# My HID Retro fit **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 2, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700 "2007-05-02T19:18:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/1 "2007-05-02T19:18:52Z")
so i started it today, i got sick of waiting for this guy to send me an extra pair of headlights he had. i bought them a month ago and still have not got them. anyway here are a couple pics: ![http://tsnhosting.net/hosting/files/tunerfreak/hole%20front.JPG](http://tsnhosting.net/hosting/files/tunerfreak/hole%20front.JPG) ![http://tsnhosting.net/hosting/files/tunerfreak/on%20car.JPG](http://tsnhosting.net/hosting/files/tunerfreak/on%20car.JPG) ![http://tsnhosting.net/hosting/files/tunerfreak/roughly%20done.JPG](http://tsnhosting.net/hosting/files/tunerfreak/roughly%20done.JPG) that is where i am at now, i am going to tackle the wiring tomorrow. not bad for my first retro fit huh ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/2 "2007-05-02T19:57:21Z")
wow nice jeff :tup: should look good once u button it up ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/3 "2007-05-02T19:58:27Z")
What kind of projectors you using? any shrounds, and what temp bulbs? ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/4 "2007-05-02T20:10:12Z")
e46 BMW projectors. i am just using foil tape as a shroud, they came out better than expected using the foil tape u can hardly tell its the tape ---
**Author:** ![SilverGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SilverGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGT)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/5 "2007-05-02T21:50:08Z")
lets see some cutoff pictures! lol ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/6 "2007-05-03T05:26:02Z")
i am wiring them today. i am starting early cause i have to be done in time for work lol ---
**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/7 "2007-05-03T05:31:36Z")
Cool. Nice work. ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/8 "2007-05-03T10:57:44Z")
[quote=“SilverGT,post:5,topic:28700"”] lets see some cutoff pictures! lol [/quote] A retrofit will actually work extremely well. What doesn’t work is buying those shitty projector headlights from eBay and putting HID bulbs in them. ---
**Author:** ![SilverGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SilverGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGT)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/9 "2007-05-03T13:20:54Z")
[quote=“articzap,post:8,topic:28700"”] A retrofit will actually work extremely well. What doesn’t work is buying those shitty projector headlights from eBay and putting HID bulbs in them. [/quote] i have done both, i have retro and i have put hid in ebay projectors. dont let the cutoff be unlevel it sucks because u will always noticed. ---
**Author:** ![13005TEDGP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/edb3f5/32.png) [@13005TEDGP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/13005TEDGP)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/10 "2007-05-03T14:20:15Z")
Where did u buy your projectors from? Those are the same ones I want for my car. But, I’ve been wanted to find someone that went thorugh someone else and had a good exchange of goods. Thanks. Looks good btw 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/11 "2007-05-03T14:24:35Z")
fuck me i just realized i put the projectors in upside down ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/12 "2007-05-03T17:40:34Z")
[quote=“Tunerfreak,post:11,topic:28700"”] fuck me i just realized i put the projectors in upside down [/quote] Oh shit… Haha… You saw the shield inside was on the top, so you thought the light would come out from the other side where there is no shield? Its odd, but the light comes from the side where the shield is… At least on my TSX jectors… ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/13 "2007-05-03T17:47:12Z")
Optics are a bitch eh. ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/14 "2007-05-03T20:03:51Z")
[quote=“FuzzyFish,post:13,topic:28700"”] Optics are a bitch eh. [/quote] Prety much… I got asked a few times when i was retro’n my headlights if they were in the right way… And they were, YEY! ---
**Author:** ![13005TEDGP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/edb3f5/32.png) [@13005TEDGP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/13005TEDGP)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/15 "2007-05-03T20:11:16Z")
In case u missed it… ``` Where did u buy your projectors from? Those are the same ones I want for my car. But, I've been wanted to find someone that went thorugh someone else and had a good exchange of goods. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/16 "2007-05-03T20:44:25Z")
[quote=“02AccordCoupe,post:12,topic:28700"”] Oh shit… Haha… You saw the shield inside was on the top, so you thought the light would come out from the other side where there is no shield? Its odd, but the light comes from the side where the shield is… At least on my TSX jectors… [/quote] yea i looked through the projector and saw how the shield looked and it looked right but i forgot the lens flips it damn things lol. [quote=“13005TEDGP,post:15,topic:28700"”] In case u missed it… ``` Where did u buy your projectors from? Those are the same ones I want for my car. But, I've been wanted to find someone that went thorugh someone else and had a good exchange of goods. ``` [/quote] i bought them from layzie on here but i also got another pair in the kit from [HIDplanet.com](http://HIDplanet.com). depending on if i get my extra set of headlights in i might still use them. ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/17 "2007-05-03T21:01:27Z")
[quote=“13005TEDGP,post:15,topic:28700"”] In case u missed it… ``` Where did u buy your projectors from? Those are the same ones I want for my car. But, I've been wanted to find someone that went thorugh someone else and had a good exchange of goods. ``` [/quote] I have a extra set of TSX projectors laying around… Was going to retro my fogs, but i went another route… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/18 "2007-05-03T21:16:15Z")
[quote=“Tunerfreak,post:11,topic:28700"”] fuck me i just realized i put the projectors in upside down [/quote] i made that same mistake. so silly. but easily fixable. ---
**Author:** ![orzech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f04885/32.png) [@orzech](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/orzech)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/19 "2007-05-03T21:25:42Z")
[quote=“greenbull,post:18,topic:28700"”] i made that same mistake. so silly. but easily fixable. [/quote] hahs that makes 3 of us. you think oh common sense, ill have the cut off piece on top because you dont want any light going up. WRONG! ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/20 "2007-05-03T21:28:29Z")
[quote=“orzech,post:19,topic:28700"”] hahs that makes 3 of us. you think oh common sense, ill have the cut off piece on top because you dont want any light going up. WRONG! [/quote] HAHA… Partially why i powered mine up before i mounted them… No problems here 😉 [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700.md?page=2)