FIRST "ebay" projectors. DISSECTED!!!

[raybyduhbay]

okay got these "ebay" projectors from a local warehouse that i discovered recently. i was going to go retro but decided to try out these projectors since i needed spare headlamps anyways if I was to get retros.

If i was gunna get spare headlights might as well get these ebay projectors and try them out first.

Yup. Found another warehouse in the bayarea that sold these on ebay. I talked to them. They were very nice about me coming to check them out first. They even let me plug in the headlights and check out the cutoff before i bought it. Coming home i tried them again and the cutoff was still just as great but one of the angle lights didnt light up. I was like a;isdf;lkjasdf. cause i was so caught up on testing the cutoff that i forgot to check the halos. i thought i was screewd but after called them up they offered to help me fix it for free. I was like wow great service. Anyways i found out it was just a loose plug afterwards so yeah.

Okay so i cracked open my ebay projectors because i hate the oragne reflector in there. While my headlights were open i was messing around with the lens and stuff.

I got some measurements and thought that maybe i can upgrade the lens and it will give me wider beam? not sure but i am thinking about trying it. Anyone in the bay are can lend me some lens for me to test them out?

Okay so here are some pictures of my ebay projectors cracked open. Oh yeah pictures with cutoff included!












Can anyone in the bay area lend me some lens and see if it makes the projectors ne better?

right now my headlights are still cracked open wide and i can mess around with adding spacers and stuff. But first i am waiting for my HIDs to come so i can adjust with them with my HIDs.

Here is the address that i found the warehouse at. I been trying to compile a list of warehouses in the bay area. Check my other thread.

Zimode INC
1334 SAN MATEO AVE
S SAN FRAN, CA 94080
Phone: (650) 872-3046

Ask for Will and tell him Ray sent you.

they also sell on ebay.
Items for Sale by trendgearauto

[raybyduhbay]

forgot to mention lens diameter is 2.625 inches or 2 and 5/8 inches in diameter. First off is this a standard size lens.. if not then there is no point in trying to do lens swaps. THe lens is the complete clear kinda. now snow flakey or the rings kind

[VanSi07]

Hmm, seems like all these eBay projectors have a pretty good cutoff, but where they lack is in the spread of the beam, all the light is in the center.
I wonder if they could be mod'd for that. Anyways, good luck!

[raybyduhbay]

really? i only saw 1 other member with ebay projectors and the cutoff sucked. tahts why i was hesitant buy them until i got to see them in person.

if by spread you mean that hot spot then yeah.. it can be fixed. i can refocus everything but not sure how wide the beam is. i was thinking tsx lens would make the beam wider.

[jasonyu668]

How much is the headlights??

[raybyduhbay]

138 picked up =]

[jasonyu668]

What else do they sell in their store??

[raybyduhbay]

its not a store its a warehouse. but they do have an online ebay store. if u go into the warehouse u have to pay cash since they dont do any credit card processing.

link is at the top to their ebay store

[jasonyu668]

Try use HID and see the cut off....

[raybyduhbay]

"right now my headlights are still cracked open wide and i can mess around with adding spacers and stuff. But first i am waiting for my HIDs to come so i can adjust with them with my HIDs."

cut off with HID should be same just the focus of the hot spot might change.

[striker_1818]

sorry bud but you're the 5th or 6th to ceack these headlights open.
And holy hot spot...

[striker_1818]

Also, when you want to take close-up pictures, select the macro option in menu on your digital camera

[curtis265]

Oh you are brilliant.

[Tim]

Originally Posted by striker_1818

Also, when you want to take close-up pictures, select the macro option in menu on your digital camera

Says the man with the blurriest closeup pictures EVER.

[striker_1818]

Originally Posted by Tim

Says the man with the blurriest closeup pictures EVER.

LIES!
I know how to take pictures now
See examples here:

[Dizzle0420]

great experiment/project but ricer headlights ftl

[splew]

They have a sharp cutoff but the beam pattern, width and consistency is terrible. It looks like a $5 flashlight from walmart. If it looks that bad with halogens it will look worse with HIDs. Hopefully a lens swap will help.

[Si Speed 317]

I have a solution for these headlights, I'll post up more soon.

Also, OP how did you open these with no problem?

[Strate L O S S]

look at those streaks in the beam. they look aweful on the ground when mounted to a car, i just seen this type of light on my sisters accord. ughh

[Si Speed 317]

A solution is near