Raptor's Retrofit is upgrading
Raptor's Retrofit is upgrading
My bulbs were giving me problems and died, so this plan is happening quicker than I anticipated. This is going to be step 1 of 2, but my plans are to re-retrofit with all new components by December. New housings, new harness, RX350 projectors, bulbs and ballasts. But to keep me on the road, I ordered two of the parts (bulbs and ballasts) already.
Special thanks to Matt over at The Retrofit Source, this is my second personal retrofit. Some of you may know I have about 1,000 hours on my current 4-year old setup. Seeing as a I drive 70% at night, this is a MUST-HAVE mod. They should be here Friday or Saturday so I'll update this with pictures when they get here.
Special thanks to Matt over at The Retrofit Source, this is my second personal retrofit. Some of you may know I have about 1,000 hours on my current 4-year old setup. Seeing as a I drive 70% at night, this is a MUST-HAVE mod. They should be here Friday or Saturday so I'll update this with pictures when they get here.
There is a projector comparison thread over on HIDPlanet and it does seem a bit wider, with less foreground lighting (pet peeve of mine). Supposedly they are a step higher in terms of performance vs the FX-Rs. Only time will tell for me.
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Only down fault is the tuning process which takes some time.
PS. You can upgrade to an EU slope cut-off which is just sexy IMHO.
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Ooooh. Do tell.
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I've updated my signature with the new goodies
I need a new siggy pic as well.
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I've updated my signature with the new goodies
I need a new siggy pic as well.
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Mornin' folks;
To Alex: congrats on yer newest ongoing upgrades!
To Larry-at: reckon now would be a mighty fine time to produce a How-ta' ( er a Vidya How-ta' fer our shiney New Vidya How-Ta' Section), on RX350 groomin' n' prunin' n' tunin' n'sich. If'n ye warn't fishin' n' drankin' alla time, that is
Yer rapidly becoming the RX go-to feller 'round these hyur parts, reckon. Ye needs to pursue a fayncy TAC title o' yer own. I KNOWS ye kin do it
Cheers!
To Alex: congrats on yer newest ongoing upgrades!
To Larry-at: reckon now would be a mighty fine time to produce a How-ta' ( er a Vidya How-ta' fer our shiney New Vidya How-Ta' Section), on RX350 groomin' n' prunin' n' tunin' n'sich. If'n ye warn't fishin' n' drankin' alla time, that is
Yer rapidly becoming the RX go-to feller 'round these hyur parts, reckon. Ye needs to pursue a fayncy TAC title o' yer own. I KNOWS ye kin do it
Cheers!
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Mornin' folks;
To Larry-at: reckon now would be a mighty fine time to produce a How-ta' ( er a Vidya How-ta' fer our shiney New Vidya How-Ta' Section), on RX350 groomin' n' prunin' n' tunin' n'sich. If'n ye warn't fishin' n' drankin' alla time, that is
Yer rapidly becoming the RX go-to feller 'round these hyur parts, reckon. Ye needs to pursue a fayncy TAC title o' yer own. I KNOWS ye kin do it
Cheers!
To Larry-at: reckon now would be a mighty fine time to produce a How-ta' ( er a Vidya How-ta' fer our shiney New Vidya How-Ta' Section), on RX350 groomin' n' prunin' n' tunin' n'sich. If'n ye warn't fishin' n' drankin' alla time, that is
Yer rapidly becoming the RX go-to feller 'round these hyur parts, reckon. Ye needs to pursue a fayncy TAC title o' yer own. I KNOWS ye kin do it
Cheers!
Contact this fellow here, he sells the EU slope cut-offs. They are a direct bolt in.
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/memb...6-molson-david
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Thankee!!! Since I am going to have to tear my retro apart again at some point and install my new lens and plan on retuning them I'll gladly do a How-To.
Contact this fellow here, he sells the EU slope cut-offs. They are a direct bolt in.
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/memb...6-molson-david
Contact this fellow here, he sells the EU slope cut-offs. They are a direct bolt in.
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/memb...6-molson-david
The timing is so fortuitous.
An' - I agree a hundy percent - them Euro slopes is wood-worthy
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I've got OEM Range Rover (Land Rover) projectors considering using on my new truck.
Any idea what year the RX are cloned from? All the new ones have switched to single HID with external halogen bright lights
Any idea what year the RX are cloned from? All the new ones have switched to single HID with external halogen bright lights
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These are actual OEM projectors, removed from vehicles and refurb'd.
And to answer yer Q - 2010.
"When the Lexus RX350 Bi-xenons came out in 2010, they quickly climbed the totem poll to be regarded as one of the best performing bi-xenon projectors on the market. We happen to agree!" - TRS
Patrick, I believe these are OEM take-offs. I'm not sure which year they come off of.
Edit: MGD beat me to it.
Also, bulbs and ballasts should be here tomorrow. Super fast shipping from TRS! They should be here by 11am EST but obviously not going to be able to see them until nighttime. I'll have my D-SLR ready for before and afters.
Edit: MGD beat me to it.
Also, bulbs and ballasts should be here tomorrow. Super fast shipping from TRS! They should be here by 11am EST but obviously not going to be able to see them until nighttime. I'll have my D-SLR ready for before and afters.
Last edited by Raptor05121; Oct 30, 2014 at 11:20 AM.
The output is nothing short of amazing. Wider beam, brighter, and also bluer. Weird considering these are 4800K and my last bulbs were 5000K. The FX-Rs are just about done, though. hotspot has been off since I got them and they're starting to get dirty and outdated. RX350 retro to come!