HOW TO: HID Projector Retrofit Guide 

This has been possibly the most in depth diy video, thank you so much for the upload.

still an OG video. I'm doing custom headlights for the second time and this video still holds up. Thanks for uploading and repping the DC5 community!

I never realized how simple the cuts are to mount the projector. That’s so much more simple than I thought it was gonna be.

Everything you need to know! Perfect! I don’t understand why people in other clips miss steps. Thanks again mate

Like the previous post said one of the best in depth video in regards to a head light upgrade. Well done and looking forward to more videos from you.

Really nicely explained and I like how you included also the aiming process and stuff like that, congrats!

Appreciate you making this video sir 👍🏾helps many DIYers out there have confidence in tackling this kind of project.

5 years later, this helped waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much!, thanks bro!, I'll get my Jimny with a projector now!

Wow this was a really thorough DIY. Appreciate the fact that you took the time to record this. Thank you for uploading and sharing.

Excellent tutorial! Thanks.

hey man I was just watching this because I'm bored but it's awesome that you actually care about your viewers. Taking time to actually address concerns or issues that people have really makes a positive difference for your channel, keep up the good work!

Thanks ER for taking time to post the vid. Picked up an idea and some tips. If it goes to market I'll certainly get back to you. All the best

Thanks for the awesome video!! I’m doing mine this weekend, but for anyone watching, I would drill holes for the wires and not have them going through the same hole as the washer and nut. Otherwise, you could have electrical issues in the future from crushing the wires. You might not, but why risk it? Fair warning.

Well done, and well organized. Great DiY vid!

this is single-handendly one the best mods you can do to your vehicle. My recently purchased 97 4runner's lights are useless, its actually dangerous driving around at night with it. I put HIDS in the stock reflector housing and there are just hotspots everywhere and it blinds everyone. Doing a retrofit makes my beam pattern look I'm driving a german car, it really is a worthwhile upgrade.

Best so far. I wish everyone would dedicate this much time and detail to the video. Thank you man!

Good guide. Well done.

Thank so much for your nice details video

Subscribed and liked already. Thanks.

very good, excellent tutorial... I will do it in my kia rio

Law and order headlight addition lol love the video!

Great video planning on doing it to my 2010 versa, 2012 ram 3500 megacab, and even my 1971 c10!! I was supper skeptical about ordering and doing them but you made the process seem so simple! Only thing i might have a problem with is the removal of the headlight and clamping them back together but i will see how it goes

very good info' & methods. thanks

awsome i was gonna send my s15 silvia lights out to get done but now that i see this i think i will do my retro myself

at this stage before we go to the wiring, I clanged my shirt to better prepare. great video though!!

Perfect video! But I've one question: I've got a pair of headlights branded "tyc". The aiming system is not working...the adjusting bolts move freely, so the reflector won't move. If I want to install a bixenon projector, I can repair the levelling system? I think that the bolts it's not in contact with the reflector. I need your help for the project! Thanks!

The high beam drl setup is awesome and unique you should consider selling some as id love a set for my rsx

Well done 👏👍💪👋

Excelent video!! What brand of the proyector are them?

Absolutely the best tutorial I've ever seen on a retrofit!

Just did this retrofit using the Morimoto H1 7.0 projectors on Zenki RSX Headlights. I originally used an Apollo 3.0 shroud but there were two problems: 1) the projector stuck out too far 2) the shroud diameter was too big and the headlight wouldn't seal correctly due to the headlight shroud hitting the projector shroud. The shroud diameter would not have mattered if I could have the projector sit back further. I then tried using the G37-R shrouds like in this video and the headlights sealed a bit better but there was still a 1mm gap between the lens and the housing at the tall end of the headlight. I verified that all the clips between the lens and the housing were inserted correctly. The headlight lens stuck out a little bit where it meets the fender. Need to open it up again and replace with smaller shrouds.. In this video, it looks like the projector shroud is hitting the headlight also (or at least it is very tight clearance), but it might actually have been OK if Morimoto H1 6.0 projectors were used (they are 136 mm depth vs 139mm depth of 7.0 projectors). I would recommend using bullet shrouds or mini gatling gun for this quick retrofit to avoid any headaches because they have smaller diameters and are garuanteed not to hit the headlight shroud. Otherwise, you'll have to cut off a significant portion of the headlight reflector bowl to seat the projector further back. If you get to that point, you might as well do a FX-R retrofit because it will be a huge PITA to align correctly anyways. Lastly, thank you for the informative video! It was very easy to follow.

cool video

Thanks dude. Great tutorial. What song at the end? Haha

how did you aim the projecters and really love what you done with the custom DRLs, have you done a tutorial on them?

