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Title: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: DreaminAccord on May 20, 2013, 08:30:16 PM Finally sealed up the newest retro today and got them mounted :thumbsup: Went with the OEM Acura TL Bi-Xenon projectors, clear 3" ZKW-R lenses, and modified each projector to produce that perfect amount of bluish-purple hue at the cutoff. All-in-all I am very happy with the outcome. I will have my OEM Acura TSX retro up FS shortly if anyone is interested. Oh yea, one last thing...I blame Keith. (http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/images/smilies/yes.gif)
On with the pics (I won't post all of them as there are many, many, many haha but I'll hit the key points): Opening up my OEM 2007 EX-L V6 coupe (damn near perfect) lenses - I almost wanted to cry haha (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/1CDCC15B-7B45-4A03-A82C-5419C3AE171A-28784-000004FCD072EB91_zps781d5a57.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/B1D8654B-DE4B-4B36-94A6-D1224F795992-28784-000004FCDB149037_zps318788ab.jpg) Rigged up a custom relay that prevents the projector solenoids from picking up the pulse signal our DRLs sends back and forth to the module: (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/93631BE5-EE0B-4CC0-A467-8639518CEDB0-31492-000005963165991C_zps894b838d.jpg) After projector tweaking, this was my results (mmmm purple!!) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/A2EF505C-1A02-4552-BFE5-9F5CB65E66AB-11172-000001E9B4FA2E19_zpsf5444803.jpg) An HDR shot of the cutoff: (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/484BD948-7499-4A55-9676-32CA11438521-11172-000001E9BAFF9E50_zps43295adf.jpg) Purrrrplllleeee (http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/images/smilies/notworthy.gif) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/4E01429E-6699-4EA9-AF55-E3639DCEBC91-11172-000001E9BF862E10_zps3a549d90.jpg) and one on me: (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3224_zpsdf9e6e15.jpg) Custom high-beam relay wired up and taped: (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3189_zps4c3a320b.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3193_zps3d2c7c44.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3195_zpscf7ec698.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3197_zpsc9e90b3a.jpg) Aiming inside the house: (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3222_zps0ec58427.jpg) Initial on-vehicle aiming: (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3199_zpsbf10f1e0.jpg) OEM Matsushita (Infinity/Nissan) Gen V D2S 35W ballasts mounted in the same manner (very OEM style) as my TSX had: (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3232_zpsacc27ca1.jpg) On-vehicle aiming complete (this was yesterday so I will take more tonight in the dark!) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/F37A1B9A-28CB-4D8D-87EC-1F5CF7F74B89-43503-0000078B35261F52_zpsb7924e5b.jpg) Look at the Godly dual high-beam! (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/A2CED55F-630D-44D4-98DC-39ACF8895D26-43503-0000078B4243BDA6_zps5cbe5de1.jpg) Once aiming was completed, the Gatling Gun shrouds and OEM bezels received a final trim, the headlamps were cleaned, and the bottom of the housings received waterproofing around the ballasts, solenoid cutout, etc. (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/1B14BFFC-A8EC-45A8-9786-DEFD7BE2100D-43503-0000078B5DC744F8_zpsb5cdd1cc.jpg) Lastly, got those babies sealed up and mounted! Final aiming (vertically) will be completed here in about an hour when it gets dark (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/EC9CD164-6BF1-4D08-A116-92622C57E8EB-49148-00000897D11EE5DE_zps86e1ba1d.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/93749EC7-D776-4F33-9769-EEE94F895151-49148-00000897D8072B1A_zps06272b6e.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/7B3F2870-0660-4E6B-98BD-CDEC6CB3DAD6-49148-00000897DEC1C07B_zps9bd1a9ac.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/FA462C7A-1540-4A7E-B00F-C66E9960489B-49148-00000897E5431AF6_zpsdfe29ec2.jpg) OEM rubber seal reused around the projector body and you can see my pigtail for the solenoid: (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/8BD92A61-8978-4E1E-ADBE-A5D57A341CCA-49148-00000897F062EAEA_zps256abdcf.jpg) MOUNTED! (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/71531262-B07C-4F65-9278-309102943389-49148-00000897FB7F074C_zps273ae3b3.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/8B8598EB-458D-4DF3-9BD3-089BD4B0C99D-49148-0000089802575B8C_zps78d0ae41.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/E0D1347A-8EF8-473E-AE5B-295C54B4E2C6-49148-0000089807C687A5_zps8b8ee9b6.jpg) Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: CrackerTeg on May 20, 2013, 10:03:18 PM Dude, what the fuck happened to the bottom of your housings? They look like they got bashed with an aluminum baseball bat and then glued back together. I'm guessing this has something to do with the obnoxiously large solenoid?
