DIY - HID Retrofit

[Blenjar]

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/DIY.html

Be very careful on mounting them...make sure both of them are either facing down down or up up. not down and left and etc like I did... (grr stupid me)

u will have to dremel ur FX projector...
will put pick lil later.

-- Blen

[Blenjar]

really exhausted...2 tired to take pictures of equipments or dong anything..

Here's wat u gonna do for me to help u out.

take pic of ur projector..the front side..make sure I can see the side drilin thing..
I'll show you where I cut mine.

Careful when taking hte reflector out..that thing that you must pop out according to Violin's DIY..1 of mine broke so haha I have to be umm...get a scooby cracker and think of a solution.

Don't rush thru it like I did...dont cut anything..projector will be cut first...btw take it apart at first.

-- Blen

[yuri2002]

here's some pics of the projector:





Do I use a dremel to cut off the original mounting tab? How long does it take to
dremel both sides?

What sizes screws and washers do you use?
If you have time to post pics of your fitting etc, that would be great

Thanks!

[yuri2002]

http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0066jd7.jpg

[Violin]

Its really hard for me to even see what you're working with there. Is that even a projector... with a lens?

You can cut off the mounting tabs as long as you have a secure way to mount them. They have to be very secure.

[Blenjar]

Okay dude, I'll take a picture of my projector later today *going to work*

Here's a hint....get urself a dremel tool with somthing that can cut metal (usually a round black thing with line of metals in it)
Practive with it, do not put pressure or it will fly off..either to you or somewhere hard to find and thats not good.

Put them back together.
And go get yourself 8 3" screws. Make sure it the same twis that your stock screws have.

-- Blen

-- Blen

[yuri2002]

okay, I install my HID retro in my car, everything is fine, but my high beam indicator light on the dash is gone when I turn on the high beam; is it because of the DRL realy missing?

[Blenjar]

same here...high beam doesn't show up..probably happens because the beam is still active (low ground).
When u go high positive (low positive still active to keep light on), computer still sees low active which cancels out hte high beam icon. makes sense?

post picture!!

-- Blen

[Violin]

I had the same problem. I tried several different resistors to fool the computer into thinking a filament was still there with no luck.

I just wired an LED indicator into the dash. If you do, position it so it doesn't reflect off the windshield at night.

[yuri2002]

Quick Q's, can you adjust the horizontal beam pattern using the factory adjuster ?

What if the driver side beam pattern is slanted from high left to low right?

[Black Yaris]

do we even have factory adjustments?

[yuri2002]

yes, according to the official repair manual, we have a vertical adjustment that's visible, it's a white screw on the side of the headlight. I found the horizontal adjuster, but I have to reach behind the headlight and I can't feel any screw hole..mmmm?

[Chris07LB]

You sure about that? Ive never seen an adjustment other then up & down on any headlight assy.

[Violin]

There is a black plastic cap over the side to side adjusters. You need to take the whole assembly out to get them off and adjust them. Mine are sitting on my workbench now.

That's not something you would want to mess with if you're running bulbs in the reflector.

[yuri2002]

so, let me get this straight, I have to take the headlight out, loosen up the black plastic cap and turn the screw underneath the black plastic cap?

[yuri2002]

before they go into the car:





and here's they are in the car:



Thanks everyone for help me

[tk-421]

Originally Posted by yuri2002

Those came out great! Congrats!

[Violin]

Originally Posted by yuri2002

so, let me get this straight, I have to take the headlight out, loosen up the black plastic cap and turn the screw underneath the black plastic cap?

Actually you have to take the cap off.

I took a tiny screwdriver and pried out the bottom of the rectangular holes on either side and popped them off.