DIY Projector/HID (sedan)

[Brian]

Here is the DIY for the projectors from Micro Image. This DIY was design for the sedan but most of the steps can be related to the LB as well. Perform at you own risk. If you have any questions feel free to ask or PM me.

Tools needed: 10mm socket
14mm socket (I think for negative battery terminal)
Ratchet (1/4" drive works fine)
Phillips screwdriver
Flat head screwdriver
Masking tape
Dremel

1.) Disconnect negative (-) wire from battery
2.) Lift vehicle (just the front end or the whole car)
3.) Apply masking take to bumper and fender (prevents paint from getting scratched)
4.) Remove these bolts from the front of the inner fenders with 10mm socket(1 on each side)
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5.) Remove bolts from underside holding the bumper and underpanels on (no pic). I think theres about 6 or 8 of them.
6.) Remove 6 push rivets from the top of bumper under the hood. Push down in the middle of them and pull the whole thing out.
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7.) Pull the sides of the bumper outwards to release. It should now look something like this:
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8.) Headlight removal. There are 3 10mm bolts holding each headlight on. 2 on top and 1 on the side and unplug 2 OEM connectors. If you have eyelids remove them at this time.
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9.) Remove all factory wiring and bulbs from each headlight and the 3 screw from the edge of the back of the headlight.
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10.) You should end up with this:
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11.) Remove the screw holding the headlight bulb clip. (You will not need these)
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12.) Now its time to bake your headlights. Preheat oven to 215-225 degrees. Once the oven is heated place one headlight at a time on a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Set oven rack so the headlight will be as close to the center of the oven as possible. Bake for about 10 minutes.
13.) Remove from oven. CAUTION HEADLIGHT WILL BE HOT. Use a pair of gloves to handle it.
14.) Starting at one corner use a flathead screwdriver or butter knife and pry the lens from the housing. Don't be affraid to use a little force if necessary. Once you get on corner separated you can pretty much just pull the lens from the housing by hand and a little strength.
15.) Once removed you should have this:
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16.) There are 3 phillips screw holding the reflector housing to the lens. Remove these and be careful not to lose. They are small.
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17.) Remove reflector housing from lens. Sorry no pics.
18.) I don't remember but I think there are 2 more small phillips screw hold the reflector housing together. Remove these and pop out the reflector. Remove the headlight bulb reflector from the housing by prying up the two tabs and pushing the reflector out.
19.) This next part is up to you. You can paint any color. I used SEM satin black. Does not need to be a high temp paint.
20.) Mask of all around the headlight housing to prevent dust from sanding and paint from contacting sealant.
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21.) Scuff sand all chrome parts of the headlight housing and reflector housing with 600 grit or higher sandpaper.
22.) Paint and allow to dry.
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23.) Remove plastic from the projectors and unscrew and remove the 2 rings, washer, and H4 ring.
24.) Insert projector into headlight housing from the front and on the back install H4 ring, washer, threaded ring without the tabs (projector is labled top). Tighten all the way.
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25.) Reassemble the reflector housing and lens assembly.
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The reflector housing will have to be notched to accomodate the projector. No pics, but it you put the to parts together you will see. No big deal if you have a dremel.
26.) Remove masking tape from the headlight assembly. You can use and apply some of the sealant now or, like I did, wait until the headlights are assembled and run a bead around the outside.
27.) Back to baking. Put the headlights in the oven again at the same temperature for the same amount of time.
28.) Remove headlight from the oven and, while wearing some gloves, push the lens assembly into the headlight housing assembly while trying to line up the 3 screw holes and clips around the outside. Insert the screw and allow to cool.
29.) When finished it will look something like this:
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30.) Now for the wiring. Reinstall the factory harness into each headlight housing, don't forget the factory grommet, along with the HID bulb and screw ring with the tabs on it.
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31.) The projector kit comes with a pack of phillips screws. Use one on each headlight to mount the ballast on the bottom.
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32.) The HID harness with the long power wire goes on the passenger side.
33.) Run the single red power wire to the battery and attached them to the positive (+) post. I ran the passenger side along the firewall and the drivers side behing the battery.
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34.) Passenger side. Attach the single black ground wire to the strut tower (make sure to grind down to bare metal) and mount the black relay box on top of the ground wire utilizing the threaded hole already there. The bolts in the kit fit perfectly.
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35.) Driver's side single black gound wire. There is already a ground wire, by I think its the airbag sensor, you can use.
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36.) Plug all the other wires together, except the single red and black wires with no terminal and bare wire showing.
37.) Now for the halos. The single red and black wires with no terminals. Use the provide wire splicers or you can solder. Attach the black wire to the white wire w/black strip (-) coming out of the connector for the signal lights and the red wire to the green wire (+) on the opposite corner of the connector.
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I zip tied the wire splicers then wrapped them in electrical tape to prevent them from coming undone.
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38.) Bolt the headlight assemblies back on with the 3 bolts each and reinstall the bumper.
39.) End result:
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And the cut off.
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[ruimond]

