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Help! OMG - I need help with my projector PLZ

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    ok, trimmed the back of my housing and the inside bowl.
    and now i just fitted my projector inside and found that I can't hold my H1 bulb properly in place...
    also, i don't know how to make the back of the bulb water proof so that water won't to back in the projector. Thank guys.
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    Do you have the wrong bulb size?... If your gonna try and make it water resistant try using some kind of silicone or sealer.
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    Im pretty sure that this is a H1 bulb, so i can just use silicone is seal it off? and silicone is not gonna melt off right...
    Added: Feb 24, 2012 6:58 PM
    And the thing is I forgot to map out my original halogen cut off on the wall,
    so now i don't know where to align my cut off.
    Does any have the measurements of this? (like how far i should set my car and how high the beam should be and where should the cut off meet..) Thanks
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    HIDplanet.com has all that info. Otherwise watch a tutorial on youtube.
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    x2 you should do more reading before touching anything else on the car.
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    Press22, Feb 24, 2012
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    ok, going back to HIDplanet to do some more research... thx for now,
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    Did you figure this out? Sorry I wasn't here. I'm not entirely sure what the problem is, cause everything looks fine to me.
    Goldy, Mar 1, 2012
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    I got the projector alignment and mounting all figured out now, and now i just have to reseal my headlight housing.
    However, after I disable my DRL and connect the HID, my front left yellow parking light stopped working, but it does blink when i use the left turn signal. I cant figure out why? >_<
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    Must have cut the wrong wire yo
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    oh sh*t really? I follow the guide on toyota nation, but my DRL did stop working thou...
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    Maybe just the parking filament of the bulb is burned out. check by taking the working one and putting it into the bad bulb socket
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    Probably just bad bulb like stated.
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    ok got it, i will do them tmr morning, (so although the parking light and turning light use same bulb but there are two filament?)
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    Yes. That's why when you have your headlights on, the corner lights are dim, then you hit the turn signal, and they flash brighter. Two filaments yo.
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    oh ok, got it, thanks
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    Sweet, you don't need my help :)
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