English Translation
My hair has grown too long.
Could I also say, 僕の髪は長過ぎるようになった？
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@ericaw
No. ～ようになる is derived from the Kanji 様 (よう). 様子 means “condition” or “status”. 様態 means “mode”. As you can find in example sentences on 英辞郎, ～ようになる is preceded by a verb (either active or passive) because ～ようになる highlights the change in (the quality of) action, not change in status.
僕の髪は長過ぎるようになった = My hair was turning itself into the condition of being too long.
The English sentence sounds wordy and awkward so as your alternative Japanese sentence does. 長すぎる is not a verb but an adjective.
For your future reference, I give you correct and natural sentences with the phrase ～ようになる.
トムの息子は歩けるようになった。= (lit.) Tom’s son transformed himself into the condition of a walkable man. = Tom’s son became to be able to walk.
日本語で書かれたこの本が分かるようになった。= (lit.) I became a person who is in the condition of understanding this book written in Japanese. = Now I can understand this book in Japanese.
メアリ―は人の意見に頼りすぎるようになった。= (lit.) Mary turned herself into a person being in the condition of relying on others’ opinions too much.
Unlike 長すぎる, 頼りすぎる is 頼る (to rely; a verb) + すぎる.
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