HID Projectors???

[snewt22]

hey guys, I was looking to buy some projector headlights for my 06 WK, I have been wanting an HID kit because I love the way they look but for now i was just going to get the projectors...........BUT, ive found some HID projectors and none of the other projectors are like these, same look basically but none come with the HID and they are around the same price......anyone tell me if this is a good get?.........need answers soon guys, auction only has a few days.....thanks for any help!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HID-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS-05-06-07-JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em1 4QQhashZitem5635a58c02QQitemZ370267229186QQptZMoto rsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[Chaoul1]

Nah man you don't need those. You can do what 2 people did which were Scott and Fabian and upgrade the front end to a 08+ and buy the HID's projector headlights itself which LOOKS fantastic! I mean it's up to you.

[Megatron]

One of our members has those in black.

Pkang21.

[Megatron]

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/pkang21/IMG00088-20090927-1440.jpg

[DAVY27]

i agree with what Paul (Chaoul1) said. go wit the +08 projectors! for me, im not feeling those projectors in the link but if you like it, go for it!

[White Chocolate]

for the 08 projectors.....do you have to swap out the whole front end...or just the headlights?

[Chaoul1]

Bumper and Bumper mounting bracket and headlight's I think. Scott and Fab know. I just admire!

[jeeppro]

where can you buy 08 headlights

[Chaoul1]

car-part.com. If you don't get the 08' front bumper then you'll have a gap in between the bumper and headlight.

[jeeppro]

i want them

[Chaoul1]

Here's the link on how to do it. Courtesy of Fabian. You need all these parts to complete it.

http://www.jeepgarage.org/showthread.php?t=1971&highlight=08+conversion

[Megatron]

Mad $$$$$$$$$$..............

[Megatron]

Then again, you get what you pay for.

[DAVY27]

SON OF A...another mod on my list....:D

[Chaoul1]

Snewt22 you good?

[Megatron]

SON OF A...another mod on my list....:D

I advice you log out of the site. Bancruptcy is imminent :thumbsup::lol:

[jeeppro]

:D:lol::lol::lol:

[DAVY27]

good advice man.. :)

[Scottina06]

there is a how to for adding the 08-09 HID lamps on a 05-07 as well in the WK stickies. All u need are the 08 lasmps and 2 9006 HID relay harnesses. there will be a gap...I solved tht by making some "custom humps" at first...then i upgraded to the 08 SRt bumper. You should be able to get the lamps on car-part.com for about $600.....and they are worth every penny.

[Scottina06]

http://jeepgarage.org/showthread.php?t=27

[snewt22]

yea im good bro thanks, I just dont have the $$$ to do the 09 ones, the ones I am looking for are only like 200 n free shipping, n I can have them installed for free so I think they would look good, just my opinion, but i guess noone else thinks so......thanks neways guys

[Scottina06]

save $200 at a time and you will have them in no time at all

[jcostri09]

do all 08+ Grand cherokee models come with the projector style housing? I found one on ebay for $97 and can't tell if it is the projector style or not. I've never seen them up close so its hard to say.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-OEM-Headlight-08-09_W0QQitemZ170351502932QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_ Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item27a9bda654

[Matt]

do all 08+ Grand cherokee models come with the projector style housing? I found one on ebay for $97 and can't tell if it is the projector style or not. I've never seen them up close so its hard to say.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-OEM-Headlight-08-09_W0QQitemZ170351502932QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_ Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item27a9bda654

That is not projector... and no, not all 08's+ come with them.

Projectors for the WK's have 3 little triangle that build up (looks like little supporters) the projector housing.

[B.P.O.D]

bro those are the regular stock reflectors. the projectors are like $400-$500 for the pair:(

[Megatron]

That is not projector... and no, not all 08's+ come with them.

Projectors for the WK's have 3 little triangle that build up (looks like little supporters) the projector housing.