That looks awesome. Well done on doing it yourself and making a DIY for other people to follow.

I think someone should start making pre-made ones with these kits for people to buy for people who aren't keen to DIY. Instead of those ones made in Taiwan.

[808_Yaris]

Wow! Great work Brian! How long did that take you?

[Brian]

Took me about 6-7 hours. Taking my time and making sure everything was right. With the DIY it can probably be done in 3-4 hours

[DandiDani]

thanx a lot for posting this. my husband plans to do this next week sometime. im sure ill be helping him and that you will receive some pm's.:help::laugh:

[JeremyG]

Congrats on successfully completed your DIY. Just a quick question, what does the color output of the 5000k bulb? is it Yellowish, White, or yellowish-white?

[JumpmanYaris]

I am screwd on the wire part:frown:

[PETERPOOP]

awesome job. thanks brian. ill pm you if i have any questions today during my install. thanks

[JumpmanYaris]

awesome job. thanks brian. ill pm you if i have any questions today during my install. thanks

Are you posting picture Peter??

[Brian]

Congrats on successfully completed your DIY. Just a quick question, what does the color output of the 5000k bulb? is it Yellowish, White, or yellowish-white?

5000K is more white. The ones in the pics are 6000k which have a hint of blue but mostly white.

[PETERPOOP]

Are you posting picture Peter??

Probably not since brian was kind of enough to do this DIY. However, I might because mine is a liftback. If I encounter anything different from his DIY, i'll be sure to take pics and write something.

[Brian]

Probably not since brian was kind of enough to do this DIY. However, I might because mine is a liftback. If I encounter anything different from his DIY, i'll be sure to take pics and write something.

You should do one to show how to take apart the headlights and work with them

[Brian]

I am screwd on the wire part:frown:

The wiring is probably the easiest part. Theres pretty much only one way to do it.

[JumpmanYaris]

Ok so this are HID as well?

[Brian]

Ok so this are HID as well?

yes

[JumpmanYaris]

The wiring is probably the easiest part. Theres pretty much only one way to do it.

And what way is that?:iono:

[Brian]

And what way is that?:iono:

I figured it out on the first try. I thought the halos were gonna be hard but they weren't. Just tap into 2 wires on each light and every thing else just plugs together. Only fits on way.

[JumpmanYaris]

I figured it out on the first try. I thought the halos were gonna be hard but they weren't. Just tap into 2 wires on each light and every thing else just plugs together. Only fits on way.

:confused: I shall try it then

[LEGATO``]

hmm i have eyelids, and i believe you had eyelids to brian

do you plan on putting them back on? or is the cutoff going to be different?

[PETERPOOP]

doing mine, getting ready to bake..

[1NZYaris1]

watching and waiting :drool:

[PETERPOOP]

pulled apart one headlight, preheating for the next one.

[JumpmanYaris]

doing mine, getting ready to bake..

and shake!!

