I've heard of a lot of people ditching thier projectors for HIDs or reverting to stock headlights because of the annoying line the projectors cast across your field of vision. (See Below)



http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Eurogoldls/How-to/z-beam-wall-pattern.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Eurogoldls/How-to/BMW-E53-Beam1.jpg


There is a way to do away with that and still keep your projector headlights.

Step 1.

Take off the projector assembly by taking out the screws.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Eurogoldls/How-to/101_0557.jpg



Step 2.

Take off the cast shutter plate. It should justlay in the groove, but it may be glued.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Eurogoldls/How-to/101_0566.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Eurogoldls/How-to/101_0567.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Eurogoldls/How-to/101_0564.jpg



Step 3.

Replace the Projector making sure the gasket is in place.

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Eurogoldls/How-to/101_0556.jpg








Now your beams should look something like this:


BEFORE:

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Eurogoldls/How-to/BMW-E53-Beam1.jpg



AFTER:


http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Eurogoldls/How-to/hl3-beam-low-only.jpg

WOW! i knew the projectors had a cutoff but i didnt realize it was that drastic... that would be annoying with that line like that

good job :D

Your projectors are on the highs right?

Naw. Mine are the low-beams. It really doesn't make too much of a difference to oncoming traffic. Mom met me on the way home and I asked her if I was blinding her... she said no.

BTW... the before photo is one I found somewhere... its a S-10 with a Sonoma hood, but it has the same projectors.

It looks like you have them adjusted low enough as to not be a problem, but the reason they are there is to keep them from blinding on coming traffic when the whole assembly is adjusted properly.

Yeah, but that cutoff is annoying as heck! You really do have to adjust them fairly low to keep them from blinding, but the high beams bleed really high, so its not a problem either way.

I wonder if you trimmed the peice you removed if you could make that line a little more curved and less harsh, but still block that upper portion that would be the worst for oncoming drivers. Which would pretty much move the cutoff line a lot further out. I got to say that is a wierd looking cutoff. My mom has a Mini Cooper S that has HID factory lights, the cutoff isnt bad at all on them, it seems like a normal cars' headlights, just a lot brighter and of HID quality.

Eurogold, I was wondering when you installed the HID's on the blazer. How did you go about doing it and is it that much of a difference from stock housings with like silverstars in them? If you could write something up on the install and where you got the parts, it would be greatly appriciated I am sure.

do you have HID euro? i thought they were halogen bulbs in the projectors. it looks really white though.

lenny, i dont have projectors so im not sure what bulbs it uses but i do have HID bulbs. mine came with ballasts and bulbs with the ignitors on the bulb. i had to buy a seperate relay to redirect where they were getting their power from. other than that, its a fairly straightforward installation.


just in case you havent seen it, theres a fairly recent 6 page HID discussion (http://www.blazerforum.com/m_105580/tm.htm) with more info there


HALOGEN HID

http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/39580/2001527132131351042_rs.jpg

You could trim it, but if you have a jagged edge after you cut, or if you don'ttrim them both identically,you will end up with some crazy cutoffs!

My Projectors have H1s

I don't have HIDs currently, no... I have Raybrigs!!!!!

I had HIDs in the high beams last year. I took them off around the time I joined the forum...I had a plug and play kit that I found that was similarto the Envoy HIDs, but that was last year when I had the stock housings. Both the ballasts went out on me because I overused them with the DRLs. I didn't know anything about them then... lol Anyway I got them here: clicky (http://ledgauges.net/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_103&products_id=42) Basically, you just plug them in and go...

I'm not gonna do a write-up unless I have some pics of me doing it. I might grab a kit sometime this summer when I have money and I'll do it then... :D

Yeah I have been looking into HID lights recently, but I think I am going to stick with the silverstars I have right now. Maybe next summer, or for sure in my next vehicle (hopefully a 2007 GMC Sierra Crew Cab Z71)

hey this a really good write up i will definately be doing this to my projectors. i have gotten used to the line but i wouldlike to get rid of it. i wass hoping new bulbs might help it some but i see the problem now

I just noticed at wal-mart the other day that silvania makes silverstar H1 bulbs. I will put those in when I get some projectors. Not as bright as HID, but a heck of alot brighter than halogen.

i tried to make a helpful post on hids, please ad your pics tips and info, this may help you learn and get to know if you really want hids alot better

o appernetly projectors werent desigend for hids, i thoughts all they were for, casue i only saw hids in projectors usually

on the projector box(well some of them) it says NOT FOR USE WITH H.I.D.
heres the fourm

it has a few things about them, alot of common questions i saw surronding them, just ask if your unsure

http://www.blazerforum.com/m_120622/tm.htm

You just have to change the projectorcone with a vented cone. You can contact the manufacturer or I'm sure you could modify it.

hey brent how long did that take you to do. im thinking of doing it friday night but dont want a big project because i have somewhere to be at like midnight

well i pulled my headlight out and was going to do this today but found that mine are not lade the same as yours, mine are all one piece and there is not way ro get that lil plate out. i tried taking it out through the whole for the bulb but it wont fit so i guess i will just forget about that idea

You took off the projector itself, or did you just take out the bulb?

i took out the bulb and attepted to take the projector apart but mine does not look like this. the headlight assembly is all one piece.http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Eurogoldls/How-to/101_0557.jpg

yea you got the same ones i have. i had one hell of a time getting that little plate out. and the projector is a hb3/9005. i might have to get some raybrigs cuz the knock off whitish bulbs just don't do.

ORIGINAL: Numba1Sean

yea you got the same ones i have. i had one hell of a time getting that little plate out. and the projector is a hb3/9005. i might have to get some raybrigs cuz the knock off whitish bulbs just don't do.


How did you manage to get it out, cause i have the same ones and was planning to remove the plate as well

pm me and i will let you know how, it will not let me post full description here for some reason.