Rachids XLi to GLTSJDMi+ project

Power adjusters are cool! I've always jealous of those lol.

gold94corolla wrote:

Power adjusters are cool! I've always jealous of those lol.

Haha me too Chris, me too! I have attached a new motor to the broken servo... however it does not seem to move anymore.
Nonetheless I now know the servo's were the faulty part! Meaning I can resurrect the four motors I have!

Yeah mine have automatic aim adjustment (with the motors and servos) but it's automatic, not on a switch, so I can't aim them how I want.

Hahahaha, I can... some day... when I have the time to finish all my pending projects and stuff

Sgt_Lyna wrote:

Hahahaha, I can...

That's the part I'm jelly about

Can't you rewire it a bit then? I can imagine they left some room for the hobbyist

the power adjusters are amazing, just sad that my bz touring reps dont have the motors in them..
if i open a set up then maybe il add the motor into them if i can

love the smds i got smds in my sidelights too your car is looking amazing

I got some smd boards for interior light and wow it makes it lok so fresh i even put some in the doors and the numberplate lights looks far better than the norm

Yeah I use SMDs in all my white lights!

Sgt_Lyna wrote:

Can't you rewire it a bit then? I can imagine they left some room for the hobbyist

I wonder if it's possible to simply add switches to it to make it go up and down.

Hahahaha Ishaq, u should mos def try to fit em in the BZ's How many sets you have bro?

As for the SMD's Lee, yeah I'm in love with the crisp light too... can't get enough of em... still trying to find some replacements for the type 67 bulb in de C-Pillar lights, 12V 8W B15s, can't seem to find anything though Maybe Chris know?

Chris, can you turn of the automatic adjustment? Then you can add some wires to manually annoy passers by

Last week the C-Pillar lights arrived... and I would not be me... if I didn't thorougly cleaned them before even thinking of mounting 'em.

So here it goes! (pictures unfortunately were taken before the cleaning process, but added anyways in case anyone was wondering about the internals)

the switch and (some simple wiring)


the light cover


the back of the light unit


and last but not least a top-view


Enjoy! Will be posting pics of the AirPurifier too when I get to it... Cause that unit has some dust in it too... and the rubber-ish gaskets (used in all the air-related parts of the car) are too in dire need of replacement!

ooh nice rachid.. cant wait to see these fitted

i have one set left to be honest which im hoping to retrofit projectors to

Those are DIRTY pics? It looks clean to me LOL!

I might be able to make the lights manual aim, but I'd need some kind of control unit (switch)

And wire the relays properly... or use new/other ones

And yes Chris, those are the dirty pics they're quite clean now, can't say retail new, but they sure are mint!

Ishaq, you're going retro on us too? Nice! Any idea as to what units you're gonna use? TRS ones? I think I'd better wait a bit more, need to save up for the right package so I'll only have to pay postage once

Btw, Chris... you... as light master.. what do you advise, 2,5" or 3" FX-R's? And ofc why?

I'm thinking 'bout the Stage III kit, with Gatling and angel eyes... 5000k

The 2.5 and 3" FX-R are identical in every way except for the diameter. Output is unchanged. The only thing is, I think there are more 2.5" shroud options. 2.5" looks just right in our head lights IMO, it looked perfect in mine.

use the morimoto ones tbh.. bolt on

Which morimotos? The minis? That is bolt-on as opposed to the FX-R?

yeah the bolt on ones..

Unfortunately, the Morimotos don't have as good the output. Wait for the Mini H1 6.0 from TRS!

So the mini H1 6.0 FX-R is the one to go for?

Does H1 have hi and low beam in one? 'Cause I always thought H1 was only either one of those... only hi or only low beam.

The Mini H1 and FX-R are two different projectors.

And the Mini H1 takes a single H1 bulb, yes, but the projectors are bixenon, which means the light output is mechanically altered to switch from high to low beam with no bulb changes.

Ahhhh now I get it! So sort of like my bi-xenon bulb for my H4 units... the angle changes so that the output is altered to a higher beam.

Correction: the Morimoto Mini H1 6.0 is the one I should get? they come in a kit too apparently

Gotta save up a bit tho... but seeing that the 6.0 aren't even released... time is on my side

Yes, the 6.0 is the Mini H1, and it is not out yet (soon). That is the kind that is plug and play, rather than cutting and gluing with the FX-R. Time will tell how good the new 6.0 will be!

What do you mean by 'rather than cutting and gluing'? Can you fit the projector through the H4 hole or something? So it would be a case of securing the projector after fitting through the hole and putting on a shroud?

If so... that would be most awesome! I'm about to buy another set of the black housing lights, so have some room for error

yeah the morimoto just bolt into through the h4 hole..
iv been researching it. seen it on a subaru in the uk and no cutting needed