Does the harness allow you to have the functionality of your stock high beam bowl, having the bi xenon high beam function together?

With led lamp can i install projector? I have h4 type, i want use hi/lo beam

Reaiiy very good job and demonstration but I didn't know how you fit the bi xenon bulbs at the end of projector?

Nice video good explication congratulations I’m have a cuestion what kind of projector I need for my 2017 Nissan Rogue? Thanks

Great video! So I have an RSX, and I'm looking to do this exact job. When I look on the retrofitsource website, and I'm a little bit confused on what I need to get. I believe I need an H1 system, but I dont know what kind of wiring I would need to get. I don't see the MotoControl for the H1, I only see a regular relay, with an optional high bean splitter. Are you able to advise? Thanks a lot.

sweet dc5 bro!! i'd pay you to do that to mine lol im just gonna buy aftermarket projector assemblies cause im lazy but yours look great!

Fantastic video. I'll be saving this for when i do my custom headlights in the summer! I was wondering what happens if you have one of the bulbs go out? do you then have to take apart the headlight again to replace it?

Excellent video for retrofitting projectors, except I would first of all set up reference marks on the wall using the OLD halogen lights. That way all you have to do is match up the new projectors to the "old" reference marks and you are done! The reason I would do it THIS way is because the vehicle I have is a '13 Focus with reflectors. The Focus "shares" one reflector for both, high and low beam presently with the halogens, and there is ONLY ONE adjustment common to both lights. Since I want to use BOTH high beams ( projector high beam AND my stock halogen high beam) for more light, if the low beam and the halogen high beam don't have the same positional alignment, using the single factory adjuster will not position ONE of the beams properly, especially horizontally. This is why a "factory" installed projector along with a reflector "high beam" in the same housing has TWO separate adjustments for each light. I don't know if all this makes sense, but that's the only way I could explain it!

Saw your car for sale on kijiji! Lights look great and tutorial was amazing. I have an 04 rsx and would like to do the projector mod. Do you have a link on the projector you used and the shroud?

nice video! can you tell me how the final aiming adjustment is made once you sealed the unit?

I have rsx too i like your set up. do you think that i could use ACME H1 stage 3 kit from the retrofitsource instead.any additional advice is welcome

Great video! Can I do this to my 02 Tacoma? Any kit part numbers? Thanks

So I planned on doing this with the same projectors, the relay that comes with the projector is the Hd Relay. Is that okay or do I need to purchase the bi xenon one you have? Also I plan on getting the anti flicker harness as well because I have a 2008 Chrysler. Thank you!

awesome vid. I'm planning on doing a retrofit on my 05 civic. I think the headlights are similar to the ones in your RSX. I have seen many people just cut a huge hole and epoxy the projector to the reflector bowl, and I was planning to do that until I saw this vid. I'll try to do what you did here, as its easier, cleaner, and should make the alignment process 100x easier. I would also like to mention your custom DRLs. Personally, I don't like them. IMO they're a bit tacky. Plus, I think they're pointless, since you don't actually see them (unless you have some system which turns the headlights on when you unlock the car, or something like that). Still, I guess you must like them and that's the important thing.

Great video. This is a great example of how to do a instructional / guide video. I bought a set / kit of (bi-xenon) hid that fit into my oem F250 housings. Strangest deal, the hi/low function triggered through the thin b/r wires much like the "cut off" magnet connection. These bulbs actually have a internal (push - pull) magnet that moves the hid bulb in & out about 5mm. First, hid's in a refracting housing is WRONG, I learned that quick, Also, I cant find a application where that push pull bulb is used. It seems like it might work like a MAG LIGHT to focus ,pencil beam to flood beam in the right housing , but it does nothing in a OEM refractor. I'm using the BI ballast / harness on my projectors, (works great on the cut off hi/lo ) ... So what the hell are those push pull bulbs good for?

