icarus.na's CTR RETROjector HID Projekt.

[icarus.na]

nice. keep up the good work. this is by far the best mod on my hatch as of date.

editted posts! what year ep you got? i need help making a harness...

[rspjean]

rhd halogen cut-off

[thisisagame24]

the s2k have a sharpe cut off compared to the tsx

most people go with tsx in the CTR headlights because they are a direct fit, and are a lot cheaper compared to s2k ones

[thisisagame24]

believe that is was came in the 04-05 non type r ep3s....i think they called them the type s. they look identical to the type r just missing the k20a haha

[rspjean]

the s2k have a sharpe cut off compared to the tsx

most people go with tsx in the CTR headlights because they are a direct fit, and are a lot cheaper compared to s2k ones

less work and less money is always good. how much do tsx projectors go for ?

[rspjean]

yes you want to generally stick within 4300K-6000K.
6000K is a good color temp for that blue-ish look.
TSX projectors are a complete swap, no cutting, trimming, NOTHING!
i think the s2k projectors are smaller than the TSX projectors...but someone correct me if i'm wrong please.

IMHO, i think your set-up looks great, but i do see where you could want a better cutoff.

thanks, the thing is like u said earlier i find it kind of rude also and i always get the guys that try and blind me back with their high beams since they think im riding around with my high beams on and when i flash my high beams they are like wtf most of the time lol

[thisisagame24]

i think like 200 but i forget

[icarus.na]

less work and less money is always good. how much do tsx projectors go for ?

i got mine off ebay. it's all 'bout timing and playing to win!

150 shipped is what i payed for both and this included the entire TSX projector housing: lens, shield, and backing.

i'm assuming you're riding around with a PnP H1 HID kit right?
you would only need lens and shield. you want to retain the H1 backing so you can still use your current HID setup.

the seller was "hondadirect02" if i remember correctly.

[thisisagame24]

ill talk to my buddy at acura and see if he can hook me up with some

[rspjean]

wish i had a buddy at acura lol im gonna keep an eye on ebay. is their a way of knowing if they are authentic ?

[cl0ckw0rksi02]

i would go with phillips 4300k bulbs, if you want anything bluer go with the phillips ultinon
phillips bulbs show 200-300 higher lumens over osram bulbs.
on another note, if you want the pinky purpley thing you need to change the lense on your projectors and then mud the actual cut off shield, not just put in washers, that will hardly yield ideal results.

All that adding washers does is move the cut off shield out of focus, blurring the cut off and creating slightly more color.
By increasing the depth of the cut offshield you can get a larger cut off which more color, You can also trim it down and use aluminum flashing for a razer sharp cut off line like the s2k projectors.

By adding depth to both ends of the cut off shield you can create light in both sides of the spectrum, much like nissan maxima projectors, this will give you pink purple blue orange yellow and a little bit of red.
you can get any color its just a matter of knowing what you are doing, washers will work but its not very good.
you can bondo aluminum flashing to the front and back of the cut off shield to get better color, just dont alter the height of the shield in anyway.

great post but i disagree with you on that statement. each projector will react differently to the color mod. the pics that mike posted are not the best and are out of focus. here are some pics of washer modded tsx projectors.





that's alot of color if you ask me.

[thisisagame24]

part numbers and such. kinda hare to make knock offs of them

[icarus.na]

wish i had a buddy at acura lol im gonna keep an eye on ebay. is their a way of knowing if they are authentic ?

buy from someone with REALLY good feedback.

my seller had 100% so i wasn't tripping. plus i called him up to see if he was legit and went with my gut instinct.

you could also go to junkyards and pull them out youself and possibly cop the entire HID setup.

[rspjean]

great post but i disagree with you on that statement. each projector will react differently to the color mod. the pics that mike posted are not the best and are out of focus. here are some pics of color modded tsx projectors.





that's alot of color if you ask me.

those are the tsx ones ? they look amazing i was already pretty much sold on them but this just put a cherry on top.

[thisisagame24]

yes those are tsx projectors