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New tires + HID retro'd headlights installed!
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02-18-2011, 03:00 PM
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The HID's look great! I'm interested in seeing the night pictures.
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02-18-2011, 03:01 PM
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[QUOTE=cali_axela;716488]Just got it back from mounting the new tires: 265/70/17 Yoko Geolandar A/T-S, they fit pretty well with completely stock suspension. Realllly minor rubbing just before full lock on the front mudflaps inside edges, but it'll be easy to trim that corner off and prevent it. Might get a 1" front spacer instead, but I am not a fan of spacers and would rather wait for 5100's in the next year or two, so I'll probably just trim as needed for now.
Also, finally took some pics of the blacked out / un-reflectorized / LS430 projector retrofitted headlights I installed a few days ago -- will get pictures of them on at night later too, they look so nice! Perfect beam pattern and cutoff, looks like a $100k car coming down the road at night now.
Very nice. The headlights look great. Have you been on any highway's with the geolanders yet? Just wondering what the noise level is like.
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02-18-2011, 03:03 PM
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Thanks, I'm really happy with them. My previous car had great HID headlights stock, and I just couldn't get used to halogens, it felt borderline dangerous driving this thing at night with the lame stock headlights after being spoiled by OEM HIDs -- so I had to do it right the first time... these headlights are truly incredible.
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02-18-2011, 03:05 PM
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No I haven't taken the new tires on the highway yet, I live about 5 blocks from the tire shop I just had them installed at 20 minutes ago. I only drove it about 10 blocks so far, took it over some speed bumps really fast to see where it's rubbing and planning my cuts to the mudflaps to prevent it. I'll give a real review of the tires in a few weeks, after I take them up to Tahoe -- long highway road trip then some serious snow driving.
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02-18-2011, 03:05 PM
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Woohoo...a local San Franciscan w/ LS430 Projectors!!
How come the shroud doesn't look like the stock LS430?
What district are you at? I'm in the Sunset.
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02-18-2011, 03:07 PM
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Oh nice, I live in the Richmond near USF. You ski or board? Always looking for more people to carpool and ride with.
I think the shroud might be from another Lexus, I'm not sure actually -- I didn't perform the retro myself, I found a great deal on the pair here (the dude who did it put his stock headlights back in to sell his truck with).
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02-18-2011, 03:20 PM
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Very nice. I love the look of the 03-05 headlights and am happy to see more people doing retrofits. It looks great.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cali_axela
Oh nice, I live in the Richmond near USF. You ski or board? Always looking for more people to carpool and ride with.
I think the shroud might be from another Lexus, I'm not sure actually -- I didn't perform the retro myself, I found a great deal on the pair here (the dude who did it put his stock headlights back in to sell his truck with).
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Yes!! Both Uneek & I go to Northstar. I think he's sitting out this Season and I went on icy days.
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This is what I wrote on Facebook.
DAMN...Northstar-at-Tahoe...
37" of fresh snow within 24hrs
69" of fresh snow within 48hrs
82" of fresh snow within 72hrs
...Damn you President's Day Weekend Crowd & Damn you 4hrs drive, or I'd go up.
Source: thank you The Northface - Snow Report app (iTouch)
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I included a Thread for you to check out...LOTS OF GOOD READ. My friend installed LS430 Projectors in his IS300, that's how I knew your shroud was not original.
[pictures]...TSX Retrofit On Lexus SC300
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/all-ot...xus-sc300.html
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You ski or board?
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Snowboard, deciding where to go since I didn't get a season pass this year.
You have arguably the best retrofit out there (LS430 projectors). Looks like the retrofitter took advantage of the LS430's reflector too for its ultra wide beam pattern.
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02-20-2011, 01:40 PM
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do you have and or are you doing a write up on the headlights?? that is something i would LOVE to do... they look AWESOME btw
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02-20-2011, 04:13 PM
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Nice to see another 4th gen in SF.
Looks great, I think I know those you bought it off beirish?
I remember I had pmed him about those also.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/classi...-housings.html
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02-20-2011, 04:39 PM
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Did I hear someone say snowboarding from SF? Im in.
Oh and nice headlights. But it looks like the shrouds are cut off on the bottom, why?
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Though I'm not into snowboarding, the LS projectors are really nice.
I want to do a retrofit but with RX330 projectors in the near future. When you flash your hi-beams, do your HID low beams come on too? If not, how did you wire them? Anyway, good luck with them!
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Those headlights are lookin very nice!!
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