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3K views 9 replies 7 participants last post by  Alex Lao 
#1 ·
I always thought the headlights on the Mazda were a bit weak, and after driving a few friends cars with factory HID lighting, I knew something was wrong.

I do not have a flat cut off. The driver side is a wide 'V' shape, there is a 'notch' on each side, and the driver side output is noticeably less than the passenger side.

These pictures were taken approx 5ft and 10ft from my garage door.





Thoughts?
 
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#7 ·
Factory HID with adaptive left/right feature turned off. (not sure what that is called)

I did notice one of the plastic caps has a piece of plastic broken off, so previous owner or mechanic was in there once before...



Broken cap


 
#10 ·
Totally just trying to help people out. 3/8 Hex Socket works too. Plus, it locks on the actual plastic portion instead of manipulating the teeth or the flat head portion (that continually kept slipping for me). I went through the wheel well on driver side and had enough clearance on the passenger. I used a multi-driver slapped the 3/8 on and turned to my hearts content!
 
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