Retrofit project, Adaptive Headlights?
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Retrofit project, Adaptive Headlights?
So I'm starting a retrofit project, not sure how long its going to take nor if its even going to work. I've done some searching and I have yet to see anyone do this yet. Since I work at a GM
dealer I see many vehicle with a plethora of problems, through my venture here I've been able to aquire two Cadillac srx headlamps. Sadly I thought I had the same kind but it turns out the pass side I have is a reg projector lens, (halogen, no adaptive lighting) but the dirver side is a hid unit with adaptive lighting (adjusts level and moves left/right depending on steering angle and speed). I plan on using this setup in my cobalt headlight retrofit project. unless I see a easy way of doing it I wont worry about the automatic level, just mostly want the left/right automation. Wiring is the easy part for me, I've figured out how to get the Headlamp module to work the lights correctly. The biggest problem for me is mouting the system in the cobalt lamp. So if anyone has done this or knows someone who has Id appreciate the passage of knowledge. Inputs are welcome. ill post as I work on it, no idea how often or how long but we'll see.
If it works for the driver side then ill just have to wait till I get a pass headlamp from a srx with adaptive hid's which shouldn't take to long (only took a bout 4 months to get the two I have and I see these headlamps broken a lot through the shop), either one will come through the shop that needs replacing or ill jack a broken one when someone brings a wrecked srx through the body shop.
dealer I see many vehicle with a plethora of problems, through my venture here I've been able to aquire two Cadillac srx headlamps. Sadly I thought I had the same kind but it turns out the pass side I have is a reg projector lens, (halogen, no adaptive lighting) but the dirver side is a hid unit with adaptive lighting (adjusts level and moves left/right depending on steering angle and speed). I plan on using this setup in my cobalt headlight retrofit project. unless I see a easy way of doing it I wont worry about the automatic level, just mostly want the left/right automation. Wiring is the easy part for me, I've figured out how to get the Headlamp module to work the lights correctly. The biggest problem for me is mouting the system in the cobalt lamp. So if anyone has done this or knows someone who has Id appreciate the passage of knowledge. Inputs are welcome. ill post as I work on it, no idea how often or how long but we'll see.
If it works for the driver side then ill just have to wait till I get a pass headlamp from a srx with adaptive hid's which shouldn't take to long (only took a bout 4 months to get the two I have and I see these headlamps broken a lot through the shop), either one will come through the shop that needs replacing or ill jack a broken one when someone brings a wrecked srx through the body shop.
Last edited by Kolt; 08-19-2015 at 05:25 PM.
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The side to side should fit since its built into the cage that holds the projectors. I think anyway.
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Woo! Gm parts ftw! As you can tell in my sig I have 2 SRX hid projectors I got from a warranty job. Both headlights "inop" but the only thing that didn't work was the light tube on one side, pissed about that cuz I wanted to try to incorporate that but oh well.
Good luck getting any motor to work tho cuz the up/down goes through suspension sensors then through a control module which then controls the motors. I assume the left/right does the same.
I still have yet to install them but so far all I'm missing is the motocontrol harness from TRS and I'm gonna pot the ballasts.
Any plans on adding clear lenses?
Edit: Fyi if you don't wanna wait for another srx, the retrofit source sells G37 sedan projectors for $60 in their Closeout section. They're exactly the same with a small tweak in the cutoff shield that you'd have to dremel off. Those are a gamble tho since there's no warranty and sometimes they can have broken pieces but it's worth a mention.
Good luck getting any motor to work tho cuz the up/down goes through suspension sensors then through a control module which then controls the motors. I assume the left/right does the same.
I still have yet to install them but so far all I'm missing is the motocontrol harness from TRS and I'm gonna pot the ballasts.
Any plans on adding clear lenses?
Edit: Fyi if you don't wanna wait for another srx, the retrofit source sells G37 sedan projectors for $60 in their Closeout section. They're exactly the same with a small tweak in the cutoff shield that you'd have to dremel off. Those are a gamble tho since there's no warranty and sometimes they can have broken pieces but it's worth a mention.
Last edited by Fsanti87; 08-19-2015 at 08:02 PM.
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You can do it with separate control systems you just have to put an indicator on the steering shaft or steering system. Then scale the output to dictate a certain amount movement in the headlight motor. Its some semi serious yet simple electronic engineering
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How many wires is it? I put the AFS set in a cobalt light. When it was time to wire. I could not figure out how to control all 24 wires from it. Because it had up and down and left to right movement. Was horrible.
Also there is a tilt module you can use to make the projector turn. It's been done on bikes and the same tilt module can be used for the car. Just wired diff. To the clock spring.
Also there is a tilt module you can use to make the projector turn. It's been done on bikes and the same tilt module can be used for the car. Just wired diff. To the clock spring.
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Woo! Gm parts ftw! As you can tell in my sig I have 2 SRX hid projectors I got from a warranty job. Both headlights "inop" but the only thing that didn't work was the light tube on one side, pissed about that cuz I wanted to try to incorporate that but oh well.
Good luck getting any motor to work tho cuz the up/down goes through suspension sensors then through a control module which then controls the motors. I assume the left/right does the same.
I still have yet to install them but so far all I'm missing is the motocontrol harness from TRS and I'm gonna pot the ballasts.
Any plans on adding clear lenses?
Edit: Fyi if you don't wanna wait for another srx, the retrofit source sells G37 sedan projectors for $60 in their Closeout section. They're exactly the same with a small tweak in the cutoff shield that you'd have to dremel off. Those are a gamble tho since there's no warranty and sometimes they can have broken pieces but it's worth a mention.
Good luck getting any motor to work tho cuz the up/down goes through suspension sensors then through a control module which then controls the motors. I assume the left/right does the same.
I still have yet to install them but so far all I'm missing is the motocontrol harness from TRS and I'm gonna pot the ballasts.
Any plans on adding clear lenses?
Edit: Fyi if you don't wanna wait for another srx, the retrofit source sells G37 sedan projectors for $60 in their Closeout section. They're exactly the same with a small tweak in the cutoff shield that you'd have to dremel off. Those are a gamble tho since there's no warranty and sometimes they can have broken pieces but it's worth a mention.
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Retrofit project, Adaptive Headlights?
Originally Posted by Kolt
From what ive read the headlamp control module is built into the pass headlamp on the srx, it uses suspension sensors for the auto level but for the afl it uses yaw rate, vehicle speed, and steering angle which it obtains over the gmlan from the ebcm and pscm.
Originally Posted by Kolt
After a good bit of dremeling its open finally. it looks like it will fit, not sure how to mount it yet though.
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Hmmm looked at component locater and it does show its over there, I just skimmed through D&O and it says there the afl module is selfcontained in the pass headlamp. Wonder how much I could get one of those modules from the junkyard for.
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Your oven isn't big enough? I hope you get it figured out! It's nice having to wait for all the pieces to come since there's all kinds of time to experiment in but it sucks ass having to wait cuz I wanna get mine done now! But in the meantime I've been tuning them to get the best possible output I can get. No way I'm even gonna bother with the adjuster motors so kudos to you!
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Retrofit project, Adaptive Headlights?
Originally Posted by Kolt
Hmmm looked at component locater and it does show its over there, I just skimmed through D&O and it says there the afl module is selfcontained in the pass headlamp. Wonder how much I could get one of those modules from the junkyard for.
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from yours you don't need? specifically the afl motor assembly.
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That would be most awesome of you . PM'd