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Old Dec 19, 2020 | 05:04 PM
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You have no idea how the high beam conversion to HID will change the vision in the dark. The morimotos are good with high beam but firing up another set of 55w HID is almost crazy. They take a couple of seconds to get warm but forget everything else you've ever experienced before.
It's well worth to upgrade the high beam circuit.

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Originally Posted by EckFe1
You have no idea how the high beam conversion to HID will change the vision in the dark. The morimotos are good with high beam but firing up another set of 55w HID is almost crazy. They take a couple of seconds to get warm but forget everything else you've ever experienced before.
It's well worth to upgrade the high beam circuit.
The OEM H1 high beam is based on a reflector. What setup are you using for high beam HID?

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Old Dec 19, 2020 | 08:09 PM
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Andy Hodapp used these in high beam

https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...igh-beams.html
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Old Dec 20, 2020 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by rgupta250
Morimoto projectors and HID bulb system have been ordered and arrive Tuesday....can’t wait to get it all installed!
Nice! Looking forward to following your installation and hearing your thoughts.

Did you go for the MotoHo1ders?

More info on them here:


and also here: /437918-morimoto-motoho1der-mini-h1-bulb-holders
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Old Dec 20, 2020 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ch3tman
Nice! Looking forward to following your installation and hearing your thoughts.

Did you go for the MotoHo1ders? More info on them here:...: /437918-morimoto-motoho1der-mini-h1-bulb-holders
Very interesting. In my reading the position of the filament is critical to obtaining the highest Lux from a given reflector. The question here is that the Projectors shown in the YouTube video are V.7 Morimoto and the current 993 in LHD version is V.8 and I wonder if the V.8 has changed the bulb mount in the first place making the Motoholder unnecessary
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A very interesting website here comparing bulbs and kits: https://www.bulbfacts.com
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Old Dec 20, 2020 | 03:27 PM
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V8 looks like it already has the bulb holder, used pic below from here: https://www.morimotohid.com/morimoto...ors?quantity=1


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Old Dec 20, 2020 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ch3tman
Nice! Looking forward to following your installation and hearing your thoughts.

Did you go for the MotoHo1ders?

More info on them here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXA-O8DzDKg

and also here: /437918-morimoto-motoho1der-mini-h1-bulb-holders
ch3tman - Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. I did not know that Morimoto made an upgraded H1 bulb holder for their projector lens.

Seem like they are included in the v8 Morimoto projector lens.

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Old Dec 20, 2020 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by HalfGerman
V8 looks like it already has the bulb holder, used pic below from here: https://www.morimotohid.com/morimoto...ors?quantity=1

Yes, it looks like the V.8 version supplied for left hand drives cars has the Motoholder included.
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Old Dec 21, 2020 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by rgupta250
The OEM H1 high beam is based on a reflector. What setup are you using for high beam HID?
I used the stock reflectors of the original housing. Just placed the H1 bulb and connected it to the ballast. Run it like this for some 8 years or longer w/o issues. This was long before Morimoto came out with a kit. I still use their early design projector, never failed.
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I posted this link already above, guess you missed it.
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Old Dec 21, 2020 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by EckFe1
I used the stock reflectors of the original housing. Just placed the H1 bulb and connected it to the ballast. Run it like this for some 8 years or longer w/o issues. This was long before Morimoto came out with a kit. I still use their early design projector, never failed.
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I posted this link already above, guess you missed it.
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Old Dec 23, 2020 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Cupcar
Go here, scroll down and click on the "Install Guide" button, a PDF will download https://www.theretrofitsource.com/mo...993?quantity=1

Basically the solenoid for the shutter slaves off the high beam voltage when the high beams on.
The splitters arrived and I have no idea how these would connect. I don’t have any of these type of connections.

H1M > H1/9006F on the label.






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Old Dec 23, 2020 | 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Goose 993
The splitters arrived and I have no idea how these would connect. I don’t have any of these type of connections.

H1M > H1/9006F on the label.





Goose 993 -- see image below from the install guide. Upper left hand corner of the diagram is the wire splitter cable you are holding in your picture.




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Old Dec 23, 2020 | 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by rgupta250
Goose 993 -- see image below from the install guide. Upper left hand corner of the diagram is the wire splitter cable you are holding in your picture.




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Ah ok. I tossed the brown and white wire as I did not know it was for this setup. I will email and get another set.

To be clear, the high beam bulb plugs into the blue female ends?
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I also have a pill type and a flat type connection vs two flat type.

Picture from instructions:


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