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    Bi-xenon project

    Hi everyone!
    It's time to share my experience how to build yourself your own bi-xenon projector set.

    We need:
    1. projector kit, I think that one is brilliant for our job:
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PROJE...Q5fAccessories
    And there's eBay shop link:
    http://stores.ebay.com/Xeaz_HID-xeno...QQftidZ2QQtZkm
    2. HID ballast. My suggestion is to buy so called slim kit. We need 35W kits (projector kits comming with 35W xenon bulbs). It saves space under bonnet, 'cos there's no much room for our job.
    3. Wire cutter.
    4. Small torx screwdriwer or torx keys set.
    5. Screwdriver.
    6. Heat-gun.
    7. Oven.
    8. Pilers.
    9. Electric insulation tape.

    You must consider if you want 1 projector (hi and low beam) and one regular H1 hi-beam light in each light cluster, or 2 just two projectors in light unit.
    Well, maximum you'll need two projector sets.

    I.
    First, we need to disassembly our light units. Was several times described here on forum, but, my few tips: use help other person. Preheat oven to 120C and put there lights for some 1 min.
    Then just take it out, and one person using heat-gun should blow air, and you using screwdriver just slowly inch by inch remove glass.

    II. Time to prepare projectors.
    They comming with already diaphragm designed for lHD cars. All we need is to change diaphragm to suits RHD cars. Here we go:
    a) undo 4 torx tiny screws and disassembly projectors




    b) undo electromagnet selenoid (2 tiny screws)


    c) take off diaphragm blade


    d) bend blade mountings with piler (180 degrees)


    e) set all back together (reverse steps).
    Finally we have right diaphragm for RHD traffic


    III. Fitting projectors.

    Easy peasy job. You'll get guideline from supplier, but:
    a) H7 socket - is just p&p job



    b) H1 socket needs to be rebored to approx. 21 cm, then mounting adjust to prevent rotate or loose our projector.

    IV. Assembling back clusters.
    Reverse as dismounting, remeber to preheat both, clusters and glass.
    So you shall have something like this:


    V. Wiring loom
    Just as in guideline provided with kit.
    You have to plug these wires parallel to feed of low and hi beam and parking lights (in chinese guide "warning lights):


    But if you want 2 projectors in one cluster and save room and time for double wiring, you can "borrow" selenoid and angel-eyes signal from one control unit (connect other parallel). So you'll stay with one unwanted something like that:

    (after removing that wire) which you won't need anymore.

    In that case (2 projectors in one cluster) you have to connect main unit (H7 socket projector with control loom) to one ballast, and other ballast to remained (projector in H1 socket). You can't feed both xenon bulbs from just one ballast!
    The second ballast you can feed from low-beam wiring loom (so you will have 4 low-beam lights and 4 hi-beam lights in total) or from hi-beam wiring loom (so you'll stay with 2 low-beam lights and 4 hi-beam lights in total).

    Well, hope it helps...

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    Very nice, any photos of them fitted? and lit up?, good right up to, what was the cost ? (if you don't mind me asking
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    How quickly do the solenoids move the shiels?, as in for flashing full beam lights to other traffic?

    4 x 4 x 4!? lol, you need another two mirrors now!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Louis
    Very nice, any photos of them fitted? and lit up?, good right up to, what was the cost ? (if you don't mind me asking
    Here photos!

    DAYLIGHT
    Main view:


    Closer look:


    Switched on (one pair is 4300K and other is 6000K):


    NIGHT (wall is approx 20yds from car)
    Low-beam:



    Hi-beam:



    BTW, I deliberately lowered one pair (6000K, former H1) of projectors to light up close surface of road. It works perfect...

    Costs, just as mentioned formely. One set of projectors is something between 90 and 110 GBP plus shipping.
    And you need ballasts for xenons - I paid 78 GBP for two sets of super-slim (4 in total) plus 12 GBP for shipping.
    That's all costs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Louis
    How quickly do the solenoids move the shiels?, as in for flashing full beam lights to other traffic?

    4 x 4 x 4!? lol, you need another two mirrors now!
    Yes!
    Selenoids are enough quick. Even such that I didn't noticed difference in operation regular lights (former one) and nowadays bi-xenons.

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    cool, well done

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    Do you fancy offering this as a service to the more...er...hamfisted amongst us?
    For example, I'd like to convert my headlights to projectors (not too fussed on main beam which seems fine with just a reflector) however I am fairly confident that I'll make a mess of it....those nice delicate polycarbonate lenses etc....

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    Well, that's not a problem
    If you are somewhere in reasonable distance from Grantham/Peterborough area then we can make kind of small meet involving DIY works

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    I'm looking at getting this mod done myself for the winter. The links above no longer work but would this kit here be fine:

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PROJECTOR-LEN-...#ht_4332wt_909

    I understand that I would need two kits to have 4 hi/lo lights but do they need to be the same kit i.e. 2 x H7 or 1 x H7 and 1 x H1??

    Also, what do they mean by specifying the colour of the bulb?? Is that the angel eyes? I know they state the temp is 6000k so I assume it means something else. Thanks!

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    By colour they mean both: bulbs and angel eyes. Apparently they have only 6000k bulbs, but you have to state both options. Due to socket size, you need h7. Although there is h1 as well, but in reality they send you h7 with manual how to adopt to h1. So, save your time and order h7's.
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    Tomasz, so am I right in assuming the H7 unit just slots into the reflector instead of a bulb and then it has a screw thread that tightens down instead of the metal spring clip? I can't really work out how the bulb would be fitted from your pictures though.
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    Yes, correct Lee.
    Xenon bulbs come with kit. You can also order spare one from supplier for some extra costs, as they are not typical and hard to source.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Turbo_Steve View Post
    Do you fancy offering this as a service to the more...er...hamfisted amongst us?
    For example, I'd like to convert my headlights to projectors (not too fussed on main beam which seems fine with just a reflector) however I am fairly confident that I'll make a mess of it....those nice delicate polycarbonate lenses etc....
    I would be interested in this too. Wouldn't mind paying for it, but as Turbo_Steve says, im pretty sure i'd mess it up!

    Jay

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    Quote Originally Posted by nuster100 View Post
    I would be interested in this too. Wouldn't mind paying for it, but as Turbo_Steve says, im pretty sure i'd mess it up!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nuster100 View Post
    I would be interested in this too. Wouldn't mind paying for it, but as Turbo_Steve says, im pretty sure i'd mess it up!

    Jay
    Same.

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    If you scared with disassembling lamps, then bring them for RR Day in Guildford, I can do it for you.

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    And another lights completed tonight ready to go:


    Hope customer would be happy with them

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    looks like you might have a line of people wanting your services swinks, Il join the que

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    Thomasz, how much for all the bits and bobs to convert my uk glass headlights to the same as yours? Will the stock electric adjustment still work?

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    EUDM set will work, no probs. Actually I thought about making spare set myself for my trips to continent.
    Give you details via PM tomorrow Paul.

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