[s-cars] RE: lights, lenses, projectors, oh my...

[A Ma]

Larry et al.

Are you looking to alter the DOT lowbeam flat cut-off to Euro-style with 
rising right cut-off? It's really easy to do (with the Canadian DOT housing 
anyway). Off the top of my head you pull the projector assembly out, remove 
3 screws to separate things further & use a pair of tin snips (left hand I 
think) to trim the mask. I now have about a 30* rising cutoff to illuminate 
things on the right.

Alvin 93S4

>From: "Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)" <WQQ2PXK at ups.com>
>To: s-car-list at audifans.com, Larry C Leung <l.leung at juno.com>
>Subject: [s-cars] RE:  lights, lenses, projectors, oh my...
>Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 09:43:34 -0400
>
>
>Larry lit:
>
><<<Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 23:22:47 -0400
>From: Larry C Leung <l.leung at juno.com>
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Re: 9011/12 bulbs,	now Euro vs DOT projectors
>
>
>No, it doesn't. About all a Euro lens will do is allow the
>high beam a little clearer "view" as it has notably less
>fluting than the DOT lamp. Since the 9011 in the DOT
>Hi Beam is already pretty damn impressive, it's really
>no help. The low beam pattern is totally dictated by
>the "mask" in the DOT projector. If someone can figure
>out an easy way to change the DOT "mask" for the Euro
>"mask", then we'd have the advantage of the 9012 bulb
>(or HID capsule) and the Euro pattern. From my understanding,
>the mask is the major difference between the DOT and Euro
>projectors. Think of it as the "slide" in a "slide projector"
>(remember them, they predated PowerPoint), the bulb or
>capsule is like the projector bulb, the mask is the slide
>(or film for a movie projector), the projector lens is the....
>Projector Lens! Unfortunately, from what I hear, it's not
>too easy to get to the mask, as it is made as part of the
>projector assembly. Anyone want to donate a projector
>assembly to me so I can see what procedures I can develop
>on changing masks?
>
>LL - NY>>>
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>Larry-
>
>1st...  the Euro lens (outer glass lens) made a GREAT difference in high
>beam output compared to the DOTs...  not just "a little clearer view".  For
>the $65 it's phenomenal bangforthebuck.
>
>B)  I've got 3 or so spare DOT projector assemblies for you to play with, 
>is
>that what you're looking for?  I'd assume you'd also need access to a spare
>Euro one.  Er, wait, um, methinks me also has one of them you can futz
>around with.  Something about some German-expatriot-dude-now-in-Michigan
>nuking one of his Euros pre-SFest...
>
>Come and get 'em and come up with something for us all heh heh...  next
>gathering of fools @ my likely to occur mid Oct, get them then?  Speaking 
>of
>projectors...  we'll likely be featuring Victory By Design or the like
>'projected' upon the side of my house (literally) for that gathering...
>don't ask 8-)...
>
>-Paulie Issues
>CT with spare projectors coming out my wazoo apparently, and with an 
>outdoor
>theater in the works
>
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