I totally agree with what has been said... it can be very frustrating. I did mine over Christmas break a little over a year ago so I didn't have anything going on. My advice to you would be to not rush anything. Be patient and don't cut corners. The hardest part / most important part is the measuring/mounting the projector so that the cutoff is completely horizontal. I would suggest looking into JnC's mounting method over on the HIDPlanet forums. Silicone works well to attach the bezel. Oh and don't use the 96-98 style headlights with the "frosted lenses." It will totally distort the cutoff. The frosted lenses focus the light from the reflector, whereas with the clear lenses (99+) the reflector actually focuses the beam. Since the projector will be doing all the focusing / "projecting" itself, you want the headlight lense to be as clear as possible. I've actually found that the aftermarket lenses (I have Eagle Eye ones) don't distort the cutoff as much as the OEM clear lenses do.

 

hey PDYE you have a link to JnC's retro. ill be doing mine soon enough, and i am going to have as much time as i feel necessary, and dont particularily want to FUBAR anything.

 

Here is the link to his thread... JnC is a pretty big member over there and has done lots of retros. He came up with his own method of mounting projectors that actually allows for rotational adjustment AFTER everything is all closed up. This thread just talks about that mounting method:

JnC's Mounting Method (with Rotational Adj Capability)


You have to be a registered member to see it though.

 

i hate ebaying. you know of any other way to get some projectors near the same price? i thought i heard of people going to the dealer to get projectors out of VWs that get warranty replaced or at a body shop. any ideas?

 

you could scavenge the forums..i recommend hidplanet. become a member to buy, and ensure you're buying legit stuff, and read up in the meantime to educate yourself and see your options as far as wattage, single/bixenon, projectors, etc go.

you could buy from "theretrofitsource.com" - he's got a ty rap on hidplanet, but i've dealt with him numerous times without hitch and he seems like a good guy to me.

prices fluctuate with demand/supply, so know what you're paying. the fx's were cheap a year ago after a fx recall, but now they're up there again. i've seen TL's going for 160 shipped...so know your prices.

imo - join hidplanet and read till your eyes bleed...then do your retro

 

thanks PDYE. i am a member over there so ill check it out.

andrix- i paid 270 for used FX projectors, bulbs and ballasts at the beginning of december. i bought the whole set up off of ebay. ill go try to find the guy i bought the stuff from.

 

just a note, that if you do any offroading, you can set up your projectors using the rotational method, but fiberglass/jbweld everything afterwards to make sure it doesn't move later. imo, if you measure twice and drill once, you can get the projector pretty level, then just make the holes a little bigger and use washers, and you can rotate the projectors that way also.

 

so is there anywhere to still pick up the malibu lids?

 

nevermind, found them here: https://www.intermaticstore.com/ASPI...00814&QtyOrd=1

 

There was a member here about a year ago selling HID kits and putting together group buys as well. He has not been active recently though that I have seen. Do a search for "HID group buy" and his link may pop up... several members did buy his products reviews generally seemed positive...

 

Is there any way you could fix your pictures please?

 

I've since cleaned up my Photobucket acct and deleted some unneeded photos, but the photos on this pg (or any other thread for that matter) will not be viewable until 10/28. See the email PB sent me last week below:

You have exceeded the 10 GB monthly bandwidth limit on your free
Photobucket account. As such, your image and video links have been
temporarily disabled. Your images and videos have not been deleted but
will be reactivated on the 28th of the month, when your bandwidth
usage resets to zero.

I had no idea this could happen, otherwise, I would have done something about it much sooner. Check back on the 28th.

 

Alright, thanks for clearing it up.

 

haha wow over 10gb of photos.
NICE!

yeah i was wondering what happen to your photos

 

Photos are back up

 

if you want to change your lights,let me know,i want to buy for it, cuz i not a handly man.

 

Nice project. I was thinking about projectors for my wife's 2001 4Runner.
Having a big problem with a free time for such a project and assuming that it takes allot of time, this can be "unfinished" project for me...Unless someone will make a retrofit for me...???

 

good luck..i've been bugging Rockslide for almost 2years...

 

You ain't kidding

 

I have all the parts to get this done, I just need to find the time. I really don't have a garage to do it in, and it is raining a lot in Italy right now!