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Sep 22nd, 2019, 17:04 | #11 |
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Hi. Got my teenage daughter to help with the photos, so hope they came out okay. The headlight photos show how the extra length of the new units pushed out the blue plastic trim ahead of the lens. One photo shows the difference in the length of the lens part of the unit. I simply swapped the old lenses onto the new reflectors & refitted them. The second photo shows the modified unit installed. The plastic trim is sitting in correctly. The units arrived very quickly. Think from the UK? I ordered the units that PaddyB recommended earlier in the thread. Just find out which type of bulb you have in your car. Halogens or Xenon etc. Hope this helps.
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Nov 4th, 2019, 21:25 | #13 |
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Photos are gone
Can you reupload these photos? because i am thinking about same upgrade for my volvo v50
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also - retrofitlab are based in Holland - you are confusing them with TRS, no problems with shipments to EU
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Dec 16th, 2019, 09:16 | #15 |
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I also bought that those aharon e46 retrofit projectors. It was clean istal without any problems. Light output os much better, but thinking about led, dont want hid cause headlights dont have sprinklers.
Light output with old projectors on wet surface and new on dry surface. |
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If anyone is considering buying these Aharon projectors, I have a pair of used ones (2 months in total) in H7 variety that I could sell for 80 euro shipped within Europe (originally 130 eur + shipping) pm me if interested.
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good comparison pics - just show how bad OEM projectors are
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Dec 16th, 2019, 16:35 | #18 |
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That both are illegal i understand, i just want the best light output without big investment. I have a photo from friend which used old projectors and led bulb. Diference was really good, looks much brighter, but not so good in lenght. So combined aharon projector with ledit might be good light output Atached some photos with old projectros and led bulb
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I don't think the LEDs will improve the width. Instead, you will end up sacrificing distance for brightness in front of you.
I am waiting on a pair of OEM projectors from a 2016 Chevy Camaro. I'll post up some pictures mid-january showing how it compares to the H7 Aharon with HID bulbs inside of it. Last edited by Sidonas; Dec 17th, 2019 at 09:45. |
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Not sure if LED setup will be cheaper than HID one but by all means LED is still better than H7 so yea, its a win win:}
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