[PETERPOOP]

had to use a dremel to have the projector fit in the housing. the original hole for the stock bulb was too small and could not fit the projector. good thing it was checked before i sprayed the housing black. just taped off the headlights, and getting ready to spray.

[JumpmanYaris]

I am still looking for another set of headlights on ebay looks like its about 45 to 115 the average on price. any cheaper then that before I buy any of them

[PETERPOOP]

i dont think they come any cheaper;but i don't think you need to buy them either. i only set my oven to 215 and preheat for 10 minutes and let the headlights sit in there for 4 min and that was enough time to pry it open. all ovens are different so you have to decide how long you want to put them in there for. one of the headlights actually melted in the back a little bit after only being in there for four minutes. so keep an eye on it

[JumpmanYaris]

Will do

[Brian]

hmm i have eyelids, and i believe you had eyelids to brian

do you plan on putting them back on? or is the cutoff going to be different?

I don't think the cut off will be affected. I will probably repaint them and try them out next weekend.

[LEGATO``]

I don't like the cut off will be affected.


you mean you "dont think the cut off will be affected" ?

[cali yaris]

^ He meant by the eyelids, I think.

Brian, great DIY and thank you for taking the time to post it. Looks good and it seems the issues were minor. Are the halos nice and bright?

[JeremyG]

5000K is more white. The ones in the pics are 6000k which have a hint of blue but mostly white.
hmm very different from what mine looks like at 6000K temperature. Do you mind post up the picture of the bulb for the projector lens? :redface: Appreciate your effort Brian:wink:

[Brian]

^ He meant by the eyelids, I think.

Brian, great DIY and thank you for taking the time to post it. Looks good and it seems the issues were minor. Are the halos nice and bright?

Yeah, I meant "think". Fixed it now. The halos are very bright. I tried taking some pics of them from the front but they ended up looking like the actual headlight was on so I had to do it from the sides.

hmm very different from what mine looks like at 6000K temperature. Do you mind post up the picture of the bulb for the projector lens? :redface: Appreciate your effort Brian:wink:

It looks the same as any other HID bi-xenon bulb. Sorry don't have any pics. Maybe Peterpoop can snap a pic before he finishes.

[PETERPOOP]

It looks the same as any other HID bi-xenon bulb. Sorry don't have any pics. Maybe Peterpoop can snap a pic before he finishes.

Doh, didn't see this until now. Too late. Sorry.

[808_Yaris]

^did you finish? :biggrin:

[LEGATO``]

hmm okay
well the installation definitely seems easy enough with your diy brian. greatly appreciated :thumbsup:

one thing; i just read peter's diy
and i know that he had to make the whole bigger for the projectors, but you didn't. and i dont own a dremel.
did you have to use a dremel for anything?

[Brian]

one thing I completely forgot to check was the high beams.

[PETERPOOP]

one thing I completely forgot to check was the high beams.

let me know if they work! lol

^did you finish? :biggrin:

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22124

[Brian]

hmm okay
well the installation definitely seems easy enough with your diy brian. greatly appreciated :thumbsup:

one thing; i just read peter's diy
and i know that he had to make the whole bigger for the projectors, but you didn't. and i dont own a dremel.
did you have to use a dremel for anything?

i used a dremel to cut a notch in the relector housing and to sand the paint off a spot for the grounging point. I'm sure you can get by with a flat file though. just might take a little longer.

[Brian]

let me know if they work! lol



http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22124

Just checked and works fine.

[LEGATO``]

oh okay
thanks for the info

[Red Horse]

no high beam?

[Brian]

no high beam?

Yes, it's a bi-xenon. Hi beam works perfect also. No pics yet though.

[Brian]

Thanks. I plan on getting a new set of headlights in a few months cause mine have taken a beating the last couple of years from rocks and the clear protectant is beginning to wear off on the lens. When I do I will get some better pics of the install. All I had was my phone at the time. I'm very happy with the outcome though and love the blacked out look.

