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Projector Headlight Retrofit Project

Jack Sparrow

Passed Driver's Ed
Background:

Since my E46 M3 days, I've loved HID lights and the difference it makes driving at night. When I purchased my GTI, it had the halogen headlights but knew I needed to do something and change it.

Looked into getting these:


But after talking to some people about the light output, I decided to go the retrofit route. Bought the following headlights from ECS and sent them over to Lightwerkz:


The wait is finally over and my headlights are done!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxP3SmRAy0K/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxKmyrtg5MV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Specs:
  • EVO-XR 2.0 Projectors
  • Osram CBB 7k bulbs

I did have Lightwerkz turn off the LED DRL's because I think it looks super tacky and had them paint the entire housing semi-flat black. Here are the lights in action:

https://youtu.be/XwIPilQV84c

I'll update the thread with pics and vids once the headlights arrive.
 

riceburner

Autocross Champion

Jack Sparrow

Passed Driver's Ed

Jack Sparrow

Passed Driver's Ed
Update: Lights to be delivered tomorrow.
 

riceburner

Autocross Champion
I saw your thread right after I sent my headlights to Lightwerkz. Great job. I definitely think the retrofit route gets the best light output. Good luck with your sale.

ha, nice! you def took the better route having them professionally done haha.
 

Yai

Passed Driver's Ed
Looks sick! Just curious, how much (approx) for lightwerkz to do the retrofit? I wanted to try and source some oem headlights but just ended up getting deautokey LEDs for now.

Cheers,

Ron
 

DallasDub94

Go Kart Newbie
Also interested in price! The helix (depo) lights look good but I'd definitely go this route, blacked out and upgraded projectors.
 

DallasDub94

Go Kart Newbie
For those interested, I emailed Lightwerks about the cost of this service....

It's gonna have to wait a while for me lol, but the lights do look good. But for that price I probably should buy some osrams.

 

Jack Sparrow

Passed Driver's Ed
Hey Guys - I'll update the thread with pics and vids over the weekend.
 

Jack Sparrow

Passed Driver's Ed
Just being real but you could've went with a set of OEM Golf R xenons instead for that price.

The performance of the headlight is still better than an OEM solution.
 

Jack Sparrow

Passed Driver's Ed

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Ouch! Hey let me know if you figure out a solution for this. My OEM xenons need new lenses so I want to explore options in doing that since wet sanding is out of the question.
 
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