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: gargantula99 on May 20, 2013, 11:19:51 PM Looks awesome Ben.
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: DreaminAccord on May 20, 2013, 11:30:39 PM Yessir. The solenoid is huge (that's what she said) and requires the bottom of the housing to be cut. At first I layered it in 3M aluminum tape but later on decided to go with this special type of thick stretchy tape that is waterproof. First time I ever had to cut a housing like that...
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: cna on May 21, 2013, 06:04:28 AM Nice work they came out neat
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: DreaminAccord on May 21, 2013, 04:25:35 PM Fresh and clean in the sun light
(http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3281_zpsb251ba70.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3282_zps1135c9d9.jpg) (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/IMG_3283_zps298b212c.jpg) Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: HEcreated487 on May 21, 2013, 06:46:32 PM :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: timot_one on May 21, 2013, 09:33:57 PM Looks good man.
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: DreaminAccord on May 22, 2013, 12:05:57 AM Thanks Tim - was sort of my graduation present to myself haha Extremely happy with the results too - put a lot of hard work into this one because of that massive solenoid! Truly is one of the hardest BiX's to mount unless of course you had some massive headlamp off of a truck/SUV.
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: timot_one on May 22, 2013, 12:42:28 AM I think you need a little bit of help with your wiring though. Those wire taps and the relay set up probably won't hold up to the elements. I can give you a hand with that.
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: accordcoupe7 on May 22, 2013, 01:31:17 AM Loooookking good !
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: DreaminAccord on May 22, 2013, 10:32:39 AM The relay is all soldered :thumbsup: The only thing that is wire tapped is the actual OEM harness only because I did not want to splice it. This way, if I take the retro with me I can remove all of the taps; or if they do end up failing, I'll just remove the old and tap new - nbd.
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: cna on May 22, 2013, 12:07:04 PM true i would of hacked up one for those morimoto control boxes as a plug and play kit for the peace of mind for the bi feature lol but impressive work how do you like them compair to the tsx projectors output (what am running now)? now i know who to go to for my next retro lol
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: timot_one on May 22, 2013, 12:11:42 PM You can get plugs to emulate your bulbs and make a true plug and play harness. It's pretty easy to do.
Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: DreaminAccord on May 27, 2013, 09:09:06 PM There is no comparison to the TL's haha Their beam output / width / clarity / etc. is unbelievable compared to the TSX and i swear, every time I hit my highs my mouth wants to drop due to the quad setup.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the TSX's though - esp if they have OEM or TSX-R clear lenses. They are still a 10-fold improvement over stock halogen :thumbsup: Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: DreaminAccord on June 02, 2013, 07:04:22 PM As promised ;)
Pic at local Subway restaurant: (http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t377/DreaminAccord/2013%20Retro/C0249522-F5E7-4D80-8636-7F91AB1DF855-17997-000003357EDC5E05_zps1ff923f7.jpg) Output Videos (that doesn't do them justice!): Acura TL Bi-Xenon Output Video #1 (http://youtu.be/_wHVVBz8AiI) Acura TL Bi-Xenon Output Video #2 (http://youtu.be/gGdOTCICC2c) Acura TL Bi-Xenon Output Video #3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VhWpSMLs8o) Title: Re: Acura TL Bi-Xenon Retrofit...Complete. Post by: Kikujiro67 on December 17, 2013, 09:08:02 AM Well done. Why does that manufacturer?
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