[JeremyG]

Brian, does this bulb looks the same as yours?
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll267/jeremygsl/IMG_6743.jpg

mine was labeled 6000K but I didn't expect the output was yellowish instead of white-bluish.


Oh yea one more question Brian, Does the H4 ring adapter sits your projector properly? or did you discard them to get your desire level on the light output?

[Brian]

yes, its a D2S

[JumpmanYaris]

Can someone fotoshop the headlights with the projectors in red housing? I am curious to see how it looks with the blk car lol

[JeremyG]

Oh yea one more question Brian, Does the H4 ring adapter sits your projector properly? or did you discard them to get your desire level on the light output?

Brian, how bout this question? :redface:

[Brian]

Brian, how bout this question? :redface:

It fit perfectly

[JeremyG]

hmm looks like that adapter ring are purely for LH driver cause our (asia) design will shoot 140 degree angle with that ring fitted in... :(

[LEGATO``]

i was looking through one of the threads that peter put up and you asked him about his cutoffs

did you have any trouble adjusting yours or did you just plug them in and they were already set to go pretty much?

[Brian]

i was looking through one of the threads that peter put up and you asked him about his cutoffs

did you have any trouble adjusting yours or did you just plug them in and they were already set to go pretty much?

I tried to adjust them but since the projectors hit the reflector housing they barely went lower than
the factory setting. I liked the height of the cut off so I left it alone. Just got back from a night drive
and I saw absolutly no glare and a perfect cut off. The cut off height is perfect and doesn't shine
into other peoples mirrors. A huge improvement from running my previous HIDs in the stock
housing. With my previous HIDs there was glare all over the place and would constantly shine
Into other driver's mirrors. With the projectors there is plenty of light on the road. I must
recommend that anyone with HIDs upgrade to these projectors, atleast for the safety and courtesy
of the other driver's.

[JumpmanYaris]

I am still waiting on my projectors, I think they might be in tomorrow.

[PETERPOOP]

Hey brian, I've never had an HID kit before, so I was wondering if this was normal; When I turn on the low beams, it takes a few seconds to "warm up." It's not as bright at first. But then the projectors get brighter gradually, until it's peak. Are you experiencing this too? Or is this even normal?

Also, i've had this happen a couple of times; when I go to just turn the halos on, they won't turn on immediately. Maybe a few seconds, then they pop on. I know those don't have to "warm up," because I usually can just turn the halos on and they turn on right away. However, one time I tried to turn the halos on, and they didn't turn on. It wasn't until I flipped my lights on all the way ( to turn the low beams on ), is when the halos went on too. Then I turned the projectors off and just left the halos on, and it seemed to work fine after that. Very strange. It can't be a wiring issue, because all the lights DO work. It just depends on how long they want to take for them to eventually turn on ( the halos ). Hopefully this isn't a sign of bad things to come? dun dun dun.......

On a positive note, I've had many compliments on the headlights. I am extremely glad I went with blacking out the housings, and it gives my car a much more sportier, less eco-box feel IMO!!!!!!!!

[ezhacker1]

HIDs DO warm up, so its normal.

[PETERPOOP]

oh ok, thanks. I guess the thing with the halos is the only mystery now.

[ImportRacer88]

ok i dont know if this was answered what was the total cost of meterials i would like to do this and what if i didnt get the hids but wanted to paint the chrome black will that drasticly affect my visibilty and light out put of the headlights

[JeremyG]

Also, i've had this happen a couple of times; when I go to just turn the halos on, they won't turn on immediately. Maybe a few seconds, then they pop on. I know those don't have to "warm up," because I usually can just turn the halos on and they turn on right away. However, one time I tried to turn the halos on, and they didn't turn on. It wasn't until I flipped my lights on all the way ( to turn the low beams on ), is when the halos went on too. Then I turned the projectors off and just left the halos on, and it seemed to work fine after that. Very strange. It can't be a wiring issue, because all the lights DO work. It just depends on how long they want to take for them to eventually turn on ( the halos ). Hopefully this isn't a sign of bad things to come? dun dun dun.......

