conerboner

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sub'd

1slo_I0n

hehe already got these sitting in my room just gotta complete the project

elecblue06

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nice.. they'll look fantastic in an ion

i was going to do it .. but my sc2 needed them more then the ion lol compared to the sc2 the ion looks like it has projectors just using regular bulbs lol

JoeBMX

Gripe 1:

"The projectors use a propriety bulb." So us customers are pretty much stuck going through you to find a replacement bulb, correct?

Gripe 2:

Halo's. I'm not driving a BMW, I don't want them. Yes, I could just not enable them, but if there was an option for not having the Halo's on the projectors, I'd be in for a set.

operatic

Gripe Response 1:
Yep
Still kind of the reason I suggest picking up a spare set of bulbs.

Gripe Response 2:
Sorry, with the way the halos are mounted, they're pretty much a solid part of the projector. It's probably possible to take it off, but I haven't gotten that brave yet.

TommyP

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Sooo... Probably gonna end up ordering some, question though.

Since our stock housing uses 9007 bulbs i'm guessing we need to pick up the 9007 kit? Because I have 3rd gens with h1 Hids so i'm guessing that if I order the H1 kit I will not be able to use these projectors in my car at all? Or am I not understanding how this works?

Zdeuce4

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by proprietary you mean that only u guys can get them?

in my business proprietary items are ones that are our staple.. im confused..

operatic

The way the PnP Projectors are setup, they're designed based off the original bulbs in the housing, so that they slip straight through. So with the stock Cobalt headlights, you would use the 9007 projectors. With the 3rd gens... You know, that's not one I've tried yet and I've got a busted 3rd gen around here too that I could try this with. If it's the high beam, I assume it's theoretically doable with the H1 Projectors. On the low beams, you would need to cut and gut the low beam projector side.

Proprietary in the sense that they're not standard bulb sizes. The H4's look like a cut up D2S bulb. The 9007's look like a pencil, with an HID bulb stuck on the end. Haven't seen a 9006, H1, or H7 setup yet. Actually the H1's I want to try on an Acura RSX next
It's not something you can normally expect most people to carry.

TommyP

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Ok thanks I was just curious as to weather or not I could re-use my old h1 bulbs. I have no intention on re-using my 3rd gen housing. As they're spider craking and generally suck compared to stock quality.

operatic

No sir. The most you could reuse are the ballasts.

mkulrey13

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Sub'd for when you can get 6k bulbs with these!

operatic

I've been kicking around the idea of starting a core program with these. Main reason is, as simple as these are, there's still a lot of people that are scared to pop open their own headlights. The fear of breaking it and then being completely out of a headlight is a genuine concern.

I'll source out a set of OEM headlights locally, from somewhere I know I can get more if needed, and use that as a core cost for the headlights. Assemble, test, re-seal, and then ship to the first customer. At that point, the customer either sends back a usable core headlight. As long as they're good, the core fee is refunded. If they don't return them, we simply source a new set of headlights and start over.

The primary goal is to simply reduce the amount of time you're out of a set of headlights.

Either way, I still have these Cobalts headlights open, so I'm playing around with them a bit more

I wasn't really sure about the one in the main headlight. So I pulled it out.


That actually comes out nicely in person. You should never leave me with an open headlight and some LED strips...

TommyP

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That looks awesome! Any pics from farther away? doesn't look that bright, but I'm sure it's the camera.

operatic

The LED's, I was using the same settings that I normally use on low light HID pictures, so the LEDs came out dim, but you can see them individually. In person they're plenty bright.

I'm currently waiting on another set of projectors to come in since the ones I was working with just got sold. Also waiting on a couple different shrouds to come in as well. Hoping to do a full side by side comparison against an Acura TSX and see how these really hold up. I'm gonna see if I can drag out the GM Of Houston guys when we do this and get everyone's opinion fist hand.

I'm thinking if I do a shroud around the projector itself, the projector would have a "sunk" look. Should help clean it up. Just trying to find a bowl I can work with. Once I get a consistent setup that we're all happy with, we start offering it to everyone else.

elecblue06

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great stuff i look forward to seeing the comparo to the tsx.. since thats a "standard" in retrofitting

if i finish mine this week like I plan i can do a picture of these vs gen1 ebay projectors as well

TommyP

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A shroud would be awesome with these. BTW, are these projectors able to be "color modded" so that you can have a colored cut off line?

elecblue06

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they do have a slight phase at the cut off.. and it would be a real PITA to do.. but they already come with clear lenses

operatic

Well that was short lived. I just got cut off on the projectors completely. Apparently they have zero desire to manufacture the H7 or 9007 models. Gonna be a bad year, I can feel it already. That and jury duty... DAMN YOU KARMA!

rico

you dont happen to have an SS foglight harness around?

elecblue06

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where were you going through, theres actually someone that found the original manufaturing company and they produce 9007s also the company that i found on ebay sells 9007 s as well

also it's just a small ring i'm sure theres someplace you could find that could make said locking ring and then you provide the PnP Hids

operatic

I was going through the manufacturer themselves. They want an order of 50 for any 9007 or H7 projector, in any given color. Even if I dumped them, it would take over a year. As for producing the rings themselves, I thought about this but the 9007's use a long threading bolt than the rest of them. I tried jamming a G3 projector into a Cobalt just to see how much thread was left, and there simply wasn't anything to even bolt onto. Plus there's the whole rubber sealing grommet problem. Short answer, a secure supply line was cut off before they even got started.

elecblue06

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well check omg so cool car on ebay.. i think the " manufacturer" is ******* with you .. pm me who you think the mani is .. and i'll let you know if you're being douched around like i said OMG_SO_COOL_CAR on ebay.. has them
i KNOW the actual suppier will sell 9007 because i have a set coming to me with blue halos for my ion and the guy ordered 25

09turbo

haha this thread is awesome. it needs a bump. im going to be doing this within the next month!!!

operatic

If I remember to not go drinking tonight, I'll jam a G1 and a G3 projector into a Nissan Titan. I'm just curious if they would fit