^^ sure they do
I need to reaim mine

 

Hey do you have any pics of your installation?

 

Yes, mine need it to, but Its hard to get them to be level with my setup. They slant slightly to the right, but it is aimed to NOT effect oncoming traffic. But hey, other drivers dont notice it, so it works for me.

 

As for aiming, I have full up/down and left/right adjustablility incorperated into my housing. As for the cut off line being horizontal, I eyeballed that

 

mine's are like way off. driverside is ok, but pessenger side is blinding hell out of the car infront of me. and I know how annoying it is to be blinded by projectors. I'm thinking of doing the reaim and custom bezel install this sunday. I found this piece at Target and it's perfect for custom bezel.






I'm gonna open my headlight this sunday. I'll take some pictures and post.

 

Yup same here. For some reason, our housings are tough to get it to keep the beam pattern flat. I've got an extra set of headlights I can use to retrofit a better setup, Im goiing to try to use my dummy set of projectors to mount them in a way to stay flat.

 

hmm, didn't know that. Does the beam pattern start flat then gradually misalign?

 

No, the projectors im using are quite big (just like any other bi-xenon projector), so it doesnt have enough room to stay perfectly flat. And its also hard to align them correctly, takes A LOT of patience. Its just a slight slant to the right, doesnt effect oncoming traffic, ive aimed the projectors to where the light doesnt go above a certain height, and I still get great coverage on the road. Its only noticable if you are the one driving and you're paying close attention, otherwise they look fine.

 

They start off flat, then towards the middle the beam kind of takes a step. This is to keep the beam low off to the left, where oncoming drivers are and higher in the right side to illuminate road signs better.

 

Actually, I meant, do they tend to move and thus go out of alignment over time.

(I do know about DOT vs ECE cutoffs mbsup: )

 

They shouldnt as long as they are secured to the headlight housing.

 

Haha, mine arent even bolted in and they never move. Our headlights dont provide enough room to let them move, ive never had that problem.

 

Projectors mounted on springs:

 

ok so I finally found the powerpoint presentation link with the how2! (Just so it's all in one thread)

http://rishisingh.info/max-projects/...CTOR%20DIY.ppt

 

^^ Nice write-up. Do you have pics of how you mounted and secured the metal shroud?

 

It wasn't my retrofit so I'm not sure...

 

My TLs Bi-xenons have an amazingly sharp cutoff. I believe they're the same ones as in the S2000. I honestly think they are the best ones you can find on a stock car (all bias aside).

 

Tl's are really hard to find. Where did you get yours?

They are made by Stanley, the same company who makes those in the s2000 but they are different projectors (albeit with very similar beam patterns, cutoff, color, etc). S2000's are single xenon.

 

News: I just bought a set of E46 bi-xenons for 385 shipped! I think it's a pretty good deal and I'm psyched that I have a new project to work on! Let me know what you think!

Nismo3112, what did you mean when you said you mounted yours on springs? I can't really tell where the springs are in your setup. Is it different than what the powerpoint presentation says to do?

Here is what I bought...





ebay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7961869555

Anyone know what gen ballasts those are? Should I bother upgrade to gen 3 if those are older versions? Thanks.

 

^^ Those are the same exact ballasts I have. I think they are from 02 and up BMW's, so they should be new-ish. I mounted the projectors on springs, so they would be adjustable with 4 nuts, 1 nut on each corner, the 4 springs would hole it in place. Once the projectors are perfectly aimed, I will seal any holes with sealant. The springs are behind that nut on the bolt, that is towards the middle of the pic.

 

Success! Finally got that straight beam patten I was looking for. For a long time both projectors were slanted to the right, making almost a v-shape beam pattern, very messy. Experimented with the headlights a bit today on my day off, found a way to give more space for the structure of each projector, now both projectors sit perfectly flat. Makes driving at night much more fun!

I will have pics sooon.

 

blue c post some beam picks! I look forward to seeing them!

