AR Quad Xenon upgrade

[mike's machine]

I wanted more light output and found a good price on mini D2S bi-xenon projector so I did it.

TSX-R lens swap(thanks to "Gumby" for previous work and helpful info) in low beam and simply mini projectors in high beam place(...and clear side and chromed bulbs)
Fogs are wired to work as DRL with 7W CREE LED bulbs.(with regular 5-pin relay, off when mini projectors are on)

Mini projectors are triggered by either fog or high beam signal and high beam signal also operates flicker in the projectors.(using relay from Wolsten tech. Very reliable company with great customer service!)
And fuse box-mod for fogs and I wasn't worried of burning fuse or any other issue since power from fog are used only to trigger the relay so not drawing much power.

Morimoto Elite HID System are used for xenon kit(retrofitsource.com), 5000K 55W in low and 3000K 35W in high(currently 4300K OEM since one of the bulb were faulty).
It was two day project only because had to wait for sealant to dry.

Heat gun & Dremel made everything easy. Heat gun worked a lot easier, faster, and cleaner than cooking the whole housing in an oven.

Aligning was a piece of cake since there are already low beams to refer. place the projectors roughly but close to parallel, mark, drill and sand(with some extra to play around).
The housing seats flat so made everything so easy (and there are reference marks on the top if needed).
With both lights on, only minimal adjustment was needed. only had to make sure mini projectors aim parallel and same height with OEM low projectors.

(You can actually see bolts and stuff of the projectors because the projectors does not seat deep inside the housing and bigger shrouds might cover them, but that's what I had and it doesn't bother me, so I went ahead.)

working progress...


top side.


and the bottom.


knobs holding the H9 bulb bracket had to be cut and trimmed, then cut a whole for mini projectors to sit in.


almost done.








And finally on the AR...

[MNR4.2]

That looks amazing!!

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[redneck truck]

This is sweet!! Is there a bezel that goes over the inboard projector?

[mike's machine]

Yes, there are...they are just small.

This is sweet!! Is there a bezel that goes over the inboard projector?

[Gumby]

interesting... i have some rs6 bi-xenons i'm going to try and retrofit into my headlights some day.

[8520]

Matt, no you're not

I want quad bi-xenons :)

[jmgraham78]

I like, I want!

[mike's machine]

Matt, no you're not

I want quad bi-xenons :)

Hmm...maybe i should've gone that route...the wiring would've been simpler and cleaner :)

[Gumby]

Matt, no you're not

I want quad bi-xenons :)

it's on the list.













just reeeealy far down it

[mike's machine]

Just some updates...

[blkrhyno]

I had plan to do this in the spring, starting picking up some stuff from theretrofitsource.com but looks like you beat me to it. Looks great.

[Gumby]

looks great Mike

I had plan to do this in the spring, starting picking up some stuff from theretrofitsource.com but looks like you beat me to it. Looks great.

i actually ordered my parts from them last night for my bi-xenon setup

[mike's machine]

I cant be more happy with their product quality and customer service.
50w kit in low beam is soooooo bright cant even compare to ebay stuff.
Also i had one bad bulb and a ballast, they sent me replacements very quicky and they will try to answer any of your question so quick.
I'll be only buying my hid stuff from them!
And i love the look as much as i love the output of this setup :)

[8520]

Are you not paranoid about scorching the reflector bowls with your 50watt ballasts?

[Gumby]

Are you not paranoid about scorching the reflector bowls with your 50watt ballasts?

i've had a ddm 55w kit installed for about a year, i'll chek if it damageed anything when i tear into mine.

[mike's machine]

I thought that only applies to small housing like fog lights.
And I drive around with only 3000k's on half of the time when i dont need much output hoping 50w ballasts are not damaging the reflectors

[Vinchenzo51]

I ran my 55w 8k's for over a year. I FINALLY did my clear lens swap last night, literally no issues with the bowls. Cleaned them with some alcohol, no chipping or flaking or anything. I've been running 35w 3k's in my fogs and no issues with the housings of those either. And I tend to run my headlights and fogs at all times (i think it looks cool lol)

I wouldn't hesitate to run a 55w kit in the low beams. I think I'm going to to order another 35w 3k kit for my high beams for shits nd giggles.

[Gumby]

I wouldn't hesitate to run a 55w kit in the low beams. I think I'm going to to order another 35w 3k kit for my high beams for shits nd giggles.

i thought facelift cars had bi-xenons?

[Chris@EPL]

Love it, nicely done!

[blkrhyno]

I cant be more happy with their product quality and customer service.
50w kit in low beam is soooooo bright cant even compare to ebay stuff.
Also i had one bad bulb and a ballast, they sent me replacements very quicky and they will try to answer any of your question so quick.
I'll be only buying my hid stuff from them!
And i love the look as much as i love the output of this setup :)

They're greatguys over there, I'm on their forum also and those guys are just as nice as you guys very helpful.

[mike's machine]

They're greatguys over there, I'm on their forum also and those guys are just as nice as you guys very helpful.

They are nice and helpful but many of their work are just hillarious...
I respect this guy's work...

But on this...???

[Stampy]

looks good! you obviously took your time. I am not really a fan of the color set up...but that is more just my .02. I'm thinking I should start doing some custom work to the extra allroad lights I have laying around.

[Gumby]

STAMPY!!

i haven't seen you post forever.

[Stampy]

haha, yeahhhh. I'm going to try and get active again on the forum. You know I have a thing for these lighting threads. BTW...I love my modded RS6 projectors. They put my new X5 and A8 to shame.

[mike's machine]

BTW...I love my modded RS6 projectors. They put my new X5 and A8 to shame.

More info on that, please?

And I went with that color choice since I'm using my original fogs as DRL with CREE LED's but still wanted something for bad weather.
The fogs are now tinted with yellow film, it's giving yellow-greenish output with the white LED's, which doesn't match any light in the headlight housing...im just gonna peel that off to match the 5000K low beams. Although, it looks good without any lights on.
Matched color in all projectors would look clean...maybe I'll throw Phillips 85122+ bulbs I just got and see how they look.