Vegeetz' Morimoto D2S Retrofit Build - A Journey of Pictures/Questions/Resolve
Hello T4R Peeps,
After conquering my interior LED conversion, I have decided to start a retrofit project.
Stuff I have:
Right/Left Headlight Assemblies, Toyota Original (Purchased from Ebay 40 bucks for a set, including shipping)
BI-XENON MORIMOTO MINI STAGE III KIT (D2S) (Link)
I purchased the resealing glue as well as the gattling shroud and angel eyes (I know but I think they will be cool haha).
Step one for me happens to be at the headlight assembly because I purchased additional ones since my 4Runner is my daily driver
1) Step one, place headlight on lens down on a soft covered surface. This helps prevent any unnecessary scratches to the lens. You will notice four colored circles in the picture below.
The first thing you want to do is grab pliers and go straight for the spring located in the red circle. Squeeze the part of the spring firm inside the hole and pull up gently and feed the hook back through the hole.
Second, locate the blue circle. This is a square wedge (with two wedges on opposite sides from each other). Take a flat head (the flat head should be a bit smaller than the width of the square) and push both wedges inward. Start with small pressure and work up. It is okay if it does not feel like it moved in. But please read the next step before applying too much pressure.
Next get a socket tool that fits the parts circled in yellow. Rotate counter clockwise to loosen. As you loosen you will notice the entire black assembly seperating itself from the actual headlamp. You will soon notice that there is pressure being applied to the blue circle. Every so often push the two wedges inward on the blue circle as you are rotating the yellow circles. There is a lot of rotations to be done to unscrew the yellow circles. If you feel that you are not going anywhere but are close to the end of unscrewing the yellow circles. Then put your hand underneath and hold the tube beneath the yellow circle and begin unscrewing again. Think of it was a washer and bolt. If you don't hold the washer down and keep rotating you don't really go anywhere.
2) Step two, once you have the black assembly remove all the drain hoses. Locate the two metal clips and remove them. They are circled in red in the photo below.
You can use a flat head to get in the middle of the clip and apply light pressure to wiggle them free.
3) Step three, remove the metal bulb cab in side the headlight. First remove the black rubber cap that seals the bulb in the headlight. After there are three small black screws that hold the metal bulb cap to the headlight. After unscrewing them, pinch both legs together and pull it through the hole. You will need to have some patience to pull it out but it is possible. I by collapsing the legs as I pull the metal bulb cap through the hole.
4) Step four, on my first time baking (worked first time as well), I preheated the oven for 8 minutes @ 350 degrees. Before placing the headlight in (one at time) turn down the heat to 300 degrees. Move the oven rack to the lowest position possible and do not use any convection or turbo! Place the headlight on a cookie pan and pop it in the oven. Each headlight needs 7-8 minutes in the oven.
Warning, clear space to where you are going to set and work on the headlight after you get it out of the oven. So while it is baking do not pick your nose haha.
Take the headlight out of the oven, but use protective material. Ie thick gloves or anything you normally use when you remove something hot from the oven. Take a box cutter knife and begin to pry open the lens. Once you get an opening, convert over to a flat head (preferable a big one) and pry with pressure from all angles. Don't limit yourself to one spot but move around and work quickly. Here is the finished product once you are done prying.
***Now for Qusetions***
In the photo above, in the green circles. That is the old glue/seal. Do I try to remove that before resealing the lens???
Hello T4R Peeps,
After conquering my interior LED conversion, I have decided to start a retrofit project.
Stuff I have:
Right/Left Headlight Assemblies, Toyota Original (Purchased from Ebay 40 bucks for a set, including shipping)
BI-XENON MORIMOTO MINI STAGE III KIT (D2S) (Link)
I purchased the resealing glue as well as the gattling shroud and angel eyes (I know but I think they will be cool haha).
Step one for me happens to be at the headlight assembly because I purchased additional ones since my 4Runner is my daily driver
1) Step one, place headlight on lens down on a soft covered surface. This helps prevent any unnecessary scratches to the lens. You will notice four colored circles in the picture below.
The first thing you want to do is grab pliers and go straight for the spring located in the red circle. Squeeze the part of the spring firm inside the hole and pull up gently and feed the hook back through the hole.
Second, locate the blue circle. This is a square wedge (with two wedges on opposite sides from each other). Take a flat head (the flat head should be a bit smaller than the width of the square) and push both wedges inward. Start with small pressure and work up. It is okay if it does not feel like it moved in. But please read the next step before applying too much pressure.
Next get a socket tool that fits the parts circled in yellow. Rotate counter clockwise to loosen. As you loosen you will notice the entire black assembly seperating itself from the actual headlamp. You will soon notice that there is pressure being applied to the blue circle. Every so often push the two wedges inward on the blue circle as you are rotating the yellow circles. There is a lot of rotations to be done to unscrew the yellow circles. If you feel that you are not going anywhere but are close to the end of unscrewing the yellow circles. Then put your hand underneath and hold the tube beneath the yellow circle and begin unscrewing again. Think of it was a washer and bolt. If you don't hold the washer down and keep rotating you don't really go anywhere.
2) Step two, once you have the black assembly remove all the drain hoses. Locate the two metal clips and remove them. They are circled in red in the photo below.
You can use a flat head to get in the middle of the clip and apply light pressure to wiggle them free.
3) Step three, remove the metal bulb cab in side the headlight. First remove the black rubber cap that seals the bulb in the headlight. After there are three small black screws that hold the metal bulb cap to the headlight. After unscrewing them, pinch both legs together and pull it through the hole. You will need to have some patience to pull it out but it is possible. I by collapsing the legs as I pull the metal bulb cap through the hole.
4) Step four, on my first time baking (worked first time as well), I preheated the oven for 8 minutes @ 350 degrees. Before placing the headlight in (one at time) turn down the heat to 300 degrees. Move the oven rack to the lowest position possible and do not use any convection or turbo! Place the headlight on a cookie pan and pop it in the oven. Each headlight needs 7-8 minutes in the oven.
Warning, clear space to where you are going to set and work on the headlight after you get it out of the oven. So while it is baking do not pick your nose haha.
Take the headlight out of the oven, but use protective material. Ie thick gloves or anything you normally use when you remove something hot from the oven. Take a box cutter knife and begin to pry open the lens. Once you get an opening, convert over to a flat head (preferable a big one) and pry with pressure from all angles. Don't limit yourself to one spot but move around and work quickly. Here is the finished product once you are done prying.
***Now for Qusetions***
In the photo above, in the green circles. That is the old glue/seal. Do I try to remove that before resealing the lens???
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