the only time i have mine on are at dusk (just parking lights) and then at night when the heads are on. Is this amount of use going to cause them to burn out quick or will they last a reasonable about of time?Quote:
Originally Posted by ericbla03
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the only time i have mine on are at dusk (just parking lights) and then at night when the heads are on. Is this amount of use going to cause them to burn out quick or will they last a reasonable about of time?Quote:
Originally Posted by ericbla03
OK I couldn't wait and had to get them put on my car, so heres a couple pics of them on. Once I get the halos ready to go, Ill take some nighttime pics.
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1172.../323070280.jpg
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1172.../323070332.jpg
nice
looks good. hows the light output?
its actually not as bright as I thought it would be, but definatly better than stock.
the drivers side one does look a little crooked, its probably just the angle of the picture tho.
no it is a little bit... the angle of the picture, plus part of the halo getting cutoff by the angle makes it look worse than it is. in person its not all that noticable, but that was the 1st headlight I had done. the 2nd one came out much better, but the 1st ones still well within acceptable range for me to not worry about taking it apart and doing it over.Quote:
Originally Posted by dknight3
looking pretty good! beam pattern pics?
nice
Today I decided to finally wire up the halos, which I decided to go with the parking light wiring. Also I had to wired in my Load Equalizers for the switchback turn signals, so I also made that part of my mission. Well, it ended up taking me almost an hour to get one headlight done, and since I was on a time schedule, thats all I got done today! haha
so basically my drivers side halos are working and my drivers side turn signal blinks at a normal rate now. Uggg, well now I know what I'll be doing tomorrow and this project will finally be 100% done and complete, and as crazy as it is for me to believe, a success!!
I do have a question though about aligning the cutoff. Is there a good gauge for a certin heigh at a certin distance that I could go off of?
Heres just a couple pics I snapped tonight, but as soon as I get a chance to drive to some wall somewhere (because my house has bush all along the front and no garage, then Ill get the cutoff pics.
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1172.../323398729.jpg
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1172.../323398663.jpg
Nice, you wanna make me a set?
x2 8pQuote:
Originally Posted by airborneparainf82
go get some reflector tape and put it behind the halos,makes them lok like they are on in the daylight
I have to admit they look pretty good especially for the first time doing something like that
on a side note: WOHOO 1kth post!
http://www.regalgs.org/aiming.htmQuote:
Originally Posted by airborneparainf82
http://www.regalgs.org/images/howto/aiming4.gif
the link above will show the measurements but to summarize, park the car 25ft from a wall on level ground perfectly straight at a right angle (perpindicular) to the wall. measure the level (height) of your low projectors. mark this line on the wall. measure the distance of your lights from the centerline of the car and mark both the centerline and the headlight locations on the wall. aim the low beams 2" lower than these crosses. measure the hieght/width of the high beams and their correspnding position on your wall (same height and width from centerline) and aim them directly at that second set of crosses.
close hood all done.
btw, if your low beams don't stay on when you activate your hi beams (all four should be on when you hit your hi's), look for my JDM headlight tutorial or goosey's relay tutorial to convert the H4 harness to dual low/quad hi functionality. this can be done with a set of relays (or diodes if using a dual HID harness w/ seperate relays and power direct from the battery).
good job bro they came out sick..
sorry guys, quick hijack. Can anyone tell me where this tutorial is as i can't seem to find it. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Reelax
I give you guys props for doing this mod. Takes balls
thanks man. yeah I figured I wanted some, so why not try it myself?! now if I can just get my car looking as hot as yours to complement these lights, then I'll be gtg! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ivory8g
thanks for the link and the break down. now, why would u suggest I wire my lows to stay on when my highs activate? they currently dont, but I don't know how good that would look without HIDs in the highs. besides with the extra light output of the projectors and HIDs I don't really see a need to go to my high beams anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reelax
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Originally Posted by 8g831
Thanks you guys. I'm just glad it come out good. Now I no longer have to be jelous when I see the sig's with the dual halo setup lol :) but its been a good journey along the way and the help and support from all of yall on here really kept me going so I appeciate it all!Quote:
Originally Posted by SkylineG1
So do you have any pictures off the lights hitting a wall??