I had this problem too and culprit it's at the controller (square size little black box) that comes with the wiring harnesses. While having the issue of slow respond on the Halo (left side only), it will slowly died off.

Just to make sure that Box was the culprit, you can switch between the two Box to see which ones are faulty. There's a connector on the bottom of the box so just unplug them, not the whole wiring. Hope this helps.

[Brian]

I haven't had any problems with my halos so far. The only thing I can suggest is to double check
and make sure there are no loose wires.

[E.R.G]

Where can i get one set of those projectors?

[PETERPOOP]

http://shop.microimageonline.com/product.sc;jsessionid=A5BDBABA50358A0CE6D0539627D0 41BF.qscstrfrnt02?productId=155&categoryId=16

[E.R.G]

Thanks PETERPOOP.:thumbup:

[PETERPOOP]

no problem!

[cali yaris]

^ love that signature pic :wub:

[JumpmanYaris]

Well just got the projectors today woooohhhoooooo:thumbup:
Thanks GARM even tho u forgot about me

[JumpmanYaris]

:drool::drool::drool:

[RHDVIPbB]

^^^^sweet. Now come over and lets install them.

[PETERPOOP]

good luck!

[LEGATO``]

i looked at jumpman's picture before i went to bed lastnight
and i had a dream that i got one in the mail too
do you know how much it suck when i woke up?

anyways
good luck with the install!

[JumpmanYaris]

i looked at jumpman's picture before i went to bed lastnight
and i had a dream that i got one in the mail too
do you know how much it suck when i woke up?

anyways
good luck with the install!

It had happend to me before it sucks

[1NZYaris1]

i looked at jumpman's picture before i went to bed lastnight
and i had a dream that i got one in the mail too
do you know how much it suck when i woke up?

anyways
good luck with the install!

Atleast you didn't buy them , ship them half way around the world .
then unpack them & paint them ,then to find the cut off was wrong :redface:
That sucks , trust me .:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
live and learn :bellyroll:

[JeremyG]

Atleast you didn't buy them , ship them half way around the world .
then unpack them & paint them ,then to find the cut off was wrong :redface:
That sucks , trust me .:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
live and learn :bellyroll:

How serious will it be if the cut-off was wrong? you get ticket just because of that?:confused:

[1NZYaris1]

How serious will it be if the cut-off was wrong? you get ticket just because of that?:confused:

Ticket + Ordered of the road total fines about $500.NZ :redface:
so it is not worth risking , but on the bright side , atleast
all i have to do is wait for the correct ones :thumbsup:
shouldn't be to far away , hopefully :laugh:

[1NZYaris1]

does any one have any night shoots , of these projectors , showing cut off and glare :iono: please.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I think Mike (camelll) had some. Glare was minimal and the cutoff was excellent.

[PETERPOOP]

does any one have any night shoots , of these projectors , showing cut off and glare :iono: please.

go to my liftback DIY for the projector headlights. I got night shots on page 2.

[Brian]

does any one have any night shoots , of these projectors , showing cut off and glare :iono: please.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/MASUMOBJ/PROJECTOR%20DIY/rsz_img00410-20090906-0213.jpg

[1NZYaris1]

Thanks Brain , i had already copied that one , i was hoping to get one with both head lights lined up , your drivers side is way to low :thumbsup:

[jouna]

http://www.bjf2k.com/led4you/images/DSC05610.jpghttp://www.bjf2k.com/led4you/images/DSC05380a.jpg can these work??

[Brian]

Thanks Brain , i had already copied that one , i was hoping to get one with both head lights lined up , your drivers side is way to low :thumbsup:

Its actually perfect while driving. High enough on the passenger side to light up road signs but low enough not to shine into peoples windows or mirrors.

