MT-Ford

I did a halogen retrofit on my 2010 a few months ago (I got to say they turned out wonderful) Well I used TRS's Mini Stage III D2S 3.0 Projectors and now the Cutoff Shield for one the brights doesn't work anymore. I have tested them and the shield won't slide down after the lights warm up. These should still be under warranty but it's not like I can open the housings and replace them now.

Any Ideas what I should do or do I just write these lights off and forget about it.

Toshbar

I had the Mini H1 6.0 in my accord before I bought my 05 F150 this spring. After about a year, one shield refused to go down to enable the high beams. I took the whole thing apart and smoothed some burrs off the solenoid plunger/shield linkage connection and it started working again. Before taking it apart and smoothing it out, I called and TRS said they would replace the defective part, but it seems to be a common complaint so I didn't know how long the replacement would last. Same thing happened to the other side a few weeks later and I just left it.

It's a really simple fix, once you get the projector out of the headlight LOL. What a PITA.

FWIW, I have not done a projector retro on my 2005 f150 yet and thinking I will not go bi-xenon if I do, if that tells you anything.

MT-Ford

With the Stage III's I had to cut a substantial hole in the reflector buckets and epoxy the the crap out of them to mount them. So there's no way to really remove them for repair or replacement.

lukeharper

I really don't think you should try to take it apart and fix it since the moisture may leak if you don't seal it properly. Best way is to just replace it, they are cheap.

Toshbar

He managed to install the projector without it leaking. Headlights can be taken a part quite a few times before needing more butyl glue.

Pugga

iTrader: (1)

Go through TRS for the warranty. You might be able to just replace the actuator without removing the projector. I had the same issue and TRS just sent me the new actuator. If I recall, it was just held in by a couple screws and was easy to swap out once you got to the projector.

Toshbar

He epoxied the projector in the reflector housing. It is impossible to remove the shroud from the front, and therefore the solenoid/linkage.

It's STUCK.

Pugga

iTrader: (1)

I thought some of the shrouds for the D2S just clipped on over the projector? If that were the case, it wouldn't be impossible, just depends on how the shroud is connected. I swear the old Gatling shrouds were just clip on because a lot of people had them fall off after not clipping them properly.

MT-Ford

Thanks for the replies guys. The shrouds are epoxied to the projectors, plus I scribed the shrouds to fit the reflector buckets perfectly. I Just don't see a way of fixing this. So much for a warranty when the projector is so permanent.