How I changed the beam patern on JDM proj, idea taken from Jason :) Options

[Culpable04]

to change the beam patern of the JDM projector we need to change the shape of a metal piece inside the projector.

that piece looks like this on the stock form


and you want it to look like this



the red color is what we're gonna installed now so the beam patern will be a straight line


Materials used


aluminum foil
small tweezers
crazy glue or equivalent
patience ( lots of these will be needed )


1- open the back of the projector, removing the bulb cover and bulb


2- make a "L" shape piece with the aluminum foil thing enough to pass by the opening on the back of the projector but as thick as possible ( don't make it snug fit need to leave room to insert the aluminum "L" without touching the side of the opening )



3- apply glue to the base of the "L" and pass it through the opening, for this step you need someone holding a flashing or light source from the other side so you can see the metal plate with which you're gonna align the aluminum "L" also try to practice this step a few times without the glue so if the piece falls off no damaged will be done.





when you're done you should have something like this




I hope this helps a few and to me was a better idea than opening the whole housing.

Thanks a lot Jason for the idea.

[jason]

i may try some epoxy like that, now that i think about it the heat is probably why me using hot glue was a dumb idea, it worked for like 2 nights. im also thinking of using a larger piece of aluminum foil to reach horizontally the whole length so the glue has more surface area to work with, and the foil can "hang" better to support more if its weight if for whatever reason the glue does start to liquify a bit. if all that fails, im gonna try and use a metal clip so no adhesive is needed, just the friction provided from the clips pressure.

on another note... vw beatle projectors have a lever you pull and the whole head light housing pops out - no bumper removal - take out and replace headlight in under 20 seconds with no tools needed. why cant the jdm projectors be all trick like that