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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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i ordered and decided to install lowbeam retrofit HID lights. but i also want highbeam HID lights. is it exactly the same to install highbeam HID lights as lowbeam ones? like, buying the same parts and installing it the same way?
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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Default Re: highbeam HIDs? (htsang07)

depending on what type of car you have, you can have 2 seperate sets of HIDs hooked up on your car
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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i have a 2003 honda accord EX V6. i already bought the parts for the low beam (tsx hid projector, ballasts, etc.) but iono what to buy if i want a pair for the high beam. do u think i can just buy the same tsx projector for highbeam or do i need specific highbeam projectors?
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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Default Re: highbeam HIDs? (htsang07)

and for the low beam tsx projectors, im going to get BMW shrouds for it, do u think its small enough for the 2003 accord headlights?

these are the shrouds
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...8.lVI
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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Default Re: highbeam HIDs? (htsang07)

You could retrofit another pair of projectors for the high beams, but instead of going through all that trouble, why not just purchase a pair of Bi-xenon projectors since those would be used for both high and low beam lighting using a single HID system. The E46 shrouds are the ones I always use for all the retrofits I do
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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Default Re: highbeam HIDs? (prelude1897)

oh i could just buy any projector and it'd work for highbeams?
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by htsang07 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh i could just buy any projector and it'd work for highbeams?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not exactly. The shield would keep it from illuminating the areas you want. If you can, it would be best to retrofit a bixenon projector in place of the TSX.

Bixenon means it has a movable shield that flips from low beams to high beams. You'd best find someone that knows how to wire a car equipped with separate low and high beams into a bixenon projector because it's not just a direct plug in.
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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example of Bi-xenon projectors would be E46 Bi-xenons, FX, TL's, ZKW's, E55's, and a few others
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 08:51 AM
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o thx for the reponse
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 06:27 AM
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TL with ZKW lenses FTW!
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pgpunkguy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">TL with ZKW lenses FTW!</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you have an extra 500 bucks laying around just for the projectors and lenses
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by accordselux &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you have an extra 500 bucks laying around just for the projectors and lenses </TD></TR></TABLE>

it's worth the few extra cino's IMO.
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