E55 Retrofits

[ryukin2000]

after years of wanting a set and almost paying someone else to make them(Dude from Vortex), glad i didn't since he takes up to a year for some reason. i decided to try it myself. took me 3 months on and off. parts from retrofit source about $410. Glue and and other misc. $75. i was nervous at first but in the end it was actually not that difficult. my advice for anyone who wants a set. give it a shot instead of paying someone else. i got scammed first time around so lesson learned.

[VW337]

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Looks good!
Did you take any pics at different steps of the build or make a DIY?

[Wildfire]

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Nice.....

[vee_dubbin]

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Looks good. I love the hid in projectors on the MK4 Jetta's. How did you seperate the lense?

[ryukin2000]

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no i was too much into getting them done i didn't want to waste time taking pics. i just followed the other 20 DIY's floating around on the Vortex. they have plenty of pics. i used the oven to separate the lens. that glue is tough.

[Duby T]

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no i was too much into getting them done i didn't want to waste time taking pics. i just followed the other 20 DIY's floating around on the Vortex. they have plenty of pics. i used the oven to separate the lens. that glue is tough.

From my own experience, I thought it was rather easy to seperate the lense from the housing. I also used the oven. I have heard that OEM HID's are waaayy harder to seperate.

I found that the silver paint on the inside of the headlight was very delicate. This is probably why most people black out the entire headlight.

Nice work

[J-hop]

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that turned out amazing man, I am just about to order my kit from retrofitsource when I get my tax return haha.

I finally decided to do this after fearing for my life driving essentially blind at night on the highway several times this winter, The stock headlights are a complete joke on jettas, any bit of dirt on them and its game over. Even when they are clean your probably better off holding a flashlight out the window haha.

I also found it was fairly easy to separate the lenses, I was able to get mine to separate with a hair dryer, butter knife, and a little patience


Edit: also did you paint the housings with a satin finish paint?

[P Arkus]

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that looks pretty sick dude. When you get the car cleaned up, take a full frontal shot. Im curious to see how it all looks. Good job!

[BaggedGLI]

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I have an almost complete set im considering selling, anyone interested pm me.

Those look good, thought there was only going to be a couple pair but they are popping up like weeds in calgary.

[ryukin2000]

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I have an almost complete set im considering selling, anyone interested pm me.

Those look good, thought there was only going to be a couple pair but they are popping up like weeds in calgary.

thanks guys. i haven't seen any in Edmonton so far but then again i don't go to the meets. i see a few of the FK Projectors around,which btw i am selling mine in the classifieds too.

i used the Krylon Satin from Wal mart. getting them to fit on the drivers side was a pain.

[BaggedGLI]

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Missed that you were from edmonton, but still there are a few sets in alberta, im rocking the fk's right now.

Thats another thing that im not sure about is fitment, because i cant pull my washer fluid because thats my water meth tank, and i done feel like moving my battery.

[ryukin2000]

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lots of room on the passenger side but i had to dremel a big hole into the battery cover to make the driver side fit. i recently got my battery checked for voltage and the guy said it was small battery. i replaced it a few years back so i cant remember if its the same size as the original battery or not. i'll take a shot later and maybe someone can let me know if it is or not.

i hope it is otherwise it would be hard to fit for others with the original battery.

[ryukin2000]

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Passenger Side


Driver Side. as you can see it eats into the Battery Cover about an 1 1/2" and just misses the Battery.



yeah its messy but i got relays for fogs as well. the battery does look small. guess i got lucky with fitment.

[BaggedGLI]

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Yeah your battery looks tiny compared to mine.

[Jam-T]

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If anyone is interested in attempting this, I'll have two complete Audi TT HID projectors and bulbs Ballasts etc for sale really soon.