Post pics of your projector cutoff line.
I was looking for something similar to this about two weeks ago before i bought some projectors to start my retro project. Anyways, he is the picture i have right now of the passenger side projector mounted only. They are Nissan Murano projectors with the stock lenses and 6000K Bulb. I don't think I did too bad lining this one up and making it even for it being my first try, that wall is about 30-35 feet away from my car too. All I can say is that a retro is definitely the way to go when it comes to headlights for the balts, it's well worth the extra money your paying.
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Ya thats how the cutoff on the g3s are. I'm not sure why mike didn't sell the g1s like he retroed into my lights, they have a much better cutoff. Thats also pretty much how the gen 2 projectors look iirc.
G3 Bi-Xenon Projector
The G3 projector is a bigger projector, with a larger reflector bowl. It's a clean-looking projector. I was impressed by how bright it is with a big hot-spot in the center. The cutoff is sharp in the center with a solid blue in the center. It has a huge ECE cutoff step. It's like a high-beam on the right half of the cutoff. It will be glaring to drivers on the right lane.
G3 retractable shield in low-beam state. It is flat (instead of curve) with an ECE slant step.
The small push solenoid retracts the shield down exposing the high beam.
Side-by-side reference of RX330(left) and G3(right). The G3 is a little bit smaller and has a narrower reflector bowl, directing more light toward the center.
Distant View Showing Entire Cutoff. Very bright in the center. Lot of light reserve for high beam.
Front close-up view. Sharp and bright with a rich amount of blue in the center. Cutoff getd softer on the sides.
Front close-up view (low exposure)
The G3 actually has lot of side lighting on the lower section, but not a whole lot along the cutoff line toward the sides, making it appears to bow downward on the sides and softened. It has a very good foreground lighting.
G3 with Custom Shield
The G3 has a flat shield. I was asked to see if I can make a custom shield for this to see if there's any improvement. I made a quick curve shield based on my s2k custom DOT shield design. I attached it to the existing G3's retractable shield using a small magnet.
G3 with a custom curve shield held by a strong small magnet. Notice how the shield is horizontally straight.
Top/front angle view to show the curvature of the custom shield
Distant view of G3 with custom shield. Not much difference in the width. The reflector bowl doesn't throw light directly below the cutoff shield. Otherwise, the cutoff line will appear wider and more distinctive.
Front close-up view. The cutoff is very sharp but get dimmer and soft on the sides.
Picture captured at a higher aperture (F10) to reduce exposure.
Besides changing from ECE to DOT step, not much has changed. Center intensity is the same. The cutoff line doesn't get wider. The reason is because the reflector bowl doesn't throw light toward the side edges of the shield. Otherwise, it would have been visibly wider. If you want to make the sides cutoff more visible, you can rise the shield up, thus lowering the cutoff line. Then you'll see a distinctive cutoff from side to side. The drawback is you'll lose intensity in the center, as more light is now hidden/reserved for high-beam.
yea i seen that thread. interesting. but none the less if ur retrofitting urself why would u use that projector if u need to modify it just to get a decent cutoff when theres plenty of options out there
i told him / showed him.. told him he should do the mod prior to sending it out .. and try to mod the g1 s as well and he could charge more .. he didn't want anything to do with it .. so who knows it'll probably void the warranty
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