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Best solution - retrofit
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bartz32tt
on March 16, 2010 at 9:50 PM
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The brightest lights possible for the Z?
posted by Graphx007
on March 16, 2010 at 09:09 PM
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I'm planning a tsx projector retrofit with the z's lense. Ballasts and your
choice of bulbs would also be needed - 4200k is best for that pure white
look.
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The brightest lights possible for the Z?
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Graphx007
21:09:40 03/16/10
Aych eye Dee'zzz (n/m)
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Drk93TT
21:13:11 03/16/10
jdm hids would be a start (n/m)
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gt300zxtt
21:26:25 03/16/10
Best solution - retrofit -
bartz32tt
21:50:40 03/16/10
Re: Best solution - retrofit
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quadratique
09:46:57 03/17/10
Have you not heard of HID's? (n/m)
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550HPTT
22:06:49 03/16/10
Yes. But his setup was more than just HIDS.
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Graphx007
22:16:34 03/16/10
comparing aftermarket HIDs to OEM HIDs on a BMW
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Ahmed (Chicago)
22:24:23 03/16/10
but are the retrofit worth the extra time and money?
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SuparexTT
22:37:11 03/16/10
Yeh...
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MegamanMk2
22:53:55 03/16/10
sure they cost a little much
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gt300zxtt
23:14:47 03/16/10
1700 is pretty significant
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bartz32tt
23:51:46 03/16/10
Why doesn't his opinion matter?
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SimaYi
01:45:14 03/17/10
retrofit kits are a waste of $ if you think you are going to
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LJZTT
11:26:24 03/17/10
lol. Oh dear.
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ZiNnYc
14:46:12 03/17/10
again, semantics, the post read like he was referring to the
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LJZTT
16:51:42 03/17/10
The difference is exponential. Totally worth it. (n/m)
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ZiNnYc
09:50:43 03/17/10
you need to revisit a math book
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LJZTT
11:34:43 03/17/10
You have no idea what is being talked about here.
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ZiNnYc
14:49:58 03/17/10
my bad, when Suparex said "retrofit" I thought he was
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LJZTT
15:36:01 03/17/10
Calm down, sport.
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Z_Cherub
08:17:38 03/17/10
hidplanet.com. Tsx/tfx retrofit. Get to searching! (n/m)
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ZiNnYc
09:51:46 03/17/10
buy the '99 jspec headlights, end of story
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LJZTT
11:23:39 03/17/10
That's all well and good but with the '99 headlights, you
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Dave N
14:16:20 03/17/10
agreed (n/m)
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Guapo
14:33:19 03/17/10
Hater (n/m)
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dogpile
14:43:13 03/17/10
HID is not the only benefit though.
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ZiNnYc
14:59:58 03/17/10
you are absolutely right, plug and play was an incorrect
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LJZTT
15:29:36 03/17/10
Some owners of 99spec lights have had no problems aiming the
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PiotrC70
19:21:11 03/17/10
Lol
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bartz32tt
15:37:37 03/17/10
good luck with what some 240 guys (or kids) fab up for
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LJZTT
16:39:45 03/17/10
$1700 for JDM's or $600 for retrofit foolish either way.
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Guapo
18:48:57 03/17/10
agreed but if there is a smart way to be foolish, I vote oem (n/m)
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LJZTT
18:54:02 03/17/10
I'd rather spend it on track time. (n/m)
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Guapo
19:01:31 03/17/10
Id rather do both. (n/m)
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ZiNnYc
19:08:11 03/17/10
Foolish is foolish (n/m)
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Guapo
19:21:10 03/17/10
The fool is the twin of the wise! (n/m)
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tsefreeflow
20:39:18 03/17/10
Bah. It started with owning a 20 year old car. (n/m)
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ZiNnYc
03:41:32 03/18/10
One, twice, three times a DONK
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bartz32tt
20:08:49 03/17/10
I can perhaps see spending $600 on a well-done retrofit.
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Guapo
20:19:35 03/17/10
This^
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bartz32tt
21:08:05 03/17/10
Step one: Clean your projectors. Step two: get 4300K HIDs
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BigTDogg (MA)
19:52:27 03/17/10
assuming there is a 500 dollar budget overall, sure.
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ZiNnYc
03:43:24 03/18/10
Fair enough. But I was looking at it from a value added
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BigTDogg (MA)
05:51:45 03/18/10
If cost is the main concern,
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bartz32tt
07:37:43 03/18/10
The difference was worth it to me.
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Ashman2k2
14:31:47 03/18/10
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