My car came with stock D1S reflector hids, and auto levelers. I upgraded them to the newer style projector lights but their d2s projectors SUCKED, so after about 20 emails back and forth with Matt (TRS) we got set on Mini H1's. Here are some pictures more to follow with my good camera.

-B

All done


Stock mini e46 projector vs Mini H1 Bixenon


Mounted to stock bracket with some sheet metal


mock up with shroud


light up at night


Auto leveler Movie
http://www.flickr.com/photos/heresmymind/9736667947/

 

More pictures to follow. Saved Space

-B

 

did this with an s2000 projector. though im not sure if i can use my stock ballast and igniter to fit the s2k projector

 

very cool, I had RX330 AFS projectors with a custom sheild and tsxr clear lens but the bowl was way to wide to fit. how did you mount yours? Do you have any pictures?

depending on which ballast you had it MAY work. Using ballast from an 02-04 non projector hid headlight is your best bet, their igniters are like the hella gen3 ballasts.

I personally took out the stock ballast to put in TRS 35watt ballasts

-B

 

oh i see. but the gen3 hella ballast may not fit the stock connector of my 05-06 projector hid headlights right? currenly im using gen5 matsu but it is mounted on the bottom(outside)part of the headlight. i think it will get wet. I'm thinking of just putting an ordinary ballast so it is waterproof hehe...



have to trim lots of part hehe... in addition, i used epoxy and brackets to mount that projector.

 

i'd go with hella ballasts, or the morimoto ones from TRS. did you test to make sure the highbeam and the low beam line up properly since they are single xenon? also did you measure the forward distance from the lens to the stock bracket? if you notice when put together, the stock projector only sits about 1/2" from the inside of the headlight lens. So if you are anything past that, the shroud and/or the projector lens will rub.

 

we just finished one headlight we will continue tomorrow for the other. it was really tight. i'm not sure if the shroud is touching slightly the lens. but i'm sure the projector doesn't touch the headlight lens.

 

we trim the shroud so that it can move closer to the lens. will take a pic now

 

 

Very nice, I talked to Matt at TRS when I did my retro about 2 years or so ago and I opted for the D2S projectors, next time I will do the H1 as it is a bit smaller.

 

i went to s2k i thought ill be able to use my existing hid system. and i went to the best projector (somebody told me s2k for the single xenon)