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Round 10 - HID Projector Retrofit Group Buy

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  1. Oct 13, 2012 at 8:16 PM
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    hows the alignment look?
    o no bueno! whats up?
     
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  2. Oct 13, 2012 at 8:21 PM
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    alignment is good, but they are aimed way too high now! when i did the original test alignment (fx-r's) the headlight tab was resting on my fiberglass fenders, i modified them for a better fit but now that the headlights aren't angled down, they shoot too high up!
     
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  3. Oct 13, 2012 at 8:23 PM
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    Cant you use the original screw to adjust them lower?
    like the way you would adjust factory lights?
     
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  4. Oct 13, 2012 at 8:31 PM
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    yeah but even maxed out they are too high
     
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  5. Oct 13, 2012 at 8:31 PM
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    I don't see how the shrouds attach. I get how the hub-centric ring attaches and how that sits around the lens, but the shroud hits the projector housing long before the lens is flat with the end of the shroud.
    I'll get some pics up, because I'm not even sure if I understand what I said:p
     
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  6. Oct 13, 2012 at 8:36 PM
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    O shitty. and you drilled holes to compensate for the glass?
     
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  7. Oct 13, 2012 at 8:37 PM
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    I think i know what you mean.. maybe haha FXR right?
     
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  8. Oct 13, 2012 at 8:56 PM
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    Yeah the FXR's.
    So here's the ring and shroud. This is all good, I'll just trim down the inner part of the shroud so that the lens will sit closer to the front.

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    Then if I take the centering ring out so that I can lower the shroud to where it should sit, it stops here.

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    Because its hitting the housing here.

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    Do I just dremel the shroud down until it fits over? Then to attach the shroud do I just glue it wherever it touches the housing?
     
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  9. Oct 13, 2012 at 8:59 PM
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    Ok thats what i figured you were going to say, and yeah thats what i am planning on doing i Saw it done somewhere else. thats where i got the idea ill see if i can find the link
     
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  10. Oct 13, 2012 at 9:01 PM
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    i trimmed the tabs that the centric rings attached to, and then dremeled a little material out of the shroud so the fxr would fit inside
     
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  11. Oct 13, 2012 at 9:14 PM
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    Awesome. I'll post pics when I'm done, this weekend or next. Let me know if you discover something brilliant that helps;)

    Cool cool. Did you just seat the shroud on the screw flanges on the housing? Like here?

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    Or describe where you set it please. I guess I'll put mine where it looks good to me, just curious where other guys seated theirs.
     
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    Mine is coming along too. Here is my cutoff in a test fitting. This is FXR, Osram CBI 5000K, with the 55w Morimoto about 10-15 feet away.

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    Do any of you guys think you could measure the reflector bowl's diameter for me while you are doing your retrofit?

    I would greatly appreciate it :)
     
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  14. Oct 13, 2012 at 10:04 PM
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    Nice dude! looking good :thumbsup:
     
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    For those of you that didn't get it in this group buy or were unsure of the quality of this stuff here are some photos. Morimotos are fully potted from the factory. PADI card is for size reference.

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    Thanks!
     
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  18. Oct 14, 2012 at 3:01 AM
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    Its 8.5" wide and 8" tall at the widest part.

     
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    no its about about an eighth of an inch away from the screw flanges. it could go that far if i trimmed it more
     
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