# Retrofits & Headlight work **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 13, 2014, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518 "2014-01-13T10:09:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![5OHHHH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/47e85d/32.png) [@5OHHHH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/5OHHHH)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/1 "2014-01-13T10:09:40Z")
Does anybody here specialize in this, or know somebody that does? I’m about to purchase the projector, bezel, halo, and rectangle halo for my f150 lights from oracle. Oracle won’t discount labor for me and they want over $500 to do the work. I have a guy down in florida that will do it for me cheaper but I figured I would see if anybody here is good at it or knows somebody so I dont have to deal with shipping big ass headlights. Let me know!! ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/2 "2014-01-13T13:18:49Z")
Message LUKE\_L here: [http://www.nyspeed.com/member.php?1290-LUKE\_L](http://www.nyspeed.com/member.php?1290-LUKE_L) I’m sure this is something he can do. ---
**Author:** ![5OHHHH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/47e85d/32.png) [@5OHHHH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/5OHHHH)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/3 "2014-01-14T09:46:43Z")
Didn’t get a reply from Luke, anybody know anyone? ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/4 "2014-01-14T11:35:09Z")
Geez…I travel to New Hampshire for one day. LOL. * * * Thanks Josh for sending him my way. Unfortunately this requires some actual time invested in it…which I don’t have at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![WGFletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ec8ea/32.png) [@WGFletch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/WGFletch)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/5 "2014-01-14T11:58:00Z")
just spend a day and do it yourself…having “random” people doing jobs like this can get messy…if you take your time and do it yourself you can take it to what ever level of quality/detail you desire ive done one retro fit and it was not bad at all Mercedes bi/xenon e55 headlights i think??? into a 97 Acura Integra i loved those headlights I wired up the high beam shield on the projector with the Acura high beams hardest part is mounting them which anyone can do u just have to go slow I spent half a day on mine and loved them I plan to do another retrofit on my ducati monster i just bought, the headlight blows people want a decent amount of money for these jobs because its not a fast process… not because of the skill level required…keep that in mind I would offer to help but I’m in Syracuse but there must be some others in Buffalo that have done one on here that will lend a hand i bet ---
**Author:** ![5OHHHH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/47e85d/32.png) [@5OHHHH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/5OHHHH)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/6 "2014-01-14T11:59:43Z")
> [@LUKE\_L](#): > > Geez…I travel to New Hampshire for one day. LOL. > > * * * > > Thanks Josh for sending him my way. Unfortunately this requires some actual time invested in it…which I don’t have at the moment. lol sorry! thanks anyways. @WGFletch, I’d love to do them myself, but I’m pretty sure I’d have no idea in regards to properly aiming a projector. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/7 "2014-01-14T12:02:19Z")
aiming is easy. start high and then keep lowering until people stop flashing their high beams at you. ---
**Author:** ![WGFletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ec8ea/32.png) [@WGFletch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/WGFletch)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/8 "2014-01-14T12:03:58Z")
> [@5OHHHH](#): > > lol sorry! thanks anyways. > > @WGFletch, I’d love to do them myself, but I’m pretty sure I’d have no idea in regards to properly aiming a projector. if that’s your biggest concern you should totally do it yourself there are a bunch of write-ups on how to aim them…its like 25ft from a wall and at 4ft off the ground or something Im just saying i thought the same thing before i did mine then i did some more research and decided to do it myself ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/9 "2014-01-14T12:08:05Z")
> [@WGFletch](#): > > hardest part is mounting them which anyone can do u just have to go slow Care to share your methods to help him out? > [@5OHHHH](#): > > lol sorry! thanks anyways. No worries. I am on call in another state for the foreseeable future. I can probably help out in the spring time if you still have not put these together by then. ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/10 "2014-01-14T12:19:32Z")
. never mind I see you are getting them from oracle. ---
**Author:** ![5OHHHH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/47e85d/32.png) [@5OHHHH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/5OHHHH)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/11 "2014-01-14T12:25:03Z")
I can probably aim them, i meant the actual mounting of the projector in the housing. ---
**Author:** ![WGFletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ec8ea/32.png) [@WGFletch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/WGFletch)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/12 "2014-01-14T12:32:27Z")
Depending on the projector you have/housing you are working with it will vary a lot on the “best” way to mount if quick google search [http://www.f150forum.com/f6/lightning-headlight-mh1-projector-retrofit-guide-195523/](http://www.f150forum.com/f6/lightning-headlight-mh1-projector-retrofit-guide-195523/) what year is your truck? im sure there are detailed writeups out there ---
**Author:** ![5OHHHH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/47e85d/32.png) [@5OHHHH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/5OHHHH)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/13 "2014-01-14T12:53:30Z")
thanks for the link. its a 13 ---
**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/14 "2014-01-14T13:04:48Z")
in for pics Good luck ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_jedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@Digital\_jedi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Digital_jedi)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/15 "2014-01-18T17:46:10Z")
Grab some mirimoto mini h1s, those projector bulbs are super easy to work with! That and a dremel is really all you need. Check out [theretrofitsource.com](http://theretrofitsource.com), trs is an awesome place to get supplies. You could even give them a call and see what they would recommend as well! Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![5OHHHH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/47e85d/32.png) [@5OHHHH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/5OHHHH)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/retrofits-headlight-work/234518/16 "2014-03-29T12:36:34Z")
forgot that i made this thread. got these finished back in February from a guy down in florida. id think if you can do this kinda work around here youd be a very wealthy dude. ![https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1896977_829134607101915_1896865438_n.jpg](https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1896977_829134607101915_1896865438_n.jpg)