Retrofit headlight tips?

Just got me the morimoto stage III kit,watched some vids on the site and looks fairly easy to install.

Just wondering if you guys got any tips from personal experience that would be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

 

I think most of the guys bought them preassembled. Not sure.

 

Don't melt it.

Lol
Jk

 

nahh i think i got this….ill keep you guys updated.

 

fire them up before you reseal to ensure your cutoff is g2g. also when you pull the lens off make sure you put them in a dust free enviroment and do not touch the inside...ill think of a few more later

 

Make sure to reseal that thing up really well. Otherwise you'll be dealing with major fog issues.

 

which projectors did you get?

They're actually easy to do as long as you take your time

 

i did the d2s retros on my lights a while ago, i recommend using 3m window weld to reseal so you dont have to take them apart to reseal if they fog. also take ur time painting the shrouds and bowls or get it professionally done.

 

Are you the one who's been texting me about the retrofit?

I wouldn't use window weld, I'm sure it will work, but it's really messy. I've used it before to make solid motor and trans mounts. If you get it smeared anywhere, it'll be a PITA to clean up.
I suggest the butyl rubber strip that try's sells in a roll. Just form and stretch to fit in the groove, and when you heat it back up, it'll seal together again. And idk if you can open it up again if you use window weld.

 

for sure,i got my 12v power supply that i’ll use to test run it.

 

i got the d2s mini stage III with the angle eyes

 

no thats not me lol…… but TRS requires you to buy that sealant. From what they say its really good.

 

As others mentioned, take your sweet time. Helps to have a second set of lights, if not a weekend would do.

1) Test them before even starting. Make sure ballast, bulbs, projectors, and high beam solenoid is working.

2) Once you remove the lens, take the lens to a dust free area and leave it.

3) After you finish installing everything on your headlight, tighten the nut pretty tight but not tight enough where you cant rotate your projector. Take it out and fire it up and go to a level surface with a wall 25-30' away and make sure your horizontal cutoff is as straight as it can be. Rotate your projectors to do so.

4) Once you're done with everything, make sure you have no dust in your headlights and clean all finger marks from your bowl, projector lens, etc.

5) Make sure you reseal that bad boy real good. You don't want any moisture or fog issue down the road.

6) Have fun! As others mentioned, take your time!

 

Wow ... I wanted to upgrade my headlights and read 'all' the postings and I feel like it's a foreign language, ha!! Ok, so ... we've established that 'I should not do this on my own'!!! End of that portion of the discussion Would any one care to suggest to me how or what kind of lights I might want? I recently drove a new loaner while my frame was recalled and this Rav4 headlights were way better than mine. I also have that lens fog over my lens'. Also, what kind of place can professionally exchange out these headlights? Thank you in advance!! (url for lights and easy on any abbreviations, thanks)

 

At first it felt like that for me.Go to their youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD7AIaUAfxmYKYz_b8IWiiRNgY0GfX8_3 and watch their installation guide,it will give you a better understanding on what your going to be doing.

IMO I wouldn’t buy the pre installed HID lights aka plug and play,TRS has way better quality. It’s more work you’ll be putting in but way worth it.

also read this http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/group-buys/262802-retrofit-source-ongoing-gb-via-andrew-trs.html its a discount code and info on recommended kits for tacomas.

 

Nitrile gloves help when handling parts so you dont leave finger prints all over plus after you paint allow time for proper curing some people prebake painted pieces to cure but i like waiting a few days before the final assembly instead

 

this is the write up i used for mine. ill be starting my new set tomorrow. one tip i have it get another set you can run in the car while you take your time unless you have another vehicle to drive. i ended up with cracking paint on one bowl and finger prints and dust on the inside which others have mentioned. i used the baking method, temp and time from the write up and i didn't have to put it back in the over a 2nd time and didn't melt anything.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/303795-how-retrofit-morimoto-fx-r-mini-h1-depth.html

 

just got my package today.Tested lights up everything seems to run find.

Kinda disappointed in my halos,I got the rgb angel eyes. The main color I wanted in their was the amber color because of my amber theme i have going on.Seems like the colors are off,the orange color is more like a yellowish green.

I kinda wanna send it back i just got the amber halo

 

does anybody have a tip for getting the outer part of the reflective bowl out? the inner side pops right off. a write up said to pry the tabs inward while putting some pressure on the bowl but the tabs don't seem to budge

 

i think you get it apart by backing it out with the adjustment screws on the back after you pop it loose from the inner part