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One of my rangers has what i call projector headlights, but my brother keeps calling them diamond cut, are they the same? And if not what is the difference? And its a 93 ranger if it matters.
 


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Got pics?

Here's what I call "Diamond cut"

Projectors
 

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the bottom one is what i have, i'm just trying to prove a toyota guy aka my brother wrong
 

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ok, so he's still arguing with me, how can i explain it?
 

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Show him the pics?
 

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I dont see how he could argue it. must be a toyota thing. do a google search for projector headlights and show him that all them look like that.
 

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he keeps saying the ones i got don't have th glass piece over the bulbs or something and that they're not actual projectors
 

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do you have a pic of your headlights? if they have anything that resembles a projector in them they are not diamond cut
 

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they look exactly like the bottom pic, clear corners and all, i know they're projectors. what would be considered the "projector"? would it be the smaller light or the bigger one with the crystal looking thing in the center?
 

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True "projector" lights have a very simply design, with what kinda looks like a giant magnifying glass as a lens. Behind the glass is the reflector. Between the reflector and the glass is a piece of metal we'll call a "wall" that blocks all the bulbs light at the bottom (high beam light).

Now, there is a new projector called a "Bi" light (i.e. "Bi-Halogen"), which uses an electric solenoid to drop the "wall" when the high beams are actuated. Still uses a single filament bulb.

Neither headlight in the photo in post #2 looks to be a projector light (sorry). At least not a true projector. The main light is considered a diamond cut light. I can't quite tell what the smaller light is though. (in the turn signal position...is it still a turn signal?).

Here's a photo of a true projector light (happens to be a BiHalogen projector):


But I wish the photo was a head-on shot. Then I could be sure on yours.
 

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The bottom part is a projector style foglight. I have them on my truck. Paid over $300 back when APC first came out with them many years ago...
 

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True "projector" lights have a very simply design, with what kinda looks like a giant magnifying glass as a lens. Behind the glass is the reflector. Between the reflector and the glass is a piece of metal we'll call a "wall" that blocks all the bulbs light at the bottom (high beam light).

Now, there is a new projector called a "Bi" light (i.e. "Bi-Halogen"), which uses an electric solenoid to drop the "wall" when the high beams are actuated. Still uses a single filament bulb.

Neither headlight in the photo in post #2 looks to be a projector light (sorry). At least not a true projector. The main light is considered a diamond cut light. I can't quite tell what the smaller light is though. (in the turn signal position...is it still a turn signal?).

Here's a photo of a true projector light (happens to be a BiHalogen projector):


But I wish the photo was a head-on shot. Then I could be sure on yours.
this guy ^^^... he knows whats up. sure, ebay or wherever you bought those lights will say that they're projectors, but its just a gimmick to attract customers. i hate to say it, but your toyota loving brother is right.
 

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Can you get projector headlights for a 93?
 

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you can try to custom make some. i know several people who have retrofitted projector housings from other cars into ford headlights
 

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tell him to fix his floor mats or do an exorcism to his acelerator before they start having mind of their own and make him crash his toyo-duh instead of messing with your Ranger's headlights lol :icon_rofl:
 

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