thx for the good info

 

Looking good let us know when the v.4s are coming out i finished mine last week.

I dremeled out the shrouds from the inside so the minis would sit a little more flush.

 

But on my next retro I'm gonna go for a shroud that covers the projector well.
Didn't like how on the gatlins you can see the projectors in the headlights.
IMO go for with the e46s i just got mine in today, just waiting on the 4th version of the minis to come about.

 

Nice retros. Did you dremel the shroud in any other way beyond what I already detailed in my original post? Did your mini h1's sit as flush along the bottom edge as mine do? Because overall your projector seems to sit a bit higher-have they already been aimed in that picture? It almost looks like you didn't even have to trim the blackhoused part.

Good luck with the e46r, i like the look but wish it was directly compatible with the shroud centric rings. For that reason alone i would also suggest the appollo or ocular or perhaps even the e-46r extended.

 

First question: I dremmeled exactly the same way you did, but I also trimmed out the inner ring of the shrouds.
Highlighted in these pictures of yours.

And in order to sit the projectors in some more, I cut out the place where the back of the projectors would hit the shrouds which was usually only the bottom half of the projectors, where the screws would have gone.

Second question: Mine sat a little more flush than that, due to the mods I did.
Third question: Yes, they have already been aimed. And I know what you mean about them sitting higher and not hitting the bezel. I've seen others do that and had to cut either the bezel or the shrouds, but for some reason mine didn't do that.
The only downside to that is that when I drive, I can almost tell where the beams start hitting on the road. Kind of giving that "W" shape on the road.

 

UPDATE: I have ordered an ocular shroud and an E-46R Extended shroud for testing. Should be here middle of next week, and I will add info to the guide. I will not be pursuing gti-r as i feel that is too small to look good (might as well stay with mini gatling gun), and appollo and E55 won't fit that great either. Overall though, this will be a very comprehensive guide for mini h1 shrouds for 6th gen accord

ALSO, version 4 of the morimoto mini h1 is in stock as of today. For best results, i recommend ordering over the phone and having them send you an invoice to your paypal.

 

i was hoping to see E55. that is what i wanna use in mine.

 

According to my measurements, E55 will not look/fit right, but let us know either way how it turns out.

 

Why don't you guys take out the original reflectors instead of cutting into them to put the projectors? It would look much better and be a lot darker and draw more attention to the chrome shrouds.

 

The mini h1s use the original bulb holder for mounting.

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Awesome write up. Especially because I am soon planning on picking these up. Any idea on the improvements on V4 over V3?

 

Thanks man! I don't have the full specs but from what I have read/been told, they will have better chroming on the reflector bowls, better solenoids so that the dreaded high beam stick does not occur, and a better locking screw that isn't so fragile.

So you don't have to rig it to be adjustable? The stock headlight aiming screws will move the projectors, or does it move the whole headlight?

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Correct, no rigging required. That's the appeal of the morimoto mini h1 and morimoto mini d2s. For 6th gens, H1 is recommended. You bake the headlight, remove the front lens, place the projector into the bulb hole (after removing the bulb cap which is held on by just a single screw), screw the locking nut onto the projector, trim the shroud and possibly the blackhoused sill, bake again and reassemble the headlight.

And yes the stock headlight screws move the reflector bowl. The oem high and low beam reflectors are one unit. The turn signal bowl is part of a different chunk of plastic which is what gets masked off and blackhoused. The stock aiming screws adjust the reflector bowl, and because the projectors are screwed into the bowl, they can thus be adjusted in this way.

 

i use e55 shrouds in mine, but not with the mh1s

 

Yeah the nature of the design of the mh1, which causes the projector lens to be closer to the headlight lens than traditional "hack, rig, and glue" retrofitting projects, causes the e55 to be tricky. Can you share some pics tho? I still think it would be valuable to get a rough idea.

 

Correct, no rigging required. That's the appeal of the morimoto mini h1 and morimoto mini d2s. For 6th gens, H1 is recommended. You bake the headlight, remove the front lens, place the projector into the bulb hole (after removing the bulb cap which is held on by just a single screw), screw the locking nut onto the projector, trim the shroud and possibly the blackhoused sill, bake again and reassemble the headlight.

And yes the stock headlight screws move the reflector bowl. The oem high and low beam reflectors are one unit. The turn signal bowl is part of a different chunk of plastic which is what gets masked off and blackhoused. The stock aiming screws adjust the reflector bowl, and because the projectors are screwed into the bowl, they can thus be adjusted in this way.

Oh wow, I might look into getting retros then. I was under the impression you had to ghetto rig them all with cut up soda cans, aluminum tape, and random screws.

 

lol that's somewhat insulting to the people who are skilled at the craft, and yet there is a fair amount of truth to it as well haha. But nope,that's for everything besides the morimoto mini. Actually there's another product with a similar concept regarding installation, called the G1, G3, G5, etc, but they are inferior to the Mini's in most regards, so just ignore those if you see anything about them.

