I'm curious as to what you think.
To me, these are new and sound like a miracle. All you have to do, is separate the headlight, mod whatever you want, leds, painting the housing, etc. put it in the original bulb socket, align it, cut the shroud to fit, and assemble it all together!
From the pictures I see for comparison on theretrofitsource.com it's not bad, in my opinion, some of the best. I never liked the cutting part of the retrofit, personally. And it can range from 110 to 295 dollars. Pretty freaking cheap when you consider everything.
Opinions?
I discovered it from another forum. Cd7.com I think. If it's not news to you, it could be news to someone.

 

I have them. They're alright. 10x better than a plug and play kit. I'm actually getting rid of mine and going with a TL set up.

 

Just alright?
are they h1 or d2s?
were they really as easy as it's thought to be?

getting to the point where I'm sick of halogen

 

I have H1's, my buddy has the D2S's. Really easy to install the H1's and the D2S's might require cutting. I was extremely happy with them when I first completed the retro since I was coming from stock halogens, which don't compare. Now that I'm used to them, I want better. They were a stepping stone like you said.

 

right on.
do your factory lights take 9006/9005?
i was thinking..:
get some ebay headlights, find high temp white since my car is white, look into details throughout the process, and get that rubber glue strip from trs remove all the old adhesive and reapply since i hear thats a notorious problem for ebay lights. add LEDs to the amber strip on the bottom of my lights as turn signals. considering ccfl but eh.. (would depend on the shroud) with this route i could take my time.

 

Sounds like a nice set up. Yes, my lights are 9006/5 so I had to use the H1's to avoid cutting. Some of those ebay lights are hard to get apart. They're glued with some type of epoxy. You might be able to find a set of used OEM lights for under $50 and retro those. Even if the lens is cloudy, it can be sanded down and cleaned up. I just picked up a set that I'm going to use with the TL projectors.

 

hmm, i'll keep that in mind.
thanks!
there are a lot of my accords in junkyards around denver.
i was wondering, is the oven baking so the glue is somewhat flexible? or can i just hack away at it? does the baking make the oven smell like plastic because the only oven i have, i use for food too lol. :/
And i really appreciate the time you took out for me.
why TL projectors? just curious

 

You bake the headlights to soften the glue and then you pull the headlights apart..I did mine in the oven and as long as you take all the plastic off around the case of the headlights your good..I'm putting a set of the d2s ones in my accord I had TL's in my civic.

 

what year accord?
will the d2s fit right in? on trs it give you the option for the 9006 adaptor plate
i wanna avoid as much cutting for my first retro. haven't heard from trs yet, emailed them last night. its sunday though.

 

You'll have to cut a hole to fit the D2S's. If you're going to do that, you may as well go with a better projector like the FX/R since it's about the same price. I believe the H4 housing is the only one that wil accept the D2S without cutting. The H1's will fit the bulb hole perfectly.

The TL's are arguably the best bi-xenon projector that's readily available. Wide beam pattern with a smooth output. Sharp, colorful cutoff and a great high beam. The only downside is that it's a very large projector.

 

How do the s2ks stand up to the TL? I hear they're smaller but harder to mount? Next step after/if I get tired of the mh1, would be top of the line projectors.
Do the headlights leave an oder in the oven?

 

I did mine in a 91 accord and like si said I had to enlarge the hole opening to accept the projector,so just tick with the h1's for now.The headlights shouldn't leave a oder in your oven I just sit mine on a old baking pan and do it like that.

 

Thanks blazin si and blackoutt.
Know of a good headlight, reflector, shroud paint?


Have you seen the mustangs with their turn signals, how they go in a wave fashion,
I was trying to think of a way to incorporate that into the leds I was gonna use in my amber strip as turn signals wondering if anyone knew how or if you can do that. ??

 

The S2k's aren't bi-xenon like the TL's, so if that doesn't matter to you, it's a good projector to retro. From the photos I've seen, their output looks a lot like the TSX's. Wide and sharp if they have a clear lens. IMO if you can fit TL's, go with the TL's.

The headlights won't leave a smell. Just start at 200 degrees for 5 minutes and try to pull them apart. If that doesn't work, keep adding an additional 5 minutes. Mine come apart on the first try, but it depends on the condition of the original sealant. Good luck.

Oh, and if you go with the mini's, install a foreground limiter. You won't regret it.

 

TL style foreground limiter?
So adding one would technically lessen the light right in front of my car?
Does it help with the cutoff?
I've seen it on a tacoma, but more info would be appreciated.
I think I'm swaying to the mh1 for sure. Still trying to figure out what to do with leds and paint. really excited!

 

The TL limiter would be a good design to copy. I used my own design and it's way too small and does nothing to reduce the light in front of the car. I'm still blinding myself.

I don't know think it would help with the cutoff, but those who remove their foreground limiter with TL projectors have reported a reduction in overall beam intensity. I suppose it makes sense. You only have so much light to work with.

 

Talked to matt, and he said they come with them so I guess I'm okay. Getting excited! Gotta get a new head unit, old one crapped out on me lol. But as soon as I have music, I'll be getting these next! If they're good enough, my lady might want some in her neon, them if I'm not comfortable with cutting yet, I'll get TLs or mds2s
I'm addicted and I haven't even done work lol

 

He said they come with what? A foreground limiter? Neither the H1's or D2S's have one unless they added it recently. You definitely need it, otherwise your distance vision will suffer greatly. The D2S foreground light is even worse than the H1's.

This is the H1 shield and the red line is what I blocked off with a customer limiter. It needs to be at least twice as low as that. The one I made didn't do a thing to the output, so I'm taking my headlights apart for the 7th or 8th time this weekend to make more adjustments. This is why I'm switching to the TL's. It shouldn't require this many adjustments to get a decent beam pattern, but that's just my opinion.