DIY: TheRetrofitSource/Morimoto Retro-Quik Install in FR-S

[FR-Shadow]

Originally Posted by retrosmiths

One of them needs rotation (see double side lines).

Right side, check bulb seating.

How do i rotate

And ok ill check the passenger bulb

[Yruyur]

Rotation instructions would be great. My alignment has settled since the install and his looks great.

Sent from a Motorola DynaTAC 8000X

[retrosmiths]

Uhh..I forgot, if it's the retroquick set for our cars you wont be able to rotate, not without opening up the headlights and adjusting the shields.

Sorry. Mini H1s aren't meant to be full performance, 100% aligned projectors.

[retrosmiths]

If you still want to rotate it, here's a quick and dirty breakdown:

Open up the headlights.

Remove the projector lens.

Widen the holes of the metal shield.

Hand-adjust against a wall.

Screw the projector lens back tight to retain new alignment.

Put everything back together.

Will take you about 5-6 hours. At night.

[tonystewart]

Great Advice! No thank you, lol

[civicdrivr]

@FR-Shadow - Your alignment looks pretty good. As @retrosmiths mentioned, the MH1s aren't going to be perfectly aligned. Mine taper off to the extreme ends of the beam, but it's not worth my time to make them perfect. If I do end up cracking the headlights open again, Im replacing the projectors with something else entirely.

[retrosmiths]

^ "aren't"

[civicdrivr]

Originally Posted by retrosmiths

^ "aren't"

Sometimes my fingers can't keep up with my brain. Fixed.

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[lbroskee]

Originally Posted by civicdrivr

I finally got around to getting the headlights aimed properly.

Tools Needed:
-Tape (painters tape is preferred since its easy to see, but all I had was duct tape)
-Measuring tape (one that is at least 25')
-Phillips head screwdriver
-Wall and flat, level ground (I find that loading docks are perfect for this)
-Night

The basics: The DOT standard for aiming lights is simple. Park the car on flat, level ground 25' from a wall. Measure the height of the head light from the ground (use the little dot in the headlamp lens to measure from), subtract 2", and line up the uppermost portion of the cutoff with that number.

For example: The headlight in the below picture 26" from the ground. Therefore, the top of the cutoff should be 24" from the ground (when parked 25' from the wall).



The adjusters youre looking for are these:

Passenger side:



Driver side:



The screwdriver goes between these two slots:



Remember the old saying - righty, tighty, lefty, loosey? Well, righty in this case raises the beam, lefty lowers it.

And its as simple as that.





Color band at ~100'



Overall, these projectors are very impressive given their size and price point. The highbeam impresses me most. Unfortunately I was unable to snap pics of that as I was being questioned by cops.

what do u use to keep DRLs, but open/close projector flap? if i just tap the wires into the hi beam the flap opens wen my DRLs come on

[civicdrivr]

Originally Posted by lbroskee

what do u use to keep DRLs, but open/close projector flap? if i just tap the wires into the hi beam the flap opens wen my DRLs come on

That's correct. The flap on the bixenons opens when the DRLs come on, but the HID bulb itself doesn't receive any power. I've run it this way for the past 33k miles without any issues. Once you power the low beams, the DRL shuts off and the bixenon flap closes. Turn the high beams on, and the halogen bulbs power on as well as the bixenon flaps open.

[Techfl3x]

Does anyone know what this connection is? It came attached to the harness, the wired that plug into the car's low beam connection. Is that the wrong adapter?

[lbroskee]

Originally Posted by Techfl3x

Does anyone know what this connection is? It came attached to the harness, the wired that plug into the car's low beam connection. Is that the wrong adapter?

mine had that too. if I'm not mistaken its the non plug n play style and needs to b wired to power and ground

[Techfl3x]

Originally Posted by lbroskee

mine had that too. if I'm not mistaken its the non plug n play style and needs to b wired to power and ground

I took it off but the two connectors aren't compatible (low beam cable from harness and low beam cable from vehicle). Did you end up tapping directly into the vehicles low beam positive and ground wires?

[lbroskee]

Originally Posted by Techfl3x

I took it off but the two connectors aren't compatible (low beam cable from harness and low beam cable from vehicle). Did you end up tapping directly into the vehicles low beam positive and ground wires?

We threw it out and got the correct cable to make it PnP. Not sure y they automatically send this crap out, but i wanted it to b fully reversible