compaq mp3800 dlp projector. 1. How to retrofit a lamp with other type?2. Cables are messup, How to fix it? Answered

https://www.instructables.com/tag/?sort=none&q=projector+bulb

Check out the instructables on modding your projector to take a different light source. Sometimes the replacement bulbs cost more than getting a new unit. I like the car headlight idea. Good luck.

for the lamp i'd look into small metal halides