HID Projector Retrofit

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Hey thank you so much for the info. I have ordered the ccfls that you had linked on your page. Going to try this when they come in. Thanks for your help with this.
 
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Hey thank you so much for the info. I have ordered the ccfls that you had linked on your page. Going to try this when they come in. Thanks for your help with this.


You will also have to mount the inverter. I left that out of my OP so here is where I put it. use JB kwik because it gets hot and lightly sand the subframe where its mounted so the JB sticks.

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I noticed later the stock headlights would hit it so I kept it in the same spot but slid it backward towards the cabin so the front was flush with the sub frame. That way the stock headlights clear it in the event that you put them back on.
 

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Aww man I just got back inside my office after 2 1/2 hours of installing these to my raptor. was confusing for me a bit but finally got the to work. (I'm a noob when it comes to electrical stuff on trucks) to much sun right now (and hot as hell) to take pictures of it but later around 6 or 7 and then when it's completely dark I will take pics and post.
 

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I am having one hell of a time getting these things apart. How hot do i need to get them for them to come apart.
 
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I am having one hell of a time getting these things apart. How hot do i need to get them for them to come apart.


Yeah, its a PITA.

Some guys get it so hot that the sealant melts.

I got it hot enough to break the seal between the sealant and the plastic but not near the point of melting the sealant. Use a wide flat head screwdriver, heat a 8 to 10 inch section at a time and dont be afraid to mangle the headlight - you can reheat it later, grab it with some pliers and remold it.
 

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I installed non-modified Recon's into my 2010 yesterday and I figured rather than start a new thread, I would add to this one so the people researching these lights have a contrast in "out of the box" versus "modded and awesome".

I have to say that the light pattern seen by your modded set has the exact cut-off that my factory HID's have in my 2011 Lincoln MKT, where as there is ZERO cutoff on the Recon's out of the box.

If I position the brightest point of the Recon's beam.... onto the area of a vehicle driving 20-30 feet in front of me....I am lighting up a 20 foot diameter circle of light from each headlight that completly bathes the vehicle in secondary light.

Street signs 20 feet in the air are lit, 30-40 feet on either side of the road are lit...the factory Recon projectors are a complete joke and have no control over light bleed.

this is what you expect:

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This is what you will have:

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Just played with microsoft paint to simulate the effect, but that is what it looks like with totally stock Recon "projector" low beams.

I couldn't afford the upgrades Duc did and I will say the Recons are better than stock, but ignore the word projector in the stock design and realize that you get ZERO cut-off unless you do the mods Duc says.

Jeff
 
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