I like that a LOT better, and the gap isn't even there anymore
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Originally posted by csjoh View PostThat looks ... OEM. Well done!
Originally posted by gold94corolla View PostI like that a LOT better, and the gap isn't even there anymore
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Originally posted by satrya View PostThanks. I'm probably not done yet though.
OEM halogen reflector headlights | Osram Rallye H7 65W low beams | Philips Vision H1 55W high beams | Pre-facelift orange indicators
Retrofits in progress: MDX LED retrofit | RX350/EvoX-R quad w/'moto HD relay, Mitsubishi gen4 ballasts and selectable quad wiring (needs lots of fixing)
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Originally posted by csjoh View PostOf course you aren't
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Functional testing...
Aux turn signal:
Forward facing foglights (Hella Micro DE halogen fogs on standard 55W H3 halogen bulbs):
DRL (or maybe aux city light):
For some reason, the fuse on my oem foglight wiring blew before I can test the side facing lights (ES300 fogs on standard 55W H3 halogen bulbs).
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I think that looks very good, and finished...
Sounds like you might have a bad ground somewhere. The metal cage housing the fog light conglomerate, perhaps?
OEM halogen reflector headlights | Osram Rallye H7 65W low beams | Philips Vision H1 55W high beams | Pre-facelift orange indicators
Retrofits in progress: MDX LED retrofit | RX350/EvoX-R quad w/'moto HD relay, Mitsubishi gen4 ballasts and selectable quad wiring (needs lots of fixing)
My retrofits
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Hmmm, I like the color matched more than I thought I would.
Although I'm curious to see what you still have in store for this with it looking so close to completion.
Originally posted by cthunderThe more you mod your car the moodier it gets.Avalon Dual Lens | Rogue LED | Mori 3800K | Mori 3Five | H11 PnP LED
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Originally posted by csjoh View PostI think that looks very good, and finished...
Originally posted by csjoh View PostSounds like you might have a bad ground somewhere. The metal cage housing the fog light conglomerate, perhaps?
Originally posted by Fstrsn View PostHmmm, I like the color matched more than I thought I would.
Originally posted by Fstrsn View PostAlthough I'm curious to see what you still have in store for this with it looking so close to completion.
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PlastiDip has insulating properties and may be good for this type of application...
OEM halogen reflector headlights | Osram Rallye H7 65W low beams | Philips Vision H1 55W high beams | Pre-facelift orange indicators
Retrofits in progress: MDX LED retrofit | RX350/EvoX-R quad w/'moto HD relay, Mitsubishi gen4 ballasts and selectable quad wiring (needs lots of fixing)
My retrofits
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Originally posted by csjoh View PostPlastiDip has insulating properties and may be good for this type of application...
I'm gravitating towards completely taking the housing apart and isolating the ES300 housing altogether. But if I do that, I'm afraid I'll be tempted into doing something more extreme and completely do over the retrofit.
Opening the housing may as well be opening pandora's box.
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No worries, we're good, as that means we'll get updates on your otherworldly build for another year. Do it!
OEM halogen reflector headlights | Osram Rallye H7 65W low beams | Philips Vision H1 55W high beams | Pre-facelift orange indicators
Retrofits in progress: MDX LED retrofit | RX350/EvoX-R quad w/'moto HD relay, Mitsubishi gen4 ballasts and selectable quad wiring (needs lots of fixing)
My retrofits
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Originally posted by csjoh View PostNo worries, we're good, as that means we'll get updates on your otherworldly build for another year. Do it!
But instead of a pandora's box, it could well be layers of raw onion outgassing.
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Some daylight color comparison.
Headlight: 3800K xb35 on top, 85122 D2S on bottom.
Foglight: Single emitter LED on top, standard 55W H3 halogen on bottom.
The LEDs are much bluer than anything else; maybe the amber LED is better.
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Originally posted by Ilikecars View PostOmg they are on the car! Looks good, but are you worried about killing your alternator with all that light?
But I thought the power draw isn't much more than the OEM setup; the 9007 halogen low beams are about 55W each side, and the H3 halogen fogs are also 55W. In the past (before discovering HID retrofit), I've also concurrently ran halogen 35W H3 bulbs or 55W halogen bulbs. So that should be between 145 to 165W each side. If I deliberately use all of them now, it would be 2 x 35W for the biXenons, 2 x 55W for the 2 fogs, and 2 x 3W for the LEDs. That's 186W each side (assuming the power draw is equal to the bulb rating). Wouldn't MK's setup draw much more?
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