Custom retrofit projector/ HID lights 04-08 (pic heavy!)

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    I'll Copyright you whenever any asks about them lol.
     
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    should have sickHID name it the J.Walton special. :jester::peace:
     
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    HAHA, thats kool with me! keep me posted once you get with brian!
     
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    HAHA:jester: just saw that, when you talk to brian say that, see what he says. lol
     
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    Just a small more amount of info on what Brian is doing:

    Brian is currently using V3-Rs for many builds I asked him about them and this is what he said:

    They are a Brand New "Retro-Fit" version of the infamous "Valeo" Bi-Xenon Projector. Designed after the Valeo, they are a bit more compact to be more "multi-application friendly" (than a "donor" type projectors) & produce an output /cutoff very comparable to FX-Rs (at 2/3 the size & half the install labor). Attached is an "output / cutoff" example.....

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    You may be able to acquire parts & components for around $400 ("donor" style projectors, FX-R, TL, E55s, etc) for a DIY retro-fit, but the intensive labor & headache of install, alignment, wiring are worth well more than $400 alone. With my $400 base build.... you get everything installed, aligned, wired (100% plug & play), polished to showroom shine inside & out and..... a lifetime component warranty & one year labor warranty (can't even compare to a "DIY").... not to mention 7 day technical assistance (e-mail, phone or Skype) =P



    A decade ago, you had no choice but to use "donor" projectors for any similar type of retro-fit (ripping a projector out of a wrecked car & retro-fitting into diff headlights) & back in the day...... of those available "donor" projectors.... FX-R is one of the most desirable. However, today it's unnecessary to use donors & nearly impossible to fit a donor in some lights that the V3-R will fit comfortable (and perform equally). Overall, the newer projectors are more compatible with most applications & make retro-fitting more affordable to more people (that can't usually afford to spend $1000= on a retro-fit). For the record, I do also use "donors" (if requested), but the labor charge is "double".
     
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    yall ready for some Pix, Got em about 2 hours ago, and they are already installed! loading up pix now!
     
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    Load faster!!
     
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    Ok, so I got this box at my back door today. lol

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    and inside that box were these boxes

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    And inside those boxes was all this!

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    To get the led lights behind the projector shroud to work I spliced into the side marker light ( note the new amber 4 led flank bulbs behind black side-marker

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    Wiring these up were exactly like my plug and play drop in kit I had from Myhids.com. I removed the old harness, installed the new one, which every wire had a tag on it stating where it went, Ex: ground, power, ballast, exct.

    So after around 45 min, I had removed the old lights/ wiring and installed these! HAHA, pictures dont do them justice!

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    those are afew from today, hope to get the truck cleaned up and get some better pix.

    Ps: I will post night pix of the drop in lights vs the sickhid lights once I get the new light night shots. Hope yall like em!
     
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    :jawdrop::yourself: i'm so jealous...
     
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    Don't be bro, You are getting your own eventually! I cant wait till it gets dark! haha
     

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