Started the hid retrofit in my 2011 ford expedition, as it turns out, it has so far been easier then expected, so far, my alignment is off by .5mm - 1mm on one projector, but i think that might be acceptable, since the risk of messing it up more is greater.
Using a FX-R 3.0 projector, same as the one from theretrofitsource. Will be driving philips 85122 bulbs at 50watts in this.
Have to say the reflector bowls are made of a metal/plastic mixture, but they are brittle as heck!!
nearly ran out of space in behind my headlights, projector protrudes out quite a bit !
testing everything, hoping that my silicone gets cooked enough not to gas. alternated between 35w and 50w ballasts, to test temperature differences and such. ready to remount in car very shortly. ~20f difference between the 2 ballasts, in a opened environment. probably way more when sealed
but after this set of ebay projectors, i realized that there is a casting mark on the lens, do yourselves a favor and stick with TRS! no more ebay projectors for me from now on.
asides from being stuck in HIGHBEAM MODE! i am done
matchbox projectors with 3000k morimoto h1 bulbs, had this done about a month ago - installed it before i got my hands on any shrouds, some glare, will eventually add shrouds.
slightly sad, driver side projector is slightly off, lesson learned, do not silicone stuff on, because i wont be able to get it back off. going to try to shim everything into place. Hope it looks ok after fixing it up
Using a FX-R 3.0 projector, same as the one from theretrofitsource. Will be driving philips 85122 bulbs at 50watts in this.
Have to say the reflector bowls are made of a metal/plastic mixture, but they are brittle as heck!!
nearly ran out of space in behind my headlights, projector protrudes out quite a bit !
testing everything, hoping that my silicone gets cooked enough not to gas. alternated between 35w and 50w ballasts, to test temperature differences and such. ready to remount in car very shortly. ~20f difference between the 2 ballasts, in a opened environment. probably way more when sealed
but after this set of ebay projectors, i realized that there is a casting mark on the lens, do yourselves a favor and stick with TRS! no more ebay projectors for me from now on.
asides from being stuck in HIGHBEAM MODE! i am done
matchbox projectors with 3000k morimoto h1 bulbs, had this done about a month ago - installed it before i got my hands on any shrouds, some glare, will eventually add shrouds.
slightly sad, driver side projector is slightly off, lesson learned, do not silicone stuff on, because i wont be able to get it back off. going to try to shim everything into place. Hope it looks ok after fixing it up
