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Old Nov 14, 2013 | 07:59 AM
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I am looking at putting aftermarket headlights in my 2011 Outdoorsman. Projector style to be exact. I have the quad lamps and every set I look at says it won't work with quad lamps. Does anyone know of anybody that makes a set for quad lamps?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2013 | 09:10 AM
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None that i`ve heard of... i`m in the same boat (sport w/quads). The guys around my area just re-wire theirs to except the single style projectors. Keep in mind, most "LOOK ALIKE" projector headlights on the market, are just that... look like projectors, they just dont perform like a real projector headlight with a HID bulb and ballist. Most are HALOGEN projector housings, and in most cases, your lighting is sometimes worse than the actual OEM set-up. And dont bother trying to install HID bulbs in them either, you`ll actually make them worse, and HID puts out ALOT of heat, you`ll melt the actual projector unit down using HID bulbs in some of them. One more thing, dont install HID bulbs in your OEM halogen housing, you`ll end up with a "scattered beam pattern", the lighting will suck.

If you want real projectors, which is the ONLY way to go, alot of guys on here use this guys products with great success. He can install projectors in YOUR stock headlight housings. Trust me, you`ll be happier.
http://retro-solutions.net/

Or you can just keep it simple and buy the Sylvania H11 & 9005 SilverStar "Ultra" headlight bulbs. I took my OEM factory 9005 bulbs and installed those in my fog light housings... huge improvement...! The only thing i had to do was, re-adjust the height of the headlights.
 

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Old Nov 14, 2013 | 11:38 AM
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Okay cool. Thanks for the input. I am only doing this because I have a white Outdoorsman with aftermarket black wheels so I kind of want to continue with the whole blacked out look. What are thoughts on the smoked crystal lights? Also 9005 bulbs will fit in the fog lights?
 
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Old Nov 14, 2013 | 11:52 PM
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Check out http://shop.retroshop.us/. He does great work and you can get your lights customized the way you want. It's a lil bit on the pricey side but totally worth it in my opinion. I got bi-xenon projectors installed in my quads, as well as my fog lights and they are BRIGHT.

Both my headlights and fog lights are wired for highbeams.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2013 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Trucker86
Okay cool. Thanks for the input. I am only doing this because I have a white Outdoorsman with aftermarket black wheels so I kind of want to continue with the whole blacked out look. What are thoughts on the smoked crystal lights? Also 9005 bulbs will fit in the fog lights?
Yes, the 9005 will fit the fog light housing in your 2011. You wont believe the difference...!
Go with what INTERPUNX says, he`s had the halogen projectors in the past and got rid of them i do believe and went with HID projectors.
"RetroShop - Jeremy" has done many HID projector headlights for many others here on this forum, good guy, good job. Pricey yes, its well WORTH IT..!
Jeremy can also paint the inner headlight housing any color to match what ever you want.
 

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