What makes one projector better than another?

[DanGTP]

Typically, an OEM projector from some random car (G35, TSX, RSX, BMW) will be of very good quality. Some come as bi-xenon, and some don't. The Morimoto projectors are decent, but do not have as nice of a beam pattern as say a FX-35 or FX-R, which have a nice, uniform, wide beam. The Mori's are, however, more compact and a hair cheaper which makes them very attractive for people like us who have very short, squatty headlights and don't want to spend $500+ doing a retro. One of the major differences between the smaller projectors and the nicer ones is the type of bulb used. The nice ones typically use a D2S bulb, where a cheaper projector usually takes a H1 or H3 size bulb.

I put a set of FX-R's in my car and absolutely love the look and light output. It took a lot of cutting and fiberglass work to create, but well worth it IMO. With 55W ballasts and some nice, OEM bulbs, my headlights will put a new Acura or BMW's lights to shame.

[SilvaMan61]

im surprised this retro revalation is coming so late. with the ****ty ass lights we got. im loving the idea...................................... and will have an extra se of headlights soon

[Tommyp2010]

Typically, an OEM projector from some random car (G35, TSX, RSX, BMW) will be of very good quality. Some come as bi-xenon, and some don't. The Morimoto projectors are decent, but do not have as nice of a beam pattern as say a FX-35 or FX-R, which have a nice, uniform, wide beam. The Mori's are, however, more compact and a hair cheaper which makes them very attractive for people like us who have very short, squatty headlights and don't want to spend $500+ doing a retro. One of the major differences between the smaller projectors and the nicer ones is the type of bulb used. The nice ones typically use a D2S bulb, where a cheaper projector usually takes a H1 or H3 size bulb.

I put a set of FX-R's in my car and absolutely love the look and light output. It took a lot of cutting and fiberglass work to create, but well worth it IMO. With 55W ballasts and some nice, OEM bulbs, my headlights will put a new Acura or BMW's lights to shame.

See I disagree with this. Again this is part of the subjective part. I hate the "lasers" that the FX-Rs have and the "mountain" in the middle of the FX35s. The FXs are a little brighter though. I do agree with the retro being better than the OEM setup, but that's mainly because the engineers don't spend as much time and money as they can on designing the lights. Us retrofitters have more time and less restrictions to build the best setup possible.

[DanGTP]

See I disagree with this. Again this is part of the subjective part. I hate the "lasers" that the FX-Rs have and the "mountain" in the middle of the FX35s. The FXs are a little brighter though.

At least we agree on 1/3 of what I said...

But you're right. What looks 'good' is subjective. I like mine, you like yours. Either way, the light on the road is a million times better than stock.

[FoSHO99]

aftermarket projectors have ****ty plastic brackets that crack and break and also bounce. That is all I have to say about that.

[Tommyp2010]

aftermarket projectors have ****ty plastic brackets that crack and break and also bounce. That is all I have to say about that.

I bought the aftermarket OEM replacement lights to work on my retro with. I kinda hacked them up too much and am now just using them to test fit the projectors and figure out how to do it correctly. The point is, I used the brackets from those aftermarkets to replace my broken bouncing OEM ones, and they fit perfectly with 0 bounce.