Scion xD Retro w/FX-R projectors & Gatling shrouds - PICS!
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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:
Lights off w/flash - flat black looks grey-ish:
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:
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:
Lights off w/flash - flat black looks grey-ish:
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:
Last edited by MR_LUV; 01-22-2018 at 12:39 AM. Reason: typo
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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.
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Driver's seat beam shot:
Outside the car...note how difficult it is to capture the entire width...i'll keep trying to find a wall wide enough:
Outside the car...note how difficult it is to capture the entire width...i'll keep trying to find a wall wide enough:
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Low beam:
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:
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:
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^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!
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!
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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:
Please excuse the dirty headlight:
Looks like kinda like an LED strip:
Please excuse the dirty headlight:
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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
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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$$.
My guy uses a different method...he engineers a mounting bracket underneath the projector so it's not just four screws holding up the projector...I didn't really like the four screw method.
Doing a retro usually involves: hacking up your reflector bowl, mounting the projector in the bowl with four screws, hoping that the projector is aimed correctly,
correcting the aim if it's not (big headache, esp. rotational), then sealing up the housing well to prevent moisture issues. All one big pain in the a$$.
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