Bolt-on bi-xenon projectors

**colt** · July 4th, 2014 10:38 AM

B14 sentra paps oto ko. HID ko boss yung china H4 telescopic lang na 6000k. sabog kasi yung liwanag kaya kahit maliwanag ilaw parang kung saan saan lang. hirap ako pag biyahe sa gabi

**miko101130** · July 4th, 2014 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by shok

Grumaduate na sa bolt on. RX350 bixenon na with bosch ballast na self modified para maging adjustable to 35-43-50-60w. No turning back anymore unless bagong HL.

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san ka sir kumuha ng RX350 bixenon ? umorder ka ba abroad? kanu sir inabot sa retro mo all in all?

**IMm29** · July 4th, 2014 10:53 AM

*shok,

were you able to try morimotos as well? can you compare them vs your previous Q5?

thanks.

**shok** · July 4th, 2014 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by colt

B14 sentra paps oto ko. HID ko boss yung china H4 telescopic lang na 6000k. sabog kasi yung liwanag kaya kahit maliwanag ilaw parang kung saan saan lang. hirap ako pag biyahe sa gabi

Ah ganyan nga ang characteristic ng PNP H4 telescopic. Maliwanag sa harap pero hindi focused ang ilaw kaya pang malapitan lang at nakakaglare din.
Diba meron ng harness yan at ballasts? You can just try to get the projectors, shrouds at D2S bulbs na lang. Kung hindi lang nakareserve yung Q5-R setup ko for a friend iooffer ko sa yo. Try to inquire also at firedrake lighting in BF since malapit lang sa yo to compare.

Originally Posted by miko101130

san ka sir kumuha ng RX350 bixenon ? umorder ka ba abroad? kanu sir inabot sa retro mo all in all?

Yup, ordered it abroad. All in all the current setup with 2nd hand OEM Bosch ballasts and old stock new Osram 66040 bulbs is just 15K siguro since I reused the shrouds and harness. Nakaswerte lang sa ballasts at bulbs. The bosch gen 2 are super expensive kahit sa china kahit used at hiwalay pa yung igniter pag binili. Di pa pala clear lens yung RX350 ko. I'm still undecided if I will upgrade to clear kasi mas less straining sa mata yung fresnel lens although less ang intensity overall compared to Q5. Honestly, minsan nakakadistract yung color band ng clear lens na sa kanya ako napapatingin instead of the road ahead. Hehe. Ang advantage, wider coverage and better light distribution.

Originally Posted by IMm29

*shok,

were you able to try morimotos as well? can you compare them vs your previous Q5?

thanks.

Not Morimoto original Mini H1, but my first setup was a Super Mini H1 w/55w ballast c/o Pao.
The Mini H1 is a huge improvement over stock halogen. It looks nice on the wall kasi at pantay ang liwanag pag tiningnan sa pader. Pero pag on road na, masyadong maliwanag ang foreground lighting nya. This in effect makes your pupil dilate kaya nagsusuffer yung distance vision. The hotspot is also not as intense and big compared to Q5-R so this doesn't help.
The Q5-R naman has very good distance vision but width is just a tad narrower than the Mini H1 because the cutoff bows down sa sides. Although sa on road use, di mo na ito mapapansin masyado. It lights the road uniformly from foreground to where the cutoff lands at the distance. Sa wall shots, maliwanag yung cutoff nya sa gitna, then padilim sya ng padilim sa ibaba.
Sa high beam, mas malayo ang reach nya sa Mini H1 dahil sa mas malaki at mas intense na hotspot. The Q5 at 35W is actually better in terms of effective lighting a Mini H1 *55W.
I believe this is the best bolt on projector as what others who used/have used this in this thread says. So if you are really set on a bolt on projector. Ito na agad ang dapat pagipunan.Pero kung for show lighting lang and not overly concerned with lighting performance, pwede na Mini H1 with all the angel/devil eyes that you can fit in since this is the cheapest most decent bolt on naman that is a good upgrade from halogen stock.

**shok** · July 4th, 2014 03:28 PM

One disadvantage pala ng Q5 Vs MH1 that should be taken into consideration is the original halogen bulb used by the HL.
Kung single filament yung low beam like H7, hindi mo mareretrofit ang Q5 without cutting, while the MH1 pwede.
The Q5 is for headlight using dual filament bulbs like H4/9003/HB2 only kung bolt on application. Pwede pa din naman sa iba but full retro na with cutting ng reflector bowl, which in this case ay meron pang ibang mas magandang projectors kung magdadagdag sa budget.

**colt** · July 4th, 2014 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by shok

Ah ganyan nga ang characteristic ng PNP H4 telescopic. Maliwanag sa harap pero hindi focused ang ilaw kaya pang malapitan lang at nakakaglare din.
Diba meron ng harness yan at ballasts? You can just try to get the projectors, shrouds at D2S bulbs na lang. Kung hindi lang nakareserve yung Q5-R setup ko for a friend iooffer ko sa yo. Try to inquire also at firedrake lighting in BF since malapit lang sa yo to compare.
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D2S bulb ba sir sakto doon sa harness ng ballast ko? kasi may nakikita pa ako amp - D2S adaptor e. sige sir i google ko yung Firedrake mas ok mapuntahan ko para alam ko yung kukunin ko.

Btw 35W lang yung existing ballast ko.

**shok** · July 5th, 2014 01:24 AM

Tama. Kailangan ng Amp to D2S adapter nyan. Enough na ang 35W sa Q5 kung ako ang tatanungin. Ipon na lang to upgrade to OEM ballasts and bulbs later instead of getting another aftermarket ballast kung wala namang problem yung existing mo.

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**colt** · July 5th, 2014 02:49 AM

Originally Posted by shok

Tama. Kailangan ng Amp to D2S adapter nyan. Enough na ang 35W sa Q5 kung ako ang tatanungin. Ipon na lang to upgrade to OEM ballasts and bulbs later instead of getting another aftermarket ballast kung wala namang problem yung existing mo.

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salamat sir. may available ba locally ng AMP-D2 adapter kasi may nakita ako sa TRS pa e. ganon nalang nga muna siguro. gamitin ko existing ballast ko then kuwa ng D2S bulbs na 4300K tapos Q5 na projector in that way baka mas makamura ako while saving up for Phillips na D2S bulb and a branded ballast.

**shok** · July 5th, 2014 08:42 AM

Meron sa lahat ng nagkakabit ng Q5 yan. Hindi kasi lahat OEM ballast ang gamit at almost all ng aftermarket balast amp connectors ang output kaya necessity ang mag stock ng amp-d2s connector.

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**IMm29** · July 5th, 2014 09:08 AM

*shok,

Thanks for your feedback. I concur with you observations on the mini H1. Lakas nga ng foreground lighting. Sayang the q5 wasn't too easily available 2 years back. Baka it's time to upgrade? Hehehe!

Would having a foreground limiter help with lighting, or does it just help one's distance vision coz the light is not concentrated too much down short and low?