SpeedDownZone

Ok after installing my first retrofit i though i should do my first Thread so bare with me. I will be explaining the basic for the newbies by a newbie, so hopefully we can all have semi proper retros and not blind on coming traffic.

Things used:
Bi-Xenon Morimoto Mini H1 :$120 from theretrofitsource.com
DDM Tuning slim ballast :$ 35 from ddmtuning.com
Morimoto 4300k hid bulb :$ 20 from theretrofitsource.com
Oem headlight :found in front of the car
A oven :Happened to find one in my kitchen
and some other tools that should be around your house

So all in all $175 + shipping. I think much cheaper some of does cheap ebay projector that only light 2feet in front of your car.

first thing is the remove the lens of the headlight for that i used this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imIig...layer_embedded

once you have removed that it should look like this



There is two of everything in this pic




Ok let get started after you take your reflector out of the housing take your projector(this is a good time to put the rubber that came in the package) and insert it in to the h4 opening

remember to make sure the projector is in there right position there are makings on the back to help you out.

Once you have that come the part i had wrong and took me a bit of time to figure out. You now have to insert the h4 adapter that looks like this.

now again be careful because i you insert this the wrong way its going to be loose and you projector is going to wobble around like mines did. I need to look like this with the little hump facing out



Now your ready to apply the nut that came with the kit. Make sure its tight but do not strip the treating. Make your projector does not move or wobble around. know your projectors should be in the reflector and ready to be put into the housing.






Now put the lens back on the headlight and tight it up and do the oven thing again when you pull it out i should be soft again and then you can push it back in place with ease.




and the light show by just one headlight


So there you go Ill post pics of it installed later and aim the lights once i get to the second headlight.

Fell free to add anything i might have left out because my mind it not functioning 100% right now iam so tired.

So anyway after this i hope there is no excuse for pnp hid on halogen headlights. thank you and enjoy.

sl33pyriceboi

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excellent. any shots of them on the car yet?

can u give a wallshot as well? i wanna see how straight they are.

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

Man, those no-**** slip right in.. Nice! Gives me more motivation to do a morimoto mini retro in my sister's Honda Fit

SpeedDownZone

yea will do tommorow only did one today not enough day time plus to cold once sun sets.

lowlife9

how would this work on a 2004-2005 the back of the headlight is different then the 2001-2003 ???.

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

are they adjustable with that kinda install?

MindBomber

I'm installing these on my 02, I'll do a DIY for those years then.

If enough people are interested in these we can do a group buy.

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

OP's headlights are 01-03's...

sl33pyriceboi

iTrader: (3)

yes. its mounted on the stock reflector. so if u wanna adjust the vertical/horiz, just use the stock adjustment screws

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

wow.. I went into special mode. I told myself it mounted to the stock reflector when I was looking at it..

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

wow nice and clean. you can rotate the projector too until the aim is flat. then use stock adjustments for up/down (coupe or sedan) or left/right (sedan only).

SpeedDownZone

This is just driver side 4300k morimoto bulb because the other was faulty.
Replacement ones no the way and ddm 5000k on the way to.Also this head light was not align in any way so still need to align once the lights get here.

also does anyone know where i have to plug the high beam to make it work could figure it out but to lazy to search for it

Mr_Plenty

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hey which shrouds did you use?

SpeedDownZone

Gatling Gun, they actually come with the kit there $45 separate so your getting basically getting the projectors for about $75.

sl33pyriceboi

iTrader: (3)

you need a wiring harness that designed for our H4. its pretty specific. its on here somewhere (gearbox and myself made it). search for it. if u cant find ill take a look...im just too tired right now.

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

use something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...d=270336488428

I have a pair of those from an old set of TYC headlights I used to have. I'm gonna use them on my sister's retro.

Here's how they're laid out on a 7th gen (01-03), in case you don't know.

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Looking into the female connector of the OEM H4 harness (from the car), from left to right, +12VDC, Low Beam Ground (horizontal pin), High Beam Ground

SpeedDownZone

ah ok that shoud look cleaner than hacking up my wire harness but let me ask you my ddm ballast has high beam wires should that be able to work or is the current to high and will burn up the solenoids in the projectors.

On second though I think I have a volt meter if its 12v than it should be ok i think.

sl33pyriceboi

iTrader: (3)

u needa use a specific H4 wiring harness because when we (01-03) turn on our high beams, the low beam turns off. as you can see, this is a problem if u have "bixenon" because the shield would be clipped (making high beam) and the hid bulbs (lowbeam) would turn off.

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

to alleviate that on mine, i just installed a diode between the high and low beam grounds so that the low beam still gets grounded when the high beam is activated.

sl33pyriceboi

iTrader: (3)

correct.


here is a wiring harness if u want DRLs.



ill draw one up later of a regular wiring harness for our H4s


and here is a diagram of how our H4 socket works

lordhelmet

iTrader: (3)

Wow, those look great! Whats the chances of putting in 50(or 55, don't remember what those come in) watt bulbs? I've really been itching to retro and the ease of that install makes me think I would actually do that.

sl33pyriceboi

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ive done some pretty crazy retros but jeeeze this is easy.

u open the headlights, put the projectors in, tighten the back, and put the headlight back together. omg jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze.

lordhelmet

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Any reason you went with the H1 over the D2S projectors?

H1 are brighter and throw out more light than the d2s version. dont ask me why. lol

theres a comparison pix some where ill find it later. i gtg work.

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

This is the setup I'm probably gonna use on my sister's fit, assuming there's nothing wrong with the setup. I've gone over it a few times and I don't see why it wouldn't work properly. Made this diagram back in June.

SpeedDownZone

I got to aim the head lights today first time doing it so let me now took measurement like i was suppose to



here is how they look on my car



I know need new bumper will do that next week and i was able to get highs just by plug in it in the ddm high ballast with out losing low so don't know but it worked

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

very nice. aiming looks good but the road test will tell you for sure. if they are shining in ppls mirrors too much on flat road, you may need to lower a bit. the proper aim is a 2 inch drop of the left beam at 25ft. you can use 55w ballasts with these and the projectors will be fine, but the shrouds will most likely melt unless you find a different metal version instead. and to be honest, these are already one of the brightest projectors out there so 55w not really necessary.

xRiCeBoYx

iTrader: (22)

man, that looks real nice. Even more motivation to hook my sister's Fit up.

and lol, your car looks like it has some dilated pupils..

SpeedDownZone

well actually i was coming from a hour away just now was able to see about three lanes on each side i was looking at the light off cars in front of me and it was in between most cars bumpers and license plates

lordhelmet

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Nice edit quote.

ahailey

i've seen a lot of people black out the reflector when they did retros, i assume so it doesn't glare upward from the bottom, do these not hit the reflector and produce glare? doesn't look like it in the wall pics

p.s. you need to add hid fogs to light up that area right in front of the car