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How to: Retrofit Morimoto FX-R & Mini H1- in depth

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by InSight Retrofits, Nov 21, 2013.

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  1. Dec 6, 2013 at 11:33 PM
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    Hey AsianAnt in your opinion what's the best way to mount a halo on the front of a shroud
     
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  2. Dec 6, 2013 at 11:56 PM
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  3. Dec 7, 2013 at 7:12 AM
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  4. Dec 7, 2013 at 8:18 AM
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    God damn weather. Was going to start but its 10° with snow on the ground....
     
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  5. Dec 7, 2013 at 8:39 AM
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    just tried to paint my shrouds and it did NOT work at all... the paint looks like pewp, gonna soak them in some bleach later and give them a bit of a sanding. fuck
     
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  6. Dec 7, 2013 at 9:57 AM
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    paint adhesion spray helps too if you have some :)
     
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  7. Dec 7, 2013 at 10:27 AM
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    what paint did you use?
     
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  8. Dec 7, 2013 at 2:55 PM
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    This was the problem!! I have adhesion promoter and it must have fuxed with the chemicals in the paint.

    I used rustoleum satin black paint&primer rattle can. The headlight bezel came out awesome.
     
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  9. Dec 7, 2013 at 4:23 PM
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    Hmm, I used krylon fusion. The only thing I don't like about it is the "satin black" came out semi gloss black
     
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  10. Dec 7, 2013 at 4:25 PM
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    If I don't like gloss would flat be better?
     
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  11. Dec 7, 2013 at 5:32 PM
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    yeah mine is more of a semi too, but I like that. Matches my sliders and shit. Used bleach to strip the paint/chrome off my bad paint job, well, most of it.
     
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  12. Dec 7, 2013 at 5:41 PM
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    We just paint the shield for demon eye look? Just tested my shields operation and all is in working order
     
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  13. Dec 7, 2013 at 5:57 PM
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    The FXR projectors don't ever really stick. It was common in earlier generation Mini's but an FXR sticking is very very rare
     
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  14. Dec 7, 2013 at 6:00 PM
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    I just had to be sure. Not taking any chances before I can start installing. lol
     
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  15. Dec 7, 2013 at 7:42 PM
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    Here ya go, not the greatest pictures


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  16. Dec 7, 2013 at 11:01 PM
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    Just realized I didn't get a ballast test lead with my shipment.. I'm sure it isn't much necessary when installing right?
     
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  17. Dec 7, 2013 at 11:06 PM
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    all it is just a wire to test.. You can use your actual wire harness to test also, just have to set it up a bit.. hehe


     
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  18. Dec 8, 2013 at 4:34 AM
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    I used a little rig from a battery I had laying around with an old cheap ballast.


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  19. Dec 8, 2013 at 5:03 AM
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    6ymenebu_d4e85e275d46b34bff8d6a8551dd7bf211dbecd3.jpgStarted working on the projectors. Took them apart for paint. Shrouds are drilled for mounting led halo. Now to figure out what to do with the wires
     
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  20. Dec 8, 2013 at 7:56 AM
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    How are you mounting them? Wires? I was thinking of cutting the wires for the halos and slipping them in the existing slits on the bottom of the shroud then splicing them back together
     
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