shavedaccord
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Reserving and supplying information for the time being. Should be doing this DIY within the next couple of weeks.
As many of you know I started a RX330 retrofit last year and bailed on it mainly because I did not have time but the lack of information. I have decided to take another look into retrofits. I wanted something easy, cost effective & great performance. I looked into the FX-R, TSX, s2k etc.. All great projectors but one problem, they require you to mangle your headlamps. Which I never liked the idea in the first place. So I started looking around and found a few alternatives;
G1 PnP HID Retrofit - Horrible output, $250+, less width than eBay projectors
G3 PnP HID Retrotit - Again not so great output, Horrible slope cut-off, $250+
Morimoto Mini/Mini H1 Bi-Xenon PnP HID Retrofit - Amazing output VERY comparable & even better than a lot of OEM projectors, $130 a set, Ability to use ANY 2.5" shroud, Bi-Xenon.
I obviously decided to go with Morimotos. These little projectors are amazing. The output is great, the width is great & the bi-xenon is awesome too. They require NO CUTTING.. yes you read right NO CUTTING. The bulb holder fits perfectly in the OEM 9006 bulb hole and secures with a alignment/locking nut. You simply bake open your headlamps and stick them in. You may be asking about rotational adjustment, it's simple; pull the bulb stick your finger in the hole or grab the projector with pliers and turn until level. With these projectors you can also utilize your existing PnP HID kit ballasts (if you have them), you'll just need to purchase H1 HID capsules. That is the only real downside I have found to these so far, you have to use an H1 bulb, d2s will not fit. I know some of you may be questioning the strength of the reflector and the weight of these, they weight about 10oz.
Now on to some out-put pictures and what not. These ARE NOT my pictures.
Size
Low beam/High beam
Size comparison to FX-R
Installed into a Civic reflector 9006 socket, notice no cutting etc..
Low-Beam cut-off with a .5mm tape mod on shield (takes like 2 minutes to do)
As many of you know I started a RX330 retrofit last year and bailed on it mainly because I did not have time but the lack of information. I have decided to take another look into retrofits. I wanted something easy, cost effective & great performance. I looked into the FX-R, TSX, s2k etc.. All great projectors but one problem, they require you to mangle your headlamps. Which I never liked the idea in the first place. So I started looking around and found a few alternatives;
G1 PnP HID Retrofit - Horrible output, $250+, less width than eBay projectors
G3 PnP HID Retrotit - Again not so great output, Horrible slope cut-off, $250+
Morimoto Mini/Mini H1 Bi-Xenon PnP HID Retrofit - Amazing output VERY comparable & even better than a lot of OEM projectors, $130 a set, Ability to use ANY 2.5" shroud, Bi-Xenon.
I obviously decided to go with Morimotos. These little projectors are amazing. The output is great, the width is great & the bi-xenon is awesome too. They require NO CUTTING.. yes you read right NO CUTTING. The bulb holder fits perfectly in the OEM 9006 bulb hole and secures with a alignment/locking nut. You simply bake open your headlamps and stick them in. You may be asking about rotational adjustment, it's simple; pull the bulb stick your finger in the hole or grab the projector with pliers and turn until level. With these projectors you can also utilize your existing PnP HID kit ballasts (if you have them), you'll just need to purchase H1 HID capsules. That is the only real downside I have found to these so far, you have to use an H1 bulb, d2s will not fit. I know some of you may be questioning the strength of the reflector and the weight of these, they weight about 10oz.
Now on to some out-put pictures and what not. These ARE NOT my pictures.
Size
Low beam/High beam
Size comparison to FX-R
Installed into a Civic reflector 9006 socket, notice no cutting etc..
Low-Beam cut-off with a .5mm tape mod on shield (takes like 2 minutes to do)
