Notices
Scion xD Aero & Exterior Aero parts and exterior dress items...

Scion xD Retro w/FX-R projectors & Gatling shrouds - PICS!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-15-2010 | 09:46 PM
  #1  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default Scion xD Retro w/FX-R projectors & Gatling shrouds - PICS!

Projector: FX-R (pre-colormodded w/clear lens)
Ballast: Greddy Slim 35W
Bulbs: Morimoto 4300K
Shroud: TRS Gatling shroud
Housing: OEM blacked out w/Krylon ultra-flat high-temp paint

Lights off - the mean, dark look I was going for:

Name:  P1020918.jpg
Views: 350
Size:  50.3 KB

Lights off w/flash - flat black looks grey-ish:

Name:  P1020919.jpg
Views: 513
Size:  61.1 KB

Lights on - notice the light reflected from the lens to the corner of the housing - good thing I chose flat black or it would be a scattered mess:

Name:  P1020921.jpg
Views: 382
Size:  71.7 KB

Last edited by MR_LUV; 01-22-2018 at 12:39 AM. Reason: typo
Old 01-15-2010 | 09:47 PM
  #2  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default

Bonus pic: new shoes...but the lighting makes them look blue. They are purple

Name:  P1020922.jpg
Views: 420
Size:  81.1 KB
Old 01-15-2010 | 09:50 PM
  #3  
Sci_tx_on's Avatar
Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 54
Default

Looks good. Any wall shots?
Old 01-15-2010 | 09:54 PM
  #4  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default

In a few hours :D
Old 01-15-2010 | 10:37 PM
  #5  
jonathan110987's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,331
From: Houston/Katy, TX
Default

me likes!! alot!!!!!
Old 01-15-2010 | 11:21 PM
  #6  
chicotunner07's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Trader
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,188
From: 954! oh yeah...
Default

Sick!!

now go drive around and put all those plug-n-play kits to shame!!!!!!
Old 01-15-2010 | 11:22 PM
  #7  
CarbonXe's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 16,638
From: Parsippany, NJ
Default

I was planning on using the same projectors for my WRX. Got any wall shots? Cutoff shots? etc
Old 01-16-2010 | 02:58 AM
  #8  
TRDxD's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,273
From: California
Default

oh wow clean look. can't wait for the night shots, put my scatter to shame. lol next on the agenda get some coils and dump that ish....DO IT.
Old 01-16-2010 | 02:43 PM
  #9  
cuball's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 169
Default

Looks great. I wish I had the $$$$ to get this done.

Take some pics from the front with the lights off.
Old 01-16-2010 | 04:21 PM
  #10  
JJGeneral1's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,265
From: Cranberry Township, PA
Default

how's the scatter? can you take a pic at night from driver POV?
Old 01-17-2010 | 01:46 AM
  #11  
YELOSUB's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Wagonistas
SL Member
 
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 4,080
From: AZ
Default

Bad a$$...Wish I had a clue on how to get this done
Old 01-30-2010 | 03:11 AM
  #12  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default

LOL sorry everyone...you guys must be like "where is this fool? did he fall off the face of the earth?" Pics are uploading as I post this...sorry for the massive delay but its been wet out, and when it hasn't been wet I've been swamped.
Old 01-30-2010 | 03:20 AM
  #13  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default

Driver's seat beam shot:

Name:  P1020924.jpg
Views: 334
Size:  37.5 KB

Outside the car...note how difficult it is to capture the entire width...i'll keep trying to find a wall wide enough:

Name:  P1020925.jpg
Views: 304
Size:  40.5 KB
Name:  P1020928.jpg
Views: 308
Size:  40.1 KB
Name:  P1020930.jpg
Views: 344
Size:  41.1 KB

Last edited by MR_LUV; 01-22-2018 at 12:39 AM. Reason: typo
Old 01-30-2010 | 03:22 AM
  #14  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default

Low beam:

Name:  P1020942.jpg
Views: 323
Size:  36.6 KB

High beam...FX-R projectors have a special high beam pattern, a lot of other Bi-Xenons I looked at don't have this beautiful mountain shape:

Name:  P1020941.jpg
Views: 309
Size:  38.7 KB

Last edited by MR_LUV; 01-22-2018 at 12:41 AM. Reason: typo
Old 01-30-2010 | 03:24 AM
  #15  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default

Cutoff...when car is further from the wall:

Name:  P1020929.jpg
Views: 307
Size:  38.4 KB

Cutoff...when car is closer to the wall:

Name:  P1020939.jpg
Views: 317
Size:  40.7 KB

Last edited by MR_LUV; 01-22-2018 at 12:40 AM. Reason: typo
Old 01-30-2010 | 03:29 AM
  #16  
chicotunner07's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Trader
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,188
From: 954! oh yeah...
Default

^now thats how you do HIDs!!

absolutely beautiful! nice job on the pics btw, you can really see the sharpness and color of the beam!

these are the projectors i will be using on my next retro!
Old 01-30-2010 | 03:30 AM
  #17  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default

Mugshots...At first I hated the little glare on the inside corner of the housing, but now I kinda like it.
Looks like kinda like an LED strip:

Name:  P1020938.jpg
Views: 291
Size:  45.5 KB

Name:  P1020935.jpg
Views: 337
Size:  44.3 KB

Name:  P1020936.jpg
Views: 334
Size:  40.3 KB

Please excuse the dirty headlight:

Name:  P1020937.jpg
Views: 356
Size:  40.4 KB

Last edited by MR_LUV; 01-22-2018 at 12:41 AM. Reason: typo
Old 01-30-2010 | 03:31 AM
  #18  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default

Color flicker...sometimes flickers blue, sometimes flickers purple, depending on where you are:

Name:  P1020946.jpg
Views: 333
Size:  46.5 KB

Name:  P1020947.jpg
Views: 331
Size:  41.4 KB

Last edited by MR_LUV; 01-22-2018 at 12:41 AM. Reason: typo
Old 01-30-2010 | 03:34 AM
  #19  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default

Originally Posted by chicotunner07
^now thats how you do HIDs!!

absolutely beautiful! nice job on the pics btw, you can really see the sharpness and color of the beam!

these are the projectors i will be using on my next retro!
Thanks man, but I'm a noob at photography lol. If anyone wants to school me on how to use a camera...hit me up.

As for the projectors, FX-R are an awesome choice. They are affordable and some of the best bi-xenons out there. As far as I've seen, they are some of the widest beams around. However, there's some guy who got his hands on some 2010 RX projectors, and he is thinking of upgrading to them from his FX-Rs...here is a link.

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=53242
Old 01-30-2010 | 03:46 AM
  #20  
eddhead88's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 136
Default

Originally Posted by YELOSUB
Bad a$$...Wish I had a clue on how to get this done
Your best bet is to get someone to do a retrofit for you...unless you got *****...lol. Was gonna do it myself but I'm glad I had a guy do it for me.

Doing a retro usually involves: hacking up your reflector bowl, mounting the projector in the bowl with four screws, hoping that the projector is aimed correctly,
correcting the aim if it's not (big headache, esp. rotational), then sealing up the housing well to prevent moisture issues. All one big pain in the a$$.

My guy uses a different method...he engineers a mounting bracket underneath the projector so it's not just four screws holding up the projector...I didn't really like the four screw method.

Last edited by MR_LUV; 01-22-2018 at 12:38 AM. Reason: typo



All times are GMT. The time now is 07:47 PM.