CLOSED - The Retrofit Source GB

You ran them on outside of shroud though?

 

Yea. The panarama leds wires face out board. It was the easiest route without breaking them off and soldering back on. Barely visible. this was my first go,
I wanted to have them done by a pro but I cant afford it.

 

I understand buddy

 

well looks like Ill be taking mine apart again.

well my fix worked for about two days. looks like Ill be cracking these back open, Im assuming I can only order two xb halos?

 

@TRSAndrew i ordered the d2s stage 3. but i could not find where to put my username in the comment. i made 2 orders. email johnnys_219@hotmail.com the only place i saw was in shipping instructions. but i was unsure.

 

Can someone point me in the right direction here? 05-11 retrofit with d2s 3.0. I Ground down the back of the reflector leaving enough for the "alignment ring" to sit where it belongs and the hex nut to clear. The idea is the projector will sit at the correct angle regardless or crooked grinding. When I put the nut on it doesn't tighten down evenly. The top of the projector is tight but the bottom is loose and the projector moves.

 

It looks like the top lip is catching in the first and second photos

 

Can you pm me?

 

It's been a while since I did my retrofit, but I recall you need to modify that alignment ring otherwise your alignment will actually be off. I know it's separate from what you were asking but figured I would mention it.

 

Well maybe I should go without this ring..

 

I think I just removed the tab that is in the ID of the circle. Seems to me the ring would actually lock you in around 15* out from having a level cutoff. I did mine a while back and only once so others are probably better suited to give advice on that.

 

This is right just grind the inside nub piece off

 

I wonder if that's my issue, I'll try it.

 

Probably not your issue with tightening the nut, but would be your next issue when trying to get a nice level cutoff.

 

You may have to shave some more in the back. Honestly, you don't even have to use the alignment ring

 

Like so , from Andrews write up

Before:


After:



9) Mount the projector using only the silicone washer at the front and the hex lock ring at the rear. Tighten as much as you can by hand--no wrench or socket.

Rear:

After you aligned it, add some jbweld to the hex nut and the reflector bowl. Boom!

 

Looks like it needs to be shaved down even more, but definitely the right idea!

 

Ugh, i really need to get my retrofits installed!!! I havent really had a free weekend since they showed up months ago!! Newborn baby has killed all my truck mod time lol

 

I just got done shaving down the silicone ring. This will allow the projector to sit at the same orientation as a regular h4 bulb.
The problem is that the inside of the reflector bowl is different thicknesses at the top and bottom. This doesn't allow the nut to sit flush with the correct h4 mounting surface. This makes the projector tilt upwards, and when installed I can only assume everyone has to aim the headlight lower to counter this.

 

I've never had any issues based on that minor difference, to be honest. You can always over-compensate with a few extra threads on the adjuster screw.