add silicon to the projector..? arent i suppose to attach the shroud to the housing with silicon, i dun think its a good idea to have silicon on the lens of the projector..

how am i suppose to attach the shroud to the projector, can someone explain that to me?

 

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the thing is that you CAN'T sit the projector too far back so the shroud could fit in there. You will lose some foreground and light will bounce off your bottom reflector and UP causing abit of glare. That's why when you retrofit lights, you adjust the projector as far out as possible(too too far of course) so foreground will be adjusted to be gained the most.
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It's depends on what type of lights you're retrofitting to determine how far forward or back to mount the projectors. All the Preludes I've done, I mount the projectors on the front side of the reflector bowls and sit them as far back as possible and people are still able to use their stock adjusters. Only time I have to make new adjustment screws is when I'm using Bi-xenon projectors


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how am i suppose to attach the shroud to the projector, can someone explain that to me?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't put silicone on the lenses, I put it on top of the projectors. It really depends on how you mount the shrouds in your housings.

 

lol no silicon on the lense man haha that'd look wicked bad

 

lolols thats what i was thinking... suppose to put silicon under the shrouds though right, ive never seen people put the shrouds on so i have no idea where the silicon goes.

 

dude you're from brooklyn I'm in queens by exit 17 of Grand central.
I can help you with whatever u need but it needs to get warmer or else itll be a bitch working on your headlights in the cold.

 

hey, by the way, what silicon am i suppose to use for the retrofit, should i just buy ANY silicon or is there a specific one?

 

I use silicon that's made for motors just so I know it has a good hold. I get it from Auto Zone and it's only about $5 a tube

 

rtv silicone

 

ya thats what i got. but i dont know which do you guys recommend, silicon or jb weld, because i feel that jb weld would hold better since silicon would melt from the heat of the hid, no? why do you guys think the jb weld isnt good?

thanks

 

I haven't had any problems with silicone melting on people, so to me, silicone works great and I've been using it for over 3 years now and JB weld is good depending on what you're using it for. I use it to keep the screws in place so they don't back out causing the projectors to come loose

 

so why do people perfer to use silicon over jb weld to attach the shrouds on the projectors?

 

There's no correct/wrong stuff to use. It's really just preference. If you want to use JB weld, then go ahead, but if you wanna use silicone, you can use that as well. Which ever works best for you

 

but there isnt one thats better than the other? i forgot but i think someone said not to use jb weld. but im afraid silicon will melt thats why i asked =/

 

hid produce less heat than halogen(around 85-95 Farenhait) so rtv silicone will not melt at such low temperatures. The reason jbweld sucks is due to the lack of adhesivity on "shiney" metals or plastics. Also, it can break with friction(constant vibration and movement). Furthermore, if for some reason you want to change something later on because you want to rectify what you did before or replace certain thing, you are going to have to cut or dremel what was bonded with jbweld.

 

Oh thanks. I didn't know hids produce less heat since it's so much brighter.. And also I have regular "clear silicon" and "red silicon" that withstand like much more heat, like 200-300 or sumthing.

Which one should I use or it doesn't matter?

And I'm Just curious, but how much heat does the regular "clear rtv silicon" withstand up to?

 

what exactly do i need to retrofit projectors and shroud onto my stock 95 civic coupe lights? i already have the hid's installed and need to know what exactly to buy. i have the lights aimed super low right now as to not blind other people but want to know what i need to retrofit some projectors and shroud onto it. please give me specifics. thanks!

 

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depends on what your budget is. Different projectors cost different prices. If you're wanting something pretty decent, TSX projectors work perfectly fine.

 

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depends on what your budget is. Different projectors cost different prices. If you're wanting something pretty decent, TSX projectors work perfectly fine. </TD></TR></TABLE>

ok koo, whats the difference between all the different projectors?? and where can i buy them?

 

Oh thanks. I didn't know hids produce less heat since it's so much brighter.. And also I have regular "clear silicon" and "red silicon" that withstand like much more heat, like 200-300 or sumthing.

Which one should I use or it doesn't matter?
And I'm Just curious, but how much heat does the regular "clear rtv silicon" withstand up to?

 

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ok koo, whats the difference between all the different projectors?? and where can i buy them?</TD></TR></TABLE>

You can get projectors at all kinds of places. Ebay, the classfied section, theretrofitsource.com, local salvage yards, ect. ect. There are too many projectors out there to really give a discription of differences. Name a couple, and me or someone else can post some differences.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by htsang07 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Oh thanks. I didn't know hids produce less heat since it's so much brighter.. And also I have regular "clear silicon" and "red silicon" that withstand like much more heat, like 200-300 or sumthing.

Which one should I use or it doesn't matter?
And I'm Just curious, but how much heat does the regular "clear rtv silicon" withstand up to? </TD></TR></TABLE>

if both silicones that you have are the same thing but just different color, just pick which ever one. I'd probably just go with the clear

 

the red one withstands heat up to like 200-300 degrees while the clear one is just the regular silicon...

 

if you can put it where you don't see it, then use that. If silicone is going to be exposed some place, then I'd go with the clear. Myself, I have black silicone, but it's never exposed since the shrouds cover it up

 

oh thanks. and just wondering, i kinda dont want to spend money on HID highbeams, but do you think my regular highbeams would be bright enough when i need it? the reason why im getting HID low beams because i want brighter lights and i just want to know if its necessary to change the high beams too.

and out of curiosity, is there anything about black silicon that made you choose that over the other RTV silicons; is the only differenece the color? thanks.

 

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You can get projectors at all kinds of places. Ebay, the classfied section, theretrofitsource.com, local salvage yards, ect. ect. There are too many projectors out there to really give a discription of differences. Name a couple, and me or someone else can post some differences.

if both silicones that you have are the same thing but just different color, just pick which ever one. I'd probably just go with the clear</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok so like the bmw, tsx, and lexus. is there a different pattern? why are some more expensive than others? which will fit easiest into my ej1??

 

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