Spy'ed: Mx-3 with HID projectors
Spy'ed: Mx-3 with HID projectors
Sorry to use other people's pictures but here it goes.
Acura TSX Xenon projectors - Low Beam
Audi A4 bezels
Hella H9 90mm units- High Beam
Hella 3rg Gen Ballasts
Wiring Harness
Lots of frustrating work
No better pictures available as of right now to show close-ups and full beam pattern. HID projectors been modified as you will see from the wall shots. There is way too much blue in the beam -ricers watch out.
In the daylight they look greenish pinkish:
Way to much blue with a nice sharp cut-off:
Acura TSX Xenon projectors - Low Beam
Audi A4 bezels
Hella H9 90mm units- High Beam
Hella 3rg Gen Ballasts
Wiring Harness
Lots of frustrating work
No better pictures available as of right now to show close-ups and full beam pattern. HID projectors been modified as you will see from the wall shots. There is way too much blue in the beam -ricers watch out.
In the daylight they look greenish pinkish:
Way to much blue with a nice sharp cut-off:
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nice lights, were the last 2 pics taken inside a house ?
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Remarlable piece of work Taras. How's Kevin enjoying them...probably spends all night driving around just to get to use them...LOL? He must have the biggest ear to ear grin there is. Outstanding detail Taras. It looks like there is so much room left over too. GTO covers seem to be the perfect compliment for them. Hopefully those that are interested in Tatsu's projector project will get a better understanding as to what is possible within our original units. Again Taras, very impressive.
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nice setup
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nice freakin lights...when mine are coming in :p
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are those GTS covers or sanded OEM? The clips holding them in look like the stock ones.
Awesome finished product btw.
Awesome finished product btw.
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Agreed. How much would it take you to build another set, Taras? Were these a similar bolt-on unit like Tatsu's project?babyblueMX3 wrote:nice freakin lights...when mine are coming in :p
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All hand made. Concept similar to Tatsu's but Tatsu's would be much much cheaper given the production characteristics. Man-hours Taras spent....you don't wanna know. They are bolt in, ie - they use the original NA Spec housings.Chiggles wrote:How much would it take you to build another set, Taras? Were these a similar bolt-on unit like Tatsu's project?
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You think people b---- about Tatsu's lights' cost, well, let me break it up to you:Chiggles wrote:How much would it take you to build another set, Taras? Were these a similar bolt-on unit like Tatsu's project?
Mx-3 Lights = free from you
Hella H9 90mm High Beam units x2 = US$120
H9 connectors x2 = US$15
HID Projectors x2 =US$100(crap) to US$400(cream)
Philips D2S Xenon Bulbs (new) x2 = US$75
HID Ballasts x2 =US$150-200
Wiring Harness = US$20-50
Decorative Bezels =US$10 (homemade) to US$100 (BMW/Audi OEM)
Materials and supplies = US$50 appx
Shipping and taxes for all the stuff to be bought = US$50-100.
Labour = took me two months to do the ones posted here, may be 200hrs?
In any event no one would be able to pay for what they are really worth in hours of labour and I would not make any anyway just because it is a lot of work. There is one way to make HID headlights with good beam and functionality on a budget that will not cost an arm and a leg, but you are still ending up at about US$600-$700 in total.