Old headlights/projectors vs New headlights comparison PICS
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Old headlights/projectors vs New headlights comparison PICS
Just finished my retrofit and I found out one of my headlight has been replace with a newer one with the update projector.
Heres a few pics comparing the old and the new for those who are interested.
I just shined a led flashlight through the back of the projector.
old
back
****ty pic, sorry. Hard to hold everything with both hands.
You can see the narrow and uneven pattern, not a good idea to stick plug and play hids kits in these. I had them my old soarer and the glare was pretty bad.
new
Nice wide even pattern with a sharper cutoff in the new one. Should be ideal for a quality plug and play kit.
Only problem I see is the square light at the upper left hand corner. You can probably block it off.
Heres a few pics comparing the old and the new for those who are interested.
I just shined a led flashlight through the back of the projector.
old
back
****ty pic, sorry. Hard to hold everything with both hands.
You can see the narrow and uneven pattern, not a good idea to stick plug and play hids kits in these. I had them my old soarer and the glare was pretty bad.
new
Nice wide even pattern with a sharper cutoff in the new one. Should be ideal for a quality plug and play kit.
Only problem I see is the square light at the upper left hand corner. You can probably block it off.
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Good idea, great writup... too bad I just took both of mine apart and redid them completely.. I used O.L.T. method, and I love them again. I will have to keep this one in mind, if theres a next time!
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edit: nevermind, seeing things. Honestly I like the old ones.
I adjust both lights so that they overlap a little, so you dont notice that the middle part is lower.
its pretty close to a flat line on the old ones.
Also seems like they shoot more light on the corners on the ground which I like more.
I adjust both lights so that they overlap a little, so you dont notice that the middle part is lower.
its pretty close to a flat line on the old ones.
Also seems like they shoot more light on the corners on the ground which I like more.
Last edited by Ali SC3; 07-28-09 at 04:23 PM.
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in the 3rd pic 1jztts posted, ( all that uneven crap thats sits in front of the bulb) i went and cut out all of it, its been about a month now and no probs with the po pos, does anyone know if doing thats illegal?
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Whoa.. I have a '99 and mine look NOTHING like that. No glaring at all above the cutoff line except for the cool "rays" from the city lights. I'll have to get a pic.