So for anyone that is too lazy or not knowledgeable enough to make their own wire harnesses to make their retrofits plug and play (including the bi-xenon high beams), there is a guy on hidtech forums that does them for 45-90 bucks. His screen name is Doh Doh and his e-mail is doh-doh7@excite.com

 

oh man, I'm going to try to tackle this project this summer. I think I can easily do the fitment of the projectors into the housing, but I'm not to sure about the wiring part. That seems a little hard to me. I dont know the first thing to do with wiring. I thought it would have been plug and play. Take the old wires and plug it into the projectors. The way yall are talking it seems its more difficult than that. I just called around for some TL bi-xenons so hopefully I can get a good deal. If not then I'll try some other bi-xenons.

 

Easier said than done. Id say the alignment part of the projectors can be the most difficult. Be prepared to get frustrated like none other, cause you'll be driving and notice any minor imperfection with the angle of the beam.

 

So let me get this striaght. The most time consuming part is putting the Projectors in correctly. I thought that since the projectors might have some brackets or screws as to how they would be level in the housing. To me I thought the possibility of splicing wires and such just to get the high beams working might be hard. I think I can do it. Probably take me a long time to do, but I think my electical and mechanical illiterate self can manage it. Now I just have to look for places that have Projectors. I guess Ebay, HIDplanet, Junk Yards, Dealerships and Bodyshops would be places to start looking right??

 

Ok here are pics of my new beam pattern, I am very pleased with the results of messing with the headlights and being frustrated all last evening....

Close up shot




Distance shot




You'll see, with projectors, up close it might look one way, but once you back out it really changes. Thats why aligning them is so frustrating. You have to go on test drives to get it right, so its very time consuming and involves LOTS of patience. I'm happy I FINALLY got it correct, Ive had projectors for over 6 months now and hadnt had it 100% correct. Thats how frustrating it can be.

 

Geez man...always making it look easy

 

pretty- very pretty! Did you do a washer mod? Your cutoff looks a tad more colorful and slightly less sharp than other e55 cutoffs.

Congrats on finally getting it done!

I am slowly learning that the Bosch E46 projectors are a pain in the a$$ because they seem to wire the solenoid and the ballasts differently than Hella. Hella only uses 2 wires for the solenoid but Bosch uses a couple extra=> more complexity in wiring. Argh.

I guess I should take it step by step get the projectors first (their on their way) and do the retrofitting before I think about wiring lol!

 

No I didnt do the washer mod. I simply bent the sheilds a tad. Like ive said before, these have more color than my old set.

Im not very familiar with Bosch setups, im sure theres some info on hidplanet.com, but hopefuly it wont turn out too complicated. Good luck.

 

Hey wuts up guys. I am looking to get the e46 ece single xenon projectors from hidplanet. they are very good priced. wat can you guys tell me compared to the rest? like the e55 as far as distance and wideness. ? http://www.hidplanet.com/bosch.html. i am not doing bixenons. so i want the brightest single xenon possible. iv done a little reading and these are good. so wat can u guys tell me?

 

If you are not doing bixenons, that changes things. Make sure you have an additional headlamp (hard but possible) for a highbeam.

By far the best single xenon projectors are the S2000 and Mitsu Evo projectors. Period. Best cutoffs, best spread, best distance.

good luck.

 

Almost done with retro. E46 ECE bixenons, Hella Gen 2 ballasts, Phillips 4200K bulbs.



Halogen on the Left, HID on the Right.


Halogen beam completely consumed by HID

 

nice...

 

My fault Rowan, I didn't know this thread existed. Anyone with TSXs with beam pics? I'm planning on trying some e46 next then hopefully tsx. S2000 are way out of my league I think they have been going for around $500-$600 on eBay. I think the e55 bixenons on the 6th gens are pretty hot too.

 

Ok, alot of posting of pics.. Wheres the how to wire everything up so that it works lol

 

no worries

 

I have E46 beam pattern pics if anyone wants them.

Edit, n/m they actually came out blotchy.

 

I'd give up my e55's for a pair of TSXs and do the color mod.

 

TSX Panorama shot
Courtesy of haknslash.
I definitely need these!!!! The e55s were my first projectors so I'm kinda attached to them, I will let them go though. It's kinda like your first ever sub amp combo, to you it is the bomb!!

 

That beam pattern is sick. I haven't seen a pattern so wide since the guy w/ the E-Class Benz retrofitted the LS430 projectors into his car. He has an UNGODLY wide beam! If i wasn't in the process of building a new PC, i'd get a pair of TSXs ASAP and do a dual lens setup like you w/ my H3 projectors