Complete Mini D2S 3.0 Retrofit DIY Guide

FX44AU · Mar 2, 2016

There is definitely a difference in the output and I had 50w ballasts in both mine and my wife's truck for a couple months. In the end I went back to 35w ballasts because the 50w ballasts had way too much foreground lighting (light close to the vehicle) and seriously affected my distance vision on high beams.

BIG JUICE · Oct 4, 2016

just finished these up. thanks for info. hate to revive old thread but you made it simple for me and I owe you a thanks!! maybe a couple beers too! lol

CMCx2012 · Oct 4, 2016

Great post! That is some phenomenal work!!

FX44AU · Oct 12, 2016

Glad to help out guys. Post some pics of the lights!

oli6578 · Mar 27, 2017

I wanna try this but I'm scared I will not be patient enough!!!

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ckrueg · Mar 27, 2017

I recommend not doing it on a truck that needs to be driven the next morning lol. Ended up rushing and staying up all night.

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oli6578 · Mar 27, 2017

I have extra set of lights so should be good in that aspect. Lol

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powerlifter405 · Apr 1, 2017

I recently converted a camry to morimoto hi/low projectors. I also used the factory "high" location and installed amazon no-name H1 projectors w/ yellow bulbs as my fog.

It was time consuming over all, nothing, even from MM was drop-in regardless of what "Kit" you buy. BUT take away

F3-fast brights 35w were less than half the cost of the MM ballast and just as bright.
Amazon projectors were just as nice as the MM, again at half the cost.
Nothing in my retro, using two different part sources, convinced me that going MM at close to $400 was worth it. The amazon sourced items have identical looking patterns, light output IMHO is a bit brighter and the cost was less than $150.

And a note on the bake. I dropped the temp and increased the time when I split. I did "as recommended" and my way, and the lower temp/longer time was easier to split and more comfortable to handle even w/ gloves. I did a pre-heat when re-joining, putting the gasket piece in about 8 minutes at the lower temp, joined and re-ovened for another 5-7 min.

Anyway, good luck to all.

Jomax · Apr 1, 2017

powerlifter405 said:
I recently converted a camry to morimoto hi/low projectors. I also used the factory "high" location and installed amazon no-name H1 projectors w/ yellow bulbs as my fog.

It was time consuming over all, nothing, even from MM was drop-in regardless of what "Kit" you buy. BUT take away

F3-fast brights 35w were less than half the cost of the MM ballast and just as bright.
Amazon projectors were just as nice as the MM, again at half the cost.
Nothing in my retro, using two different part sources, convinced me that going MM at close to $400 was worth it. The amazon sourced items have identical looking patterns, light output IMHO is a bit brighter and the cost was less than $150.

And a note on the bake. I dropped the temp and increased the time when I split. I did "as recommended" and my way, and the lower temp/longer time was easier to split and more comfortable to handle even w/ gloves. I did a pre-heat when re-joining, putting the gasket piece in about 8 minutes at the lower temp, joined and re-ovened for another 5-7 min.

Anyway, good luck to all.

What lower temp did you use and how long?

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powerlifter405 · Nov 16, 2017

Jomax said:
What lower temp did you use and how long?

The retrosource or whoever it is that sells the MM has a forum and temps range from 300-250. IIRC, sorry for the hellish long delay, but I want to say 225. I left them in for a longer than most threads suggested but the cooler temp made it easier to handle but the butyl was so much easier to deal w/.