My DIY FX-R Projector Headlight Retrofit

[Joeairforce]

Sweet... I'll be curious to see if that bottom bit of the projector interferes with the high beam light output at all....

[KorsH]

Wow! That's pretty solid approach! Keep us posted!

[bshusted]

Originally Posted by Joeairforce

Sweet... I'll be curious to see if that bottom bit of the projector interferes with the high beam light output at all....

I wouldn't imagine that it will interfere with the high beam output much, and remember that the projectors themselves have a high beam too. The halogen high beam was maintained for aesthetic and flash to pass purposes.

[bshusted]

I went out to do some fine tuning of the aim and noticed that one side was dimmer than the other. I figured it was a bulb seating issue, but found this:

[frogsthatmoo]

Whoa, fantastic. Do you mind sharing what exact brand the UV paint you mixed with the mineral spirits?

[bshusted]

The polyurethane was just the gloss Minwax stuff. You can get it at Home Depot, etc.


Got both headlights installed and took a couple of quick pics. Sorry for the cell pics, but it's raining. I'll try to get some output shots tonight if it quits.

[Joeairforce]

Looks Good.

[RedGeminiPA]

Originally Posted by bshusted

I went out to do some fine tuning of the aim and noticed that one side was dimmer than the other. I figured it was a bulb seating issue, but found this:

Slightly bent? That's the only thing I can see.

[bshusted]

Originally Posted by RedGeminiPA

Slightly bent? That's the only thing I can see.

It's more bent than the picture appears. Hard to photograph. The placement of the capsule is critical to the performance of the lights. Of course both still light up, but the one with the bad bulb appears dimmer and the cutoff is less defined.

[bradze]

did you wrap your grill with carbon fiber vinyl? looks good