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[jnderr]

I know a pair of jewels with headlights is close to $700, I don't even know if you can get just the lenses. Believe me I've read the threads where people defluted the glass and it sounded painful.

[TorqueSteer]

LiquidKernel, on 20 July 2009 - 01:20 AM, said:

Bravo! Looks fantastic. Great work.

Thanks! I also very much appreciate you helping me out along the way!

jnderr, on 20 July 2009 - 01:02 PM, said:

I know a pair of jewels with headlights is close to $700, I don't even know if you can get just the lenses. Believe me I've read the threads where people defluted the glass and it sounded painful.

Scan-Tech makes the clear 850 lenses. Maybe you can get into contact with them and see if they have some for x70. I can't see why not since the x70 lenses were on a wider variety of cars and for a longer time span.

[Mattphi]

Hmm, how about a side shot to see your lowness?

How do you like the Konis compared to the lowboyz?

[TorqueSteer]

Mattphi, on 20 July 2009 - 02:40 PM, said:

Hmm, how about a side shot to see your lowness?

How do you like the Konis compared to the lowboyz?

They are much better and feel more like a performance coilover rather than a "for show" coilover. Although I had 8" springs on the lowboyz, so the comparison is a bit unfair.

[dougy]

TorqueSteer, on 18 July 2009 - 02:22 AM, said:

A few members asked to see some pictures of my bi-xenon retrofit once completed.

Ingredients:

E55 Bi-xenon projectors
ZKW-R clear projector Lenses
Matsushita Gen 3 OEM 35w Ballast
Philips 81522+ bulbs
Sharp HID Clear Jewel lenses
E46-R shrouds

Most of the parts are from http://store.theretrofitsource.com/. Their parts, service, and shipping are top notch!

A few exterior shots:









Low beam (~25 ft):

The right projector is a bit crooked and needs to be adjusted, but it does not affect much other than the look of the cutoff.


High beam (~25 ft)
The hotspot in the middle is due to the stock halogen high beams. They add a bit of power to the xenon high beam so I decided to keep them. The high beam is really ridiculous on these projectors.



Colorband from ~15 ft away, it gets much more intense as the the distance increases.

looks nice.
How much did this project cost total?

[FistFull]

dam..if I had a 850 I would do that as soon as possible...looks great

that looks great...if I had a 850 this is be next on the list...great job...............

[TorqueSteer]

dougy, on 20 July 2009 - 06:40 PM, said:

looks nice.
How much did this project cost total?

Thank you,

Cost detail:

E55 Bi-xenon projectors - $100
ZKW-R clear projector Lenses (optional) - $70
Matsushita Gen 3 OEM 35w Ballasts - $110
Philips 81522+ D2S bulbs - $55, plus spare set $55
Sharp HID Clear Jewel lenses - $130
E46-R shrouds - $35
Wiring Harness - $20
Asst nuts and bolts - $5

After that its just a few hours of quality time in the garage with your Dremel. Many people will buy an extra set of headlamps, it depends on how much faith you have with your fabrication skills.

[dougy]

TorqueSteer, on 20 July 2009 - 08:21 PM, said:

Thank you,

Cost detail:

E55 Bi-xenon projectors - $100
ZKW-R clear projector Lenses (optional) - $70
Matsushita Gen 3 OEM 35w Ballasts - $110
Philips 81522+ D2S bulbs - $55, plus spare set $55
Sharp HID Clear Jewel lenses - $130
E46-R shrouds - $35
Wiring Harness - $20
Asst nuts and bolts - $5

After that its just a few hours of quality time in the garage with your Dremel. Many people will buy an extra set of headlamps, it depends on how much faith you have with your fabrication skills.

Not bad, looks way better than what I seen on ebay with Christmas lights .
What kind of fog lights do you have there and where did you get them and $? They go nuts on ebay with fog lights, 100$ i can get them new complete kit for 145$ from dealer.

[TorqueSteer]

dougy, on 20 July 2009 - 10:56 PM, said:

Not bad, looks way better than what I seen on ebay with Christmas lights .
What kind of fog lights do you have there and where did you get them and $? They go nuts on ebay with fog lights, 100$ i can get them new complete kit for 145$ from dealer.

Foglights? I dont have any, where do you see foglights?

[dougy]

TorqueSteer, on 20 July 2009 - 11:03 PM, said:

Foglights? I dont have any, where do you see foglights?

It looks like something is in those little grills? What is it then?

dougy, on 20 July 2009 - 11:16 PM, said:

It looks like something is in those little grills? What is it then?

Well it’s in your main pic.. It just gave me an idea and I am not talking about Wal-Mart fog light idea....lololol

[TorqueSteer]

Oh thats my polished intercooler piping.