clubis250

I just recently got my HIDs installed on my 2008 is250 (Mtec 6000k) by a carshop but I have noticed that there are uneven light streaks on ground on the driver side of my car. Is it possible that my projectors were bumped while being installed?

Jetfire

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one side is higher and one side is lower? is the passenger side higher?

like this?



if so. it's normal. driverside is lower to avoid blinding oncoming cars.

clubis250

Yeah my right side is just like the picture you posted but my left side has uneven light streaks on the floor. Not the wall, as if it was tilted down a bit. It gets really annoying when I drive. Maybe I should post a picture but I don't have a decent camera with me at the moment.Thanks for the post!

xuningshen

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there is a simple adjustment for that. check your owners manual

ELL Y

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it's because the light is not focusing properly due to the fact that you installed an HID kit on a halogen projector. The light therefore is not optimized due to the different focal points between the regular halogen bulbs and the HID bulb, which is probably causing your flares.


Here's a picture back when I had an H11 HID Kit in my Lexus.

Of course, if the entire beam is aimed incorrectly (slanted), then you can adjust it using the provided adjustment *****. Or you can fiddle with the bulb to see if it's in straight , which may help!

clubis250

That is exactly the problem I am dealing with. So is this adjustment a simple job that I could do at home or recommended to have a mechanic adjust it?

Jetfire

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my kit looks ok. i used the xenondepot one.

shui3000

that looks like you put the bulb in incorrectly. take it out and make sure you screw it in there correctly.

xuningshen

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All 2is have projector housings, no matter what, even if it doesn't come factory with HIDs and AFS and comes with halogen bulbs.

i have the same exact cut off, and light output as those who have the factory AFS/HID. A projector housing is a projector housing. whether its got an HID bulb or Halogen

ScKcBc

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the bulb is not in correctly, it has nothing to do with focusing properly

clubis250

Alright so my plan is to to take my car back to the shop that installed it and have the bulb re-installed correctly this time rather than refocusing it. (?) Thanks everyone for the posts it provided much needed answers!

xuningshen

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you should do it yourself. if that shop cannot properly install a bulb. they're in deep ****.

its really easy to do. there is a guide on the forums somewhere

ScKcBc

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As stated right above, do it yourself. Its really not hard to do. Prob happened because the driver side is harder to do the pass side. Its a little tricky getting your hands in there and making the bulb is in correctly. Do it at night with the lights on and I bet you will be able to see when the bulb is in right. Theres a clip like U shaped metal ring thing that holds the base of the bulb flush in the projector housing. Search for head light stuff and youll see pics

XenonDepot

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It is possible that either the bulb is not installed correctly or the focal point positioning on that one bulb is off.

Steve

Tchan1

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That is correct that all 2IS comes with projectors. But there is the HID equipped ones and halogen ones. The halogen ones weren't designed for HID. It's true that some halogen projectors can handle HID pretty well but not all. But it still doesn't come close to the even spread of light that a HID projector provides. If you had the chance to open up these projectors like EL LY and myself have you can see the difference.