Kudos to you my friend. I tried but I couldn't figure out how to get the peices apart. Would've save me tons of time.


I have a spare set of halogens available if you would like to open them up.

 

I don't mind opening them up for you but I am in London
There are a few torx screws bolted from behind the headlight, i cant see how any1 got a good finish by masking up, I also read the reflectors loose the silver finish if even if painters tape is used to mask up

 

I painted my other ones just fine with masking. Someone posted that you have to put the tape on another surface before you put it on the reflector and it worked for me all except in one spot. I used a hobby knife to be able to cut out the tape exactly where i needed it be. Wasnt too hard.

 

I'm trying to do this to my xenons. Anyone know how to disconnect the xenon ballasts from the headlights?

 

Don't need to...

 

Sorry for bumping old thread. Thinking of doing this to my OEM HID lights. Sounds pretty easy enough. As far as putting it back together, is it necessary to use extra sealant? For those that did not use extra sealant, how's it holding up?

 

Hi Anzmode, looks like we have same interest here
i'm been trolling around like crazy...
will do this mod within couple days b4 my 5000k morimoto and led arrive

 

i would imagine clear/black sealant is needed.
maybe heat gun is easier

 

Indeed we do. Do you have factory xenon? I'm worried I'm gonna screw mine up. My friend did it on his wrx halogen headlights and came out great.

 

yes my ride came with xenon
maybe your friend can help you if he had done it.
i need to contact few other shops today and see what they say
i worry about the reseal process...i definitely apply sealant

 

LJ_24 I have a question for you.
Do you need to have some HID Ballasts to install the MORIMOTO MINI H1 BIXENON or you just connect them to the wiring system from the removed halogen light?

I foun those on ebay but they don't com whit any HID Ballast. So is it possible to install them without the ballast?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301268010217?item=301268010217&viewitem=&vxp=mtr

 

The parts you linked are only the projectors -the contraption that regulates the light pattern coming off of the typical HID light kits...

So basically, not only do you need the two ballasts, but you will also need the light bulbs and the wire harness. Meaning you need the whole Morimoto kit ( and also make sure the kit is designed with the Canbus module which is to prevent having the "light bulb out" error from appearing on your dash).

Also, the parts you linked are for H-1 bulbs... (I guess Mini use H-1 bulbs). If you are planning this for a W204 headlights then you're looking at H-7 size bulbs and their associated projectors.

Lastly, projectors are highly recommended when converting from Halogen to HID although many do the conversion without using projectors.

 

thank you. for your answer

 

Hey there new member in here, at step 5 after removing the 3 screws from the chrome assembly i should be able to just pull the chrome piece out or will there be anything else holding it? because i was having a hard time taking it apart and i didn't wanted to risk breaking it?

 

Do you have any night shots? I only replaced the Morimoto lens which was a nice upgrade.