That x-acto knife hole looks doo-doo. For a 1/2" hole, find a scrap piece of 1/2" conduit or some other pipe/tube and sharpen the edge. You just made a punch. Place the cap over a block of wood and use a hammer to drive the sharpened pipe through the cap. It makes a perfect hole. You can also buy leather punch sets for less than $20 that work great for rubber and come with a bunch of different sizes up to 3/4".
Definitely wouldn't recommend aligning the horizontal plane by resting the housing on a table. Always re-install the housings (without the lens on) to verify that your projector cut off line is level BEFORE you permanently JB weld them into place. #smh
Everyone has a different method if it provides proper results in the end then it doesn't matter,if we were all the same thought man,,what a boring so expecting life we would lead with no surprises, lol,
How come when I look at retrofits it always says not legal in usa except for fog lights only,I hate the department of safety 😒 i can understand not properly installed but properly aimed aftermarket retrofits should be given a little more wiggle room ,always someone popping my balloons, lol
Does the Tahoe have projector to begin with? I'm wondering what type of housing is required before one can do this. Perhaps only limiter is depth of housing? If so, what housing depth would a car need to have to make this possible?
Question. When setting up your cut off line is the headlight resting on the table or are you holding it ? I have a gmc same era as this but I’m pretty sure if you set them on the table they are gonna be aiming at the floor…but if you are holding them how do know your holding them the same way ? Once the headlight is sealed back up is that it no more adjusting your cut off line ?
We use a set up on a table when aiming, we've made brackets that hold the headlight up. You can also aim on the vehicle, without putting the lens back on and sealing everything up first.
Depends on if you go a budget-friendly route or an all-out route! Shoot us a message, we'd be happy to connect you with some local retrofitters for pricing - support@theretrofitsource.com
@@RetrofitSource ok thanks! Second quick question: I was speaking to a mechanic friend who didn’t recommend a LED retrofit on the 2010 Tahoe LTZ with the automatic lights. Said: “When they’re automatic, they’re on a relay. The relay isn’t powerful enough for initial ignition and messes with the electrical” Can you speak to that at all?
Crisp,Clean, but Simple i’m not so sure. That a lot of work. Why doesn’t someone make a set of these to sell. Think of all the 07-13 Tahoe’s & Suburbans to sell to.
Not sure if they do it but if not lightwerkz out of new Jersey is a very good place to get retrofitted. In some trs videos you hear them mention Cesar he runs that business they also have a RU-vid channel. If your aware of this then just ignore this comment
I just bought some MLED 2.0’s with the iris shroud, however the clips are in the wrong position as compared to this video. What should I do? The clips on my shroud look like they were designer for the flat spot to be facing down
If the headlight enclosure is fully sealed, doesn’t the LED projector overheat? Because the fan will just be recirculating the hot air inside the headlight housing.
Not at all, they are designed to function in that housing, you will have no issues with overheating! Let us know if you have any other questions, we are here to help!
Looking into doing this with Chevy Blazer spyder aftermarket headlights. They use halogen projectors which are too dim... Maybe something like this would help me see further than 15ft infront of the vehicle.
I want to do this to a pair of headlights in a Kenworth, but the housing is filled with wiring for the bulbs and only an external plug that a harness plugs into to power everything, will I damage the wiring inside the headlight trying to heat it up to remove the seal?
Not at all! All this wiring is meant to take the heat from the normal driving conditions of the bulbs being on, the heat the engine produces, etc. It would all be fine!
Quick question when putting the headlight in the oven did you remove the bulbs or keep them in? I’m attempting this is in the same headlight but with a mini h1 projector wish me luck y’all.
@@RetrofitSource okay thanks. And incase we are doing retrofit in H4 helogen headlamp then how we can seal the back cover? Because we need to drill it for HID wires and ballast.
Can you do a hid retrofit on obs Tahoes. I dont know what to decide on , 1 single projector or quad projectors. What do you recommend, projector size , bulb, easy maintenance? Led projector or hid? I will have someone else do the retrofit. Theres a big obs gmt400 cult following, if you guys made premade headlights alot of people would buy them.
You sure can! It all really comes down to what you want out of your headlights, and what can fit. Since you're having someone else do the retrofit, I would reach out to them and get their input as well. Personally, if the Morimoto MLED 2.0 or Morimoto D2s 5.0 can fit, those will be your best options!
I would probably recommend going with a smaller kit like the Mini H1 8.0 kit linked here: www.theretrofitsource.com/bixenon-morimoto-mini-h1-stage-3?quantity=1
I would really like to build some projector led retrofits for my truck that came factory with reflector headlamps, but everything I read on there website says not legal for anything but fog or auxiliary lightning, what dah hell why bother selling them if its not legal 🤔 or do I just build them waste 600 bucks and hope I don't get caught,,,lol
Modifying your lights at all technically isn't legal. We sell parts for the enthusiasts! Everyone here is running some sort of custom lighting, no issues with the law here! But that all depends on your local laws!
Hey there! If you are looking for recommendations, I will need the year make and model of your vehicle. You can shoot that over to the support team, and they will get you set up! Support@TheRetrofitSource.com
