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Strange. He must not have been a serious buyer to begin with. I would find someone who will take them as is. What about Matt?
Midnyteryder196
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Cash flow David.. If it allowed me I would deff grab em up.. Esp being that cheap.. But funds just don't allow it at moment
Thats understandable. Hard to justify spending money on headlights to replace already functional headlights.
HARDTRAILZ
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I want projectors bad but have 3 sets of stock lights...2 factory and 1 new aftermarket. Plus a set of halo lights that need work.
Mounce
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I should get my projectors tomorrow. 
Holdup for output pics will be the bulbs..usps estimates they'll be here THURSDAY. :banghead: 
Holdup for output pics will be the bulbs..usps estimates they'll be here THURSDAY. :banghead: Maybe if you do not have time or want to do the retro yourself, you could send Aarkon the headlights (As long as they are not OE) to do a retro. Supplying your own headlights should cut down on costs.HARDTRAILZ said:
Sweet. I just seen USPS just sent me a notificaiton that my shrouds have been delivered finally. I believe that is the last piece I need for this retro, I hope.Mounce said:I should get my projectors tomorrow.
Where are the HIDs coming from?
HARDTRAILZ
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Mounce
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Did you just get the bulbs and reusing the ballasts?Mounce said:
Yeah. I think the guy lives in Wisconsin so it has taken about a week to get here. The shrouds are the first version that TRS put out, which they have changed since then. I am hoping they will fit. I do not have much room to work with in the fog light housing.
Mounce
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Yeah, everything will be the same minus bulbs and projectors. Either ballasts are a little under 35 Watts or the bulbs are colored wrong but I can't complain for what I paid and I've had zero issues with them, they ignite every time. Hundreds of hours on the ballasts, they're on anytime the car is on lol.
Hopefully those shrouds work for you.
Hopefully those shrouds work for you.
Hey Ryan the shrouds have arrived. I dont see why TRS went away from this design. They feel very solid and look better than the new design IMO.
Mounce
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Definitely. We will see how they fit. I will have to plan my cuts this time since this is the only set in existence 
HARDTRAILZ
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Mounce
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Mounce
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Mounce
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Does not look like the scratch on the lens affected the output. No one will see the scratches on the outside of the bowl since it will be tucked into the headlight plus the shroud. You could also paint the outside of the bowls too. I like the look of the gatlings.
Speaking of painting, just finished painting the outer bowls of the Matchbox projectors. I was going to leave them alone, but figured they needed added protection since almost the entire bowl sticks out the backside of the housing. Ended up using some left over caliper paint since it can withstand high temperatures and the elements.
Speaking of painting, just finished painting the outer bowls of the Matchbox projectors. I was going to leave them alone, but figured they needed added protection since almost the entire bowl sticks out the backside of the housing. Ended up using some left over caliper paint since it can withstand high temperatures and the elements.
Mounce
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Yeah the scratch is tiny and at the bottom of the lens, it'll be one of those things that only I will be able to see unless I point it out to someone. I doubt that it'll affect output but don't know yet since I haven't actually ran a bulb in it.dmanns67 said:Does not look like the scratch on the lens affected the output. No one will see the scratches on the outside of the bowl since it will be tucked into the headlight plus the shroud. You could also paint the outside of the bowls too. I like the look of the gatlings.
Speaking of painting, just finished painting the outer bowls of the Matchbox projectors. I was going to leave them alone, but figured they needed added protection since almost the entire bowl sticks out the backside of the housing. Ended up using some left over caliper paint since it can withstand high temperatures and the elements.
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In other news, I might pick up some washers and tune up some color in them..found a how-to on hidp. It'll depend on whether I like the initial "stock" cutoff or not though.
Yeah. It all depends on how much color you want in the cut off. The FX-R already had a nice color band so I left it alone. I seen some guys in HIDP have like a 6" color band 
The only thing with a larger color band is that your headlights will look blue from far away.
The only thing with a larger color band is that your headlights will look blue from far away.
Mounce
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Yeah, it's all just for show really. One of those things that only you will like because you know the ins and outs. Should get my bulbs Tuesday. 
looking/wanting to have the retro done in under 8 days.
looking/wanting to have the retro done in under 8 days.
Mounce
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Might be what I'll do. Especially if it looks good from the start, don't wanna fix something that's not broken.
SnowBlazer
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Morning Whores!!! Anyone still have their side moldings laying around? I'll take 'Em to take my roof racks off.
Why not just put silicone in the holes that are exposed when you do a rack removal?
SnowBlazer
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That might be best in your case, because you might end up putting your rack back on eventually
Midnyteryder196
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I used set screws with some plumbers goop on em to seal them up.
SnowBlazer
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Midnyteryder196
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The mouldings are just to make it look cleaner so u don't see the holes.. You still should fill the holes even if u get mouldings..
Midnyteryder196
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Yeah I can't remember the size.. But dmanns told me bout em I think.. So he might remember the size. They are Allen head set screws that you can screw in flush.. Doesn't look too bad either.. Maybe take some touch up paint over the top of em if u can't find any body painted mouldings
Actually, there are very few people who do it this way.SnowBlazer said:
6mm x 1.0 stainless steel set screws. Pipe tape on the threads. RTV black on top of all (10) holes before the side molding goes on.Midnyteryder196 said:
Blckshdw
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In my relentless pursuit to not be bored at work, I decided to order some acrylic samples from this company online that makes some stuff for lighted signs and such. Some have different light diffusion properties, and one is made to be end lit, instead of back lit. Should be some cool stuff to play with, add to my random junk box, and maybe see if it would actually be useful for anything (meaning overly complicated retrofit idea, cuz you know I love those!!)
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HARDTRAILZ
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Can't decide. I liked it but worry a white powder be way different than paint. Thought about orange too