[1NZYaris1]

Thanks for that . just trying to show the suppliers that the cut off
does not suit right hand drive cars :thumbsup:

[Brian]

Brian, you should adjust that drivers side, you will see a huge difference in the way the road lights up. I am surprised you got it to go that low without popping the adjustment screw out of the socket behind the reflector bowl. I did that on mine and I was not even close to that far down, I could not go any lower than the drivers side you see in the 4th pic and right below that I popped the adjuster screw out. Had to reopen the headlight and fix it, was kind of a pain in the butt.

I will lower the passenger side when I get a new set of headlights in a few months. I didn't want
to cut into the reflector housing at the time to lower it more. I was surprised too at how low they
came out.

[1NZYaris1]

1nz the housings these projectors came in were RHD. The cutoff shield is for LHD but the RHD housings were rotated so the projectors shined up on the left. I don't know if yours is the same or not. It may be hard to understand what I am saying so I will post a pic of the cutoff in the RHD projectors and hope this helps.

The first pic, 3 black circles shows how the h4 grooves are rotated to the right allowing more light to shine on the left and less on the right. You can see the cutoff shield how it is angled. The shield is on the bottom but when the light comes out of the projector it is upside down. The housing was sitting flat for this pic.

2nd pic is the housing sitting flat so you can see how the cutoff would look in a RHD housing. This would probably work without blinding oncoming traffic but the proper way would be to have the cutoff shield going the opposite direction, I don't know if they make these or not. Would need to ask someone who has stock hid in RHD housing.

3rd pic is the same projector in a LHD housing, 3 black circles show how the h4 grooves are flat. It looks like it goes to the left but it is because the whole housing was rotated when I took the pic, but it is not rotated left or right. I hope this helps. If you have any more questions you can pm me or post in here if brian does not care.

Brian, you should adjust that drivers side, you will see a huge difference in the way the road lights up. I am surprised you got it to go that low without popping the adjustment screw out of the socket behind the reflector bowl. I did that on mine and I was not even close to that far down, I could not go any lower than the drivers side you see in the 4th pic and right below that I popped the adjuster screw out. Had to reopen the headlight and fix it, was kind of a pain in the butt.

Thanks for that Camel , but if i can't get the right cut off , then it's not worth the risk .
i do to much night driveing , to take short cuts on lighting ,
not to mention the fact it would not get a road worthy cert like that .
which it requires to pass every 12months .:thumbsup:

[JumpmanYaris]

I started with my project..

[JumpmanYaris]

here it goes ..

[JumpmanYaris]

Brian how did u get the projectors in the housing??:confused:

[Brian]

Brian how did u get the projectors in the housing??:confused:

After you remove the lens, the reflector and bulb clip it just slides right in.

[JumpmanYaris]

it aint sliding on on this one or am i doing something wrong
The reflector as in the crome part atached to the plastic housing?

[JumpmanYaris]

..

[JumpmanYaris]

i think i have it now if i do i am gonna feel dumb

[Red Horse]

I realy like to do this, if only the projector is cheap.

[JumpmanYaris]

Doing some painting now

[JumpmanYaris]

painted projectors and crome parts I also sprayed some primer

[PETERPOOP]

hurry up jumpman. ;)

I believe you're the first one to actually paint the projectors? But the plastic is still on it?

[Brian]

You may have to cut a piece out above the reflector so the projector doesn't hit it and so you can lower the cut off. You'll see when you go to put then back together. I see you didn't remove the rings before you tried to put the projector in.

[JumpmanYaris]

You may have to cut a piece out above the reflector so the projector doesn't hit it and so you can lower the cut off. You'll see when you go to put then back together. I see you didn't remove the rings before you tried to put the projector in.

Yeah I know I felt dumb lol, do I really need to do this even tho there is a bolt in the back to lower the light?

[JumpmanYaris]

hurry up jumpman. ;)

I believe you're the first one to actually paint the projectors? But the plastic is still on it?

Naa I think Brian did it as well I think it looks better so all u see is the light and the halo

[PETERPOOP]

Naa I think Brian did it as well I think it looks better so all u see is the light and the halo

Well actually, because the chrome on the projector is like a mirror, it actually reflects the black from the painted housing, and it looks like black chrome.

