TEQ Custom Retrofit Headlights - Anyone Tried (3 Viewers)

[LJE]

I got to be privy to a repair of one of these headlights over this past weekend. Gotta say, it was disappointing. Lights arrived to my buddy's house well after the lead time with connectors mismatched, only some of the lighting functional. They gave him the run around for a while before he decided to open it up. Found a power and ground wire to the high beam crimped together inside, pinched between 2 items with the shielding worn through, shorting itself. They told him that wasn't a likely cause for the issue, even though he taped both, fixed the short, and lights now work. Quality of work was low, and it seems the support he's received leaves plenty to be desired. He's on here but I think he's trying to track down the owner at this point before putting them on blast on socials.

This thread seems to have very different feedback than the FB groups. There's damn near a witch hunt starting over these on FB.

Having been active on a million different forums for a million years, these things always seem to go this way. Create a cool product, drum up interest, take in a bunch of preorders, then never stick to plans and always increase lead times. These outfits are the exact reason I'll never take preorder money and I'll never sell something I don't have my hands on at the time of sale. For the money these cost, the work quality (of what I saw) and (IMO) the cheap aesthetic, one would be so much better off just doing a retrofit in to OEM housings.

Yeah - I almost commented here based on what I've seen on Facebook. Low quality work, crazy lead times (well beyond what they quote), non-responsive/dodging customer follow-up.

IMO, someone is much better off getting Lou's bracket and retrofitting it themselves.

 

[FairZ33]

Yikes. And recently their social media went on a tirade about another company that does retrofit headlights for essentially the same complaints & more. I was hoping to buy a pair of these, but now maybe I'll wait. Extra disappointing since they're a NC business.

 

[MongooseGA]

Yikes. And recently their social media went on a tirade about another company that does retrofit headlights for essentially the same complaints & more. I was hoping to buy a pair of these, but now maybe I'll wait. Extra disappointing since they're a NC business.

They were trying to distance themselves from BXBuilt, if I recall correctly. Good move on their part, provided they hadn't become the same thing.

 

[FairZ33]

Yeah - I almost commented here based on what I've seen on Facebook. Low quality work, crazy lead times (well beyond what they quote), non-responsive/dodging customer follow-up.

IMO, someone is much better off getting Lou's bracket and retrofitting it themselves.

Is this the bracket you mentioned? 100 Series HID Retrofit Accessory Bundle - https://theartisangarage.com/products/100-series-hid-retrofit-accessory-bundle

How many bananas is this to DIY? Never touched headlights myself. Aside from the projectors, what else do I need?

They were trying to distance themselves from BXBuilt, if I recall correctly. Good move on their part, provided they hadn't become the same thing.

That sounds right. I remember they were up in arms over the fact that the company in question had returned under a new name.

 

[LJE]

Is this the bracket you mentioned? 100 Series HID Retrofit Accessory Bundle - https://theartisangarage.com/products/100-series-hid-retrofit-accessory-bundle

How many bananas is this to DIY? Never touched headlights myself. Aside from the projectors, what else do I need?


That sounds right. I remember they were up in arms over the fact that the company in question had returned under a new name.

This one is Lou's bracket:

LX470 HID RETROFIT PROJECTOR BRACKET

LX470 HID RETROFIT PROJECTOR BRACKETS ARE AVAILABLE www.lbbuiltwerks.com HID MINI H1 BRACKET AND PROJECTOR INSTALL GUIDE https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/led-drl-and-high-beam-for-lx-and-lc.1126169/ In my quest to simplify the retrofit process in my LX470 I decided to have a bracket made...

forum.ih8mud.com

The one you linked helps if you're using the MicroD2S projectors like I did - that's why I designed those tail caps originally.

I'd say it's... Maybe a 2.5 banana job? Just have to be careful and follow Lou's instructions. Nothing crazy, but some delicate pieces and an order you need to do things in. I think it took me maybe 6 hours to do mine? First time I had ever done headlights.

Lou's brackets, Projectors (Mini H1 or microD2S), appropriate bulbs, tailcaps/ignitors (used interchangbly best I can tell), ballasts/computers (also used interchangbly), wiring harness.

 

[FairZ33]

This one is Lou's bracket:

LX470 HID RETROFIT PROJECTOR BRACKET

LX470 HID RETROFIT PROJECTOR BRACKETS ARE AVAILABLE www.lbbuiltwerks.com HID MINI H1 BRACKET AND PROJECTOR INSTALL GUIDE https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/led-drl-and-high-beam-for-lx-and-lc.1126169/ In my quest to simplify the retrofit process in my LX470 I decided to have a bracket made...

forum.ih8mud.com

The one you linked helps if you're using the MicroD2S projectors like I did - that's why I designed those tail caps originally.

I'd say it's... Maybe a 2.5 banana job? Just have to be careful and follow Lou's instructions. Nothing crazy, but some delicate pieces and an order you need to do things in. I think it took me maybe 6 hours to do mine? First time I had ever done headlights.

Lou's brackets, Projectors (Mini H1 or microD2S), appropriate bulbs, tailcaps/ignitors (used interchangbly best I can tell), ballasts/computers (also used interchangbly), wiring harness.

Does Lou’s bracket apply to just the LX or also the LC? I’d be working on an LC.

 

[LJE]

Does Lou’s bracket apply to just the LX or also the LC? I’d be working on an LC.

Oh! LCs don't need a bracket. I've never done one of those though, but my understanding is that the LCs are easier.