Another projector retrofit
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Another projector retrofit
Just thought I'd share pics of the retrofit I did for my dad's car. 
Instead of tsxs, I'm using Valeo ece clear lens d2s projectors which are supposedly the best Valeo projectors out there. They are rare and only come from some audis for the european market like the s4 and rs4. They are not found on equivalent models in the states. I have seen the output of tsxs before and I can say that they are not as intense but are more or less as wide. Tsxs are still better though. I thought that tsxs would be too big so I got these projectors instead.
Overall, I'm still satisfied as the output exceeded expectations as most european projectors suck. Generally, the jap ones are much better. I have s2000 projectors in my car and they are wider and brighter.
Anyway, here are the pics. All pics are taken at ISO 200 except for the last pic at ISO 800 to show the width of the beam. Right side beam is slightly off on purpose. Any comments are welcome!
ISO:200
ISO:800
Instead of tsxs, I'm using Valeo ece clear lens d2s projectors which are supposedly the best Valeo projectors out there. They are rare and only come from some audis for the european market like the s4 and rs4. They are not found on equivalent models in the states. I have seen the output of tsxs before and I can say that they are not as intense but are more or less as wide. Tsxs are still better though. I thought that tsxs would be too big so I got these projectors instead.
Overall, I'm still satisfied as the output exceeded expectations as most european projectors suck. Generally, the jap ones are much better. I have s2000 projectors in my car and they are wider and brighter.
Anyway, here are the pics. All pics are taken at ISO 200 except for the last pic at ISO 800 to show the width of the beam. Right side beam is slightly off on purpose. Any comments are welcome!
ISO:200
ISO:800
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Thanks Zorro! It took a long time as it's my first attempt at a retrofit. Haha. Yup you are right, it's not a e500. Think there was only one imported into Singapore. It's a '95 16 valve e200. Taxes are really high for high capacity cars here so most w124s are e200s.
190E 16V, thanks for the compliment!
190E 16V, thanks for the compliment!
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Thanks Zorro! It took a long time as it's my first attempt at a retrofit. Haha. Yup you are right, it's not a e500. Think there was only one imported into Singapore. It's a '95 16 valve e200. Taxes are really high for high capacity cars here so most w124s are e200s.
190E 16V, thanks for the compliment!
190E 16V, thanks for the compliment!
hmmm how much damage??
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Zed, don't worry about your cutoff. It's great that you attempted this yourself! Always feels nicer when you know it's your work yah. When you are ready, you can always do another retrofit. This time you can use bi-xenon projectors so you won't lose your high beams. Try TLs or FXs with a clear lens swap. I've been reading posts on hidplanet for 2 years so I sorta know what's good and what's not. Look me up next time if you are planning on doing another retro.
Oh yah, and your car looks
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Zed, don't worry about your cutoff. It's great that you attempted this yourself! Always feels nicer when you know it's your work yah. When you are ready, you can always do another retrofit. This time you can use bi-xenon projectors so you won't lose your high beams. Try TLs or FXs with a clear lens swap. I've been reading posts on hidplanet for 2 years so I sorta know what's good and what's not. Look me up next time if you are planning on doing another retro. Oh yah, and your car looks
Oh yah, and your car looks yeah, the lights i used didn't come with projectors, so i had to cut them up and manually try and place and aim the projectors. i'm going to see if i can move them around a bit this weekend without breaking anything.
i didn't actually lose high beams, i re-wired the plug so what used to be my fog lights are now my high beams, except when you turn on the highs you lose the projectors. i can live wit it though, i haven't really needed high beams with these lights..
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Ah I see. You can actually use your high beams along with your xenons. You'll need a proper harness (you can get someone to build one for you or you could DIY) with a diode that will enable you to keep your xenons on while you high beam.
Good luck with re-aiming!
Good luck with re-aiming!
