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ayau 04-25-2012 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange (Post 191885)
It seems that the car with halogens has manual adjustment, with HID's is has auto adjustment. Like many other cars.

:)

Jeff
let me reiterate what we've reasonably concluded based on the previous pictures posted.

brz: HID with manual adjustment (this is 100% confirmed by owners manual)
frs: halogen without manual adjustment
EDM gt86: HID without manual adjustment; possibly includes auto adjustment.

we have not confirmed if the jdm HID and non-HID specs 86 will have a headlight adjustment or not.

Spaceywilly 04-25-2012 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ayau (Post 191753)
here's a pic of the uk gt86. it looks like it's similar to the frs. i can only see 1 knob.

http://www.toyota.co.uk/bv/CC2/GT86/...86-5-exlrg.jpg

wheel would be on the other side in the UK ;)

ayau 04-25-2012 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Spaceywilly (Post 191899)
wheel would be on the other side in the UK ;)
you know what i meant :laughabove:

Dave-ROR 04-25-2012 09:46 PM
EU generally requires auto leveling. The US doesn't require any leveling but Subaru has done the manual level adjustment for years.

Xdragonxb0i 04-26-2012 12:56 AM
damn over 1k, the BRZ Premium is looking more attractive!!

GrimmSpeed 04-26-2012 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by RRnold (Post 191731)
Fugg the headlights, let's work on getting that 86 steering wheel! :drool:
+1
That thing is sexy!


Justin

#87 04-26-2012 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by zoomzoomers (Post 191732)
I forgot about that. In EU auto leveing is required by law. So I would figure it's already part of the package. I'm not sure if they allow manual adjustment, but I would think that that goes against of having the "auto" leveling law in the first place.

For those of you going that route, good luck. Hopefully, it all comes in a neat tidy package that can be bolted on without issues. Having been around the block with HID upgrade in the past, went from D2R HID's to D2S HID's on my '05 G35 coupe, I know it can be expensive and difficult.
That's why I decide to get BRZ lol
I really like HID but don't like the retrofit price tag and the fact if it gets damaged it is cost out of your pocket, not insured

Jeff Lange 04-26-2012 01:36 AM
Sorry, I should have clarified that my post only applied to European lights, nothing else.

Jeff

igorot 04-26-2012 01:40 AM
I converted to Lhd converted jdm type r halogen headlights for my ep3 and the original owner paid over 700$ just for the jdm headlights. I purchased it used for 350 after he converted them to left hand drive reflectors. He had to open em up and after a good year the seal just wasn't as good and yellowed on the inside. The hid lhd from Europe was about 1200$.

Depo ended up making Lhd replicas that were tons cheaper and the ep people had great experience with them.

colHolm 04-26-2012 06:15 AM
I'm not convinced that the beam pattern and direction of the headlights for RH vs. LH drive will be an issue, since there is no halogen reflectors in the housing. Any difference in aiming should be able to be resolved by re-aiming the headlights, no?

igorot 04-26-2012 09:42 AM
Even in projectors there are beam patterns. My upgrade was to the facelift ep3 projector headlights. They have different cut offs


Rhd pattern is like this \___ \___
Basically you have a flat cutoff line the spreads to the left. Oncoming traffic would be blinded

Lhd pattern opens up to the right like so
__/ __/

igorot 04-26-2012 09:44 AM
Some pics
Rhd
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...b/7166ddbe.jpg

Lhd
http://www.dtmpower.net/forum/attach...ge-resized.jpg

Jeff Lange 04-26-2012 09:47 AM
Correct, the beam pattern dips on the opposite side for RHD vs. LHD. Halogen or not, the beam pattern is still different either way, and it is determined by the cutoff shield in the projector.

Jeff

colHolm 04-26-2012 10:42 AM
Ok, so if the differences in beam pattern are dictated by the cut-off sheild, not the projector itself, modifying or replacing the cut-off sheild, and properly aiming the headlamps would result in beam patterns that won't blind oncoming traffic?


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