HID cutoff not as good as I thought?

When my new one gets here from HK, I'll get some pictures of the inside. I'm guessing that'll be 2 more weeks, as I doubt they used air shipping since it was free.

 

F8L, here are the pics from the projector. Sorry, I couldn't get back earlier with all the crazy things going on.

The overall length of the projector is 150mm, height 90mm, top 2 mount holes on the projector are 47mm apart, bottom 2 mount holes are 76mm apart. Let me know if anyone need any other info and i'll try to get back as soon as i can.

From the picture, you can see the cutoff shield is kind of curved and that's probably causing the bow in the output.

I hope someone can match up with good bi-xenon projector and do a swap.

 

I bet we could finagle something to replace that from TRS, probably better if we can provide them with the OEM projector so they have the unit on hand to compare. As long as it fits through the opening, I'm sure it'd be pretty easy using a small drill bit to mount the projector.

 

Thx for the pics. Looks like a FX-R would fit with very little effort.

Guess this means I've got a new retro under way

 

I'm just looking at FX-R and it's pretty neat. Let me make more measurements later tonight on width etc. I wonder if the prius shroud would interfere with fx-r. You can see I don't have the prius shroud as it was destroyed from accident.

 

So confused, but hopefully I can mimic the final product.

 

Well, apparently my headlight was out of stock (I seriously want to reach out and punch sellers sometimes), so I'm not in the retro game anytime soon for this lol. I wonder if any local junk yards have any that aren't totally jacked up or that they want a ridiculous price for.

 

Would you guys recommend 55w HID's in the stock headlight housing in the first place?

I have heard that it will generate too much heat or it will cause the light to deflect improperly. (did some research but still not sure)

Right now I have 35w HID kit from Retrofit Source thinking to upgrading to the 55w HID and bulb.

TIA

 

Personally, I would stay away from 55w bulbs. They've been known to burn OEM HID projectors.

 

As others have said, stick with 35W. 55W kits have too much power draw (without a harness), more heat, and negligible difference unless you actually have a bulb housing designed for HID's. Good luck! They look 100x better than the halogens.

 

Leeb18c,

Those are some great pics of the parts in the light.

I hope you find some Retrofit Source versions to fit, based on the measurements.

That would be a great find.

I would even consider a new clear lens and new bulbs retrofit to minimize cutting or removing OEM parts. The shield shape is still in need of a little mod to clear up the curved ends.

rrg

 

F8L - so are you going to bulb some morimoto? then you can tell us that it was "just" a bulb problem.

 

I do agree on the DDM being very close in color. I haven't had the 4300K yet, but the other two were indeed almost identical.

I found aftermarket headlights for the Prius through carpartswholesale.com that I just ordered, in hopes they'll be here soon. They had the factory look and a black look vs chrome, based on their pictures. Hopefully I can do a retrofit on them in the next month with a TRS kit.

On a separate note, I got my Hidden Hitch in the mail yesterday. If the weather cooperates (which the forecast claims it probably won't) then maybe I'll get that done this weekened, too.

 

Yeah, DDM has always been a joke. Their bulbs are crap & I've heard so many bad reviews about their ballasts failing. I've never tried them so I don't have 1st hand experience.