Basically like an egg-yolk pattern. Sorry scott stole your pic

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/scottina/scottina2/jeep08hids043.jpg

[jeeppro]

http://base1.googlehosted.com/base_media?q=http://www.stylintrucks.com/partimage.ashx/partid/746345&size=2&dhm=8e82a73c&hl=enthose are projectors brotha
(http://www.google.com/product_url?q=http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.aspx%3Fcategory%257Ccategory_root%257C-26%3DLighting%26category%257Ccat_-26%257C181%3DHeadlights%26partfamilyid%3D3159%26pa rtid%3D746345%26x%3D364228%26scid%3DFROOGLE%26zmam %3D73771597%26zmas%3D15%26zmac%3D115%26zmap%3DCWS5 005C2-364228&fr=AM_YlgTHHnVK5tpny7ZsiJF9tGWKneQQpZ2wzkxXRacoHyt WvZBk3H20tphb0D_pNwAVtleFKNmrSJ2mq59q7caKYFswkB2wK 5geHVn7bEsf_c8wN-gICV82CCDtqtL5AEmwee5CgVKos4DqXcsryhYibYzKKooPqH6E wDW4iy8GtlRtjEb8_4p79llMudmXZ6PPXJ85q6stGKjCFH_1In 2YK64JgMNVnyi75ZZb8w4Eob_OpOgVfKwx1-UWcX-wKjsiNwojNpxUzsFTQ3OIAo6Yep4A6RFwDk8u5KSoKRa3i4uJG T_kn-sFin82g5s9BqPabWaz_fIeP1Cyh-e4AD4oafRc66ZHylkFlA13zKErC-0GBkJjphEAAAAAAAAAAA&ei=HYDeSuSTEKLWjgT0vJD6BQ&sig2=dUJGhRayWXQMZL_jSWZLpw&gl=us&hl=en&sa=image)

[jeeppro]

if you get the 08 oem projectors youll have a gap

[rufdod]

the ebay style projectors aren't true projectors, or atleast they dont have as good of a cut off as quality projectors.

You could also retrofit some projectors from any type of car that comes with them.. i used to have an rsx, and a lot of people on the rsx forum retro fitted s2000 projectors in rsx headlamps, because s2k projectors had one of the best cut offs, and rsx didnt come with projectors

I have been tossin this idea around, its not that easy to do, but it would be well worth it if everything worked out. There is also a company called retro solutions that does it, i dont know if they do other headlights though

I have a spare headlight laying in my garage from by blackout mod gone bad lol, i was thinking of using this to mock up the projectors

If you are unsure of what i'm talking about let me know and i can try to find some pictures form the rsx forum... or anyone that knows anyone that has done this to a jeep feel free to chime in

[B.P.O.D]

pics are always great! not sure if anyone has retrofitted jeep headlights... then again im sure someone has done it

[rufdod]

here is the projector you would use.. or one similar, then you make a shroud to make it look all pretty and have something to mount to

[rufdod]

this is an rsx headlight retrofitted with a tsx projector

[B.P.O.D]

im just not sure how you would mount that in your headlight

[rufdod]

http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=566225&highlight=DIY+projector+retrofit

this is not the best diy, there is a much better one, but this gives you a pretty good idea

[rufdod]

check out the accord on page 6, i was concerned because our low beam is not round.. but neither is the accord on page 6 and it turned out pretty good

[rufdod]

i think this would be really awesome for someone to do, the projectors are a little pricy especially not knowing if it will turn out good. they sell for around 200-250

http://www.retro-solutions.com/index.html
Retro solutions website

[rufdod]

anyone have any ideas?

[Matt]

anyone have any ideas?

I was searching around yesterday about this.

It doesn't look that difficult as long as you take your time and go slow. seems like something you'll want to play out in your head about 1,000 times before you actually begin. Think through EVERYTHING and I believe you'd be okay.

