Not Happy With My Morimoto H1 Mini Retrofit
06-17-2012, 05:21 PM
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Thanks VIP! I believe you are correct, after looking into them, a lot of the ballasts seem to use 9006 connectors to begin with! Here's the kit I ordered:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pro...oducts_id=3959
I selected the 9006 harness, and it comes with a relay harness. So I should be good to go.
In the meantime, I'm going to go outside and clean up my housings.
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pro...oducts_id=3959
I selected the 9006 harness, and it comes with a relay harness. So I should be good to go.
In the meantime, I'm going to go outside and clean up my housings. 
06-17-2012, 05:34 PM
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The twist-tied wires in the middle of that pic look like one side is already a 9006 or 9005 connector. Its probably a female connector since most HID kits have a 9005 or 9006 male connector for the input on the ballast. You can test that by seeing if the car's stock socket fits on the ballast.
The wires in the Camaro's headlight socket are backwards from most other cars so you may have to swap the pins on the car's connector.
Either way, what I'm suggesting is cutting off those bare spade connectors and replacing them a male 9006 connector so that it will plug directly into the car's stock female 9006 socket.
When you do that, you'll need to buy or make a 9006 relayed wire harness. I made my own, but many on here buy pre-made ones.
On second thought, if you buy a 9006 harness, it might plug directly into the ballast so that you won't need that short wire anymore. It depends on how the harness was made.
Looking more closely at that pics... aren't those two small black things in the middle the body of a male 9006 connector? If so, you should have been able to just assemble them on that wire and plug it into the stock socket. Why did you have to trim anything?
Here is a pic of the harness I made (since my projectors are H9, the harness has H9 connectors).
The wires in the Camaro's headlight socket are backwards from most other cars so you may have to swap the pins on the car's connector.
Either way, what I'm suggesting is cutting off those bare spade connectors and replacing them a male 9006 connector so that it will plug directly into the car's stock female 9006 socket.
When you do that, you'll need to buy or make a 9006 relayed wire harness. I made my own, but many on here buy pre-made ones.
On second thought, if you buy a 9006 harness, it might plug directly into the ballast so that you won't need that short wire anymore. It depends on how the harness was made.
Looking more closely at that pics... aren't those two small black things in the middle the body of a male 9006 connector? If so, you should have been able to just assemble them on that wire and plug it into the stock socket. Why did you have to trim anything?
Here is a pic of the harness I made (since my projectors are H9, the harness has H9 connectors).
06-17-2012, 07:11 PM
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You can be surprised how much light output can be diminished by foggy lenses. My Trailblazer's passenger light is almost perfect but the driver side is a little yellow and foggy. It doesn't look that bad, but the light output difference is noticeable.
I have Morimoto 35W 5000k HIDs and Xentec 35W 5000k HIDs on the Camaro (lows and highs) and the output and color difference is quite apparent.
I have Morimoto 35W 5000k HIDs and Xentec 35W 5000k HIDs on the Camaro (lows and highs) and the output and color difference is quite apparent.
06-17-2012, 09:40 PM
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Well, there is another reason: at the time there weren't any H9 harness available (there are now), nor were there any male H9 connectors. I had to make my own H9 male connectors by breaking a pair of H9 bulbs and using their bases.
My harness has completely separate left/right low beam. Each side has its own power, ground, relay, and fuse. If there is a problem on one side, it won't affect the other.
06-17-2012, 10:16 PM
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06-17-2012, 10:56 PM
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06-18-2012, 10:55 AM
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Good purchase on the TRS harness and HID kit. ITs money well spend. The cheapie kits are spotty at best when it comes to output and quality. If you still have the same results with the new HID kit and harness, I would look into the projectors themselves. TRS's customer service is pretty fantastic and they are always willing( for me anyways) to correct a problem. The mini H1's have been sent out before with sheilds that are not mounted right, and various other small defects. Like I said though, if their projectors are not right, you should not have a problem getting them replaced. Also from personal expirience, a clouded lens will diminish output quite a bit.
06-18-2012, 01:00 PM
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I wanted the relays up a bit so they are accessible and away from water splash risk as my car does see rain every so often. My car isn't a show car so a few extra relays being visible doesn't bother me.
06-19-2012, 08:51 PM
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OP the TRS kits are top notch. I just retrofitted RX projectors with their 50watt kit(i'll be makinga thread shorty for anyone interested). The kit is soo much easier to installed and the product is leaps and bounds over regular DDM or Ebay kits. Trust me you won't be disappointed.
06-19-2012, 09:05 PM
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OP the TRS kits are top notch. I just retrofitted RX projectors with their 50watt kit(i'll be makinga thread shorty for anyone interested). The kit is soo much easier to installed and the product is leaps and bounds over regular DDM or Ebay kits. Trust me you won't be disappointed.
My TRS kit *SHOULD* be here tomorrow or Thursday, I will have updated details once everything is in.
06-20-2012, 08:55 PM
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Got my kit in! Holy CRAP is all I have to say. I still don't have that awesome bright blue cutoff line, but then again these are Mini's and not a full size projector, and my housings are still a little beat up. But my lord, what a difference.. can see everything on the road, all the stop signs/reflectors (without blinding anyone) and they really look great.
I'll try to get some pics up in a new thread soon. Thanks for all your help guys!
I'll try to get some pics up in a new thread soon. Thanks for all your help guys!
06-20-2012, 10:06 PM
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I was skeptical about how much better the much more expensive Morimotos were vs stuff like Xentec... well, once I saw it, like you, I was a believer. And I think that my old Xentecs were better quality than the current Xentecs available also (my old ones were $80-ish, now they are what 35 bucks? Cheap, not in a good way).
So are the $120 morimotos worth it over the $40 Xentecs or DDM? Uh, YES!
Enjoy seeing at night
So are the $120 morimotos worth it over the $40 Xentecs or DDM? Uh, YES!
Enjoy seeing at night
06-21-2012, 11:27 AM
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I figured that was the problem 
Also, the mini h1 is kind of a hit or miss with the blue cutoff, one of mine has a nice blue band and the other has a yellowish orange cutoff. Doesn't hinder output at all but bugs me a little bit.
Also, the mini h1 is kind of a hit or miss with the blue cutoff, one of mine has a nice blue band and the other has a yellowish orange cutoff. Doesn't hinder output at all but bugs me a little bit.
06-21-2012, 08:43 PM
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If you visit HIDPlanet you can find ways add color. In doing so it takes away from the intensity of the razor cutout but if you want it its possible. post some pics.
