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mini D2s on 2013 cut off is way off

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by bobbey555, Nov 28, 2013.

  1. Nov 28, 2013 at 11:53 AM
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    bobbey555

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    Just installed the mini D2s and as the title says the cut off is angled to the drivers side real bad just curious if I have to modifie the h4 bowl in the back of the head light or do some cutting or what. I've used the search and haven't found too much about this. So much for plug and play
     
  2. Nov 28, 2013 at 12:37 PM
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    Pics always help a ton man. I've been at hidplanet awhile so I love retrofitting. But pics are useful when diagnosing. If I can't help I 100% recommend going over there.
     
  3. Nov 28, 2013 at 6:47 PM
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    Remember the washer that has 3 tabs sticking out of it? That was to center the housing, but the angle is off when installing into the Tacoma housing. You need to cut/ grind/ file off the on of the tabs so you can rotate the assembly in the housing and set the cut-off to horizontal.
     
  4. Nov 28, 2013 at 6:58 PM
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    I actually cut the slots in the housing rather than modify the ring. I just used an razor blade to cut the slots...the plastic is easy to cut thru. One way to see if its lined up is to make the spring that you can see thru the projector lens perpendicular to the lines running vertically along the reflector housing.
    The pic below will help you get the cutoff line straight without having to put it on the truck

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  7. Nov 30, 2013 at 3:51 PM
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    Thanks you guys I figured that was the issue just wanted to be sure of it first
     
  8. Nov 30, 2013 at 4:08 PM
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    I was able to rotate the cut off perfectly level. Now my problem is that the projectors are among way low. Almost 4' down when measuring the light output on a wall from 25' out.

    Any recommendations on what I'm doing wrong that is setting the projectors to be angled so low?
     
  9. Nov 30, 2013 at 4:18 PM
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    Did you change the adjustment screws at all? Before I did my retrofit I noted how many threads were protruding through the adjuster and returned them to this position after reinstalling the halogen reflector.

    I had almost no adjustment required to fix it
     
  10. Dec 1, 2013 at 7:08 AM
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    Use the adjustments on the back side of the headlight, I believe they're 8mm and one has a black plastic cover that you have to pop off to access it. One screw is for vertical adjustment and the other for horizontal aim.
     

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