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Originally Posted by D-BoB'91

Thanks guys. I'll post some before and after pics of the output.


On the aftermarket projector headlights, the projector is a cheap "lens" that doesn't really have any functional optics. If you take a look at the projector from the TSX you will see that there are two parts, the lens and the bowl. These two pieces are engineered to perform together and create the proper optics to make the nice cutoff you see, and help 'project' the light out further.

Don't worry though, if you were to attempt a retro all you would have to do is cut out that crappy projector and put an OE one in it's place. It would look cleaner than mine since it already has the shroud molded into the headlight. Check out this guys retro into an aftermarket projector headlight.

First of all, great job! I had E46s in my 91 4x4 for a while, but sold the setup when the truck was put up for sale. I know how hard the OBS housings are to work with!

I just wanted to add to your post above. On SLakin's truck, we put FX35 projectors in the place of the halogen projectors in his TYC headlights. The swap itself was easy! It was a very tight fit and required a lot more trimming than I thought it would, but the front lens never even had to come off the housings. They still look like regular store-bought, unmodified halogen projectors, until they're turned on! But now we have some cleaning and resealing to do after he played in the water at Silver Lake