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Sedan S2000 Projector Retrofit Complete

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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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was it a pain to align the beam?
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It took me a little over an hour of playing around to get them so they would be even and still have up/down adjustment that was even.

I had always thought my friend's S4 headlights were not aimed correctly when they had that step in them until I started researching for this project. It turns out that that step is built into the cutoff inside the projector on purpose.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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Thank you very much everyone for all the compliments. It makes me feel very good that you all approve.


I tried to get some better night shots of the beam and cutoff but my camera makes everything look bluish-green for some reason. In reality the color is white with a slight yellow hue just like the stock hid bulbs. The fog lights are even more yellow than the picture. The yellow really does help a lot.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 02:01 PM
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Looks like you did top shelf work. Thanks for the walk through as well!!
 
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 02:26 PM
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I have a quick question how did you keep the shroud on the projector. is it attached to the reflector housing? thanks
 
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by chinaman_87
I have a quick question how did you keep the shroud on the projector. is it attached to the reflector housing? thanks
The shroud is glued to the projector with JB Weld. I used a little bit of JB quick on a few spots to get a quick hold while the rest was with regular jb weld for the long term hold.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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You have earned the right to be proud! Damned fine job!
 
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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LOOKS SOOOOOOO GOOD! Hey you should write a book on the steps and publish it.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 11:09 PM
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man those pics freaking nice!!! im opening mines again this friday, im gonna try to find a shermin williams around here to color match, if i cant get nobody to color match i will paint it gloss with a coat of clear ....
 
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 11:18 PM
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That is such a sweet mod!!
 
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 04:54 AM
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Wow, pretty impressive. Nice job tt!
 
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 04:55 AM
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Why cant I see the pics?
Did you have to include all his pics in your reply? Go edit that sh*t.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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Did you have to include all his pics in your reply? Go edit that sh*t.
There's the Cru we all know and love.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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So did you trim the GS 430 shroud with a dremel or something to make it perfectly round? I ask this because I notice that in the first couple of pics, it is an odd shape, but in the final pics, it looks perfectly round. But it is hard to tell. Thanks...
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 02:22 AM
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So did you trim the GS 430 shroud with a dremel or something to make it perfectly round? I ask this because I notice that in the first couple of pics, it is an odd shape, but in the final pics, it looks perfectly round. But it is hard to tell. Thanks...
Yeah I took off a lot of it. Then masked them off and painted the back part black to blend into the housing.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 03:34 AM
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just found this thread. amazing work!.......
 
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