackets.Designs/

Then buy these, https://www.theretrofitsource.com/components/projectors/bi-xenon-morimoto-mini-h1-7-0.html

If you're looking for a budget setup, do these, https://www.theretrofitsource.com/components/projectors/bi-xenon-acme-super-h1.html

Takes about 30 minutes per side if you're a total newb.

 

[05Single]

Buy the yukon projector brackerts from this guy, $55, https://www.facebook.com/Custom.Brackets.Designs/

Then buy these, https://www.theretrofitsource.com/components/projectors/bi-xenon-morimoto-mini-h1-7-0.html

If you're looking for a budget setup, do these, https://www.theretrofitsource.com/components/projectors/bi-xenon-acme-super-h1.html

Takes about 30 minutes per side if you're a total newb.

The easiest retro hands down, I hate you yukon guys lol. I have to actually do surgical work with tahoe lights, but that's ok not the first time.