04 Denali Headlight Inspection and cleaning

[Sdp1234]

My low beams are very dim. Today was the day to take them apart, clean them, and install new bulbs.
A couple pictures of the assembly’s






I’m worried about the flaking mirror material looking down inside the light

Is this what’s causing my problems.


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[Rocket Man]

If the chrome is flaking off the inside of your projectors, your lights won’t work well at all.

 

[Sdp1234]

Can projectors be purchased separately or do I need to purchase the complete assembly?


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[Rocket Man]

Can projectors be purchased separately or do I need to purchase the complete assembly?


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You’ll need to buy the whole assembly. Might be able to find some used ones in a wrecking yard or EBay that have real bad lenses that are all yellowed out and steal projectors from them.

 

[OR VietVet]

Can projectors be purchased separately or do I need to purchase the complete assembly?


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I have an 02 and was interested in this and I looked and found only complete assembly listed at RA and GM Parts

 

[Tonyrodz]

Don't they have reflective metallic silver paint? You could spray it.

 

[Rocket Man]

Don't they have reflective metallic silver paint? You could spray it.

 

[Rocket Man]

I wouldn’t suggest painting the reflector part of any headlight, projector or regular reflector. In projectors especially the quality of the reflector bowl is directly related to the quality of the output. You want something as close to a mirror as possible with the least flaws. There’s no paint that will do that.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I wouldn’t suggest painting the reflector part of any headlight, projector or regular reflector. In projectors especially the quality of the reflector bowl is directly related to the quality of the output. You want something as close to a mirror as possible with the least flaws. There’s no paint that will do that.

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[05Single]

Buy CB&D brackets for a retrofit. $55

Then get H1 bowls from theretrofitsource.com

Acme super mini H1 - $50
Morimoto mini H1 - $150

H1 halogen bulbs - $10 - $30
H1 HID kit - $30 - $150

Not only will you have new bowls with new reflective and non flaking chrome but you’ll have better output than you would even with brand new oem lights