HID Retrofit

by **Elfumador** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:55 pm

Hey guys whats up, I been in tha forum since I got my car in 2001 I have gotten alot of Ideas from here but I have been looking to see if anyone has tried a Projector project for a Solara, most pics I have only been able to get Camry pics, I have been doing alot of research in the (hidplanet.com) site but still want some more help before I start cutting the Headlight housing. I can do it probably but just want some input and maybe some helpful pics, anyways thats it, Latez :roll:

post in the correct forums.

by **TadS** » Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:28 pm

I did mine. The project took an entire weekend to get it done. Worth it though, as IMHO they look wicked cool

. I used a saw-zaw and a die grinder for 90% of the work. I baked them for 10-15 minutes at 200 degrees to get them apart.

by **xsolara33x** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 8:46 am

TadS wrote:I did mine. The project took an entire weekend to get it done. Worth it though, as IMHO they look wicked cool . I used a saw-zaw and a die grinder for 90% of the work. I baked them for 10-15 minutes at 200 degrees to get them apart.

hey tads,
you got any pictures of your new headlights??? how much did it cost you total for all the parts???
thanks,
raphael

by **satchmo** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:03 am

also, most of the posts say with the Solara retro fit you can only have "low beams" and no high beams. Is this correct. Tads do you have dual beams?

by **Elfumador** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:37 am

what size projectors did you use, the Bixenon are kinda to big for our housing, I was thinking of getting some ECE Valeos from HIDplanet, I got another car to just drive with so I wanna take my time and do this right. Hey Tads can you post some pics to check them out=)

by **bluesolara** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:23 am

u guys check hidforum.com

just type that in, and it'll take you to a new forum called hidplanet.com

ask all your questions there, those guys are XENON NUTS :lol:

I learned quite a bit there, almost qualify as the HID SOLARAGUY...

God bless

Kevin

by **bluesolara** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 11:24 am

haha...sorry, I just read the post closely, you guys know about the website anyway!

haha...good luck then!

by **TadS** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:02 pm

Pictures are in the picture thread, or on Cardomain. It didn't cost me anything, as the parts were a birthday present from my parents and fiancée. Mine are low-beam only, but Hella makes a dual-beam projector also (available here http://www.rallylights.com/ ). It's a 90mm projector, and it just barely fits.

Picture thread: http://www.zer0.info/solaraguy/viewtopic.php?t=13094

by **xsolara33x** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:56 pm

hey tads,
you got night pictures by any chance???
thanks,
raphael

by **bluesolara** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:00 pm

ya man

can we get some cut-off shots? like your lights on a white wall? say like 30 feet away is good, and can you take close-ups to your lights?

thanks

by **TadS** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:52 pm

I try to get those for you. I don't have any close-ups or anything at night right now.

by **John7429** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 6:56 pm

TadS wrote:I try to get those for you. I don't have any close-ups or anything at night right now.

Think you can put one together for me? Price?

I don't have the skills nor knowhow to be messing with this... hehehe :oops:

by **krawzyazn** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 9:42 pm

John7429 wrote:
TadS wrote:I try to get those for you. I don't have any close-ups or anything at night right now.

Think you can put one together for me? Price?

I don't have the skills nor knowhow to be messing with this... hehehe

I got a set i was doing for someone not done yet but if you want me to finish i can they are bi-xenons let me know i'm in la also

by **xsolara33x** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:10 pm

hey mark,
how much bro... let me know.
thanks,
raphael

by **TadS** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:12 pm

No, I don't want (more like I can't) to make them for anyone. Sorry guys, too much stuff going on right now in my life. This should link to an imagestation album with some closer daytime pictures of the headlamps. Night time ones are being a problem for my very obsolete camera. I am going to see if I can borrow a friend's 5.1 mega-pixel this weekend.

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2134059987

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