V-LEDs Projector Headlight Install

[LittleBeast]

Ryan, like I said before, awesome! Great job! Cant wait to see it in person, lets get an Austin meet together!!

Sounds great. Maybe I can convince Aland to let us have the meet at HorseShoe Bay Resort :-) Or whatever is convenient so everyone could make it.

[VX crazy]

Sounds great. Maybe I can convince Aland to let us have the meet at HorseShoe Bay Resort :-) Or whatever is convenient so everyone could make it.

THAT would be fun!! Just FYI I cant 5/28, 6/11, or 6/18.......

[LittleBeast]

.....don't you think it will look much "stock" if you find a way to fill the empty area around the HID housing ?

I thought about this, but I do not like how it looks with the area behind the projector filled in. I prefer the stock empty space surrounding the projectors. I think it looks better almost "floating". Here are some pictures for reference what do you think?:
http://www.vehicross.info/modules.ph...warticle&id=56

[mdwyer]

I have heard bad things about DDM, I will avoid them, but V-LEDs has HIGH quality stuff, amazing customer service, and great prices.

I recently had experiences with three different lighting dealers. DDM had some problems with the shipping department, and getting it cleared up took MUCH longer than it should have. But their products are pretty good. I'm running their 1157/1156 LEDs and HID kit, and am happy with both. The products from Autolumination are completely unregulated. Half of mine didn't even make it down the driveway. To their credit, they didn't make any issues with returns. V-LEDs is my current favorite. All my 198 (?) LEDs are from them, and I am very happy with them. The only thing I'd note is that they sell in pairs, so the prices aren't nearly as bad as they look at first.

[vt_maverick]

The products from Autolumination are completely unregulated. Half of mine didn't even make it down the driveway. To their credit, they didn't make any issues with returns.

+ 1 - My experience exactly.

[Ldub]

Nice job Ryan...

Crap, now I've got another back burner project.....



GREAT write up...

[Vehi-Cross-Az]

nice write up..
I thought about doing this about a yr ago but dont plan on
using aftermarket Projectors. They are tend to be not engineered
as well as OEM stuff. And they are all about 20% smaller too.
I compared aftermarket stuff with my factory Projectors on my
Lexus or Svx, both OE stuff is a bit larger diameter, and I know they
have better light output.
So I was going to buy a set of used BMW/Lexus or SVX headlights
pull out the projectors, add some 5k HIDs and possibly take on the
project.
It was either that, or maybe even go with a set of Infinity factory
multi projector headlights and use them for the conversion.|
To me, this is would be a worthwhile swap

[Bob Barker]

How much more are those used headlights going to be? A quick search for projector headlights from a couple of the manufacturers mentioned turned back some high prices, I imagine people selling them know what they cost new and would charge a few hundred easily.

[LittleBeast]

nice write up..
I thought about doing this about a yr ago but dont plan on
using aftermarket Projectors. They are tend to be not engineered
as well as OEM stuff. And they are all about 20% smaller too.
I compared aftermarket stuff with my factory Projectors on my
Lexus or Svx, both OE stuff is a bit larger diameter, and I know they
have better light output.

I had OEM projectors on my last car Mazda RX-8 and they were very nice, put out a lot of light, but this specific kit from V-LEDs is larger and puts out far more light than those OEM, and the built in hi/low switch that moves the internal shield on this specific kit is much better than the typical OEM halogen hi beams.

Once you get around to spending 5x the time in labor and R&D on your homemade kit we can compare output levels and especially the aiming of the beams which you do not have to worry with this kit ;-) For me this was the perfect solution to wanting some type of projector without the risk of ruining the stock housings with R&D. And it is just a huge plus that you don't have to worry with aiming problems or the hi beam problems that most OEM conversions would have, and the light output is far better than the OEM's I have experienced. Seems pointless to me to put in R&D on something that has already been made to fit, but to each their own :-)

[Vehi-Cross-Az]

How much more are those used headlights going to be? A quick search for projector headlights from a couple of the manufacturers mentioned turned back some high prices, I imagine people selling them know what they cost new and would charge a few hundred easily.

I found a pair for $500...
just waiting to put them in .
Ive been selling aftermarket projectors (which are always
smaller then OE Lexus btw) headlights for a variety of cars
for over 5 yr. The most common complaint is the lack of lite
out put from them over stock.
Even the 350z when it first came out had small projectors and
after numorous complaints from owners, 2 yrs later Nissan increased
their size by 20%.
All my OE projectors still havent compared to anything aftermarket
yet, and I havent found an aftermarket as large as OE yet either.
Still nice job, when I get my Infinity units in Ill post up something.

[LittleBeast]

I found a pair for $500...
just waiting to put them in .
Ive been selling aftermarket projectors (which are always
smaller then OE Lexus btw) headlights for a variety of cars
for over 5 yr. The most common complaint is the lack of lite
out put from them over stock.
Even the 350z when it first came out had small projectors and
after numorous complaints from owners, 2 yrs later Nissan increased
their size by 20%.
All my OE projectors still havent compared to anything aftermarket
yet, and I havent found an aftermarket as large as OE yet either.
Still nice job, when I get my Infinity units in Ill post up something.

At $500 you have already more than doubled the cost of this all in one $200 kit, once you price in the other needed hardware for a custom job I bet you are looking at $600 for all you need in the end. In my opinion $200 for HID projectors is quite a deal for a definite increase in light output and a much more concentrated beam pattern over our factory light performance. I would say they even put out more light than my old xenon HID bulbs in the factory housing I had in the VX before this kit.

[Vehi-Cross-Az]

Still comparing apples to oranges..
to me its worth it for really unique and oe quality headlights.
Esp for the Infinity headlight, theres not another car out there
with anything close.
But still, I dont give aftermarket projectors much credit compared
to even OE quaility. Ive been down that road with customers and
have had many complaints when we have sold them, thats all Im saying.
They look good, but still the no 1 complaint was lite output.
Maybe they work good for you, but I know what Ive experienced in the
past. Ill go bigger factory projectors (which I can buy used probably
for around $100 for the pair) or stick with the Infinity set up.

[vt_maverick]

Off topic, I'm sorry but as a former owner it drives me crazy. The correct spelling is:

INFINITI

[vt_maverick]

It was either that, or maybe even go with a set of Infinity factory multi projector headlights and use them for the conversion. To me, this is would be a worthwhile swap

Still comparing apples to oranges..
to me its worth it for really unique and oe quality headlights.
Esp for the Infinity headlight, theres not another car out there
with anything close.

Well it turns out someone may have beat you to it.

[samneil2000]

Well it turns out someone may have beat you to it.

Oh SNAP!