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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #15 on: 04 October 2009, 20:17:31 »
Totally stunning!
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #16 on: 05 October 2009, 00:06:11 »
looks good mate!  :y
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #17 on: 05 October 2009, 04:29:44 »
Well if you were wondering how good those projectors were at lighting the road here are some output shots...

NOTE: Pics were shot with 0.56X Wide Angle lens so the beam may look narrow then it really is... but at least it fits in the pictures


Street Low/High Beams




Parking lot Low/High Beams



Automatic setting Loading dock...



By a wall...

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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #18 on: 05 October 2009, 11:39:24 »
Bloody hell! People must be waking up at night thinking it's daytime - very impressive. Makes my HID's look like candles  ;D ;D
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #19 on: 05 October 2009, 13:40:42 »
If I were to compare these to my OEM HIDs I would say....well there is no room for comparison...

OEM HIDS...



FXRs
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #20 on: 05 October 2009, 14:00:14 »
You've succeded where many fail. Some light conversions just look awful, but I think yours looks amazing...well done  :y
I think all the modifications you've done to your car all fit together, and the lights certainly look good. I always thought LED's looked a bit try hard, but seeing what you've done has changed my mind.
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #21 on: 05 October 2009, 14:05:46 »
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You've succeded where many fail. Some light conversions just look awful, but I think yours looks amazing...well done  :y
I think all the modifications you've done to your car all fit together, and the lights certainly look good. I always thought LED's looked a bit try hard, but seeing what you've done has changed my mind.


Thank you! :)

I must say the project went through many changes and modifications before it arrived at this stage. 
It has been at least a year sinsce I have been messig with them to get them to where they are at and I am happy especially at night when they overpower any other car's HIDs...    ::)

I must also say Matt who is the owner of TheRetrofitSource (http://store.theretrofitsource.com/)sells these in LHD so for anyone out there that is interested in retrofitting they are 170$ and he ships overseas as well.
As far as the installation itself, it shouldn't take more then 1hr from start to finish if painting is not required.
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #22 on: 09 October 2009, 14:08:16 »
Made a short video to sum up all the stuff posted so far...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daHc0SlPiI4

And here are a few more output shots....





And these pics are modified through photosho...



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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #23 on: 09 October 2009, 23:24:04 »
looks gud pal :y

wot bulbs have you got in the projectors
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #24 on: 10 October 2009, 09:09:49 »
impressive job.. impressive results :y :y
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #25 on: 20 October 2009, 14:01:04 »
Sorry mates I have been out of the loop for a while, I switched Internet Service Providers and now I cant get to this site, it keeps timing out...

I am at my parents house now with the same exact internet provider and PC and it works from here so their servers are jacked up....


As to answer your questions, the car is equipped with the following parts.

Philips DL50 Bulbs, intended for aircraft use, landing lights etc.

They were designed to run on 75W Ballasts, but only ones available for public use are 50W...

I have a DDM 50W Ballast powering those bulbs and the output is somewhere around 5700lm... in comparison OEM Stock 35W produces 3100lm, and if you run them at 75W you get 8500lm

Bulbs are bloody rare to find as only around 6000 were produced many many years ago and today if you find some you are golden... but the price will drive you away rather quickly.

My projectors are FX-R, copy of a compact bixenon unit found in the Infinity FX, thus the name, FX-Replica... I like to call them FX-Revollution... LOL

LEDs are a strip sold as one 48cm long and they power off of 12V source.  They are only good for night use, during the day they dont put out enough lumens to be noticed like the Audis... but at dusk they put out amazing color.

Been driving for about 2 weeks now and i must ssay the performance is amazing.

The light spread is unbelievable, with a lot of light in the distance and slightly less close to the vehicle...
Was driving down the motorway yesterday and I saw the cutoff beam shine over a mile away at some street signs, where you can clearly see a sharp line bounce up and down on that sign...

From distance they look very purple/bluish with very exotic colors, and as you get closer they get blue, and then white...

I will attempt to shoot another video of night driving and that should give you an idea of how they work.
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #26 on: 20 October 2009, 22:08:35 »
Seriously impressive work there mate :y
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #27 on: 20 December 2010, 09:52:01 »
I love it! I love the way you did it! your HID is stunning dude! i also like your LED turn signal light it is just plain and simple. Nice work!
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Re: 2K1 CCS RETROFIT w/ 'FX-R' 50W-DDM DL50 R8-LED
« Reply #28 on: 21 December 2010, 11:15:45 »
Looks ace! had some similar on my previous car! like it alot :y
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« Reply #29 on: 21 December 2010, 11:38:47 »
Great job, looks fantastic !!  :y
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