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pslsnakes · 05-01-09, 12:12 PM

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**Spec R** · 05-01-09, 03:11 PM

thanks guys, heres another for good measure - u can spot the HID retofit in this shot

white_n_slow · 05-01-09, 05:48 PM

bootyful

Khazzy · 05-02-09, 02:19 AM

tasty, i wanna take my car up to the mountains after a good wash, i need to wax it too no homo, anywho looks great, mmm hid retrofit? nice

agent87 · 05-02-09, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Spec R

Niiiiice.

**Spec R** · 11-01-09, 10:35 PM

Havent got around to posting pics...the headlight install was done around late April

An old forum buddy was parting out his integra, which included his TSX retrofitted headlights. I had to pick them up. They have the "washer" trick which creates the more colorful cutoff, but sacrifices the cutoff sharpness a bit. oh well.

the new headlights in. the surrounding area of the housing was painted black to combat glare.

these are the plug and play HID's. even at 5000k they were still too blue for me. the cutoff "looks" clean, but the light distribution was pretty bad. the ground directly in front of the car wasnt lit well, and lateral coverage was also not that great. I still had to drive with the fog lights on to feel comfortable. also take note how much light is above the cutoff. GLARE !!!

these are the TSX retrofit HID's. before you make fun of the glare, the flares of light above the cutoff are caused by the wide lateral coverage bouncing off the integra bumper. unless u bring the projector all the way out beyond the recessed area of the bumper, you cannot get rid of this. also, the three lines that reflect the stock halogen bulbs also refract some of the light by the new HID.

the lateral coverage and foreground coverage basically negates the use of the foglights. its great. there are cleaner TSX/integra retrofits out there, but this is good enough for me.

**Spec R** · 11-01-09, 10:41 PM

I had to wait for some stuff to come in before doing this, so thats why I lagged on the project, but I finally got around to doing the carpet swap in early August.

Carpet out

Side by side

Ooops dont have the after's yet. i'll post them soon.

Lynxs1981 · 11-01-09, 11:19 PM

Nasty! The new carpet looks MUCH nicer. Keep it coming.

white_n_slow · 11-02-09, 02:04 PM

cool headlights

In for before/after carpet shots.

:edit: nice 4runner

**Spec R** · 11-02-09, 04:28 PM

As promised...took these today. Along with the JDM SI-Vtec floor mats.

Keep in mind the flash makes everything brighter and reflect more. the carpet is a lot darker in person.

With 97+ LS floor mats and 94-95 dark gray carpet. i guess they changed the cross member design in 97 as the carpet isnt a perfect fit. oh well.

No floormats

JDM floormats

US floormats

No floormats

JDM floormats - as you can see they were designed for RHD vehicles so they dont fit perfectly. oh well.

what do u guys think? thanks for looking!

**DakarM** · 11-02-09, 05:42 PM

looks wayyyy better

**asiandoood** · 11-02-09, 06:08 PM

w000t!

**Spec R** · 11-02-09, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynxs1981

Nasty! The new carpet looks MUCH nicer. Keep it coming.

thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by white_n_slow

cool headlights

In for before/after carpet shots.

:edit: nice 4runner

haha 4runner is 99 with 70k miles on it thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by DakarM

looks wayyyy better

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Originally Posted by asiandoood

w000t!

n1concepts/collin ftw!!!

Lynxs1981 · 11-02-09, 10:47 PM

I really like the JDM mats with the stripes.

**Bumnah** · 11-03-09, 10:44 PM

No lime green sub frames?

Looks great man. I could never do a build like this, take way too much attention to detail.

05-01-09, 03:11 PM	#212
Spec R Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 11,960	thanks guys, heres another for good measure - u can spot the HID retofit in this shot __________________ DB Squad Integra Forum Moderator Integra Build/Journal - Updated 11/02/09 http://www.honda-acura.net/forums/in...read-ever.html

05-01-09, 05:48 PM	#213
white_n_slow it's my D in a B Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Your Mom's House Posts: 21,446	bootyful __________________ '92 Civic VX: B20, project resurrection... hehe, I said erection :o '84 Toyota Longbed 4x4: lifted, locked, and ready to, um... drive really slow '99 Infiniti G20t: sr20de, LSD, stock, daily grind '08 Never Summer Heritage: 158, Cartels, winter sled

