Protege Projector retrofit thread

[JDM_Pro5]

Hoping to order myself Morimoto H1 minis with the Gatling shroud for Christmas. Going to paint the headlight housing and shroud gunmetal using Advance Auto's gunmetal kit. Going to satin blackout the low beam reflective lens and maybe the headlight housing between the high and low beam (Two triangles) if it's not too difficult and worth it. I'll most likely leave the high beam as-is. I color editing a picture of JT's retrofit to get an idea of the finished product

 

[mx-p5]

gah. . . after seeing the P5 lights with Gatlings, i think those will fit the bill better with CCFL's than the GTI-R's will

I've got quad mini gatlings already, but i might order a set of 2.0's for the outers and minis for the inside

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Gatling 2.0 has a larger light vent and would definitely be better suited for CCFL's. I know it can work in a sedan. Do you think the P5's smaller lowbeam will handle a gatling 2.0?. The reflective lens in the back of the lowbeam is smaller than the reflective lens in the sedan. I don't know if the curvature is any different. If the shroud rests against the reflective lens in the back, a larger shroud may sit farther forward since it will be hitting different parts of the reflective lens that are curve farther forward. I hop I'm making sense

 

[Circuit]

That totally makes sense. I really wish we had more ideas of what fits in the P5 housing without cutting. I would love to rock a Gatling 2.0 or G37R ...

 

[mx-p5]

i can always break out the dremel to make it fit

and the CCFL's will be on the front of the shroud, not inside them

basically trying to copy this look

 

[JDM_Pro5]

^good god almighty my pants are tight. I know you were tinting the lenses red. That whole look is damn sexy

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Sticky Notes FTW. Not sure the measurements on the shrouds or the P5 reflective lens vs the Sedan Lens. The website has different measurements giving the mini shroud a diameter of 120mm and a height. The website gives the 2.0 shroud a 120mm rear diameter and a 80mm front diameter. I know for a fact the base of the 2.0 is wider than the gatling

 

[mx-p5]

the problem i've got with the mini in the low beam is there is no way the mini gatling is going to cover the E46 projector

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Are you putting the mini projectors in the parking light cylinder?

BTW, love the legos and the Xbox power supply for testing

 

[mx-p5]

nope, the minis will be in the high beams

Parking lamp will stay "mostly" unmodified. I'll be keeping the incandescent bulb for parking/turn signal but i'll be installing a 60mm XB Led halo around the outside (inside the clear lens) to operate as a DRL but will shut off when parking lamps or headlights are on

 

[JDM_Pro5]

I was going to say, you should totally put the projector in the parking light spot and use the highbeam spot as a parking light/turn signal. Might look funky though. Are DTRL's required in Florida?

 

[mx-p5]

nope, but i'll take all the visibility i can get

It made a HUGE difference in people pulling out in front of me in the miata


but your idea is sounding more like a mazda6 looking headlight lol

 

[JRRobiso]

Sub

 

[mx-p5]

Cuts complete

Test fit both projectors

But I'm having a shroud issue. Can't use the same shroud for high and low

 

[Chicoloco]

Wow that pic brings back memories! The red shields effect looks badass! Subbed.

 

[mx-p5]

Thanks bud! Once these are done, I get to oen the Tl's to see how you did em

Oh and painted, but still unsure on a shroud for the mini

Also cut the holes too bigs so I also get to try to cove r the visible jb weld


But good news is both projectors are mounted and are parallel and look properly spaced but I won't know for sure till they're mounted on the car

 

[JDM_Pro5]

How did you paint the lens again? Does it effect your light color?

 

[mx-p5]

it isn't the lens painted, it's the cutoff shield (which is visible through the lens)

and i only painted the front of it and no, no change to color.


Some say that doing it black cuts off some of the color flicker or painting it white adds to it, but with red, there is no noticable change to me

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?33357-cutoff-shield-painting

 

[JDM_Pro5]

Oh, very cool. Thought maybe the lens was colored with some sort of tinted spray. Didn't think the cutoff sheild would make that huge of a difference. Is there any trouble removing and re installing the cutoff shield. spring problems?

 

[mx-p5]

not any problems, just be sure you know how it goes back together before taking it aprt

only suggestion is to be VERY aware of how much pressure you're applying to the cutoff shield because if you bend it one way or the other, it'll make the cutoff no longer straight but rather either happy or sad faced arcing in a bowl or a hill