aidilj worklog

Headlights out of car

AL (Automotive Lighting) logo

Bulbs and holder out
Grey holder for low beam, black for high beam

Bowls out, I did it by removing the black plastic then clipping off the levelling servo from the front

Angel eyes out

Fitting test

FX-R projector is mounted in the bowl with two screws. One as pivot point for rotational adjustment

This spray is highly recommended (Krylon Fusion Satin Black)

Painted with satin black

Disassemble the projector

Everything disassembled for painting

Painting

ACE hardware flat white high temperature paint, lets see how well it stand against the heat

Painted

Reassemble

Mockup

Getting ready to cut

Cut

Fitted

From the front

White shield result
with flash

no flash

Still waiting for another pair of E46 shroud to arrive. A mockup on how the final thing should look like

Rebasing the H7 bulb for D2S socket
D2S and H7 focal point looks compatible

D2S in its place

Rebased H7 in D2S holder, bulb is Philips 55W very yellow output

AL E46 bi-xenon shield/shutter removed

FX-R projector arrived!

FX-R and E46 AL projector size comparison

Comparing clear and not-clear lens

FX-R colorful cutoff, camera white balance is wrong