 

Thanks for the info Rick! Sounds like you are having a good summer with your 6ga...Retro's AND coilovers, sweet! Let me know if those Function Forms offer a decent ride.

That's funny about the URL thing. Yeah I thought perhaps there were supposed to be doodles on all of the pics and accidentally uploaded the originals lol.

That's interesting that you had to mod your inner shroud ring. Like I said, on mine it doesn't seem to be an issue, but I did notice that you can give an even better fit if you sand down the top of the lends holder (After removing the lens temporarily, of course)

That is a great deal to get those mini's for $75. Did you notice if your mini's had washers between the lens holder and projector body? that's an easy way to tell if they are selling value versions of revision 2 or 3. I am def returning my revision 2's, and was planning on getting revision 4's, but if the value versions are revision 3, then i am tempted to get that and get 50 bucks back.

I'm a bit confused about where you are comparing our two mini's. In the picture where you holding it in your hand, it does look to be rightside up, so the solenoid is out of view (its hidden in the shadow of your palm)

Your minis DID have solenoids and wiring, right? They are bixenon right?

Did you have to cut your mini gatling shrouds at the bottom to fit into the oem reflectors?

BTW you should get chromed turn signals. They glow orange when you turn them on for a turn or hazards, but look chrome the rest of the time. And they are cheap too, like 8 shipped on ebay. I got a set that i will be using with my retro

I see what you mean now about the W shaped lighting. I don't know what the solution to that is. Maybe they are not aimed 100% correctly? Also, I've read of some pioneering H1 buyers have created "foreground limiter shields" for their mini's, similar to what Acura 3rd gen TL projectors have. This might be a step in the right direction.

 

I think the issue with the W effect is that the are sitting too high.

Yeah I know which bulbs your talking about, they are amber but are coated metallic i have those with my red/clear tails. I just like the amber/projector/yellow effect it gives the headlights and I also had them with my last headlight setup they were S2k retros with the OEM look,

still have them just wanted to make minis to stop feeling so intimidated by how to make retros. I got my s2k retros for $450, that was a steal. Now I'm going to give them my own taste to it.

I didn't cut my shrouds in order for them to fit into the relfectors. Yes they are Bi-Xenon and also fully funtional :up:

 

Ah I see what you mean. I'm trying to go for a straight up black and chrome look, no yellow or amber. Nice s2k retro's, looks like they were made with e55, which fits in quite nicely when using an oem projector that needs to be mounted "the real way" instead of the easy peasy morimoto way hahaha.

How do you like performance of your mini's versus the s2k?

That really puzzles me how you didn't have to cut the bottom of the shroud. I suspect that is due to using oem headlights, i've read about them having dimensionally larger reflector buckets.

For example, look at this thread: 6th Generation 2002 Honda Accord V6 Mini H1 Retrofit Completed!

On the other hand, it's possible that because you didn't trim the bottom of your shroud, it's pushing the projector into an upward angle, hence the unusual "W" output. Do you have enough internal clearance to reaim the headlight using the stock aiming dials? Let us know if you make any progress with fixing that "w" problem.

Also, I wish i could figure out why you said our mini's don't look the same at the bottom (if the shroud is removed)...lol they should look the same!

 

The s2ks are incredible!

As of now I'm rebuilding these, they were really messed up.
Didn't actually know how bad until I opened them.

 

i am thinking of getting mini graphite shrouds. Would I need to trim the bottom or top part of my reflectors?

 

no, I do not recommend trimming your reflectors in general. If anything, you will have to trim the bottom edge of the shroud/bezel. the mini graphite shrouds are semi-transparent and as such keep in mind you will have a lot of light bleeding out through them...I've never seen them installed and on but I would imaging the entire shroud will be glowing...which may not look too great, but give it a shot!

 

lol thanks for your input.....now you got me confused again:bonk:

 

whats so confusing?

 

in the OP, you mentioned that they might look nice but in your recent post, you said it may no look great lol. I have searching everywhere MH1 retro with graphite shrouds and I found nothing so far.

 

Yeah I said they fit well onto the projector itself but will need trimming to fit into a 6th gen accord reflector bucket. Some people have said it looks cool, i personally would prefer something more OEM looking. Yes, there are no pictures available when i checked last summer.

 

i guess i could paint it black. I like it because it fits so well.

 

update....

decided to go without the shroud after all

will have better pics later on. Too cold to grab the dslr.

 

Hi all.
I'm new here and I'm really impressed with photos of your retrofit projector headlights.
I'm wonder if any body can provide me a link where I can order for my 1999 Honda Accord.
I really like how they look.

Thanks in advance.

 

I'm trying to modify my stock headlights with Bosch retrofit projectors (9006 socket) and got stuck with headlight projectors that hard to cut in order to fit retrofit projectors.

Any advise would be really appreciated.

Thanks.

 

I used the products from theretrofitsource.com which require relatively little cutting. Using projectors from other vehicles does require a lot of cutting. There are DIY threads on the internet for this, but just remember: Measure twice, cut once