HID cutoff not as good as I thought?

You're a nut!

Ohh, btw I need you to re-measure the Harley headlight. I talked to my buddy at the stereo shop and he said you have no room behind the headlight once it is installed. They work on a lot of Harleys but maybe he doesn't know your model well?

Just visual inspection on the 2010/11 and 2012. I'm just wondering if the 2012 headlights are worse for HID cutoff, as others have shown really nice cutoff on the 2010/11 (unless of course they didn't tell us the whole story).

I went back and looked at the pictures we have both seen and they are all too close to the wall to show the problem. I noticed on two of the pics that the edge are bowing but the shrubs/landscaping blur the edges.

I can't argue that statement, lol. I've always been a little bit out in left field.

He may be correct on the Harley, as it's hard to really see in there given the whole bat-wing design. It's been a pretty standard layout on that particular model for a few years. I was thinking it may be best to just go with that place and get a bulging front piece to do the install. That way, you don't go far out the back. It's a Street Glide (FLHX) model, so that might help him next time you talk to him.

Yeah, so we probably didn't get the whole story.

I actually have a set in my garage along with a set of FX-Rs collecting dust. I just need to find a cheap donor light

See post #20!

I'm not sure if I can help with measurement and stuff. I have a prius halogen projector and chrome reflctor part that kept before throwing away the damage headlight from my accident. If you guys are interested, I can take picture of it and measure the mounts to see if it matches with other Toyota/Lexus projectors. However, you'll have to bake and open the headlight even just to get access or to swap the projector out. There is a extra metal piece attached to the cutoff plate that I haven't seen on other projectors before.

That would be very helpful. I wish I had know sooner or I would have asked you to bring it to the meet this last weekend.

You plan to donor my Harley light? lol

Fixed! LOL

When I looked at the beam against my garage door as I was pulling out everything looked somewhat ok except for the big square box of light from the squirrel finders. It was when I pulled onto the street and started lighting up the interior of cars parked on the side of the street when I got worried. So I drove to one of my testing walls and saw the full pattern.

You don't have to be exactly 25' away. Just try to find a wall and parking lot that will allow you to cast the full pattern on the wall. We're not going for beauty shots here but since you have a decent camera it wouldn't be bad to have a few more good shots floating around.

I added a second pic, on the first post, to show the far left side of the left beam a little better. I ran out of wall though.

Do you pass by SF or SJ often. I have no use for it and you can have it.

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That's the link to the left side (I'm sure the seller has the right side, also). I don't mind offering mine up for the project, as long as I get the light

I know someone who does... Where is The Critic?

It is hard to see in the pics because of high ambient lighting but the bow is there from what I can tell. Look at the lighting in front of and above the hood of the red car on the right. You can also see the cutoff bending up on the left starting just before the wooden pallet and continuing up and into the chainlink fence?

The light in that upper potion of the bow is lighter than the main beam in both of our photos. Because yours were taken in higher ambient lighting it makes your bow less visible but I believe it is there.