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Jimny from panama, projector retrofit

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27 Jun 2011 17:55 - 29 Jun 2011 15:59 #18332 by manualejo
Jimny from panama, projector retrofit was created by manualejo
Hello, i haven't seen anyone modding the jimny lights, so i did.

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27 Jun 2011 22:14 #18344 by ooky_123
Sweet !

Former owner of Little "Ooky", who has now started a new life in Shetland

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28 Jun 2011 08:45 #18352 by panosd
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Nice mod. Good looking.

Take a look at this www.jimnyclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,5700.0.html

is a member from the jimnyclub.com of Greece and he is an electrisian.(hope write it right)

He done that before one year.

Can you make a description of your mod? Where got the lamps etc.

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28 Jun 2011 13:57 - 28 Jun 2011 13:59 #18355 by manualejo
Replied by manualejo on topic Re: Jimny headlight retrofit
hi, thanks for the feedback.
these projectors i got them from ebay, really simple to install just need patience(i have 18 years and i am not a technician just know a little)
these are called g3 projectors, i payed 75$(without ballast)+15$shipping, i did the cutt-off shield mod to have more light distribution and more blue at the cut-off :woohoo: .
i can't see the link you gave me, as i have to register and i don't speak greek :silly: .
Last edit: 28 Jun 2011 13:59 by manualejo. Reason: the smiley didin't show correctly

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28 Jun 2011 19:04 #18370 by manualejo
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It looks like i have the same projector than him, he removed the inside reflector or painted it black, i just installed the projector with the reflector.
i wonder what k color he have it looks like 6-8k?

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29 Jun 2011 07:54 #18378 by VAXXi
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That's a popular mod nowadays in my country too, although I haven't seen a Jimny with HID lenses (and it's certainly illegal according to law). You have to bake the headlight and open the transparent shell, right ?

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29 Jun 2011 08:32 #18382 by panosd
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My friend opened the headlight unit and panted black the mirror to have a better optical result.

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29 Jun 2011 12:45 #18390 by Municipal Waste
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In England that's a very very properly illegal kit :lol:

I think the standard Jimny lights really are rubbish though so I decided just to fit some Bosch 90% brighter bulbs from Halfords and they make the lights as good as you'd need certainly for on-road.

I don't really like when people with ultra ULTRA bright lights blind me so hence I didn't go mental with HID.

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29 Jun 2011 12:46 - 29 Jun 2011 12:46 #18391 by manualejo
Replied by manualejo on topic Re: Jimny headlight projector retrofit
you can either bake it or use a blower to open it, actually is ilegal to put hid in reflector bowls that where not designed for hid anywhere i know?
but at least in many countries if you put hid projector as these is legal to have, as every BMW, infinity, land rover and mercedes have them.
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29 Jun 2011 12:49 #18392 by manualejo
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these light won't blind you as they have a cuttoff shield designed especificaly for hid, it performs like any luxury car stock hid :cheer: . so if this is ilegal, every stock luxury cars are ilegal too :woohoo:

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29 Jun 2011 13:10 - 29 Jun 2011 13:12 #18393 by VAXXi
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Law says any alteration of the lighting system is illegal, period :laugh:

Lots of people complain about HID bulbs in normal head lamps being way too bright or downright blinding lights. However, from experience, this only happens with head lamps on certain makes and models of cars. The Jimny headlights seem to work just fine with HID bulbs, while other cars' lamps simply spread the light all over the place.

I'm tempted to buy a pair of head lamps and try this conversion, it looks very cool indeed.

Edit: after browsing for a while eBay, it seems the projector contains the bulb too; if the bulb breaks, you have to crack open the head lamp again to replace it ??
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