Stevo's Custom CT9A Head Lights (Bling Edition)
Oct 21, 2010, 09:34 AM
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Here cops will pull you over for "high beams being too wide." My friend in his wrx and I were crusing when the cop whipped around and pulled him over and I was sitting in the passenger seat when the cop said "your beams are too wide." He said it was a safety hazard and could blind other drivers. My friend has 5000k's with 30w in his wrx with 3000k 35w fog lights.
I d hate to be in front of someone with these head lights. Please dont make them for raised trucks....
I d hate to be in front of someone with these head lights. Please dont make them for raised trucks....
a quick search around on google, and i couldnt find any limitations on headlight width, just brightness. still, cant you just claim that they are oem headlights? maybe by providing packaging showing they are SAE DOT approved?
and honestly if you compare them to the OEM porshe headlights, at a quick glance they dont look much difference. your friend must have had his aligned incorrectly, XENON HID's generally autolevel and aim downward. the cutoff line is usually at bumper height, so wont shine into anyones rear view, and if you look at the bmw's the dropoff point is right around where oncoming traffic would be, and from there its just shining to the ground
Oct 21, 2010, 10:00 PM
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why was he driving with highbeams on with oncoming traffic close enough to see?
a quick search around on google, and i couldnt find any limitations on headlight width, just brightness. still, cant you just claim that they are oem headlights? maybe by providing packaging showing they are SAE DOT approved?
and honestly if you compare them to the OEM porshe headlights, at a quick glance they dont look much difference. your friend must have had his aligned incorrectly, XENON HID's generally autolevel and aim downward. the cutoff line is usually at bumper height, so wont shine into anyones rear view, and if you look at the bmw's the dropoff point is right around where oncoming traffic would be, and from there its just shining to the ground
a quick search around on google, and i couldnt find any limitations on headlight width, just brightness. still, cant you just claim that they are oem headlights? maybe by providing packaging showing they are SAE DOT approved?
and honestly if you compare them to the OEM porshe headlights, at a quick glance they dont look much difference. your friend must have had his aligned incorrectly, XENON HID's generally autolevel and aim downward. the cutoff line is usually at bumper height, so wont shine into anyones rear view, and if you look at the bmw's the dropoff point is right around where oncoming traffic would be, and from there its just shining to the ground
He wasnt thats the point, he just swapped out his bulbs and headlights for some kit. Supposevely it was street legal, it cost him $400 to go back to stock since he had sold the old oem head lights.
Oct 22, 2010, 05:38 AM
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S2K's are a tight fit in the CT9A low beam housing. You need to really trim the projector down to the bare minimum. The mounting point arent exactly in the best locations. It was a while back but I think the projectors touche the side walls of the headlight, which would make adjustment difficult. You may need to do a bit of hack work to the HLs to make it fit. Ill have another play around with that combination later to confirm.
TSX projectors are the little brother of the S2K in terms of performance. Still a good projector but far better than the JDM and I would imagine USDM CT9A projector.
TSX mounting locations are FAR more user friendly than S2K. Esp in a CT9A low beam housing. Im currently working on a VIIGTA set fora friend with a IX. TSX's are already installed and the beam pattern is 10 times better....
My advice to anyone wanting to upgrade to a better Single Xenon projector in a CT9A HL is to go with a TSX arrangement. You are required to drill a minimum of 3 holes but the locations make it easy for correct alignment. And FAR less hassle then S2K
Dont feel singled out... ALL JDM CT9A Projectors are in the same boat
TSX projectors are the little brother of the S2K in terms of performance. Still a good projector but far better than the JDM and I would imagine USDM CT9A projector.
TSX mounting locations are FAR more user friendly than S2K. Esp in a CT9A low beam housing. Im currently working on a VIIGTA set fora friend with a IX. TSX's are already installed and the beam pattern is 10 times better....
My advice to anyone wanting to upgrade to a better Single Xenon projector in a CT9A HL is to go with a TSX arrangement. You are required to drill a minimum of 3 holes but the locations make it easy for correct alignment. And FAR less hassle then S2K
Dont feel singled out... ALL JDM CT9A Projectors are in the same boat
Oct 22, 2010, 02:31 PM
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S2K's are a tight fit in the CT9A low beam housing. You need to really trim the projector down to the bare minimum. The mounting point arent exactly in the best locations. It was a while back but I think the projectors touche the side walls of the headlight, which would make adjustment difficult. You may need to do a bit of hack work to the HLs to make it fit. Ill have another play around with that combination later to confirm.
TSX projectors are the little brother of the S2K in terms of performance. Still a good projector but far better than the JDM and I would imagine USDM CT9A projector.
TSX mounting locations are FAR more user friendly than S2K. Esp in a CT9A low beam housing. Im currently working on a VIIGTA set fora friend with a IX. TSX's are already installed and the beam pattern is 10 times better....
My advice to anyone wanting to upgrade to a better Single Xenon projector in a CT9A HL is to go with a TSX arrangement. You are required to drill a minimum of 3 holes but the locations make it easy for correct alignment. And FAR less hassle then S2K
Dont feel singled out... ALL JDM CT9A Projectors are in the same boat
TSX projectors are the little brother of the S2K in terms of performance. Still a good projector but far better than the JDM and I would imagine USDM CT9A projector.
TSX mounting locations are FAR more user friendly than S2K. Esp in a CT9A low beam housing. Im currently working on a VIIGTA set fora friend with a IX. TSX's are already installed and the beam pattern is 10 times better....
My advice to anyone wanting to upgrade to a better Single Xenon projector in a CT9A HL is to go with a TSX arrangement. You are required to drill a minimum of 3 holes but the locations make it easy for correct alignment. And FAR less hassle then S2K
Dont feel singled out... ALL JDM CT9A Projectors are in the same boat
Oct 23, 2010, 03:23 PM
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Oct 24, 2010, 08:20 AM
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* TSX projectors
* Minimum of 3 bolts & 9 nuts (3 per bolt). I used 4mm thread thickness bolts
Tools:
* drill or Dremel to make the holes
* Grinder or Dremel to remove a section of the projector that gets in the way of the indicator housing.
* small adjustable spanner to tighten nuts
* Phillips head screw driver to help:
- tighten the nuts &
- adjust projector centrally from the adjustment screws on the back of the headlight.
The only problem with a TSX projector in a CT9A low beam housing is that the lense is only 2.5" where as OEM is 3".
There is quite a bit of gap around the projector
The owner of this particular set wants CCFL halos install. These will help reduce some of the gap
Yeah I received it chief. Just trying to gather all the different projectors I have before replying
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Did these ever get finished? I really admire your dedication to the project and also that you recognize the importance of good lighting! I had lightwerkz retrofit the S2K projectors into my Supra's low beams a few years back and though it was expensive boy was it worth it. I wired up OEM Denso slim ballasts and the Philips 4300K 85122 D2S bulbs. I had the best light output and beam pattern of any Supra I've seen. Pity that the S2K's won't go into the Evo 8-9 headlights very easily but the TSX projectors are nearly as good and also cheaper.
One more thing - since the TSX projectors use D2S bulbs I'm assuming you just used the factory Evo harness, ballast, bulb and connector - correct?
One more thing - since the TSX projectors use D2S bulbs I'm assuming you just used the factory Evo harness, ballast, bulb and connector - correct?