If your car powers the low and high beam together can you just put an HID kit to the low beam lead to power the projector bulb and the shutter solenoid to the high beam lead?

Nice video I had one question though What would happen if you used high beams in day light when your low beams are of? Would there be any light output? Or just the electromagnet moving? Just saying if you wanted to flash high beams in daylight

Great instructional video! One question though. Eith that install of daytime driving lights in place of old high beams since new projectors contain both, what's to prevent a ticket from police who assume your driving with brights because he sees quad headlights? He won't be blinded by high beams not on but... I hate having to educate cops on mods. Been doing it for 30 years.

Hey I'm planning on using mini H1 because of their ease of use but how is the beam pattern compare to like Fx-r or LS? I'm trying to get a wide/far pattern for my dad's car since he's old and has trouble seeing at night.

Nice video, i do have a question though. What did you do about the high beam? I mean when you have 2 separate bulbs fitted by the factory one is low and the other high beam. I get it that the projector will provide the high beam function via the flap but what about the light itself? I'm mostly thinking about daytime when the low beam is off and you need to use the flash via high beam. How will the low beam and flap get activated? I have the same situation on my car and I intend to use the high beam/DRL slot to house a 2" projector that will act solely as high beam together with the low beam. This way I will have the "flashing" option as well.

Great video! I was wondering about how long it would take for me to do this whole process?

Nice install video. My only note is your right beam is aimed too low. The low step of the right light should be approximately aligned with the high step of the left, so you have two steps up (opposite for brits, and the rest of the wrong-siders).

Ok I have a question. How do u change the bulb when it burns out? Do I have to put my headlights back in the oven and redo everything to get the bulb replaced? Or is it as easy to replace just like cars that come stock with projectors?

Nice job bro .what kind is of other lights where u buy it

Thanks. I have all the items now but they are sleeping in the shelf for couple weeks since I want to make sure I do it correctly being a first time DIY. 1. Should I set my headlights motor to the high level before fixing the projector? 2. The driver side headlight is on the lower side already which I didn't know how to make even - This will also result in driver side projector being alot lower than usual isn't it? 3. How to get both the projector beam in the same level (line)? I don't know if the adjustment needs to be done on my NHK G5-R projector itself or if there's any screw in the headlights assembly for that. Finally 4. Is Butyl rubber enough to close the assembly or I would require any other adhesive too? Thanks so much for helping me out!

Hi, Where you connect the Black/red wire that is on Bi-Xenon? that wire thatappear at 14Min:09 thx 4 your reply

Very informative video! Hey... do you have any advice on how to align projectors? I retrofitted mine with some morimoto 4tl-r and realized that the projectors had a crooked beam. They crossed each other slightly like a wide X. Do I need to reopen the headlights again?

I wish i could find some as experienced as you in oc cali so they could done this to truck and upgrade my halo lights!🤣🤣

What kind of lights do you have that light up in a circle when first turned on??

Wanting to do this to my 04 Tacoma but also want to add angle eyes/halos. How much harder would that make the install?

Hi mate, what drl you using I actually like how the light sequence go round.

Can it fit with headlamp Toyota fortuner 2006? Fitting lamp is HB4

Okay, great video, but I am dying trying to figure out one more detail. Your OEM was a 4-headlight dedicated high and low beam setup. You converted to bi-xenon. Your morimoto harness clearly appears to be H4, which is for a hi/low headlight. What adapters did you buy to go from stock two-prong headlight plugs to the H4 three-prong. Oh...all without cutting OEM wiring?

02-04 acura rsx are nice cars

ok got 1 for you i ordered new aftermarket lights for my 05 escalade and i have factory hid xeons and wont fit in the new headlight housing

How do your lights do that at 18:06, like when they are first switched on the light iluminates in a circle then flashes?

