Pictures of Bi-Xenon Retrofit, also new Wheels (BBS LM 17/18's)

[scorp965]

These are from an iphone, and were taken 'in the moment', so excuse the quality

The Bi-Xenon Retrofit was done by http://www.retro-solutions.com, using Infiniti FX-35 projectors. Lighting is 55W 4300k D2S HID.

 

[ediddynsx]

Looks good John....good work....I like it.

 

[scorp965]

Looks good John....good work....I like it.

Thanks Eddie; its still very much in project state, the st8130 cluster is out for reprogramming (due back in 2 weeks), and the headlights aren't fully secured, or lined up, or aimed... I just wanted to get something installed before the rain.

The car should be 'done' in perhaps 1 month, that is when the final group of parts, assuming no delays, is due to arrive.

 

[The Kid]

The car should be 'done' in perhaps 1 month, that is when the final group of parts, assuming no delays, is due to arrive.

Car looks so much better, I love it. Keeping the Tan interior or goin' Black? I love when you said, "The car should be "done"....Like they are ever really done:biggrin:

 

[lutera]

Looking Great!

 

[scorp965]

Car looks so much better, I love it. Keeping the Tan interior or goin' Black? I love when you said, "The car should be "done"....Like they are ever really done:biggrin:

Its an interesting situation, because, when I was intially looking, I went to great lengths to find red/tan in a coupe, and according to the old FAQ, I think there were only ~40 in this combination, with 1994 being the first year of tan interior.

Now that I wanted racing seats, nobody produces them in tan while retaining a lightweight design. I could have gone with tan leather sparco's, but they weigh more than OEM, and offer less headroom, so it didn't make any sense. I am toying around with the idea of having these recovered in a tan material, but this is a few months down the road. If I have these recovered, it would be a pattern similar to how I recovered the stock seats, with a combination of tan and black suede - this goes well with the rest of the early 'tan' interior, which is perhaps 50% black and 50% tan from the factory.

 

[nsx-tee]

Looks very nice. I like it especially the wheels

Tee

 

[Ko-nsx]

john, whats top end north america???? i got it out of you sig. car looks good, btw

 

[01blacks4]

looks good john...which hood is that?


any news on a rear wing,

 

[Oyagi]

Looks great John. Coming along very nicely. I thought you had GT-One skirts?

 

[otoro]

Awesome wheels, size and offset please? :smile:

 

[NSXworks]

This is the standard BBS LM fittiment for the NSX:
17x7.5 +38 (F) and 18x9 +42 (R)

The rear needs a 10mm spacer to be flush, the front is fine as is.

 

[s14_tat]

wow scorp, your car looks waaaay better now. good job, i have to admit that i am very jealous of all red nsx owners.

 

[Frank Spano]

John, car looks great. Those BBS wheels, really make the car. Frank

 

[nsxsupra]

John, looking good, holy hardcore though.

The new BBS wheels with black center caps are very classy, definitely didn't saw that one coming. Looking forward to see additional surprises.

 

[nathan]

The headlights and front end conversion look great. However, I am not quite sure that the LMs go with the overall flow of car. I think the black SSR fit perfect.

But, I am curious, what are the weights of these wheels compared to your SSRs?

Keep up the good work.

Nathan

 

[chado]

Looks great John. Coming along very nicely. I thought you had GT-One skirts?

Those are them aren't they??

John you've finally got some good light output! I gotta see the car.. are those BBS temporary?

 

[scorp965]

But, I am curious, what are the weights of these wheels compared to your SSRs?

The BBS LM's are heavier, the SSR is 13/19lbs F/R, its one of the lightest wheels you can purchase for the nsx. These are 3 piece wheels, so they will heavier, I don't have exact weights, but probably low 20lbs.

Those are them aren't they??

John you've finally got some good light output! I gotta see the car.. are those BBS temporary?

The skirts are Wings West, reinforced with aluminum

I actually have a second set of BBS LM F1 Champion Edition on the way from Japan, these BBS LM's will be swapped onto the black nsx, and I will put the championship edition's on the red car. The champion edition LM's have a slightly different shade of silver, red center caps, red lip stickers, and come with forged bbs (red) lug nuts, eg:

Once my cluster is back I can consider the car 'road worthy', until then, only short sprints to Niguel Motors, when the bike cops aren't looking

 

[scorp965]

looks good john...which hood is that?
any news on a rear wing,

The hood is gtone; its actually not lined up all that well in the picture, I adjusted it some more yesterday, and it fits much better; I am going to be installing hood pins into it today. Also, the headlights need to be lined up, and fully secured.

I am still waiting to hear from my factory on the nsx-r wing, it should be soon.

 

[Juice]

Keep me up to date on the headlights. I own the same GT-1's and don't care for the current set up with HID. I really like how those bi-xenon look.

 

[scorp965]

Keep me up to date on the headlights. I own the same GT-1's and don't care for the current set up with HID. I really like how those bi-xenon look.

The retrofit is complete, it took about a week once it arrived at the company to perform the work, and the light output is phenomenal - perfect cutoff, etc.

The projectors are OEM, from an Infiniti FX35, and the bixenon solenoid for high/low works perfectly - the entire setup was plug and play from retro-solutions, and included the 55W HID kit.

If you're interested in cost shoot me a PM, Todd at Retro Solutions was great to work with.

 

[brandonsan]

John,

The car looks great ! I love the headlights, wheels and GT One Lip. I almost bought the GT One lip but I bought the Downforce instead. I haven't installed it yet because I do not like the extra vents on the sides so maybe I will close them up before painting it.

 

[mugen_kid]

I love it, great job!!

 

[Oyagi]

john, whats top end north america???? i got it out of you sig. car looks good, btw

Its an NSX secret society. I can tell you...but then I have to kill you....

 

[robfenn]

I love the LMs, they are a classic wheel! I tried getting hold of them about 2 years ago but i was told only magnesium versions were available.

Looking at your pictures, a BBK kit looks like a no-no too so just as well i didn't get them anyway. See how much the centres come out in the ADAC and Le Mans cars: