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WeatherB
06-23-2010, 10:14 PM
I had to open my headlights on the weekend to take care of something unrelated so I decided this was the perfect time to install the Retro Store clear lenses I picked up through the Group Buy. Thanks to Bmwww for setting up the group buy!

The install was extremely easy and it was even easier to bake the headlight a second time. I decided to do the install without the colour mod and as you can see, I still got some blue at the cutoff.

I then used Xenon's guide for aligning the headlight, I just needed to raise/lower each side to get it to match the diagram he pointed. For some reason the new lenses changed the alignment.

I think the alignment is pretty good but of course you guys can tell me otherwise. :)

http://www.istop.com/~fbiglar/Mazda/P1010836.JPG

http://www.istop.com/~fbiglar/Mazda/P1010838.JPG

http://www.istop.com/~fbiglar/Mazda/P1010847.JPG

http://www.istop.com/~fbiglar/Mazda/P1010848.JPG
yearoftherat
06-23-2010, 10:30 PM
That looks pretty nice!!! I still have to check the alignment of mine after I did my install.
MistaChin
06-23-2010, 10:41 PM
Lookin good! What was your reason for not doing the colour mod?
Roconne
06-23-2010, 10:41 PM
Damn that looks good. Alignment looks pretty decent too.
yearoftherat
06-24-2010, 06:45 AM
OK I did a search and couldn't find anything ..There are 2 screws on the back on headlights... which one adjust what?
WeatherB
06-24-2010, 07:28 AM
Does your car have OEM HIDs?
yearoftherat
06-24-2010, 08:22 AM
Nope...they are from a 2007 MS3.
Iceman_F1
06-24-2010, 08:47 AM
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123711875

That shows what OEM should look like....3rd pic in the attachments shows the white screw. That adjusts up and down. Or at least mine has that (OEM 2008.5) and it works for me
Gizzmo_jr
06-24-2010, 08:56 AM
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3752/driverside.jpg
yearoftherat
06-24-2010, 10:27 PM
Here's a pic of mine...not the greatest ( I gotta find a white wall ) but you get the idea:

Cut off is def there and with the washer mod you can see the blue:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/cjlee9/Miscellanous/IMG_0076.jpg
WeatherB
06-25-2010, 10:25 AM
Here's a pic of mine...not the greatest ( I gotta find a white wall ) but you get the idea:

Cut off is def there and with the washer mod you can see the blue:

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k22/cjlee9/Miscellanous/IMG_0076.jpg

Looks like your passenger side is a bit too high. See how on the driver's side the cutoff isn't straight?
yearoftherat
06-25-2010, 06:56 PM
Yeah. I saw yours and will have to make an adjustment to the left side.