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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. Nov 23, 2013 at 8:27 AM
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    the H1 and solenoid wires had no issues fitting through them. but you can see that theres still 1/8 inch gap (opening). just worried, i spent all that time to make sure i resealed the headlight correctly, then the rubber boot is ignored and causes moisture
     
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  2. Nov 23, 2013 at 9:27 AM
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    There warranty is very simple. Anyways I just finished everything! Just have to Mount them on the truck which I will wait till later when it gets darker.

    I will now work on the guide :)
     
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  3. Nov 23, 2013 at 9:37 AM
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    You should be fine. My old truck(Wife's now) have the H1 and I didn't cut the boot. I did on my truck with the FX-R's.
     
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  4. Nov 23, 2013 at 9:51 AM
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    Kool thanks..I'm finally done :) Couple of previews here

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  5. Nov 23, 2013 at 9:53 AM
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    That looks sexy. How did you get your halo on the shroud
     
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  6. Nov 23, 2013 at 9:54 AM
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    Turned out nice man!:cool:
     
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  7. Nov 23, 2013 at 10:29 AM
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    no halo...its how i painted the orbit shroud..i painted the back park of it black and left the front part alone. i noticed that when i was done too..looked like it has halo... sweeet!:yay:

    i dont really like halos, seems like those crap out a lot and if they do, youll have to re open that headlight again.
     
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  8. Nov 23, 2013 at 12:05 PM
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    Just got them on the truck!



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  9. Nov 23, 2013 at 12:51 PM
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    Wow u fellas did a FANTASTIC job on the headlights.
    What paint did you guys use?
     
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  10. Nov 23, 2013 at 2:37 PM
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    I used satin krylon fusion
     
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  11. Nov 23, 2013 at 2:39 PM
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    Oh i see, last time i used Krylon Satin. It gave the black a whitish tint....
    So this time around i am trying something different.

    Gonna scrub it with 3m Red pad, then wiped down , follow with adhesion promoter , then Rust-oleum Matte Finish
     
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  12. Nov 23, 2013 at 4:07 PM
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    anything will work with the proper prep, best thing to use is a spray gun. But it's kind of a waste to get a spray gun out for such a small project lol
     
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    Wow Peter, i just finished looking at the entire write up.
    I just want to say, you did an AMAZING JOB.

    Looks like a professional job done on it!!
    Now if i ever stop by NY, u shall mod my lights =)
     
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  14. Nov 23, 2013 at 7:51 PM
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    Hahaha sounds good!
     
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  15. Nov 24, 2013 at 4:39 AM
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    Time for everyone to come back and see the FX-R install portion, I will get more output shots tonight hopefully
     
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  16. Nov 24, 2013 at 7:04 AM
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    Peter where did you bolt your ground for the passenger side. having to turn the headlights on and off a couple times to get the passenger side to turn on
     
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    There is a ground screw next to the windshield fluid reservoir.
     
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  18. Nov 24, 2013 at 7:20 AM
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    nice write up man. I like step 1 haha
     
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  19. Nov 24, 2013 at 7:50 AM
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    I did move it there.. Same issue. The driver side I used the bolt on the end of the fender close headlight area... Will that have any affect on th the issue or do I have a bad relay?
     
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  20. Nov 24, 2013 at 7:55 AM
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    Sounds like a bad ballasts.

    edit: a bad relay might cause issues with both lamps but I've had this same issue, all I did was buy a new set of ballasts and keep the working one as a spare, worked fine ever since.
     
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