How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/5/2008 7:31:15 PM
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otnietdehoooo
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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
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/5/2008 7:55:48 PM
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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.
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/5/2008 8:01:23 PM
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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.
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/5/2008 8:06:04 PM
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EuroGoldLS
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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.
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/5/2008 9:32:42 PM
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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.
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/5/2008 9:55:08 PM
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otnietdehoooo
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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 with more info there
HALOGEN HID
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/5/2008 10:15:54 PM
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You could trim it, but if you have a jagged edge after you cut, or if you don't trim 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 similar to 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 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...
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/6/2008 4:48:03 PM
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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)
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/6/2008 4:58:41 PM
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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
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/7/2008 7:19:51 PM
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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.
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/7/2008 7:22:35 PM
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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
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/10/2008 9:27:02 AM
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EuroGoldLS
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You just have to change the projector cone with a vented cone. You can contact the manufacturer or I'm sure you could modify it.
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/10/2008 4:56:58 PM
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blznlowxtreme
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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
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/13/2008 12:15:44 PM
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blznlowxtreme
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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
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RE: How-to: Adjusting Projector Lenses - 1/13/2008 2:35:22 PM
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EuroGoldLS
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You took off the projector itself, or did you just take out the bulb?
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