irritated

[deuce0880]

i've been trying to get ahold of custom lights for over a week because i wanna do a retrofit but i can't get anybody to answer me. i've called, PM'd, IM'd and everything else and i'm gettin irritated. is there anyway someone can help me out?!?!?

[Izzy]

If you called, did you leave a message?

Customlightz, Bjorn, always returned my calls if no one answered. That said, they may be busy or something.

[vtak07]

yeah it took them a while to get back to me also, they must be very busy

[rev210k]

called rich yesterday and left a message he got back to me right away

[deuce0880]

which number?!?

[eXTCspeed]

Okay guys. Bjorn and Rich have been VERY busy lately. Last time I checked, they both have been feeling ill recently within the past few weeks and have had to take some time off for themselves to recover. Obviously you guys have noticed that Bjorn especially hasn't spent as much time as he would like with his 8thcivic buddies. What you guys should do is the call the Custom Lightz number, and leave a message saying what your intent is and how they can contact you. That way, they'll try to contact you in a timely fashion.

Sorry for the inconvenience but give Bjorn a few more days. He needs to take care of some personal issues first. When he's done with what needs to be taken care of, he'll be back on 8thcivic as much as he was before.

Everyone just hang on tight! It'll be worth it. Trust me. I'm waiting on Custom Lightz as well.

[deuce0880]

i'd like to get a retrofit done over my spring break (starting next friday) so i won't be without lights when i need them. i also need a few questions answered because i really really like their work! maybe some of you can help me out...

[Izzy]

I can loan you my headlights, if you have a coupe, so you won't be without lights. I just request a deposit, and your paying for shipping back and forth.

What questions did you have, also? I'll try to answer them, or any of the real retrofit gurus.

[eXTCspeed]

What questions do you have regarding the retrofit/retrofitting process? I'm sure Izzy can help you answer them! (haha)

As for downtime without headlights. You can either try to find someone to lend you a set of headlights to run around with while your headlights are being retrofitted or you can buy some eBay headlights to hold you over during the process. That way, you'll appreciate the retrofits so much more. Comparing the eBay headlight cutoffs with the projector retrofit cutoffs will be a world of difference.

[Xenin]

you could just buy new headlights. majestic honda or hondapartsdeal.com

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by Xenin

you could just buy new headlights. majestic honda or hondapartsdeal.com

There are people here (i.e. me) who can help out with the headlight situation too. I don't do it often, but I've helped two people already.

I had to buy an extra set, because there was nobody to loan FROM at the time.

[ojefferyo]

my headlights are there right now, they should be coming back any day. called bjorn and he always answer.

[deuce0880]

the biggest part is understanding the whole shroud deal and what projects and all that. i wanna place an order but i need some guidance...

[Izzy]

The shroud essentially covers up the projector housing, and is there for cosmetic reasons. With the MDX shrouds, you'll need to get a secondary rear shroud, as it's too small to fully cover up the projector.

What do you mean by, "what projects"?

[deuce0880]

sorry i meant projectors. my fault. i really like the look of the quad setup and i want turn signal projectors as well what would be a good setup. btw i have an '08 NHBP FA5 so i'd like to stay black.

[Izzy]

With a quad set-up you know you'll be running about $1200, right? IIRC, that's without bulbs and ballasts.

If you want something "good", get some S2000 projectors or FX projectors and TSX clear lenses, put them on your lowbeams and call it a night. If you want something showy, then a quad projector set-up with turn signal projectors would be your thing. But, you will be spending lots of dough on it.

Labor alone on getting a quad set-up is 450 bucks. Turn signals will be an extra $50 (or $130 for everything, which I assume includes bulbs and the projectors for the turn signal itself). Shroud extension (if you get the MDX shrouds) are a further $60. Color modding to get that extra color if you want is also $30, and there's two "options". So that's another $60 for each set. LOL. Right there is $760 before the hardware. LOL.

Then you need two pairs of shrouds, two projectors, four ballasts, four D2S bulbs.

As far as color, you can simply ask Bjorn to either paint your housings black (to get rid of the reflective bits, which I did) or whatever you want.

[deuce0880]

so 1200 for the quad setup OTD? or what else needs to be included

[eXTCspeed]

Originally Posted by deuce0880

so 1200 for the quad setup OTD? or what else needs to be included

Let's just say, for a quadruple retrofit with the following options: color modded both projectors, blue ccfl all around, and projector turn signals, you're looking at about $900+ for labor alone. That, added to the price for all of the parts, assuming you're going TSX/FX setup, will be roughly $1400+ OTD.

[Xenin]

me personaly, would buy a new pair of headlights to get worked on. i always have a back up part. like if i got a new exhaust system, i wouldnt sell the stock one because at some point in time i'd sell the car and wouldnt want to go searching for stock parts.

[deuce0880]

well i PM'd and called and left a message and no response yet...