My headlights and fog lights

[brown0809]

A couple months back I did a retrofit and installed fogs. The pics are a bit blurry, I can never take a good pic, I just want to see what you guys think. I used tsx projectors, 5000k HID and 3000k Halogen for the fogs





















Some day shots

[rolla_7afe]

u need to put your camera on a tripod to stop the blurry picture.

[brown0809]

I'll do that and repost the pics.

[KRIS05VVTi]

those tsx projectors are great....i did that retrofit on my accord on the stock headlights.....looks like you used the ebay headlights correct?

[PhatRoyale]

Great cutoff lines, very sharp.

You should also post some day time pics of the headlights and fogs.

[gameguru1360]

was there a reason why you went with the amber fog lights and not xenon or HID fog lights??

those lights look nice by the way!

[PhatRoyale]

Originally Posted by gameguru1360

was there a reason why you went with the amber fog lights and not xenon or HID fog lights??

Probably because HID fogs produce a disgusting amount of glare that blinds oncoming traffic.

[brown0809]

KRIS05VVTi - I did use ebay lights. I took out the old halogen projector and put in the tsx projector.

gameguru1360 - I used to have a pnp kit in some depo reflector housings and they were great but I desired better beam output. So I got the tsx projectors. I thought to myself, I just stopped my HIDs from glaring, why should I make them glare again. So I just stuck to Halogen fogs. Thanks!

[gameguru1360]

so the next thing on your list is the altezza tail lights?? I switched out the factory bulbs for PIAA extreme white ones in mine. I tried using the 12 LED bulbs for the 1157 stop/brake lights but wasn't sure if they were really working so I switched back to the PIAA bulbs. The 1156 backup PIAA bulbs are super bright when I put my rolla into reverse!!

I've got the 9 LED blue color for the dome light...kinda reminds me of how the scion line has that amber, red and blue option for their console lights.

[KRIS05VVTi]

Originally Posted by brown0809

KRIS05VVTi - I did use ebay lights. I took out the old halogen projector and put in the tsx projector.

yea thats good...1/2 the job is done already lol just swap the projector out and its all good

[brown0809]

Originally Posted by gameguru1360

so the next thing on your list is the altezza tail lights??.

I used to have altezza tail lights, but after a while I realized that they look ugly (I think they look ugly) and I took them off and put back the stock tail lights.

[gameguru1360]

I don't like the factory look because the altezzas have the clear shield so you can use high output led bulbs in place!

[PatrickGSR94]

Altezza tails are FUGLY and just about everything. OEM 96-97 tails look 576684685468757469x better IMHO. A custom LED board in the stock tails would be the best option if you want LED tails.

Awesome job on the retrofit, though. Got any process pics? I have Hella bi-xenon (E55, Maxima, etc) projectors retro'd on my Integra, but would love to upgrade those to TSX, and would love to do a retro on my wife's Corolla. But alas, no time or money to do either.

[PhatRoyale]

Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94

Altezza tails are FUGLY and just about everything. OEM 96-97 tails look 576684685468757469x better IMHO.

+1

Those hybrid taillights are a real eyesore.

[gameguru1360]

still the LEDs would shine better in a clear tailpiece rather than a foggy factory lens

actually it's better that I got the altezza tail lights because at work there are 3 other coworkers who have the same exact color & model corolla and 1 other coworker has the same exact darkness tint that I have which is limousine tint on the back and rear sides, none on the driver's and passenger's side windows. So I can easily spot my rolla from the other 3!