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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 01:04 PM
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aftermarket headlight quality

So, i've been thinking lately that I hate my factory '03 xenons.
They are very dirty and i can't get them to polish up at all, lightout put sucks also.

I would love to have some factory facelift projectors, but they are so expensive.

I know the aftermarket projectors on ebay are teh suck and don't out put very much light, but i'm wondering how good the actual housings are for a proper hid retrofit.

get some say FX-R projectors ( http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pro...roducts_id=101 )
and mod them into it, instead of cutting up expensive factory headlights.

opinions?
 
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 11:00 AM
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im going to grab a set at the end of the month and throw some good projectors in them. if nobody gets back to you by then, ill post up some pics and let you know what happens
 
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 11:05 AM
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If doing a retro use the projectors with the nut on the rear (Morimoto brand) I used them on my 2009 to retrofit the HIDs and it was much easier than when I did FX projectors in my Ford Ranger a few years back.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 11:58 AM
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The quality is actually not as bad as I was expecting for the price. They are nicely built.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by yetti96
If doing a retro use the projectors with the nut on the rear (Morimoto brand) I used them on my 2009 to retrofit the HIDs and it was much easier than when I did FX projectors in my Ford Ranger a few years back.
yeah, i was looking at the morimoto h1's to use.

will actually be putting those in my girlfriends 2010 accent too :D
 
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Old Jul 27, 2011 | 06:01 AM
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I got the D2S just to be OEM -esque but they have a slightly larger shaft to dremel for.
 
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