NO CUTTING retrofits!!!

[quaidum]

i wish my lenses were not as foggy and scratched up the lights would look a lot more crisp

the camera i am using doesn't capture the lighting all that well








the reflectors on the road are the only way to really notice how much light these produce

[Juan4DCB7]

How well do the adapter rings hold the projector in on the stock headlights? I noticed the site said only H4 and H7 adapter rings were included.

x2

[dlatino]

where do you get the halo led rings for the projectors?

[CB7H22Los]

looks nice...that street is nice and quiet!

[sm1ke]

I wonder how these would look in my 6G...

Here you go





Pic of my cutoff, this is what it looks like right out of the box with 5000k bulbs

( Yes, I know the projectors need to be re-aligned :P )

(Bad) picture of the light output


And finally, a picture of what I had to cut to get them to fit in my headlights (6th gen accord)

[daovangphotos]

I too, would like to wh*re this thread.

[Leung]

was it easy to do?

[lilb_1979]

was it easy to do?

If I did it, any one can do it. Lol

[Leung]

I too, would like to wh*re this thread.

what kind of shrouds did you choose?

[zack_odom]

just ordered a set for my legend. should be here soon!

[daovangphotos]

was it easy to do?

Yupp. Just like opening the headlight to black house it, but just sliding in a projector after you remove OEM caster shield.
There is a slight cutting involved, SLIGHT.

If I did it, any one can do it. Lol

I beleive you are the first one to write a DIY for the projector into USDM headlights.
I didnt see it until after i did mines but it was still the same process.

what kind of shrouds did you choose?

I chose the E46-R because it was big enough to fill in the gaps (after trimming it down)

[benjerman112]

This is pretty sweet might have to try.

[Jack_lee]

Looks like the projector has been hot over here before i first seen it at hs.i received the set i bought from a member at hs (also a member here!) last month and it's almost done now,i know i'm bit slow,i'm just too busy and this is i think the first and only retrofit i'll do,so got to do it right,do it once.

the set that i bought is actually has some defects on the shroud and the size is a little longer than the normal gatling shroud(got some discount on it!).so i decided to buy the E46R shroud from trs.

below are some of the progress pic.and i forgot to mention,i'm using the JDM 1pc h/light.



Wet sand and buff/polished the lens before pry it off.


Pry open and clean it up CAREFULLY.


Take off the reflector bowl


This is how i sandwich the projector in the reflector bowl,since this is the extra set of h/lights.so i just cut off the H4 bulb bracket to make it really flat to lock in.you no need to cut it if you tends to keep the original.


When the projector is on,measure carefully and cut the shroud.


I don't know whether other have this problem on their mini modded into the CBs' JDM 1pc.it tends to sit so low especially when i'm using the E46R shroud,it didn't cover up the projector like the gatling shroud that come with it.it's impossible that i adjust the h/light way high just to let the bottom of the shroud visible.


Then i came out with an idea---turn the reflector bowl up side down.this is just an idea,it needs to be tested on the car and since the projector is sitting higher than before,so i try to aim it at the lowest.hope this is happening when i test it on the car later.


But before that you have to cut the 2 little nipple each side on the back of the reflector to lock it up side down.




It looks great after that...




In order to have room for aiming when it's on the car,i decided to cut the housing.bear in mind that i'm using the E46R shroud.there are wider.


...and led strip behind the shroud.


As i read at hidplanet,ONLY cover up the projector with 3M aluminum foil tape when preventing light coming out from behind.


The last process i think is find a set of 35w HID and test it on the car.check the cut off.check the foil tape condition after light up.check the aiming availability.and put back the lens.I'll post up some pic later.

any suggestion,criticism or opinion are welcome.

[sm1ke]

Great job on the retrofit Jack lee. Turning the reflector bowl upside down for more clearance is a great idea.

[Gemini]

thats hot Jack Lee and using the foil tape is a must(i did it on my first E46 projector retrofit (i also used heineken keg cans)