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bump for a good seller, good products. cant complain about anything i have ordered from then. will do business with again.
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Pat, why ya move to Tx??? I would have come back up to see you and Dave to pick a set of HIDs up from ya. Buying an eg coupe for a DD now and looking to get HIDs for both the headlights and whatever foglights I get.
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I ordered from you a year or so back, was very satisfied looking to buy another kit for my new spec V, still got the 10,000k on my integra 
just as bright as the day i bought em, amazing product... pmed
just as bright as the day i bought em, amazing product... pmed
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Ok, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything so here's the skinny on what's been going on for month.
1) Pat had to move back to Mass to handle some necessary odds and ends. Nothing severe, but a big enough issue that he had to head north. For the mean time you're stuck with the tech support guy, Hanh. Hi
2) I couldn't find the threads >_<
Ironically, I could find the PM's though. Seriously the best way to get a hold of me is to email. I see emails regularly. I check PMs and threads once a day.
3) Still fully operational, just a little overwhelmed right now. That and I just got Left 4 Dead 2... Can't play online though, which is a major disappointment.
4) Still sorting out the LEDs, because right now, what we get in is enough to keep us going on a Business-to-Business level, but really not enough to keep a consistent stock for the online crowd. So, sometime around February, we're gonna redo how we stock them so that we can maintain them online. Also going to really be picky about which LEDs we stock online because I've seen some that consistently work great, some that don't, some that are just way too expensive.
5) We're messing with more of the CCFL angel eyes and LED angel eyes. Seriously looking into doing some custom LED angel eye jobs, but it's gonna take some hammering to get it done.
6) I've been messing with these PnP bi-xenon projectors. Had a guy want me to put a set into an '03 Kawasaki ZX9R, and they came out pretty decently. I literally had these installed in about 5 minutes. Took me longer to cook the housing open. I think the hardest part about the whole setup are the proprietory bulbs and all the necessary wiring.
I've got that one done, there's a Cobalt headlight I've gotta do next, and then after that I'm trying to find an '03 Ranger headlight, with the little projector in the corner to see if it will fit in the housing. Otherwise, he's getting a set of stock housings.
That's it, that's the last month in a nutshell. I'm liking these PnP projectors to be honest. Not a huge fan of cracking open headlights but it's part of the gig and it is the only reason I'm using my oven. Brought the Kawasaki headlight to another shop that wanted to check them out, and against a wall about 15 feet away, the high beams hold up pretty well. The test shot was from about 4-5 feet away from the wall. Kind of working with the space I have because it's freezing and I don't have a good outside wall at the moment.
7) In the rush to get back north, Pat left us with his green monster of a Civic. Unfortunately one of the cylinders let go, so it's sitting till we can find time and money to get working on it again. The worst part is, I'm a domestic guy. I can deal with pushrod V8's, but Civics are a whole new ball park. Pat was educating me on the ins and outs of'em, but I'm in over my head on this one. I honestly want to get this car running again because I always heard the stories, saw a couple videos, but never got to see it in person. This one is on the to-do list to have done by the end of this year. Doable? Sure. But it's gonna mean a lot of mac and cheese.
1) Pat had to move back to Mass to handle some necessary odds and ends. Nothing severe, but a big enough issue that he had to head north. For the mean time you're stuck with the tech support guy, Hanh. Hi
2) I couldn't find the threads >_<
Ironically, I could find the PM's though. Seriously the best way to get a hold of me is to email. I see emails regularly. I check PMs and threads once a day.
3) Still fully operational, just a little overwhelmed right now. That and I just got Left 4 Dead 2... Can't play online though, which is a major disappointment.
4) Still sorting out the LEDs, because right now, what we get in is enough to keep us going on a Business-to-Business level, but really not enough to keep a consistent stock for the online crowd. So, sometime around February, we're gonna redo how we stock them so that we can maintain them online. Also going to really be picky about which LEDs we stock online because I've seen some that consistently work great, some that don't, some that are just way too expensive.
5) We're messing with more of the CCFL angel eyes and LED angel eyes. Seriously looking into doing some custom LED angel eye jobs, but it's gonna take some hammering to get it done.
6) I've been messing with these PnP bi-xenon projectors. Had a guy want me to put a set into an '03 Kawasaki ZX9R, and they came out pretty decently. I literally had these installed in about 5 minutes. Took me longer to cook the housing open. I think the hardest part about the whole setup are the proprietory bulbs and all the necessary wiring.
I've got that one done, there's a Cobalt headlight I've gotta do next, and then after that I'm trying to find an '03 Ranger headlight, with the little projector in the corner to see if it will fit in the housing. Otherwise, he's getting a set of stock housings.