since you now have quad lighting (this is what the JDM headlights are), you no longer have low and high beams in the same location (in the same reflector). the proper functionality is for the low beams to work when u turn on your headlights, but also remain on when you hit your high beams to see more (you do not lose the existingl lighting from the low beam when u turn on your high beams)... the OE H4 socket was designed no to do this (since the proximity of the low and high beam filaments were in the same bulb and would overheat if left on together) so there is a quick work around to make your new setup work like quad headlights shoud (JDM work this way from factory). don't worry about the look as you don't drive everywhere w/ you high beams on anyways... they are just for seeing better in a dark unlit place (in which case would you want as much light as possible?) actually since you have HID low and halogen high, the way they work now without the low staying on, i figure it would be DARKER in front of your car when you hit your highs! that is why the low beams have to stay on when the highs are activated.Quote:
Originally Posted by airborneparainf82
it's in the post right above the aiming diagram: i put the link to it's original page.Quote:
Originally Posted by kildaremike
oh ok gotya... i didnt know that in other cars the lows normally stay on with the highs, but it makes sense what your saying. Im pretty sure the tutorial is stickied in the Customizing Your 8G so I'll take a look at it. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Reelax
Just finished up wiring up the passenger side of my car with the Load Equalizer and wiring the halos in to the parking lights. Actually only took maybe a total of 15 mins this time. Dont know why the other side was giving me trouble, especially considering I had considerably less room on this side. Oh well, its done now.
So tonight, Im getting ready to head to a friends, but on the way back I'm going to try and find a wall somewhere to get a quick beam picture and maybe a pic with the halos too. So hopefully Ill throw those up later tonight.
Not the best of walls that I found but it will work. You can tell that the left headlight (the 1st one I did) is off rotation counterclockwise a little, leaning down on the left just a bit, but the right one is just about level. The only thin, and I don't know if this is normal, but on the right side of the cutoff for each projector, a little past 1/2 way, there is an incline before it goes level again. Is this normal?
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1172.../323687831.jpg
that's how its supposed to be for left hand drive vehciles... in countries where they drive on the other side of the road (japan, UK etc.) the upsweep is on the left anhd the low side is the right of each beam. the up sweep is to light up sign on the shoulder and to see pedestrians and other stuff off the side of the road. the low side is so that you don;t blind on coming traffic.Quote:
Originally Posted by airborneparainf82
here is the DOT (US) and ECE (europe) low projector beam patterns:
http://i25.tinypic.com/zmd15u.jpg
notice the RHD pattern is the opposite of ours.
also, the reason your cutoffs are not razor sharp (like ASTIG's) is becasue you are using halogen projectors (he transpanted OE TSX HID projectors)... HID is many time brighter and more intense than halogen and thus halogen projectors were never meant to control the greatly increased light output that HID produces... butyour results are still a HUGE improvement over stock!
ahh, ok. makes total sense about it coming up like that. I had thought maybe something like that, but then I wasn't sure and just didn't know if I just had some crappy projectors :)
one day I may look in to upgrading to the TSX HID projectors because the cutoff and light output on those do look amazing! but for now, this is definatly an improvement from what I had before. I must admit I love the visibility of HID, especially in places where they have the reflective road paint, and the new ultra-reflective road signs. Everything is just so bright and so easy to see. Definatly a great upgrade for looks AND safety.
Thanks for taking the time to explain this stuff to me.
yeah HID is great and HID projectors are even better! no sweat answering your questions bro, that's what we're here for... and you actually listen and learn, which is reward enough!Quote:
Originally Posted by airborneparainf82
great work on your projectors!
Safety devices such as headlights are no joke. Doing them right is a MUST. The wall pics are nice. THe rotation isnt bad.
The TSX projectors I have are really nice. the output is very uniform and wide. it's something ou should look into next time you get the itch to mod. but for now, have a beer!
amen to the beer! ;)
but yeah I was actually looking in to the TSXs earlier, and they're a little expensive, but i think a little down the road it will be well worth it. Just a quick look and I think they just may fit in place on the projectors I have now, without much major modification. Of course Id have to actually have them to be able to tell, but they look pretty similiar to the ones I have, so just maybe! :D
Well done ;)
But over here aftermarket xenons are illigal with good reason. People meeting thos lights cant se shit :p
And the G headlamp arnt made for HiDs so the light form the bulbs are spread to all over the place...
But well done making those heads ;) Im gonna tip some G owners over here :D
OK, heres a couple pictures with my girls camera.... much better quality than my POS that I bought in Iraq :)
I am debating on making the corners black instead of chrome. What do yall think?
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1172.../324234416.jpg
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1172.../324234546.jpg
I would deffenatly black out the corners. Other than that, looks hawt!
do u sell those lights?
I'd buy a set, how much?
airborne: are you selling these by chance? I've been trying to find someone who is selling projectors with angel eyes.
i wanna know if u sale da cuz i want it .
LOL
Guys do you have any idea how long he spent making those for himself? I don't think he's going to sell those anytime soon.
Very nice job on that airborn. Looks amazing.
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Originally Posted by juanmanuel30