[JumpmanYaris]

mmm didnt think of that, but oh well i have em painted now then it shouldnt be a problem or i would think so. You should stick around so that you can help me with the electrical part of the project.

[PETERPOOP]

that's the easiest part! i have to actually go to class and then get a new hi flow cat installed; so i won't be around. sorry! GL

[JumpmanYaris]

that's the easiest part! i have to actually go to class and then get a new hi flow cat installed; so i won't be around. sorry! GL

YOU SUCK!! Hopefully I'll get help from Brian if he sticks around:biggrin:

[JumpmanYaris]

Oh I forgot to mention I am running my halos to my fogs

[JumpmanYaris]

Ok i am almost done. would have been done a while ago but i am taking my time and sitting around to much like now:biggrin:

Oh yeah the electrical was really easy easiest part of the project i would say the hardest was to put the housing together damn it was a pain in the ass
I scratch the paint off the projectors with the plastic crome part and didnt see it untill it was sealed :mad: on both:eek: my wife says "you can bearly see it" but i am really picky.

[Brian]

Congrats. Did you cut the reflector housing below the projector?

[JumpmanYaris]

No i really dont need to

Why u ask?

[Brian]

No i really dont need to

Why u ask?

To lower the cut off.

[JumpmanYaris]

There is a bolt in the back that does that

[JumpmanYaris]

It lowers it or raises it

[LEGATO``]

PICTURES?!?!?!?!?!?!?

please :D

[JumpmanYaris]

Sorry for the crappy pics I have to set the cutoff tomorrow i am going to bed me super tired

[PETERPOOP]

congrats! how do you like them? they probably look really good on your car, since it's black and you have the black wheels and kit on it. can't wait for day pics!

[DandiDani]

it looks great. i even helped him. we did get a lil bit of sealant on the outside of the headlight but i think that i could prolly get that off...or itll wear off on its own eventually...it literally took us all day to get this project done but...i think it was prolly worth it. now that we know how to do it we might just have to do mine too...:rolleyes:

[LEGATO``]

Noiiice!
I'm going to hopefully get mine next month!
Definitely going to need help with that haha.

Did you oven bake your headlights or heat gun?

[DandiDani]

we put them in the oven...but we used the heat gun to get some of the old sealant off.it is sooooo much easier if you have two people.

[Tamago]

why unhook the battery?

[cali yaris]

that looks great, congrats on a successful install!

[JumpmanYaris]

You all was right the electrical was the easy part

[JumpmanYaris]

I will post some day pictures and cut off pictures as well but I am getting ready to leave to Texas and is a 17hr drive so as soon as I get there i will do all that. Sorry

[JumpmanYaris]

Sorry I havent posted pics yet been busy with family i might taken some tomorrow of better angles

[JumpmanYaris]

here are 2 i took earlier in the day

[marlondog]

Just installed my projector headlights. It was a pain in the ass. The halo's don't even work. Must of blown a fuse.

[JumpmanYaris]

I ran my Halo to my Fogs wiring

[marlondog]

Does anyone know where the fuse is that powers the day running lights?

[JumpmanYaris]

Wow its under the steering wheel to the right side if you have small hands you dont have to take anything appart but if you dont then you might have to take a couple of things out

[israeldgr]

Hi what type of paint used for painting the chrome parts such as headlamps and headlamp illumination is painted as good or bad

[packetrace]

I made my projector 2 days ago and i had 2 or 3 issues :S

My high beam are only working on driver side....


And I don't know what wire to connect my halo to so the parking light are not the orange one but only the halo..

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I made my projector 2 days ago and i had 2 or 3 issues :S

My high beam are only working on driver side....


And I don't know what wire to connect my halo to so the parking light are not the orange one but only the halo..

