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[LizardOfBodom]

Originally Posted by T5R92011

Did you ever 'get used' to the blue haze from the new projector cut off? I believe this is because these units have clear lenses so the light along the shutter edge has zero defusion.

I would be tempted to pull the old frosted lense from the original unit and put it into the new one if that haze got a bit too much. They shoud be interchangable as both 3" diameter.

However, they might be a different shape so not sure what effect that would have on beam focus etc.

No, I havent gotten used to it either, but I call it "rainbow effect" Although, it can be minimised after regulation, did you know that?

When you mount the projectors, do yourself a test jig similar to mine and see how the shutter screw fiddling can affect the cutoff



I noticed that you will never get it 100% as it will be more "violet haze" either close or far away, but I was able to minimise it as much as possible. Have a go yourself and experiment a bit.

btw - you may never get it perfect anyway as I also noticed that its something to do with H7 HID irregularity. I think its just "as good as it gets" sometimes. Compare the D2S cutoff for example (same projectors but in D2S flavour with OEM bulb)



I totally get you with your "frosted lens" idea, as I am not fan of this laser-sharp cutoff myself. Its like black/white and its not good for your eyes nor for dark driving, but its the aftermarket projectors' issue. OEM ones are designed better and throw more gentle cutoff line. Notice that even brand new cars with LEDs have a bit "hazy" cutoffs.
On the other hand, because of that you are less likely to blind oncoming traffic, as fresnel lenes with those projectors wont work well so I would advise against that action.
but if you still gonna try, please pic & post as I am interested in results anyway