I was on a web page the other day and i came across something abour retrofited head light in the integra has anyone else heard anything about retrofitting the head lights ?

 

Retrofitting is adapting hid projectors that came stock on another car to work on your car.

There is a bunch of info in the lighting forum, starting with a sticky at the top about the retrofit club.

 

its a very common mod

 

i know what the process is. i recently owned a newer model prelude and i knew guys were doin it for the preludes but is my first time hearing about it for integras. so i was wondering if members on here were doing it as a side job or could point me in the direction of someone who can

 

this should help http://www.hidmod.com/integra_oem_hid_retrofit/ just had to search

 

good info on that link.Thanks.

 

have either of you heard about people using teh E46 projector for there retrofit?

 

yes my friend had his integra lights fitted with E46 projectors a few years ago

 

Do you like them or would you go with somethin like the tsx or tl or s2k?

 

The E46 looks really good. i actually have TSX projectors retorfitted into my 07 GSXR. Heres a pic i found of someones light output of a TSX retrofit in an integra http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...d/DSC00071.jpg

 

E46's (Bosch projectors) are okay. They're better than Mercedes E-class/BMW 7-series/Nissan Maxima bi-xenons (Hella), which is what I have (click link in sig to HID Retrofit club for pics), but nowhere near as good as TSX and S2K projectors (Stanley).

However, if you're looking for an easy retrofit, Hella bi-xenons are the way to go since the projector dimensions are a very close match to the stock Integra projectors, and the bi-xenon wiring is very easy, just 2 wires. Bosch bi-xenons have a 3-wire solenoid that requires a host of wiring including diodes, etc. to make it work correctly. The Hellas you can just tap the + and - wire of your factory high-beams.

If you want the best bi-xenon projectors, go for Acura TL projectors. They're a little harder to find, I think, and more expensive, but you get an S2K-like beam pattern plus being able to use them for high beams.

 

Patrick, is the bi-xenon (Hella) retrofit on a jdm headlight as easy as the usdm headlight?

 

Some good info in this thread, finallly.

 

No idea... I remember seeing a JDM light disassembled either on here or on HIDplanet.com. I bet there's not as much room in the JDM headlight. I wouldn't recommend the Hella bi-xenons, though. They're pretty dim with a fuzzy cutoff because the reflector bowl is a dull metal color instead of mirror-plated like Stanley projectors and others, or even the OEM Integra projectors.

 

Anyone have pics of the stock Integra projector's cutoff?

The stock lens is fuzzy right? Wonder if swapping a clear lens on will help the cutoff?