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On both sets of my headlights I found that the ability to put spacers in was very limited...I did 1 spacer and it worked, but then when I tried 2 I broke the retaining clip because it was too tight!
when you say the bulb is not "seated" properly... how exactly should it be seated? lol and can I reach the drivers side bulb by taking the battery out or through the wheel well ? Im not taking the bumper off lol
Wheel well...remove wheel, move liner out of the way and you can get at it.
There's no way that's your problem...there's only one way to put the bulb in with the 3 ridges and the 2 clips. There's no way you messed it up.
Ones just sharper than the other...
put it up against a wall at night with complete darkness and align the left and right step cutoffs to each other.
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And like J said I doubt its the bulb not being put in correctly, theres only one way for it to go so I doubt I fucked that up .
You're giving yourself too much credit
It's all speculAtive now anyway.
But while you're at it, check the blinker fluid and flux Capacitor coolant level, not the flux capacitor itself. People always think it's the damn flux capacitor and never bother to check the coolant level
this is what we are working with here. you can see that there are two steps and they dont align vertical or horizontally?? also a huge hot spot in the beam pattern on the bottom on the drivers side. wtf is going on. car is accident free and it didnt start doing this until I lowered it and customized the headlights lol
Last edited by Oh Sickest TL; 08-23-2016 at 01:20 PM.
Yeah, left is higher than right. Not sure which is correct, but there is probably a manual, or something, for owners to look up the proper height.
I'd suspect the hot-spot is just from both beams overlapping incorrectly at that particular location. Get them adjusted up/down correctly and see what the output looks like.
Driver's side bulb looks proper but my money is still on the passenger side bulb having some debris or something and it not in the projector properly. I'm trying to do a google search of an old post TheRetrofitSource posted about different hotspots and bulb seating.. hang tight.
ALso the driver's side looks very high in my humble opinion
what kind of bulbs are those jefford?
Last edited by Steven Bell; 08-24-2016 at 08:24 PM.
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I think there may be a protrusion on the bulb or on the mating surface on the back of the headlightl such that the bulb isn't fully flush with the projector. Either that or the spring isn't providing even pressure all around.. Sometimes definitely funky. Or it could also be the bulb is crooked itself, not unheard of and TRS will definitely replace it.
Many models (particularly Hondas and Acuras) have a bubble level in the headlamp assembly to check vertical aim. This does make it easier to diagnose unwanted tilt. Just make sure the tire pressures are at specs and the vehicle is on level ground (check with a carpenter's bubble level on a flat surface). Have the fuel tank half-full and someone in the driver's seat. Reposition the car if necessary to get a level location. Jounce each side of the front end of the car up and down a few times to settle the suspension. Measure from any convenient fixed point on each of the headlamps to the ground; the measurements should be within 1/2 in., indicating the suspension is not sagging excessively at either side. Then, locate the vertical adjuster and turn it to center the bubble.
Even if your headlamps have a bubble level, it's strictly for vertical aim. It's less common, but still possible, for the headlamp aim to be off horizontally. The left headlamp may be aimed at the oncoming cars instead of straight ahead or slightly to the right, and that's equally annoying. But you might be in luck. Some cars with a bubble level for vertical aim also have an alignment indicator for horizontal aim (here again, Honda and Acura). You just have to turn the adjuster to reset the indicator.
but jawknee you have me concerned. Why do you think something is wrong with the passenger side? Its very possible that the bulb could have been damaged or some debris on it
but jawknee you have me concerned. Why do you think something is wrong with the passenger side? Its very possible that the bulb could have been damaged or some debris on it
It looks very indicative of a bulb issue, I do headlight retrofits on the side so I've seen my fair share of issues.
inspect bulb, inspect projector, flip bulbs to other side to see if that alleviates the issue or to definitively see if it is the bulb, then reach out to TRS for warranty if so.
They're not bad bulbs, I use them in all my retrofits, but there's always room for error; nothing's perfect.
I thought you were an Engineer? That's just basic scientific method.
Shame.
EDIT: Also, BROTHER!
Originally Posted by Oh Sickest TL
ffs I really dont want to do this lol
skip the plastidip, just part out the POS car altogether...
The left output against the wall looks optimal,
the right output has a substantial 'hot spot'. no bueno
Last edited by Steven Bell; 08-24-2016 at 08:25 PM.
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1. you need to lower your driver's side such that your cutoff line up like so:
2. adjust your passenger's side bulb to get rid of that awful hotspot.
i've always wondered why the cutoff should be like that...is that so you don't blind other drivers and it's lower? just my own curiosity i don't know much about headlights, bulbs, lenses, all that crap, which is why i never upgrade my headlights haha
i've always wondered why the cutoff should be like that...is that so you don't blind other drivers and it's lower? just my own curiosity i don't know much about headlights, bulbs, lenses, all that crap, which is why i never upgrade my headlights haha
Basically. It throws as much light ahead of you as possible. The lower cut on the left is so you don't blind oncoming traffic while the higher bit on the right illuminates the side of the road and signage.
The cutoff profiles are swapped for LHD countries.
yea drivers side is suppose to b a little lower to not blind oncoming traffic...
this is what I'm working with now.. i think both bulbs may be a little high in general so ill put both down accordingly
still a slight hotspot in the passenger area, maybe ill grab some osram CBIs or something. what do you guys recommend. I want pure white with a little bit of blue
Looks much better from height perspective, just check the bulb. They're decent bulbs and after burn-in (40-50 hours typically) it should look better as well.
08-22-2016, 02:17 PM
are you guys still talking about his car? or....
noprob bud 
