Finished late last night....took a few pics this morning, unfortunately it's overcast today. These could be used as a DRL as they do maintain their brightness in sun, however, the rings themselves are rather narrow so Im on the fence about using them my DRL. I'm most likely going to use the xenons instead.
Initial post project thoughts: IT WAS A PAIN IN THE ASS!! lol. Everything from getting the angel eyes to fit, to figuring out how to tuck the ballasts inside the housing was an uphill battle....and the worst part of all-----opening the housings.
As I stated earlier I only did the angel eyes because I was already opening the housings to do the projectors....So even though these knock all other led AE bulb upgrades and aftermarket AE's out of the park by far; if your sole purpose is to have an AE DRL, I would advise against going this route....
Now everyone is probably wondering how these housings were opened....and unfortunately there is no easy answer. They're permasealed housings, end of story. No baking or heating is going to have any effect on the sealant....you will melt the plastics before the sealant degrades. After stripping the housing down, I used the oven to warm and soften the plastic up to avoid it cracking. (It works best if you have another set of hands to pry open the lip, while you work the dental tools to poke/prod and cut the sealant). ITS A SLOW PROCESS!! It took hours to open one housing.... Once the lens comes off though, all the internals are all screws and clips, making it easy to disassemble.
Seeing as this thread has basically turned into a lighting upgrade thread, lets get to the best part....the projectors.
What I have to say: HOLY SH!T THESE THINGS ARE BRIGHT! I did a quick aim and went for a spin last night to test them out....they cut through every other vehicles beams with no problem! Halogen, Xenon, or LED; I outshine them all! The distance and width is unreal! If you could compare the factory projectors to these I'd say it's like night and day, but you cant compare them...These make the stockers look like candles. The high beams are equally impressive, throwing a ton of light forward. As I mentioned previously, swapping the projectors made changing the ballasts necessary as well. On top of that, this setup also requires the can-bus modules before the ballasts to prevent a bulb-out warning. The light these projectors throw down makes the whole project definitely worth all the hassle, without a doubt!
I used oci-butyl to reseal my headlamps, so now if I ever have to re-open them, its a simple procedure of popping the clips off, cooking in the oven for 5 mins.
Heres a couple pictures I took earlier.....They by no means do any justice to the lights, but its way too cold out right now to be dslr-ing it! The last two pics (sort of) show the flicker of color across the cutoff. As soon as it warms up ill take some dslr pics, and some night ones to show the cutoff and color transition as well.
Parts breakdown for those interested:
EvoX-R Projectors - $150
Morimoto 3Five SS Ballasts - $110
Morimoto Can-Bus Modules - $30
Morimoto 140mm xBA Led Angel Eyes - $85
Morimoto 120mm xBA Led Angel Eyes - $75
Oci-Butyl Headlamp Sealant (1 roll) - $15
I do need to apologize in advance though....when I started this, I promised a write up w/ pics. As the project progressed though, it became more about just getting everything done and not about planning it out as a DYI write-up.