The thought crossed my mind

 

Lemme know! I don't have the time, space, or tools to do something like that myself.

 

These baby's came in today






Going to put some power to them shortly and get some baseline light output shots so I have something to compare to.

I like how the lens is actually shaped and bulged out to accommodate the depth of the projector. Should make the installation of the new projectors much easier. Looks like there should be plenty of room.

 

Ohhh, looks nice. And it's made in Good China, not Bad China.

 

lol, yeah the build quality seems pretty good. The main thing I'm questioning is how long the lenses will stay clear, as that seems to be the first thing to go on these...


I threw some power to them and got some basic output shots against a wall in the house. Not the most scientific way, but it's just for comparison.

As they come new, the low beams in them use 9005 65w halogen bulbs, which are usually high beam bulbs.

Even still, the light output is terrible... Horrible beam pattern, almost no width to the beam...









Tossed in some 9005 HID's that I had laying around in my random garage stash. Just 35w 6000k generic bulbs.

Made the color look better, beam pattern is still terrible though (no surprise)










For final comparison, this is what I'll be installing in them. Basic eBay Mini H1 bixenon projectors. I have some left over Morimoto brand H1 35w 4300k bulbs in them here powered by some Morimoto ballasts. Will most likely throw 6000k in them during final installation, but probably stick with 35w this time around.

Despite these projectors being like $30 for a set, I've had some great success putting these in headlights. They're certainly not Morimoto build quality, but the light output is amazing for the price.











I was actually concerned at first about being able to keep the high beam solenoid on the projectors, thought that I was going to run into room issues and have to delete the solenoid in order to make the projector fit, loosing the high beam function of the projector. But I honestly think that there will be no issues at all fitting them inside!











Oh and these look pretty neat too

 

Well I hope they work. Like I said before if you get them working good and are willing to do more I don't mind throwing some $$ your way for parts and labor. I just know I need to get rid of my stock lights and bulbs because their light output is terrible, we're in the rainy season now and where I live does not have a lot of street lights.

 

Tore into one today.

First step, strip the light down. Everything on the exterior that can be removed is removed. Chrome trim ring, mounting brackets and screws, bulbs, etc.







Then it's in the oven to soften the sealant that holds the lens on. Preheating to 300, shutting the oven OFF (very important), and then setting the light on a piece of cardboard to soak up the heat for just 5 minutes, seems to work great on these lights when they're new. They came apart with very little fight, although a couple more minutes might make the glue just a little more soft and easier to remove.







Then the lens can be carefully pried off so the light can be gutted!









Then we have access to this terrible projector...







3 screws and it comes right out













If the headlights used 9006 bulbs, at this point the new mini H1 projectors would slide into place. But since they used 9005, the hole for the bulb is too small... So I had to dremel that opening up a little, and I also took some off the very back so that the threaded mount on the new projectors protruded more so that more of a bite could be got with the threaded on nut.







After that the new mini H1 projectors fall right into place and look like they were meant to be there all along
















So for now this one is mocked up. The lens is just set back on it in the above photos, it hasn't been fully pressed together and sealed just yet.

I'm almost tempted to shoot footage of the process on the other light. I need more content for my YouTube channel

 

Nice job! It looks like it went together pretty easily. Do you think these will protrude out the back or fit right in without modifying the radiator support bracket?

 

I'm hoping that because the lens is bulged out, letting the projector set more forward, that there shouldn't be any clearance issues with the radiator support. The holes behind the lights in the support on my Blazer have already been opened up a little because of my last retrofit and how the projectors set so far back, but I should be and to tell if there would be clearance issues with an unmodified core support once I get to installing the lights on the truck.

 

Your project is certainly looking good. I’m getting tempted for sure just thinking of the output on hi beam 😎