That's it, that's the last month in a nutshell. I'm liking these PnP projectors to be honest. Not a huge fan of cracking open headlights but it's part of the gig and it is the only reason I'm using my oven. Brought the Kawasaki headlight to another shop that wanted to check them out, and against a wall about 15 feet away, the high beams hold up pretty well. The test shot was from about 4-5 feet away from the wall. Kind of working with the space I have because it's freezing and I don't have a good outside wall at the moment.
7) In the rush to get back north, Pat left us with his green monster of a Civic. Unfortunately one of the cylinders let go, so it's sitting till we can find time and money to get working on it again. The worst part is, I'm a domestic guy. I can deal with pushrod V8's, but Civics are a whole new ball park. Pat was educating me on the ins and outs of'em, but I'm in over my head on this one. I honestly want to get this car running again because I always heard the stories, saw a couple videos, but never got to see it in person. This one is on the to-do list to have done by the end of this year. Doable? Sure. But it's gonna mean a lot of mac and cheese.
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Here it is. The third easiest method of installing projectors, into Cobalt headlights. If you can bake apart your headlights to paint the insides black, you can install a set of bi-xenon projectors.
Before we even start. Take your headlights off and see if they'll fit in your oven. If they don't. Find someone with an oven that you can use. If you can't find someone, explain to your wife that now would be a great time to buy a bigger oven.
For all you guys who wanted the ability to revert the headlights back to stock, tough noogies. If it was an H4 housing, this wouldn't be an issue. Not the case here. You will have to drill the reflector cap on a 9007 application.
Tools:
1 ) An oven that will fit your headlights. (You may laugh about this, but they almost didn't fit mine.)
2 ) A couple flat head screw drivers.
3 ) T15 torx screwdriver.
4 ) Big enough table to work on.
5 ) Catch can for the small screws.
6 ) Razor
7 ) Precision screwdriver set.
8 ) Drill.
9 ) 1/2-inch drill bit.
10) Tube of threadlocker
11) Tube of anti-seize (never-seize)
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 200-degrees F. (It's a big word and I don't have spell check.) Once it's dinged at 200-degrees, set the oven to BAKE. Gently toss the headlights into the oven, then set a timer for 15-18 minutes.
Step 2:
Remove the headlights from the oven and furiously attempt to remove the glue from the seams and pry the headlights open. I went with the idiot savant method of scraping the seams, and finding an edge to squeeze a flat head screwdriver into. Then worked my way around the edges using a razor to slice through the gunk as I separated the headlight lens from the backing.
My separation method looked like this about half way through.
<img src="http://www.3bspecialties.com/Projectors/Cobalt_Install/IMG_2086_240.jpg"</img>
(The big picture)
Step 3:
Ok, this leaves us with a table full of gunk, a lens, and the headlight itself. If you're feeling chippy, take off the outter shroud. There's three torx screws holding it in. (See picture) Unscrew and then pull apart. Now when I was doing this, the glue dried back up again.
(Another big picture)
These weren't virgin headlights, so there was some excess around the edges, which is why the outter shroud stuck. I just tossed them back in the oven for 5 more minutes. Then I pulled the outter shroud apart. If you want to paint them, now is the time to do it.
You should have this hot mess when you're done.
(Deshrouded headlight)
Step 4:
As for the reflector cap, you've got two choices. Break the reflector cap or unscrew it. Breaking it is easier in my opinion. Simply bend it up and down till it pops. But if you absolutely want to unscrew it...
I basically jammed a screwdriver between this post (see picture), and applied pressure to pop the reflector cap up. I had to do the same thing on the other side. Technically there's three posts, but I felt it was unnecessary to go that far. You may feel otherwise. If you're feeling too much at this point, ease off the meds.
I started by jamming a screwdriver here, and popping the reflector cap up:
(Pivot number 1)
Then repeating the same, on the other side:
(Pivot number 2)
At this point, you can use the torx screw to unscrew the reflector cap:
(Another big picture)
Save the reflector cap in a jar.
(Another big picture)
Step 5:
You're going to need a hole in the reflector shield to run the high beam/angel eye wires. So grab one of the projectors. You'll need to remove the HID bulb out of it. The hold-down for the 9007 projector bulb is literally a small piece of metal and a tiny screw. Try not to lose either of them.
Picture of said screw and hold down clip:
(Another big picture)
Once you've taken the projector HID bulb out, unscrew the locking screw and remove the indexing ring and lock washer. You'll want to insert the projector into the housing at this point to see where you're going to have to drill through the headlight. Find a good spot, and punch a hole through. I used a 1/2-inch drill bit and then ovaled it out to fit the connector through.
