dannyy72 wrote:I would love to give it a try if you can walk me through it, thanks.
Alright, I'll give it a try. I recommend some videos and visiting forums specializing in retrofits in addition to this, just because it will aptly prepare you.
1. Remove headlamp assemblies from car. Remove bumper (a bolt per fender, a bolt per side for the fender splash guards, the plastic grille screw-pins, hood-stops, and two pins on the bottom side of the bumper bar, disconnect fog lamp wires). Rest bumper on a cloth, or at least lying back on the fender curve. There are bolts on the top of the headlamp assembly screwing it into the fender in the engine bay. Behind the bumper plastic there is another bolt accessible through a space in the bumper guide clip on the SIDE of the fender. Unclip/remove bulbs.
2. Take headlamp, and make sure there isn't any grime or bugs which may get backed into the plastic. Remove the bulbs, rubber bits, metal pieces, and plastic moisture caps (you'll be fine leaving the adjusting screw in the light). There are screws holding the lens to the rest of the assembly, so make sure you remove them. Then preheat your oven to 260F (ish... you'll find other numbers and bake times online. So only what you feel safe doing). Get a cookie sheet. Before turning your oven on, put the rack so the headlight will set in the middle of the oven. If the lens is to close to the heating element you'll get some lines on your lens (like I did) that are imperceptible from far away but noticeable if you're as picky as me.
3. Place the light on the cookie sheet, and place it in the oven. Wait whatever amount of time is recommended for the temperature (because I have since forgotten how long I baked mine... woops
), then remove with your choice of heat-resistant gloves. I DO NOT recommend oven mits because you will then use the gloves with a flathead screwdriver to pry back the little clips holding the clear lens to the black plastic.
4. By no means will this be easy: pry the lens from the rest of the assembly. You will need to pop the assembly into the oven a few times to keep the glue warm and malleable.
5. With the lens (finally) off, take off the bulb cap via the screw where the bulb went. You will not be using it anymore. Insert the new projector assembly with adapter to 9003 socket after you or the seller has tested it. Don't leave the HID bulb in while inserting the projector or baking. Tighten the nut down with thin-nose pliers.
6a. Take your new butyl glue, and cut off a section. Roll the strand in your hands like making a Play-dough snake to get the strand thin enough to fit the channel in the headlight. Set it in there, and press the lens in with slight force.
6b. If I were to re-do my retrofit (which I
am going to do so I can replace my headlamp lenses) I'd scrape all the old glue out of the channels and off the lens. Other forums may have better word on this. It isn't necessary, as I didn't, but me being picky will lead to this. If I would've had more time I would have scrapped the glue off (but go figure, it was almost 11pm and I had to drive the car to school tomorrow morning. At least it was spring so it was light out at 7am, meaning I could aim them the next day).
7. Put the light back in the oven to make the glue soft once more. Take the headlamp out of the oven, and use some very large clamps to press the lens into the glue. Once the lens is set back into the clips on its black backing let it warm up one more time before letting it sit to cool off.
8. Once cool, put the various rubber bits and screws back onto the assembly. Wire the ballasts with the bumper off. You will only use one of the existing headlight plugs, so cover the other one to prevent shorting. Reassemble your car!
9. Aim the lights. There are other guides, but from a distance the cutoff point must be 2-2.5 inches lower than the projectors when the car is on flat ground.
So that's my overview. Numbering is a bit random (my bad) but should give you a decent idea of what you're getting yourself into.
Other resources:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/install_guides.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/forum.p ... ca366f6236" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/recomm ... itters.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;