Thats sick! Quick question. Would you be able to retrofit some if i was to send you the headlights and pay you? How much would you charge?

I commented on your other video but would you be willing to sell your custom led DRL with the PCB? Or show a video of how you actually made the housing for your legs? Great work

Hi bro I just installed bi xenon projector lens in my datsun go reflector headlight, but after installation both lights brightness was not up to the mark and when I just pressed a little than it'll become brighter as I want, but how can I hold the hid bulb like this, it happens to both headlight, and when I look from the front it seems that projector lens beam appears on the car headlight outer glass, it looks like all the projector light beam is for the headlight glass, so please help me whether it was installation fault or something else

love the video. I am a little bit of a lost though. the projectors I got only takes H1 bulbs and my cars headlight plugs are for H4. Can you please explain how would I go about installing or powering up H1 bulbs with H4 plug?

What I don't understand is (looking at the Mini HI Bi-Xenon projector retro-solutions is selling now), it and all the other Mini H1 projectors claim to fit H1 bulbs only, but then claim to be BiXenon. But as far as I can see, there are no BiXenon H1 bulbs. What am I missing here?

I wish newer headlights had lenses that came off that easy, permaseal is really difficult to remove even after leaving in an over for 15-20 mins at 250 F

The light with the multi led bulb when you put on that goes around in a circular what type is that?

My car comes factory with a 9007 bulb. I bought a bixenon projector that fits an h1 bulb and then an h1 Cree led plug-n-play type bulb. How could I wire that to make it work with both hi-lo beam functions?

I want to take my original H7 signal from the headlight and drive it to projector's coil. Will the H7 beam be effective for both high/low?

How do you adjust the horizontal and vertical beam projection if the lights are sealed??

Hey man I'm in Ontario as well. Possible to get my lights done by you? Thanks :)

can you give me the link where you got the headlights from???? they look like good quality unlike the ebay one i bought lol.

hello i have a toyota echo 2005 and i want to put a projector in the headlights . can you help me. i want to knoe what projector fit on my car? thank you

nice how to. thinking about replacing my projectors in my cheap ebay headlights, or going for a quad retrofit. One thing i'm stumped by - how on earth do you go about changing the bulb out in that unit? do you have to disassemble the whole thing again? Would appreciate a reply!

which lights are the led high beams? look great where to buy?

My car have H4 bulbs for low and high beams, what do i have to do in this case?

You said universal daytime running lights do you know the same exact ones? Would like to do the same for mine

I got lost when you tightened the nut for the projector, so how did you tighten the nut without the projector moving

that rubber sealant is not a glue but a pliable rubber sealant to seal your head lights so moisture doesn't get in. front what i seen so far is that 23 inches from the center or the top of the projector? When i did my retrofit on my ford focus with aftermarket projector housings i used the center of the project as my height for my projector cut off and used that after i aimed my headlights. they were level and never blinded any one

Hum I was told by the people at TRS that the MotoControl Bi-Xenon you show in the Video don't work with the RSX. I am also working on my RSX headlights and I wanted to use the same harness, but I was told did not work with the H1. Did I miss something during your explanation? lol

You have your LEDs mounted on polymer? I would be scared to mount mine on anything other than metal since they don't have heat sinks, but they seem to work well.

dude thanks for the video. i got a project with my rsx headlights too. instead i want to make the low and high beams the same h1 morimoto and have all 4 turned on on low beams and have high beam flickering on them. i get juiced just thinking on how bright those things are going to be on low beam and even on high beam.

What's the brand of the HID bulb used in the projector?

any chance they make one of these kits for a 2008 Chevy Silverado

hey I see the lic is ontario. Are you located in the GTA? Can i pay for you to do the retrofitting?

+Embrace Racing Could you post a link for the harness you used please? I checked out TRS and they have 3 different bi-xenon harnesses. I have an rsx and I'm trying to follow your diy. Thank you in advance!

This is a really stupid question I'm sure. Do you have to open the housing back again when you have to change the bulbs?

do you have wiring diagram for the relay?

Where i connect the wire coming from the projector headlight the red and black wire

Can u suggest me any led kit h1 the same power that hid?