Step 6:
At this point, you can drop the projectors into the housing. Insert the projectors through the front, slip the bi-xenon/angel eye connector through the new hole, drop the the bulb indexing ring, lock washer, and then locking ring on the back side of the projector.
DO NOT TIGHTEN THE LOCKING BOLT YET. I know, you're tempted to crank down on that little fella like you're last name is Gotti, but believe me. Hand tighten it first, but not all the way yet.
If you absolutely do not want this projector coming out, for the love of god, threadlocker.
When I was done, I had something like so:
(Front side of projector installed)
(Back side of projector installed. Minus the rubber sealing boot.)
Step 7:
Insert the projector HID bulb and screw it back in place.I'm really going to recommend never-seize or anti-seize on the screw. Call it a hunch, but it would be a massive pain if that nut decides to rust.
Step 8:
Wire up the relay harnesses onto the car. (See picture) Why you're doing this now, will be explained in the next step.
I know it's an H4/9003 harness. But the setup is almost identical to the 9007's. That and I already did the white out job on this one and it's labeled.
(Projector bi-xenon harness.)
Step 9:
Now we found this one out by a happy accident. Put the headlights on the car and get the lights aimed BEFORE you put the lens back onto the headlights. There's a little play in the rotation of the projectors, so you'll want to aim them vertically, then rotate them to get a level cut off line. Once you have them where you like them, crank down on that locking nut as hard as you can. Then verify that your hard work hasn't rotated again.
Just to warn ya, those little projectors get toasty.
Step 9:
That's it. Bring the headlights back in. Put the lenses back on and reseal them like there's no tomorrow.
The finished product looked a lot like this:
(Low Beams)
(High Beams)
(Had the flash on for this one.)
(Flash off for this one.)
(Head on shot)
Attempting to answer a few questions before they come up...
- The projectors have an opening behind the shroud, so that the housing backlights itself. So all the flash-off shots, were how they really came out in person.
- They were 6000k HID Bulbs. They looked white to me in the housing and projector.
- The projectors use a propriety bulb. Each version (H1, H7, 9004/9007, 9005/9006) use their own specific bulb. I have no clue what the actual turn around time is on just the bulbs themselves.
- The ballasts use amp connectors, so if you have ballasts already, you don't need to worry about it.
- The HID bulb stays lit when you hit the high beams. No stutter, no flicker.
- Estimated time: About 35 minutes per headlight for the projector install itself. Add time for the wiring harnesses and adjustments. If you can bribe a friend to run both wiring harnesses while you're baking the headlights, you can shave an hour off the install time.
- Compared to the last two projector retrofits I've done (2000 Navigator and a '93 SC400), this was a walk in the park.
Before we even start. Take your headlights off and see if they'll fit in your oven. If they don't. Find someone with an oven that you can use. If you can't find someone, explain to your wife that now would be a great time to buy a bigger oven.
For all you guys who wanted the ability to revert the headlights back to stock, tough noogies. If it was an H4 housing, this wouldn't be an issue. Not the case here. You will have to drill the reflector cap on a 9007 application.
Tools:
1 ) An oven that will fit your headlights. (You may laugh about this, but they almost didn't fit mine.)
2 ) A couple flat head screw drivers.
3 ) T15 torx screwdriver.
4 ) Big enough table to work on.
5 ) Catch can for the small screws.
6 ) Razor
7 ) Precision screwdriver set.
8 ) Drill.
9 ) 1/2-inch drill bit.
10) Tube of threadlocker
11) Tube of anti-seize (never-seize)
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 200-degrees F. (It's a big word and I don't have spell check.) Once it's dinged at 200-degrees, set the oven to BAKE. Gently toss the headlights into the oven, then set a timer for 15-18 minutes.
Step 2:
Remove the headlights from the oven and furiously attempt to remove the glue from the seams and pry the headlights open. I went with the idiot savant method of scraping the seams, and finding an edge to squeeze a flat head screwdriver into. Then worked my way around the edges using a razor to slice through the gunk as I separated the headlight lens from the backing.
My separation method looked like this about half way through.
<img src="http://www.3bspecialties.com/Projectors/Cobalt_Install/IMG_2086_240.jpg"</img>
(The big picture)
Step 3:
Ok, this leaves us with a table full of gunk, a lens, and the headlight itself. If you're feeling chippy, take off the outter shroud. There's three torx screws holding it in. (See picture) Unscrew and then pull apart. Now when I was doing this, the glue dried back up again.
(Another big picture)
These weren't virgin headlights, so there was some excess around the edges, which is why the outter shroud stuck. I just tossed them back in the oven for 5 more minutes. Then I pulled the outter shroud apart. If you want to paint them, now is the time to do it.
You should have this hot mess when you're done.
