Anyone Retrofit HIDS?

mazda3ndp · 05-13-2009, 09:17 PM

just wondering if anyone has retrofitted different projectors into our cars. im rather pleased with our projectors (i had fx35's and s2k's in my last car) I just wish we had clear lenses.

spyderco10 · 05-13-2009, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mazda3ndp

just wondering if anyone has retrofitted different projectors into our cars. im rather pleased with our projectors (i had fx35's and s2k's in my last car) I just wish we had clear lenses.

our Mazda6's?

Adonislike · 05-14-2009, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mazda3ndp

just wondering if anyone has retrofitted different projectors into our cars. im rather pleased with our projectors (i had fx35's and s2k's in my last car) I just wish we had clear lenses.

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mazda3ndp · 05-14-2009, 09:01 AM

sorry i should ave clarified. I have an e93 m3, I traded in my speed6 the other week. the mazdaspeed6's had crappy hid's they were the same as the e46's. I had retrofitted fx35 projectors into the headlights resulting in a huge improvement and then later upgraded to s2000 projectors which are allegedly the best single xenon hid on the market.

so now that i have my e93 m3 i am sorta happy with the output but I could see room for improvement or even just swapping the lens for a clear lens. I was wondering if anyone has done this yet? or if anyone knows what projector is in our car (m3)

jlaw · 05-14-2009, 09:10 AM

Just change the bulb, get some HID halos, and call it a day. Trust BMW on this one.

mazda3ndp · 05-14-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jlaw

Just change the bulb, get some HID halos, and call it a day. Trust BMW on this one.

what bulb do we have from the factory? phillips 85122+?

here is a repost from a hid comparision I did on mazda6club with my Nikon D90 shooting the same speed, same lighting conditions. obviously I dont have an m3 headlight to compare here but the mazda6 hid is the single xenon e46 projector. I wonder how our (e92 m3) headlight holds up against the fx35 projector

OEM Mazdaspeed6 HID with OSRAM Xenarc 4300k bulb

OEM Mazdaspeed6 HID with Apexcone 6000k bulb

Fx35 with TSX Lense and OSRAM Xenarc bulb 4300k

Fx35 with TSX Lense and Apexcone 6000k bulb

TSX with TSX replica lens colormodded 2 washers bottom and 1 washer top and Osram Xenarc 4300k bulb

TSX with TSX replica lens colormodded 2 washers bottom and 1 washer top and Apexcone 6000k bulb

S2k non colormodded and Osram Xenarc 4300k bulb

S2k non colormodded and Phillips 85122 4300k bulb

S2k non colormodded and Apexcone 6000k bulb

As you can see the OEM projector is garbage, not a sharp cutoff, dismal light output. the s2k doesnt look as bright as the fx and the tsx because the s2k is mounted inside the headlight already which messes with the output alittle. the oem hid is also still mounted in the headlight which dims the output slightly.

spyderco10 · 05-15-2009, 12:15 AM

interesting. but sorry I don't know much about HIDs. I think our stock ones look good.

n3985 · 05-15-2009, 01:44 PM

Your M3 has D1S bulbs and you are better off asking HIDplanet.com, only a handful of people retrofit their cars when they have OEM HIDs. Judging by the headlight size I think you could probably fit a FX with TSX clear lens, or even maybe squeeze in a TL? (TL + ZKW lens would be sweet....)

mazda3ndp · 05-15-2009, 03:49 PM

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Your M3 has D1S bulbs and you are better off asking HIDplanet.com, only a handful of people retrofit their cars when they have OEM HIDs. Judging by the headlight size I think you could probably fit a FX with TSX clear lens, or even maybe squeeze in a TL? (TL + ZKW lens would be sweet....)

figured I would try here first. I peaked around HID planet couldnt really dig up too much. maybe I will make a post over there. TL + ZKW =

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mazda3ndp Captain 49 Rep 605 Posts Drives: E9x M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bergen NJ iTrader: (8)	Anyone Retrofit HIDS? just wondering if anyone has retrofitted different projectors into our cars. im rather pleased with our projectors (i had fx35's and s2k's in my last car) I just wish we had clear lenses.
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mazda3ndp Captain 49 Rep 605 Posts Drives: E9x M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bergen NJ iTrader: (8)	sorry i should ave clarified. I have an e93 m3, I traded in my speed6 the other week. the mazdaspeed6's had crappy hid's they were the same as the e46's. I had retrofitted fx35 projectors into the headlights resulting in a huge improvement and then later upgraded to s2000 projectors which are allegedly the best single xenon hid on the market. so now that i have my e93 m3 i am sorta happy with the output but I could see room for improvement or even just swapping the lens for a clear lens. I was wondering if anyone has done this yet? or if anyone knows what projector is in our car (m3)
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jlaw First Lieutenant 29 Rep 351 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	Just change the bulb, get some HID halos, and call it a day. Trust BMW on this one.
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spyderco10 Colonel 63 Rep 2,426 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Honolulu, HI iTrader: (0)	interesting. but sorry I don't know much about HIDs. I think our stock ones look good. __________________ “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16
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n3985 Lieutenant 138 Rep 598 Posts Drives: a car Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North NJ iTrader: (3)	Your M3 has D1S bulbs and you are better off asking HIDplanet.com, only a handful of people retrofit their cars when they have OEM HIDs. Judging by the headlight size I think you could probably fit a FX with TSX clear lens, or even maybe squeeze in a TL? (TL + ZKW lens would be sweet....)
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