Morimoto Mini Stage III Kit (H1) step by step with pics!

Whats the difference between mini gatling and gatling? Im assuming size but how much? And Do you know if you can put halos on the gatling or mini gatling shroud?

 

Mini is for the H1, Gatling is for the D2S

 

Thanks. Now Does Anyone know About The Halos?

 

i just have a few questoins just to clear up a little uncertainty that i have

1.) where exactly did you add the glue to the shroud to glue it to the projector itself? did you also glue the shroud to the reflector bowl?

im thinking of doing this and im just trying to get as much info as possible.

2.) when you cut the shroud did you cut off the back side (the side that would be touching the reflector bowl) and how much did you cut? what did you use to cut, a dremel tool?

3.) also can it be installed with out any cutting at all or is there too much of a gap between the reflector and the shroud?

thanks in advance

4.) would you know what the difference between the h1 mini and the h1 mini 6.0 is, like is there a size difference?

 

1. I just glued the centric ring to the shroud and then the put a small bead of glue on the ring and slid it over the projector

2. When I cut the shroud, I just cut the inside which was the part the fits into the ring. I did this by placing the shroud in the ring drawing a line with a sharpie and then cutting with a dremel. I did this get the shroud close to the reflector bowl but without touching. I would not advise that you glue the shroud to the bowl at all as it needs to have some ability to move hence the silicone grummet that is included.

3. By no means do you have to cut it plenty of people don't. this is just what I decided I like better

4. for the difference in projector I'm sure they are much better now then they were when I did this. but to be honest I have not followed or looked into this in a while.

 

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Subd. Got a morimoto D2S Stage III kit awaiting installation. Mad props to you sir for creating this thread

 

Read this whole thread and about ready to order up some parts for my retrofit. I've got a couple of questions though.

1) I see reference to an Mini H1 kit and a D2S kit.... are these one in the same? In other words, is this the kit that the OP and others in this thread ordered/used?

2) Where did you get the bixenon decal that is inside the headlight? Does that come with the kit? I like the look and want to slap one of those on mine while I have it all apart.

 

The D2S and H1 are 2 different projectors but the install for both is the same. I used the H1 because I had a slight preference when I looked at the pattern each one put out. D2S and H1 use different bulbs, D2S is an OEM based bulb where as H1 is not. H1 will only have 2 wires sticking out the back of the headlight and you'll have to seal around them, D2S has a fatter base so you'll have to trim your rubber boot a bit to fit around them. Depending on how anal you are about lights, you might not even notice a difference between the 2 kits, both are great kits. I went with the H1 with the upgraded bulbs and loved it. The D2S upgrades are more expensive because it's OEM quality stuff.

No idea about the decal, I don't recall seeing it in the kit but I wouldn't swear it wasn't included.

 

I never got a decal, looks cool but I'm not cracking the seal on my lights to put on a sticker lol.

 

I wonder where I can get those stickers from to put in mine.

 

It's in their accessories section for $10

 

They're cool but I'm not sure they're worth $10 plus shipping. I like the ones that are straight that go inside the light and it looks like it comes with a curved one for your shroud too. I may just have to make up my own or just learn to live w/o them.

 

You'll never notice from the driver's seat

 

True dat!

 

Well this is the first issue I have had with mine since I installed them 2+ years ago. On my way to work this morning my drivers side started to blink or flash off and on?! So I just cut them off and turned on my LED's and went on my way. Just curious and gonna look at it this weekend but does it sounds like a bulb or a ballast going bad? Hopefully TRS still has replacement parts for the Mini H1, last thing I want to do right now is retrofit all over again lol.

 

could be a ballast or maybe check the wiring? when i hd HID's mine did that when the ballast started going out then it finally pooped out

 

Yeah PM'd Andrew with TRS and asked him also gonna try switching ballast to other headlight and see if it does same.

 

What is supposed to happen when testing the solenoid with a 9v battery? Is the solenoid supposed to make a noise? How do I know it is working the way it should?

 

Your cutoff should drop. You'll hear it click and physically see the cutoff move