(Deshrouded headlight)
Step 4:
As for the reflector cap, you've got two choices. Break the reflector cap or unscrew it. Breaking it is easier in my opinion. Simply bend it up and down till it pops. But if you absolutely want to unscrew it...
I basically jammed a screwdriver between this post (see picture), and applied pressure to pop the reflector cap up. I had to do the same thing on the other side. Technically there's three posts, but I felt it was unnecessary to go that far. You may feel otherwise. If you're feeling too much at this point, ease off the meds.
I started by jamming a screwdriver here, and popping the reflector cap up:
(Pivot number 1)
Then repeating the same, on the other side:
(Pivot number 2)
At this point, you can use the torx screw to unscrew the reflector cap:
(Another big picture)
Save the reflector cap in a jar.
(Another big picture)
Step 5:
You're going to need a hole in the reflector shield to run the high beam/angel eye wires. So grab one of the projectors. You'll need to remove the HID bulb out of it. The hold-down for the 9007 projector bulb is literally a small piece of metal and a tiny screw. Try not to lose either of them.
Picture of said screw and hold down clip:
(Another big picture)
Once you've taken the projector HID bulb out, unscrew the locking screw and remove the indexing ring and lock washer. You'll want to insert the projector into the housing at this point to see where you're going to have to drill through the headlight. Find a good spot, and punch a hole through. I used a 1/2-inch drill bit and then ovaled it out to fit the connector through.
Step 6:
At this point, you can drop the projectors into the housing. Insert the projectors through the front, slip the bi-xenon/angel eye connector through the new hole, drop the the bulb indexing ring, lock washer, and then locking ring on the back side of the projector.
DO NOT TIGHTEN THE LOCKING BOLT YET. I know, you're tempted to crank down on that little fella like you're last name is Gotti, but believe me. Hand tighten it first, but not all the way yet.
If you absolutely do not want this projector coming out, for the love of god, threadlocker.
When I was done, I had something like so:
(Front side of projector installed)
(Back side of projector installed. Minus the rubber sealing boot.)
Step 7:
Insert the projector HID bulb and screw it back in place.I'm really going to recommend never-seize or anti-seize on the screw. Call it a hunch, but it would be a massive pain if that nut decides to rust.
Step 8:
Wire up the relay harnesses onto the car. (See picture) Why you're doing this now, will be explained in the next step.
I know it's an H4/9003 harness. But the setup is almost identical to the 9007's. That and I already did the white out job on this one and it's labeled.
(Projector bi-xenon harness.)
Step 9:
Now we found this one out by a happy accident. Put the headlights on the car and get the lights aimed BEFORE you put the lens back onto the headlights. There's a little play in the rotation of the projectors, so you'll want to aim them vertically, then rotate them to get a level cut off line. Once you have them where you like them, crank down on that locking nut as hard as you can. Then verify that your hard work hasn't rotated again.
Just to warn ya, those little projectors get toasty.
Step 9:
That's it. Bring the headlights back in. Put the lenses back on and reseal them like there's no tomorrow.
The finished product looked a lot like this:
(Low Beams)
(High Beams)
(Had the flash on for this one.)
(Flash off for this one.)
(Head on shot)
Attempting to answer a few questions before they come up...
- The projectors have an opening behind the shroud, so that the housing backlights itself. So all the flash-off shots, were how they really came out in person.
- They were 6000k HID Bulbs. They looked white to me in the housing and projector.
- The projectors use a propriety bulb. Each version (H1, H7, 9004/9007, 9005/9006) use their own specific bulb. I have no clue what the actual turn around time is on just the bulbs themselves.
- The ballasts use amp connectors, so if you have ballasts already, you don't need to worry about it.
- The HID bulb stays lit when you hit the high beams. No stutter, no flicker.
- Estimated time: About 35 minutes per headlight for the projector install itself. Add time for the wiring harnesses and adjustments. If you can bribe a friend to run both wiring harnesses while you're baking the headlights, you can shave an hour off the install time.
- Compared to the last two projector retrofits I've done (2000 Navigator and a '93 SC400), this was a walk in the park.
03-17-2010, 10:54 AM
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I need a kit for a 04 dodge magnum and a set of t9 bulbs. Email me when u get this so I can get it comin ASAP. Turboranger@vzw.blackberry.net
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*Bump*
Did a lot of cleaning up on the website, expanded on the "browse by car" section for vehicle specific parts and because it makes it easier if you don't know the bulb size for your vehicle.
http://shop.3bspecialties.com/Browse-by-Car_c47.htm
Did a lot of cleaning up on the website, expanded on the "browse by car" section for vehicle specific parts and because it makes it easier if you don't know the bulb size for your vehicle.
http://shop.3bspecialties.com/Browse-by-Car_c47.htm
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