Headlight modification Guide

[McGuyver_3]

Hello my fellow members here are some steps of how to modify your lights I am not completely finished just yet i had just enough time to do the passenger side. Fortunatly I have a spare set of headlights haha.

As yuou all know the headlights have to be opened to be able to play around. Unfortunatly these headlights did NOT fit in my oven so i had to do the tedious job with a heat gun.

Seing how the cutoff on the preojectors are so poorly focused i decided to revert my attention to this first. after dissasembly of the headlamp i rigged up my own little test stand
The cutoff before any modifications

I removed the 2 screws that hold down the projector and compared them to the previous generation projectors unfortunatly there was no easy swap in swap out option as the previous generation had a larger projector. So i started adjusting how far the projector sits away from the housing and with a few adjustments i came up with the perfect distance

With that distance I saw what i wanted a sharp cutoff

Now i had to find something to make a spacer out of. Points to remember
Must withstand high heat
Must have similar round shape
I came up with aftermarket HID bulb holder

Cut the ring in half

Use heat source and bend plastic in to shape you need

I used just one peice and ran a test fire and didnt like what i saw as it was still to blurry so I added on the second peice that i had originally cut off

Once test fired again i saw whati liked


Next i moved on to painting the insides of the headlamps complete dissasembly and taped off the parts i wantred to stay original colour and installed the angey eye ring




I appologize for the vagueness of my instructions and details but please feel free to ask questions. When i do the drivers headlamp I will be more descriptive and take more pictures

Fortunatly I have a spare set of headlights i am tampering with

[darkknight49]

these arent HID lamps correct? Im wondering how the angel eye would work with the self leveling bi-xenons.

[AxelaSpeed]

that looks awesome! great job on the work, let me know when u get a full description write up and then ill sticky the thread!

[2010mazda3]

yea i like the way u painted the lights. cant wait for more pics

[McGuyver_3]

Hey guys i appologize i have been so busy with school i have had no time for the boards. The headlamps are indeed oem xenon self levelling lights. The angel eye does not get intruded by the swivel as the housing is a fixed peic e and the projector moves on a seperate slider pin inside the headlamp housing. Unfortunatly 1 of my angel eye rings burnt out or died or whatever happened to it so i am awaiting its replacement and when that happens i will get more instructions up and possibly even change some more things around.

[E150GT]

What is the benefit of modifying the cutoff? Does it help you see better?

[DarkSpeed3]

Nice work, Looks great. Check mine out

YouTube - How To: PAINT YOUR HEADLIGHTS! Watch in (HD) High Definition by DECALFX.com

YouTube - How To: PAINT YOUR HEADLIGHTS! Watch in (HD) High Definition by DECALFX.com

[fraustij28]

i have put in HID lights and i notice tha tthe focus of the projector on the driver side is completely off, comparing to the passenger side. is there a way to fix the focus myself or I would have to go to the delasrship?

[jpn]

Where did you get the angel eye rings from? I've been searching...

EDIT: excited to see more pics of how to completely dismantle the inside parts of the light... I'm thinking of making custom eye brows and angel eye rings using the mini-blind rod and LED method.

think you could provide a diameter / radius / circumference measurement to use for making the angel eye rings?

Awesome job! I cannot wait to do mine!!!

EDIT: did you use any kind of special high-temp paint for painting insides of the headlights? think that's necessary? I want to use the same Metallic Black Night paint that I've used on the badges, but I may also consider using the same Graphite Mica body paint, neither of which are high-temp

[jpn]

anyone know if the adaptive headlights move (when turning) even when they're not on...? that'll be a sweet effect... like eyes looking where they're going...