11-01-09, 10:35 PM	#216
Spec R Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 11,960	Small update Havent got around to posting pics...the headlight install was done around late April An old forum buddy was parting out his integra, which included his TSX retrofitted headlights. I had to pick them up. They have the "washer" trick which creates the more colorful cutoff, but sacrifices the cutoff sharpness a bit. oh well. the new headlights in. the surrounding area of the housing was painted black to combat glare. these are the plug and play HID's. even at 5000k they were still too blue for me. the cutoff "looks" clean, but the light distribution was pretty bad. the ground directly in front of the car wasnt lit well, and lateral coverage was also not that great. I still had to drive with the fog lights on to feel comfortable. also take note how much light is above the cutoff. GLARE !!! these are the TSX retrofit HID's. before you make fun of the glare, the flares of light above the cutoff are caused by the wide lateral coverage bouncing off the integra bumper. unless u bring the projector all the way out beyond the recessed area of the bumper, you cannot get rid of this. also, the three lines that reflect the stock halogen bulbs also refract some of the light by the new HID. the lateral coverage and foreground coverage basically negates the use of the foglights. its great. there are cleaner TSX/integra retrofits out there, but this is good enough for me. __________________ DB Squad Integra Forum Moderator Integra Build/Journal - Updated 11/02/09 http://www.honda-acura.net/forums/in...read-ever.html Last edited by Spec R; 11-01-09 at 10:42 PM.

11-01-09, 10:41 PM	#217
Spec R Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 11,960	I had to wait for some stuff to come in before doing this, so thats why I lagged on the project, but I finally got around to doing the carpet swap in early August. Carpet out Side by side Ooops dont have the after's yet. i'll post them soon. __________________ DB Squad Integra Forum Moderator Integra Build/Journal - Updated 11/02/09 http://www.honda-acura.net/forums/in...read-ever.html

11-01-09, 11:19 PM	#218
Lynxs1981 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: MO Posts: 292	Nasty! The new carpet looks MUCH nicer. Keep it coming. __________________ My fully tuned 99 GS-R, 250+ HP Short clip of it here

05-02-09, 02:19 AM	#214
Khazzy The know nothing kid. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: AZ Posts: 225	tasty, i wanna take my car up to the mountains after a good wash, i need to wax it too no homo, anywho looks great, mmm hid retrofit? nice

11-02-09, 02:04 PM	#219
white_n_slow it's my D in a B Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Your Mom's House Posts: 21,446	cool headlights In for before/after carpet shots. :edit: nice 4runner __________________ '92 Civic VX: B20, project resurrection... hehe, I said erection :o '84 Toyota Longbed 4x4: lifted, locked, and ready to, um... drive really slow '99 Infiniti G20t: sr20de, LSD, stock, daily grind '08 Never Summer Heritage: 158, Cartels, winter sled

11-02-09, 04:28 PM	#220
Spec R Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 11,960	Carpet After-shots... As promised...took these today. Along with the JDM SI-Vtec floor mats. Keep in mind the flash makes everything brighter and reflect more. the carpet is a lot darker in person. With 97+ LS floor mats and 94-95 dark gray carpet. i guess they changed the cross member design in 97 as the carpet isnt a perfect fit. oh well. No floormats JDM floormats US floormats No floormats JDM floormats - as you can see they were designed for RHD vehicles so they dont fit perfectly. oh well. what do u guys think? thanks for looking! __________________ DB Squad Integra Forum Moderator Integra Build/Journal - Updated 11/02/09 http://www.honda-acura.net/forums/in...read-ever.html

11-02-09, 06:08 PM	#222
asiandoood in search of unicorn(s) Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 26,081	w000t! __________________ *[BLOG]* *[N1 Concepts]* *[ENDLESS 8]* F/S: JDM EG9 Parts - PM me for info

11-02-09, 10:47 PM	#224
Lynxs1981 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: MO Posts: 292	I really like the JDM mats with the stripes. __________________ My fully tuned 99 GS-R, 250+ HP Short clip of it here

11-03-09, 10:44 PM	#225
Bumnah So OG it hurts. Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: VA Posts: 6,491	No lime green sub frames? Looks great man. I could never do a build like this, take way too much attention to detail. __________________ Project EVA - The Track Package ----- Project EVA -----

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