Another retrofit started. RX350!!!

[Mubarakma]

Did some satin black and some mat black to add a little contrast. Hoping to close them tomorrow

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It's looks like F150 headlight but amazing
I'm planning to do same for my 2010

 

[gixer2000]

It's looks like F150 headlight but amazing
I'm planning to do same for my 2010

Yeah I wish they started projectors in the expedition when they did the F150. It would have made my swap easier.

 

[gixer2000]

Decided to mount a switchback strip to these

 

[AllBoostNoEco]

These are looking really good, and very clean job.
You going to match the switchback strip with a switchback turn signal bulb so it will be all-white when in parking mode and all-amber when turn signal is on?

 

[gixer2000]

These are looking really good, and very clean job.
You going to match the switchback strip with a switchback turn signal bulb so it will be all-white when in parking mode and all-amber when turn signal is on?

Yes, I already have switchback turn signals that will be transferred from my current housing to the new.

Here they are mounted with fishing line. The fishing line will be gone over with jb weld on the back side to keep them tied tight.

 

[AllBoostNoEco]

I like that video, I wasn’t aware the Diode Dynamics had a high/low in addition to the switchback. The fishing line is an interesting touch, seems like all the ones I see are glued/epoxied onto the headlight, but this seems cleaner and won’t destroy the switchback if you ever decide to tear these apart and use them in something new.

 

[gixer2000]

I like that video, I wasn’t aware the Diode Dynamics had a high/low in addition to the switchback. The fishing line is an interesting touch, seems like all the ones I see are glued/epoxied onto the headlight, but this seems cleaner and won’t destroy the switchback if you ever decide to tear these apart and use them in something new.

The Diode strips actually come with eyelits to loop fishing line through but considering how narrow this area is I needed to cut them off. I also epoxy the knot on the fishing line just to keep it tight. But I can cut the fishing line and re use these unlike something mounted with epoxy.

Also Diode strips can be cut down 20% if needed. In this application that's great because I need 10" and they sell 9 or 12. I cut 2" off and they were the perfect lemgth.

I haven't decided if I'll use the high/low or just keep it static. I'll figure that out once they go into the car

 

[gixer2000]

Everytime I say I'm going to close these I decide to do something else. I used VVivid air-release dark smoke tint for the reflectors. Thoughts?

I did this because I'm using a white Led behind the clear reflector and it was really bright maybe too bright. Figured this would dim it down a little

 

[AllBoostNoEco]

Everytime I say I'm going to close these I decide to do something else. I used VVivid air-release dark smoke tint for the reflectors. Thoughts?

I did this because I'm using a white Led behind the clear reflector and it was really bright maybe too bright. Figured this would dim it down a little

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I’d like to see how it looks lit, but the color is a good match for the reflector bowl. I’m a big fan of murdered-out headlights, so naturally I approve.
But that switchback REALLY sticks out with nothing to draw your eye away from it. I know you previously mentioned possibly not using the ‘high’ of that strip, is it out of the question to tint it as well, then use the high setting to offset the tint?

 

[gixer2000]

I’d like to see how it looks lit, but the color is a good match for the reflector bowl. I’m a big fan of murdered-out headlights, so naturally I approve.
But that switchback REALLY sticks out with nothing to draw your eye away from it. I know you previously mentioned possibly not using the ‘high’ of that strip, is it out of the question to tint it as well, then use the high setting to offset the tint?

Unfortunately I can't tint the switchback strip which is why I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep the tint. The strip looks so lonely and just stands out so I was also thinking about a partial tint. Maybe cut a stripe out of the tint to leave clear roughly the width of the strip or even 2 stripes cut(front to back).

Lit up its still very bright but can obviously tell its tinted.

 

[Adieu]

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This does not look normal. I’ve never seen any car that has that drastic of a difference in being level. I bought SL1s for my 2016 and they look better than that??

Thats the proper-legal way it's done, actually

And remember these are trucks, they start from a high point...not like a 3series/cklasse/is with it's projector located well below the knee

I think your alignment is off because that light line is not straight at all

We drive on the right, so the left projector is dipped with a step down to avoid blinding low oncoming traffic

Looks like it’s out of vertical alignment. Stock cars have a clear crisp distinct line tht has no driver side break. I have projectors and from factory and after I installed SL1s it has retained a crisp straight line

Yeah cuz your factory setup is fairly adjustible.... so your own lack of proper adjustment is because you and/or your dealer or mechanic or whoever didn't dial it in, or actually went in and UN-did it on purpose "to straighten it"

 

[AllBoostNoEco]

Unfortunately I can't tint the switchback strip which is why I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep the tint. The strip looks so lonely and just stands out so I was also thinking about a partial tint. Maybe cut a stripe out of the tint to leave clear roughly the width of the strip or even 2 stripes cut(front to back).

Lit up its still very bright but can obviously tell its tinted.

You mean like this? I don’t think it would look bad that way, never easy to tell if something would look right without actually doing it, but I think it would be enough to draw the eye from the lone spot of color on the headlight without being overwhelming.

 

[gixer2000]

View attachment 28374 You mean like this? I don’t think it would look bad that way, never easy to tell if something would look right without actually doing it, but I think it would be enough to draw the eye from the lone spot of color on the headlight without being overwhelming.

Yes similar to that. I'll see what I can come up with today

 

[Zero Offset]

Looks perfect as is to me. JMHO. What would you charge for a pair of these? Would be interested in buying a pair from you exactly like this. Please feel free to DM me. Nice work.

 

[gixer2000]

Looks perfect as is to me. JMHO. What would you charge for a pair of these? Would be interested in buying a pair from you exactly like this. Please feel free to DM me. Nice work.

Thank you!

I sent you a PM

 

[Mubarakma]

Thank you!

I sent you a PM

The same for me

 

[gixer2000]

Looks perfect as is to me. JMHO. What would you charge for a pair of these? Would be interested in buying a pair from you exactly like this. Please feel free to DM me. Nice work.

The same for me

With the plethora of pm's ive gotten about these it's really making me want to start offering simple builds.

 

[lvcjt702]

With the plethora of pm's ive gotten about these it's really making me want to start offering simple builds.

Do it!

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[Mubarakma]

With the plethora of pm's ive gotten about these it's really making me want to start offering simple builds.

Do it

 

[gixer2000]

Finally Closing them up!!

Put some temp caps on the back till the right ones show up and picking up some techflex to cover the wiring