My new headlight retrofit.......

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Sorry for the dirty car
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No glare coming from these
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I love the way that looks
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Simple
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Night time headlight shot
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getting ready to go to work.


Hope you guys like this...I like it alot but Iam trying to fix a bowing/frowning issue right now. The output on the road with these is awesome compared to stock headlights. I will never go back to stock headlights if I can help it. All in all this kit cost me 145$ shipped to my door. Go to The Retrofit Source online: headlight upgrades for all applications to get these if you likem. I already had a kit so I just needed to buy the bulbs and projectors. Now I dont have anyone flashing me because Iam blinding the **** out of them on the road. I will post up more future mods later.

that sites on crack with those prices... no thanks :-P looks killer but i like the look of money better

HAHAHA yeah I hear you there but you get what you pay for. I have seen alot of other projectors and all of them are used or spin offs of these that are being sold by these guys. Plus these guys have customer service that is second to none. All Iam saying is if I was to buy HID Projectors I would definetly buy from them again. I drive alot at night so I use them alot and these make a huge difference over my stock headlights.

looks great man. i actually have a set of old bmw projectors i was gonna slap on.
anyways did u take pics of the process? also do u still have Highs?

I did not take any pics of the process but you just bake the headlights and take off the lens like if your going to do the joey mod. Once this is done you literally just drop these in thru the stock halogen bulb opening. There is no cutting of the housing at all and yes I still have my low/high beams. I assume it will be more difficult to mount those BMW projector though. Anyways best of luck

it wont be 2 hard, but im holding back till ihear the cars good2 go. i have an extra pair of head lamps i was gonna joey mod the add the projector. i got the projectors for free :D

It looks really nice, are those the FX-Rs with clear lenses? I'm planning to do a retrofit once I get some money from the income taxes, and I'm planning to add the FX-R or maybe the Lexus LS430 or 460 bi-xenon projector and putting a clear lense to get that blue/purple cutoff but I doubt the Lexus one will fit due to being really big even with the shrouds.
Oscar if you got the BMW projectors for free then its a huge improvement over the stock headlights however if you want better lighting output then I recommend you getting the TSX, RX or Murano bi-xenons or maybe the TLs but those are a bit more than the other 3 mentioned.

[QUOTE=AveoGirl;146471]It looks really nice, are those the FX-Rs with clear lenses?QUOTE]

No these are the morimoto mini H1 and I get alot of color flicker and a nice color band too. I would have gone with the FX-R but I didnt want to have to do all that cutting and stuff that needs to be done with those projectors. They are supposed to be alot better but I was just lazy I guess, I would suggest something that is bi-xenon for this car though so the 460 or fx woul;d be your best bet plus finding the 430s will be a ***** and if you do find them they will be pretty pricy. Anywyas whatever it is you do you an bet that it will be alot better than stock and you wont be blinding anyone with the glare of a PnP kit. Best of luck to you !!

Well yeah the Morimoto Mini H1 are not that bad, usually it has a nice color flicker and almost the same as the D2S version of it. As you say you might be right about the fitment issues with the FX-R and cutting would be a pain in the ass especially with the LS430 when being so huge when our light aren't big enough for those projectors. The LS430 are hard to find and even more rare paying cheap money for them when those usually are often pricey and also referring to the S2K AP1 in being expensive also but it lack the mounting holes. What did you use to connect the bulbs with? Did you use the AMPs connectors and how?

What did you use for the shroud? I ask because I'm learning a bit and gathering enough information when its time to do my retrofit. :D

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Well yeah the Morimoto Mini H1 are not that bad, usually it has a nice color flicker and almost the same as the D2S version of it. As you say you might be right about the fitment issues with the FX-R and cutting would be a pain in the ass especially with the LS430 when being so huge when our light aren't big enough for those projectors. The LS430 are hard to find and even more rare paying cheap money for them when those usually are often pricey and also referring to the S2K AP1 in being expensive also but it lack the mounting holes. What did you use to connect the bulbs with? Did you use the AMPs connectors and how?

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I had an HID kit from before so I just had to change the bulb out per say. I also spliced in the hi/lo wire to enable the solenoid to get the hi/lo feature.

