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

[batang_raon14]

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]

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]

May gumagawa ba nyan dito?

[batang_raon14]

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]

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]

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]

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]

hindi ba pwede sa glass lens ang projector type?

[theveed]

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.

[batang_raon14]

hard to solve ata ito ah... it's either go for the moolah or find the cheap resources at a very scarce chance of even finding one.. =S

[caloyski5]

theveed,

i had already seen the beam pattern (although in the daytime) of the taiwan projectors ng EG civic. panget ng buga e. and even nung nakakabit na hid dun, hilaw pa rin yung buga but definitely better than the halogen bulb.

yung sa mga corolla siguro mas maganda since mas clear yung glass na ginamit for the projector lens. sakin lang, kung halos same price ang brand new na taiwan projector headlights sa surplus na projector headlights, dun na lang ako sa surplus.

[theveed]

How about yung sa mga Space Gear and other subics, mas malaki lens nila kesa sa mga taiwan corolla/civics...

[theveed]

Look what I found

http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/gen...-retrofit.html

http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/gen...ghts-pics.html



Pwede!

[baludoy]

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[baludoy]

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[alwayz_yummy]

kung may nagpagawa na, sali ako, for my liteace/maxima, papalitan ko din...

[batang_raon14]

*theveed

Oo nga po pwede ah? hehe

*baludoy

thanks chief! bisita ako pag mapabyahe ako dun!

[theveed]

Issue ko is ang headlight ko ay glass, meaning may mga diffuser lines, pointless din i-retrofit ng projector.

Unlike mga plastic lenses, pwede sand-down yung mga diffuser lines para clear lens matitira.

Makes more sense na mag projector fogs nalang kung trip talaga mag HID.

Yung Altima sa pic kasi naka Depo (Taiwan) lights na... They're not cheap for Alty's...

[orly_andico]

question. what's a projector headlamp?

i took apart the headlight assembly off the 626, i noticed that the low beam bulb (it has separate low and high beam compartments) sits behind a really fat lens in a sort of housing. also, there are no "lines" on the glass, it's just clear.

[caloyski5]

the veed,

ok nga yan a! ganda!pwede siguro gawin is to custom make a housing like mine. tapos retro fit it there

orly_a,

afaik, the 626 has 2 kinds of headlight housing. one is both hi and low are reflector housings, the other kind is the low beam is projector type (yung may bilog) and the high is reflector. from what you are describing, projector yung low beam mo

OT: btw, boss orly, would you know what bulb type your lowbeam is? thanks