Did you make sure that your high beam cable is connected on the side that does not work? If it is connected properly, try plugging in a regular H4 bulb (have a friend hold it while wearing rubber gloves just in case the base gets hot) into the socket and try the high beams. If they work, then there is something wrong with the high beam cable. If they don't work, then there's a problem somewhere on the car.

For the the parking light, find the wires that go to the parking lights, snip them (make sure the battery is disconnected), and solder/connect the halo ring wires in place. There might be another, better solution, but that's the one that came to mind first.

[packetrace]

for the high beam it's special because the light in the cluster does not come ON when i put the highbeam on!

and last question is there away to adjust the cut off ? because my friend told me my passenger side is lower then my driver side ...well he said that it'S less brighter...so my passenger side has no highbeam and is less brighter then my driver side

[jamal1984]

I can tell u on my that my highbeam will not turn on if my halo ring is not wire correctly hope this help

[packetrace]

oh well this i probably what is wrong with my high beam thank you !

[cali yaris]

were you careful to install the left side on the left and the right side on the right?

[packetrace]

are parking light and DRL the same ? (the orange one)

[packetrace]

DAMNNNN i didn't knew there was a side right and left...iknew for up and down...but not right and left :O I hipe it's ok :O maybe that's the problem:O where can we see the indication for right or left ? i feel like a noob...well that's what i am !! :P

[JumpmanYaris]

uuuffff cheveron yo le pinte los projectores de negro lol

[crolandiz]

Hi, I bought proyectors on eBay, how can I know which one is the left/right side proyector? and How can I adjust the cutoff?

Thank you.

PS:Jumpman, tu auto esta de lo mejor, tambien pintare mis proyectores de negro, que pintura usaste? que le pusiste antes de pintarlos?

[crolandiz]

Hi, I opened my headlights, paint and install the projectors. After 3 weeks, water or condensation appeared in the left headlight, remove the headlight for two days I let it dry and apparently went all the moisture so I went back to put silicone around.
Wash the car today morning and in evening note that the two headlights had moisture in and also the left angel eye is not starting.
What do you recommend or suggest? How can I solve this problem and prevent the more moisture?

Thank you.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Hi, I opened my headlights, paint and install the projectors. After 3 weeks, water or condensation appeared in the left headlight, remove the headlight for two days I let it dry and apparently went all the moisture so I went back to put silicone around.
Wash the car today morning and in evening note that the two headlights had moisture in and also the left angel eye is not starting.
What do you recommend or suggest? How can I solve this problem and prevent the more moisture?

Thank you.

Make sure you push the lens into the housing all the way, and that the three screws all screw into place (one of my screws in each headlight won't screw into place, so I'm thinking that's what is causing my condensation problem). Also, the portion of the housing that engulfs the lens, make sure that's pinched down onto the lens.

[JumpmanYaris]

I can't remember the size of the bulb for this projector, anyone

[Kaotic Lazagna]

D2H, I believe.

[JumpmanYaris]

Wow so basically there is no replacement ?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Wow so basically there is no replacement ?

None in stores. I ordered mine here: http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?products_id=4126

[JumpmanYaris]

Hahahaha yeah I see

:help:

Lol

[jamal1984]

Wow so basically there is no replacement ?

We sell them here in state of GA. It's called G3 bulb i believe.

[JumpmanYaris]

We sell them here in state of GA. It's called G3 bulb i believe.

G3 is the projector

[jamal1984]

G3 is the projector

yes jumpmanyaris, it's also they the name of the HID Bulbs, i think ebay sell them for $20. Search G3 Bulb on ebay.

[JumpmanYaris]

Jamal all it says is that it fits G3

[menz]

guys i just installed HID 6000k last weekend and i noticed the glare and i think i am blinding the other drivers. This thread is talking about HID+projectors kit at once. Can I install projectors only so I don't have to buy the whole kit? any help asap please. I asked a friend of mine and he told me that the people who do it in our country will not do it correct to change the headlamps to have projectors in it. He mentioned that it needs to be aligned or something that I have to align the projectors itself. Any help would be appreciated.