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What did you use for the shroud? I ask because I'm learning a bit and gathering enough information when its time to do my retrofit. :D

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I used the shroud that came with it(mini gatling gun)free of charge. Its simple cause it just screws into the back of the projector.

I dont know if you have run across this website: HiDplanet : The Official Automotive Lighting Forum it has tons of info for any thing you can think of as far as retrofitting your headlights and other lighting upgrades. Good luck girl!!

I've heard about that site a few times.

^i like ur thinking!!~

Well I dont know if anyone would be interested in buying these projectors? I want to upgrade now because I think I can hack up my headlight and should be ok. These projectors basically drop in vs the ones I want need to be set in by nuts and bolts and epoxy and all that jazz. These are Bi-xenon so you get your high and low beam funtion still. I am asking 140 shipped in the US. These have been modded for a straight cutoff, shrouds have been painted and the demon eye mod along with custom foreground limiters. Let me know what you think?

What projectors are you planning to install in your other project?

The FX-R with normal 35w ballasts and bulbs. So have you put anymore thought as to what you will be doing as far as the retro?

Well first a gotta figure it in measuring the headlamp to see how much I can play with however the FX-R are my first choice, with OEM 85122+ bulbs (Phillips I believe with the regular ballast with the amps connectors and in second hand the Morimotos's Mini D2S are my second choice if doing the less expensive route because a retro with good projector can cost a pretty penny. I'm still debating what do do with that ... :dontknow:

Yeah I agree....I did the morimoto mh1 retro due to the ease of instalation(not so much the cost though)and I already had a regular hid kit so I didnt need the AMP to D2S connectors. I plan on getting these FX-R projectors with the morimoto bulbs in 4300k just for the fact of looking at lots of pictures and the difference is minnimal IMHO for the price difference between the two bulbs. Now if I had the extra money and room I would most likely go with the TL projectors. As far as measurments go I have figuered that the diff between the fx-r and minis is small and I should have no problems especially since the mini is sitting aout three inches away from the housing lens and I have a bit of room between the housing and the projectors where they sit in the headlight now. As soon as I get the fx-r after selling these projectors I will post a How-to on the whole process and maybe that will give you a little more insight on the whole process.
Attachment 3944Attachment 3945This is where the projectors ended up sittting and this is with absolutly no cutting or modifications whatsoever, I just took out the bulbs and the shield and dropped in these projectors, I was done in about 2.5 hours. Of course now I have taken everything back out and did some mods and blacked everything out.
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Are you selling the just the Morimitos Mini H1 or the headlights with everything including the projectors? If it is the projector + headlights then I'm interested.

Well I guess i could do both or just the projectors....keep in mind though these headlights are stock headlights that are completly blacked out and they are off a 08 hatch.

how can i find headlights with angel eyes for aveo sedan 2008 model?

I want to say they are the same for sedan and hatch but Iam not sure. You may want to look on ebay and possibly ask the seller if they would fit your model car. However if you want headlights that put out more light I have heard that those Yuan Jun or whatever, have some output that is worse than your stock headlights. So if you want them for better vision while night driving they are not for you but, if you want them for the looks than yes they would be a good option.

2008 is the new style sedan, i dont believe ive come across aftermarket headlights for those yet.

IDK but when I search for my headlights and enter 2008 aveo headlights I get the headlights for my body style then the headlights for the newer body but as far as anything that is different from OEM style I agree I havent seen any them around yet.

i already spoke with k2motors from usa and its only for hatchback version and old version kalos!and yuan jun also said that they dont made this headlight for our version because they dont have an interes to do this!only if it will be a request of minimum 2500 sets for this model!i explained them that i can ask a lot of sets for our romanian chevrolet club and even in this situation they dont want to!they made even for our crazy dacia logan but not for chevrolet aveo sedan my version!i am member of romanian chevrolet club www.clubchevrolet.ro and there are a lot of members which are looking for this headlights and clear tailights but no producer wants to help us!we found a compromise in bixenon slim version with angel eyes but even in this situation i am still in love with version of headlights and clear tailights!!!i will still look for it!