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That's great to hear haha, one of my biggest concerns was re-sealing the headlight. I ordered the silicon sealant but I still have to make sure I take my time and do it right. I will definitely watch your video though.
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Please make sure to aim the headlights correctly. Here's how: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/align-your-headlights-if-you-dont-know-now-you-do-54740.html. It makes a world of difference having the proper aiming on your headlights, so don't skip this. If your headlights are too low, they don't light up the road well. If they are too high, they blind everybody.

 

My TRS 7.0 order shipped today, so I'm sure you'll get yours soon. My only concern is how/where I will route the projector power and high beam solenoid wiring. I might drill new holes in the existing grommet, or I might do something else. I plan to do it ASAP, so I can always post up some pictures of how I decided to do it.

 

I know this Impreza headlight is different, but it's close enough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDYpm3A2vv0. Around the 6-7:00 point they install the Y cable to get the bixenon wired into the old high beam harness. It is just a clean way to get the high beam power over to the bixenon solenoid connector on the projector.

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See attached for how I am doing the high beam solenoid wiring. I actually added another connector inside the headlight to allow the high beam solenoid wire an easy disconnect. It's the thing the arrow points to by the text "Cable to projector high beam solenoid". You don't need to do that, though.

 

Also, the text "You need to assemble this...." refers to the white+brown short cable. It has two crimped metal contacts on one side, and a plastic connector on the other. There are also two red/brown weather seals on the cable. You push those contacts into the spare black housing that comes in the projector box baggy. Just insert the contacts all sorts of directions until it snaps and locks in. I don't think wire polarity matters.

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I finished my mini H1 7.0 install today, and it went pretty smooth. It turns out the TRS retroquick for the Legacy isn't actually plug-n-play. I had to cut a couple wires on the headlight and run a new connector to mate up with the TRS relay harness. It was no big deal for for me, but for somebody not good with wiring and electricity, it could be a deal breaker.

 

See attached pic for what it looks like.

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Yeah seems like they made a generic relay harness and throw it in the kit.

Question, how is it compared to halogen projectors? lol

For me, the biggest advantage of the mini H1 7.0 is the bi-xenon. Many people don't know that bi-xenon is when a single bulb/projector is used for both low and high beams. A solenoid driven shield/flapper cuts off the beam in low beam mode. In that regard, the 7.0 blows the stock headlights out of the water. The 7.0 high beam is crazy bright.

 

In low beam mode, I think the HIDs in the 7.0 is comparable to a set 65W Osram Rallye Off-road halogens. Many people say the 4th gen Legacy headlights are poor, but I disagree. The 3rd gen Legacy reflectors were poor! So I might argue the low beam HID in a 7.0 is more for bling, while it's high beam is bright enough for rally racing.

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did anyone have problems with the projector not lining up with the hole on the lens? Also I have no idea what you had to cut. Mine has been all plug and play..

I've helped you a lot with answers in this thread. Would you be so kind to show me how, or at least explain, what wire you hooked into the TRS harness "OEM input" plug? I seem to have been missing a cable in my kit. Or maybe I just misplaced it. I just want to know what it looks like.

 

As far as centering the projector behind the shroud, I'll know in a few days because I ordered a kit for my Legacy. On the retrofit I just did for my Outback, I didn't use the TRS bracket so my experience may vary from yours. But mine fit fine.

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I've helped you a lot with answers in this thread. Would you be so kind to show me how, or at least explain, what wire you hooked into the TRS harness "OEM input" plug? I seem to have been missing a cable in my kit. Or maybe I just misplaced it. I just want to know what it looks like.

 

As far as centering the projector behind the shroud, I'll know in a few days because I ordered a kit for my Legacy. On the retrofit I just did for my Outback, I didn't use the TRS bracket so my experience may vary from yours. But mine fit fine.

 

well you may have got me. I didn't put the lights in the car yet, i have two sets of headlights so i haven't taken these to the car yet. I just assumed they went onto a cartridge and plugged right up. but im guessing now from how you reacted that isnt the case.

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well you may have got me. I didn't put the lights in the car yet, i have two sets of headlights so i haven't taken these to the car yet. I just assumed they went onto a cartridge and plugged right up. but im guessing now from how you reacted that isnt the case.

You're probably right, though. Another member said it was plug n play on his kit (at least three years ago, it was).

 

I'm baffled because I'm an electrical engineer. I should be able to handle this, haha. I hope my last reply didn't come off wrong, I wasn't trying to sound snarky. Just hoping you let me know if I missed something obvious!

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You're probably right, though. Another member said it was plug n play on his kit (at least three years ago, it was).

 

I'm baffled because I'm an electrical engineer. I should be able to handle this, haha. I hope my last reply didn't come off wrong, I wasn't trying to sound snarky. Just hoping you let me know if I missed something obvious!

 

No not a problem. Yeah this is a tough task for anyone, I will see when I get to my car this weekend, hopefully it is plug and play. My projector isn't lining up in the hole. and I'm not sure why. Im about to post some pics. maybe you guys can see where i messed up.

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You used the metal bracket they supplied, right? The projector mounts to the TRS metal bracket, and then the bracket will bolt into the metal housing to properly center the projector. The combination of the TRS bracket + projector replaces the old halogen projector unit. Can you take a picture from the front side without the plastic shroud? I could see the bracket and mounting easier that way. Your pictures look like you didn't even screw the new HID projector into anything (bracket or otherwise).
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You used the metal bracket they supplied, right? The projector mounts to the TRS metal bracket, and then the bracket will bolt into the metal housing to properly center the projector. The combination of the TRS bracket + projector replaces the old halogen projector unit. Can you take a picture from the front side without the plastic shroud? I could see the bracket and mounting easier that way. Your pictures look like you didn't even screw the new HID projector into anything (bracket or otherwise).

 

Yes I used the bracket they supplied, I haven't started my second headlight yet. I'm about to take it back off and retry the whole thing. I'm not sure whats wrong. Maybe I have it upside down..

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I'll have my set on Saturday, so I can answer definitely then.

 

In your pics of the bracket, I was surprised to see you separated the 7.0 projector lens holder from the projector bowl to add the bracket. I was assuming you would bolt the entire projector in one piece onto the bracket. Did instructions tell you to install the bracket between the 7.0 lens holder and the bowl? The other bracket I used from a different manufacturer did not sit sandwiched in between. Instead, I just bolted the entire projector+bowl (directly out of the box) onto the bracket, and then bolted the bracket to the main headlight. It came out looking fine. THe location fo the mounting holes may have been different on my other bracket, though.

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Putting a bracket between the bowl and lens changes the spacing of the unit. This will affect light output. It basically pulls the bulb and bowl farther from the lens, which changes the focus of the light. I have a hard time believing that would be a good thing.
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Here's what my bracket looked like, and how everything mounted up:

 

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From the pics here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.210823149270104.1073741843.106275933058160&type=3

 

You can see that the projector lens and bowl were never seperated. The bracket went behind the entire unit. I had to supply my own bolts+nuts to attach it together.

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So the directions did not say to do that. But there way no other way for it to fit. The mini projector without the bracket would go all the way through the hole without touching the sides.. If you look at the back of the projector and the bracket in the picture you can see all the holes line up. Oh and this didn't come with specific instructions. Just generic stuff from the website.

 

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