They sell everything you'd need to retrofit a set of projectors;
http://store.theretrofitsource.com/index.php

Pretty good write-up
http://www.preludepower.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233624

Some good information about projection lenses
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://faqlight.carpassion.info/aftermarked-vs-hid-projectors.jpg&imgrefurl=http://faqlight.carpassion.info/projector-unit.htm&h=361&w=815&sz=52&tbnid=xtg0eHTN9Zhy9M:&tbnh=64&tbnw=144&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhid%2Bprojectors&hl=en&usg=__nlzWTb7DzfGu7oNXbvCZs1EWyVQ=&ei=hYLfSpDuNc2m8AblgfFv&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=5&ct=image&ved=0CCYQ9QEwBA

Rough estimates:

New factory halogen reflector headlamps - $100
Lexus RX-AFS / TSX-R Hybrid Projectors (http://store.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=155&osCsid=898bb37256fb5268d3178f30fb6a5144) - $170
New DS1 HID Bulbs - $50
Shrouds/materials/parts - $70 or less
Re-sell extra set of headlamps - ($80)

[Megatron]

I was searching around yesterday about this.

It doesn't look that difficult as long as you take your time and go slow. seems like something you'll want to play out in your head about 1,000 times before you actually begin. Think through EVERYTHING and I believe you'd be okay.

They sell everything you'd need to retrofit a set of projectors;
http://store.theretrofitsource.com/index.php

Pretty good write-up
http://www.preludepower.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233624

Some good information about projection lenses
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://faqlight.carpassion.info/aftermarked-vs-hid-projectors.jpg&imgrefurl=http://faqlight.carpassion.info/projector-unit.htm&h=361&w=815&sz=52&tbnid=xtg0eHTN9Zhy9M:&tbnh=64&tbnw=144&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhid%2Bprojectors&hl=en&usg=__nlzWTb7DzfGu7oNXbvCZs1EWyVQ=&ei=hYLfSpDuNc2m8AblgfFv&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=5&ct=image&ved=0CCYQ9QEwBA

Rough estimates:

New factory halogen reflector headlamps - $100
Lexus RX-AFS / TSX-R Hybrid Projectors (http://store.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?cPath=25&products_id=155&osCsid=898bb37256fb5268d3178f30fb6a5144) - $170
New DS1 HID Bulbs - $50
Shrouds/materials/parts - $70 or less
Re-sell extra set of headlamps - ($80)

I nominate you to do this :pimp:

[DAVY27]

^^ X2. matt, go go go ! lol :D

[Matt]

I nominate you to do this :pimp:

^^ X2. matt, go go go ! lol :D

haha, I've been itching for a new project... stereo or retrofit projectors are the top two on my list... well they are the list, lol.

It's something I'd like to do far more research on for sure. But I'll read some here and there and then see if I feel up to it. The only thing that sucks is that I'd be pioneering this. If I can't get it to work, then I'm out a set of headlamps ($100), probably only get 80% value re-selling the projectors and of course out whatever cost in materials I use. Not too bad and I am very confident that I could get this done correctly.

[Scottina06]

several have done this. I saw one on JU not too long ago.

[Matt]

several have done this. I saw one on JU not too long ago.

w00t! I'll have to dig those up! That'll definitely make it easier!

[LTrainGC]

Couple links:

http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums/showthread.php?t=489797&highlight=retrofit

http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums/showthread.php?t=424380&highlight=retrofit

[rufdod]

if i could get something mocked up on my junk headlamp id love to do it.. then id just be out the cost of the projectors

[B.P.O.D]

interesting idea. wonder if it would cost more than to buy the hid projectors that are oem

[LTrainGC]

interesting idea. wonder if it would cost more than to buy the hid projectors that are oem

For the 05-07 guys that wanted to not have to buy the 08+ bumper to match up with the contour of the headlights, I'm sure it would be.

All depends on what kind of projectors you decide to retrofit, and how cheaply you can get them.

[B.P.O.D]

ahhhhh yes very true!!! i forgot about that!

[Scottina06]

theres a silver Jeep on JU I helped with the 08 retrofit that paintyed the bottom of the 08 lamps(exposed part) and it looked pretty good.

[B.P.O.D]

links?

[Scottina06]

sorry...it may be able to be found on JU. It was a silver Jeep and I dont remember his name right off hand

[Matt]

Thanks for the links Frank!

I'm not sure if this is something I'd feel like taking on right now. I'm just worried about being X amount of money if I couldn't get it to work well. Somrthing I'll keep on my list though, lol.