Projector HID Retrofit:

[SAV912]

Originally Posted by yaris2010RS

also did u bend the 2 parts that hold down the bulb locking bar? i had to bend mine to get them in and i had aiming issues with one of the projectors cuz the bulb wasnt sitting perfectly flush cuz i hadent bent the clips back close enough to where they were originally

Yeah, I did have to bend those but I used a pair of tiny needle nose pliers and bent them back.

[thebarber]

I cut off or took off all bit that normally hold the h4 bulb in place...had lots of threads to hold the projector on...just need a dremel

[SAV912]

Got everything in and snapped them back together. I haven't sealed them yet because I wanted to see if the reflector bowl thing that Yaris2010RS said was true.







Now is it me, or are my cut offs backwards? Are these seriously RHD projectors? I thought the L was suppose to peak the other way to light road signs and keep it out of drivers eyes coming the other way.

I'm pretty disappointed right now. There are tons of hot spots off to the right and the right projector was pointed almost directly at the ground. I aimed them and it still seems like the right projector is pointing off to the right towards the bushes. There's a darker spot between the two lights just off center and they don't seem to light up the road very well at all.

Yeah, they look cool as hell but I didn't get them to look cool as hell. I got them because I drive a ton at night for work and was looking for better illumination.

[Brian]

Those are rhd projectors.

[yaris2010RS]

r u sure the projectors are horizontal?

[yaris2010RS]

also try to put u hand over parts of the headlight to see if its the bulb making the strange affects or if its the reflective surface

[SAV912]

It's in correctly. There were little stickers on the projectors that said "top". As far as the flares on the right projector, I think it might be a product of them being the wrong way in. I can't seem to turn them to face more forward. The larger section of the reflectors bowl is on the right side of the right projector so I would think the flare would be towards the center, not out to the edge.

About to email Garm to see what he can do, since there wasn't any silicone in my kit either.

[yaris2010RS]

didnt think the kits came with silicone

thing i noticed with the "top" marking is because of the way out entire headlight sits on the car if u put top to top when the headlight is out of the car when u put them in they will be lopsided. i mounted my headlight many times to take them off again and adjust the position.

for your right side projector if ur sure its not reflection it could be if u didnt tighten the nut all the way (it got stuck on something and felt tight) it could yeild that result. i had issues with mine binding on something and being a PIA to tighten

[SAV912]

I'll check it again. I had seen 'thebarber's write up on the MI forums and he said that his kit came with silicone. Peter's how-to says that he pulled all the old silicone out and resealed it with silicone, although it doesn't say that his was provided to him. I'll find out, but regardless I'm glad I didn't reseal them yet since they are the wrong projectors.

[yaris2010RS]

i doubt garm would send u RHD projectors, i doubt he even carries RHD projectors. that seems odd.

as a trouble shooting process if u can i would recommend pulling out the entire projector and plugging it in and hold it and aim it at a wall/car/fence/garage just to check the cut off line. this would determine if its the install or the housing being reflective or the projector

as for the barber supplying silicone now im mad, lol i never got any silicone from him! lol, maybe if i had used his silicone i would be able to re open my lights now vs trading them.

[SAV912]

Barber has his own kits, which I was unaware of. That's probably why he 'used the silicone provided'. I was confused because it was the same kit that Garm sells.

Edit: This was the cause of my confusion.

Originally Posted by thebarber

ill keep that in mind, but the projector kits come with sealant

[yaris2010RS]

i got barbers kit and i didnt get no silicone......lol, just normal homedepot silicone will be great

[cali yaris]

Sorry I missed this. If you have to buy sealant/silicone, I will reimburse you. There should have been a little tube of it with the kit.

[cali yaris]

i doubt garm would send u RHD projectors, i doubt he even carries RHD projectors. that seems odd.

correct, I don't have those. all made for LHD cars.

[cali yaris]

I got them because I drive a ton at night for work and was looking for better illumination.

I'm sorry for the trouble, but I'm pretty sure we never said these would light up the road better. I will check the product description though:

Projector HID kit H4, bi-xenon. This is a complete kit for the conversion of H4 headlights to a projector HID headlight.
RETAINS LO/HI BEAMS (BI-XENON)
WHITE or BLUE HALO
6000K SUPER WHITE COLOR
NEW! GEN 3 includes rear 7-color LED!

INCLUDES:
PROJECTORS
BULBS
WIRING HARNESSES
DIGITAL SLIM BALLASTS
SILICONE TO RE-SEAL HOUSINGS
FREE shipping (48 USA states)

[SAV912]

It's ok. I e-mailed you at MI, Garm. I suppose you can disregard it. The orientation looks so like RHD projectors when looking at the cut off but I'll just have to open them up and play with them like Yaris2010RS had suggested.

I stated this in the email as well, but I'm not disputing the quality of the projectors. They seem well made and put light out like a muhfucker. It's the project of the conversion that sucks. I'll have to see why the cutoff looks so reversed when I'm absolutely certain the position of the projector marked 'top' is in there the way it should be. I'll check bulbs and all that though.

As far as silicone, I used the parts number that Brian suggested for the Nissan silicone. They quoted me $28.XX for it at Vaden Nissan. I'm sure Home Depot has something cheaper than that.

Nokya Yellows work great though!

[SAV912]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

I'm sorry for the trouble, but I'm pretty sure we never said these would light up the road better. I will check the product description though:

You didn't, no. Your site doesn't either. It is no fault of yours. I even read a few things suggesting that projectors and HIDs don't actually light up the road better.

The overwhelming majority that do these conversions HAVE said that, though. And that's what I was hoping was the case for me as well. Don't worry, I'm not going to slander you for false advertising. I tried something, it didn't come out as expected, and it's possible that it's my own worksmanship that lead to that, and I will do what I can to fix it.

You or MicroImage is not at fault and I still enjoy and appreciate the other items that I have purchased from you.

-C

[cali yaris]

I still want it to be right, though. I'll pull a kit and point the projectors at a wall tomorrow -- maybe we can resolve the RHD/LHD part first.

I've sold about ten of those kits and never heard of them having incorrect orientation for USDM cars. But you never know.

Ultimately, I would want them back and refund you if they don't work as expected. That should be the policy of any business and it's how I would want to be treated.