Converting stock headlight assy. to projector-types. Possible?

**batang_raon14** · July 13th, 2006 10:51 PM

Mga chief, tanong lang po. Napapansin ko po kasi na may mga Civics, Sentras, and mga Corollas na projector-type ang headlights nila pero ung itsura ng headlight eh hindi naiba.

Eto po sana gusto kong ipagawa sa headlight ko eh, kasi ayoko ung mga replacement na headlight assemblies na nabibili (plus, panigurado walang replacement-types na headlight assy. sa Optra). So posible po kaya 'to? And kung posible man, san at pano nila ginagawa? Binubuksan sabay isisilyado na lang??? TIA po!

**caloyski5** · July 13th, 2006 11:06 PM

its called retrofitting of projectors in stock lenses. sa states yan ang ginagawa para makapaglagay ng hid.

ito JDM headlight ng mazda familia with a retrofit projector lens. .

click the link
http://www.pixelmaths.com/martin/pro...4152006_01.jpg

**sean jedi** · July 13th, 2006 11:08 PM

May gumagawa ba nyan dito?

**batang_raon14** · July 13th, 2006 11:11 PM

Thanks sir caloyski! At least alam ko na na posible. Pero san po ba ito pwede ipagawa dito sa Pinas? and around how much po kaya ang cost?

**caloyski5** · July 13th, 2006 11:27 PM

yung pic na yan sa states ginawa. DIY siya. if you have a lot of free time, know how on fiberglass and masilya use, some metal fabricating skills and some moolah on good projector lenses, kaya DIY.

malamang kaya ng shops dito niyan. all you need to have is the moolah. (mind you that a good projector fog light by hella (micro DE fog lights) cost as much as 3500 P each. . pricey but at least hindi nakakasilaw. i tried it by retrofitting it to my projector housing. .maganda yung cut off but performance was poor since it was designed for fog light use. headlamp projectors naman nasa 8000 P each. so best bet is to get projectors from wrecked cars with projector lenses. cheaper than brand new but performs just as well. im currently sourcing out a set from a mazda3

kapag nagreretrofit ka ng projectors, kailangan iiwan mo sa shop na pag gagawan mo yung car since aiming is vital for optimum performance. .unless magawaan ng paraan sa pagretrofit na maadjust yung aim and direction ng beam.

sa cost, im assuming a good retrofit can cost as much as 15000 ++ P with the projector lenses taking the brunt of the cost

**batang_raon14** · July 13th, 2006 11:36 PM

Hmm... kung kukuha naman ako sir ng projectors sa mga wrecked cars, san po ok kumuha? Bulacan po ba? ang plano ko po kasi chief is ung lalagyan lang ng HID is ung healights. As per sa mga foglamps, as is na lang or on summer days, lagyan ko na lang ng super white na bulb (kasi notice ko lang halos wa epek ang fog lamps sa sasakyan ko dahil mababa ang aiming ng headlight).

**theveed** · July 14th, 2006 12:08 PM

Interesting... Iniisip ko din to the other day, kung tipong kunin mo ang headlight housing ng isang oto same as yours...

take off the lens cover (especially kung glass type sya kasi kung clear lexan na yung lens di issue ang diffusion),

take off the chrome reflectors,

then go buy a surplus Civic/Corolla projector headlight for 2K a pair, take off the projector housing of that surplus assembly,

make a fiberglass or whatever mold to hold that projector housing,

chrome paint the frame, and yun na yun... You can still aim using the standard aiming screws...

Issue lang is if you have a glass lens, san ka kukuha ng platic clear lens cover.

**boybi** · July 14th, 2006 12:12 PM

hindi ba pwede sa glass lens ang projector type?

**theveed** · July 14th, 2006 12:33 PM

di po kasi ang glass lens may diffusers nagkakalat ng ilaw... kung pansinin nyo, mga glass lens walang "cut" ang reflectors, parang flat na salamin lang, while mga clear lens (aka crystal lens) sa reflector ang mga diffuser/anglers. Pointless mag projector kung sa likod lang sya ng glass lens.