Woah! Another retrofitsource.com group buy! Lets get 25!

I trimmed a very little amount from the back of mine, then stretched the rubber over the connector. It is tight and took alot of force to stretch it over, but I am hoping this allows no moisture in.

 

found it!::

 

I just heat up the hole in the boot with a hairdryer until its flexible, then just put the rubber over the conector. You might have to trim verry little off the tip. In my opinion it looks cleaner and it has a really tight fit.

 

found out my lights cleared customs yesterday

Sooo pumped to get these especially since winter came back with a vengeance this morning. Nothing like driving in a blizzard at 6:45 in the morning.

 

this is an excellent idea that way you don't end up accidentally trimming more off than you should and it makes a better seal.

 

Any advice for a first time retrofitter?

 

take your time

 

don't cook your lights, just warm them

 

Does anyone have an extra boot? I have one spare but I cannot find my other one. I was stupid and trimmed off a little too much . If anyone has an extra one laying around i'll buy it off you. Or a part #, and where i can get one.

 

I put them in for 215 for 6 min. It wasn't budging
Threw them in for 390 for 8 min because I got angry and it poped off with no damage. Now the fun Part

 

Oh dear Lord.........that seems a bit to hot........try 300 for 10 minutes......that is what i did and had no problems

 

that is high indeed.. i do 290-300 for 8 minutes... perfect.

 

Oh my bad I ment 290. Sorry I guess i hit 3.

 

UPS man left my kit at the door today! it was waiting patiently for me when i got home haha...

i'll begin the install tomorrow afternoon (i work from home on fridays so i'll have til monday morning before i really need to go anywhere). gives me plenty of time.

*fingers crossed!*

 

sweet! have fun, enjoy it and take your time

 

thanks! now that i've gotten to look over all the parts, i'm feeling a little better about it. i've done the BHLM so i'm not worries about separating the lenses part, just mostly about leveling the cutoff and securing it to the reflector bowl. i'm sure once i'm actually in there working on it, it'll all make sense.

i was thinking of screwing the projectors (fx-r's) to the reflector bowl and then using a generous amount of jb weld to seal and hold it, once the cutoff is level of course. does this seem like a good plan??

 

you're on the right track sir.

drill 4 holes to mount the projector onto the bowl.. then you can extra secure the screws/nuts with JB weld on the backside.

check out my sig... you might find some of the photos on the 1st page useful!

 

awesome, yeah, that helps a lot! thanks for all the help, man! one of the many reasons TW is amazing...

i will update with pics when it's finished (and hopefully remember to snap some along the way!)

 

search for a thread by electronman...his pics will show you all you need to know. when i do the FX-R retros, i use a 2.5" hole saw. it centers itself perfectly on the H4 mounting point. then its just 4 holes, and 2.5" stainless hex socket bolts from ace hardware and youre good! finish it off w/ jb weld and call it a day!

Edit: make sure your rotation is good before you jb weld...its a lot harder to adjust this when there is a ton of jb weld holding the projector in there!

 

^what do you mean by Rotation?