Kbuskill's 2008 Burb LTZ "MOD" Thread

[kbuskill]

Those look pretty good Ken. Look forward to them mounted and cut off shots.

Yeah, me too... I hope that I got the cutoff lines lined up properly because if not I know I will never hear the end of it from you guys... lol

 

[Fosscore]

Yeah, me too... I hope that I got the cutoff lines lined up properly because if not I know I will never hear the end of it from you guys... lol

lol… this group ?

 

[Rocket Man]

Yeah, me too... I hope that I got the cutoff lines lined up properly because if not I know I will never hear the end of it from you guys... lol

How did you secure them after lining them up? I always use some epoxy on the projector nuts and then double check them the next night before baking the lenses on. I didn’t on the last set when I did the quads and I’m glad I didn’t since now I’m going to pull them apart again and swap the projectors with matching etched ones. They didn’t move though, still lined up.

 

[kbuskill]

How did you secure them after lining them up? I always use some epoxy on the projector nuts and then double check them the next night before baking the lenses on. I didn’t on the last set when I did the quads and I’m glad I didn’t since now I’m going to pull them apart again and swap the projectors with matching etched ones. They didn’t move though, still lined up.

Basically the same... I just hope everything turned out level.


I am not terribly happy with the way these DNA (Chicom) headlights fit, but it is too late now.

 

[kbuskill]

So my drivers side cutoff is nice and straight.

The passenger side, not so much.

After aiming them I tried to remove the base of the Motoholder so I could get to the nut to tighten it up more and when I tried to unscrew the tiny little screws I thought the projector may have rotated but I wasn't sure.

I ended up snapping the head off of the top screw of the Motoholder in the back of the projector because they were so tight (I guess from the heat of the projector) so I decided to leave well enough alone before I broke anything else.

It was late and I was tired and being lazy and I glued the nut in place instead of taking it back out and test fitting it again to make sure it was still level.

So now my passenger side cutoff runs up hill to the right.

At this point the only way to fix it is to bake the headlight back open and then try to get a tiny little deburring type bit in there under the bulb holder to grind the glue away so I can rotate it.

What a royal pain in the rear. I hate having to go back and redo stuff. I should have probably waited and taken my time but I didn't want to have to put the whole front-end back together and take it all back apart again.

On a brighter note I figured out the the bulb holder was touching the inner fender where it wraps around the front of the core support and causing it to not seat properly. After trimming the double layer of metal out the headlight fits alot better, still not perfect but way better than before.

No cutoff pics yet because the passenger side is crooked.

These projectors have a beautiful blue cutoff line though, even with the 5000k bulbs.

What little bit of driving I have done with them, I will say that it definitely takes some getting used to the daylight to pitch black change of the cutoff.

 

[Rocket Man]

That’s why I don’t plan on having anything back together for a few days. I leave the front torn apart and lenses off the headlights until I’m absolutely sure the things are level and can’t move. I’m sure you’ll figure it out. You can probably twist the projector enough by removing the lens and just grabbing it with both hands and twist. I did that once and it never moved afterwards.

 

[kbuskill]

Props to Ceasar from Lightwerkz. I sent him an email asking if the screws for the bulb holders were prone to breaking off in the back of the reflector.

He sent me an email back and said to get him a picture and he would send me a new reflector housing and screws.

So now I've got to get the headlight back out to get the picture and then when it comes in I will have to open it back up to correct the issues.

 

[Rocket Man]

Props to Ceasar from Lightwerkz. I sent him an email asking if the screws for the bulb holders were prone to breaking off in the back of the reflector.

He sent me an email back and said to get him a picture and he would send me a new reflector housing and screws.

So now I've got to get the headlight back out to get the picture and then when it comes in I will have to open it back up to correct the issues.

Be prepared if you have to remove the big nut that holds the projector in place on the Morimotos. They are designed to lock in place once they’re cranked down and the one set I tried to remove wouldn’t come off period. I talked to TRS when I couldn’t get the nuts to back off and they informed me about the locking feature and they sent me new reflectors and nuts, they’re cheap. I wasn’t going to be reusing those headlights anyway so I just cut the projectors out of the headlights with a Dremel, then I was able to remove the reflectors and replace them. So if you can’t get that nut to back off the shaft you’ll know why. I have used Acme’s projectors and those nuts came off.

 

[05Single]

Be prepared if you have to remove the big nut that holds the projector in place on the Morimotos. They are designed to lock in place once they’re cranked down and the one set I tried to remove wouldn’t come off period. I talked to TRS when I couldn’t get the nuts to back off and they informed me about the locking feature and they sent me new reflectors and nuts, they’re cheap. I wasn’t going to be reusing those headlights anyway so I just cut the projectors out of the headlights with a Dremel, then I was able to remove the reflectors and replace them. So if you can’t get that nut to back off the shaft you’ll know why. I have used Acme’s projectors and those nuts came off.

They need to come up with a locking system on the nut and reflectors with a release clip/button using possibly a high temp gasket or rubber seal. It’s kinda lame how the threads are a one and done use.
I miss my 8.0s , the cutoff and color was like sex for the eyes. I had the morimoto xb 5500 hid kit.
I have everything ready for the rado but I’ve been deciding on what to do exactly.

 

[kbuskill]

They need to come up with a locking system on the nut and reflectors with a release clip/button using possibly a high temp gasket or rubber seal. It’s kinda lame how the threads are a one and done use.
I miss my 8.0s , the cutoff and color was like sex for the eyes. I had the morimoto xb 5500 hid kit.View attachment 280683
I have everything ready for the rado but I’ve been deciding on what to do exactly.

I have the 8.0s and Lightwerkz lists the bulbs as Morimoto XB 5000k... to be honest I am thinking about changing out to the 6000k bulbs because the ones I have look more like halogen color than the bright white like yours.

Maybe the bulbs just haven't "burnt" in good yet.