pics of my new headlights... what u think?
10-17-2004, 01:14 AM
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pics of my new headlights... what u think?
oh man, the removal, cutting, installing, weather stripping, splicing, testing, and tool accessory shopping (today was national tool day sale at sears... couldn't resist!) took all day. A friend and I attempted this. ill wash the car and get some daytime pics.... but this is 1AM:
parking w/ city lights
lowbeam silverstars on
I wanted to get better bulbs online, but couldn't wait... ended up getting silverstars and i'm really happy with em. I stuck to standard clear 194 bulbs and got the city lights working. It was tricky to keep my alternating blinker/parking... but finally figured that one out.
What do you guys think?
parking w/ city lights
lowbeam silverstars on
I wanted to get better bulbs online, but couldn't wait... ended up getting silverstars and i'm really happy with em. I stuck to standard clear 194 bulbs and got the city lights working. It was tricky to keep my alternating blinker/parking... but finally figured that one out.
What do you guys think?
10-17-2004, 06:04 AM
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thanks kev, eddie.
oss- thanks for the advice, i've never really looked into better bulbs for my car before, but this is a good excuse. I'll look into PIAA bulbs.
here's a pic of my friend taking his turn to hack up my car lol
closeup of "fender gap".. used weatherstripping to cover it up. Good thing for superblack paint!
oss- thanks for the advice, i've never really looked into better bulbs for my car before, but this is a good excuse. I'll look into PIAA bulbs.
here's a pic of my friend taking his turn to hack up my car lol
closeup of "fender gap".. used weatherstripping to cover it up. Good thing for superblack paint!
10-17-2004, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by JSutter
if it wasnt for the gaps/fittmet id be all over the H4
Nice job, i bet the cutting was fun! paint the raw edges so it doesnt rust.
Nice job, i bet the cutting was fun! paint the raw edges so it doesnt rust.
10-17-2004, 12:11 PM
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the stripping i bought was that faded looking black color... i took the picture w/ flash so it made it stand out more. other than that, it's not noticable much.
I did buy some touch up paint and went over all the cut edges. I hope I covered it all...
the first side took a very very long time. By the time we went to the other side, we were much more comfortable at cutting and had a good reference on how much we had to cut.
luke- the grill had no problems getting on. Actually, nothing holds it anymore lol. I had some heavy duty velcro so I lined that up at the bottom, and at the top, I have to get some long black zip ties and make it hold.
The only problem now is there's no way, at least without much more modifications, that I can go back to stock lights. Oh well.... at least no more 95/96 foggy headlights! I sorta got lucky too, cuz mother nature decided to start the rain season today.
I took a lot of pictures during the install... i might come out with a write up to compliment the one we already have.
I did buy some touch up paint and went over all the cut edges. I hope I covered it all...
the first side took a very very long time. By the time we went to the other side, we were much more comfortable at cutting and had a good reference on how much we had to cut.
luke- the grill had no problems getting on. Actually, nothing holds it anymore lol. I had some heavy duty velcro so I lined that up at the bottom, and at the top, I have to get some long black zip ties and make it hold.
The only problem now is there's no way, at least without much more modifications, that I can go back to stock lights. Oh well.... at least no more 95/96 foggy headlights! I sorta got lucky too, cuz mother nature decided to start the rain season today.
I took a lot of pictures during the install... i might come out with a write up to compliment the one we already have.
10-17-2004, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by vsamoylov
did you buy them and poaint the inside of the lights or buy the ones already painted? are they oem? looks good. amkes me want to get rid of the stock 96 lights but the gap i really dont like but yours doesnt look that bad.
10-17-2004, 10:08 PM
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I would also love to have these headlights on my car, but as great as they look, personally I could not deal with that gap, and a bodyshop would charge so much to fit them on perfectly without gaps.
10-18-2004, 06:44 AM
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The headlights look very nice and are different. I have seen a set in person (recently) and the light output isn't that great to me although better than stock. That GAP is one reason not to do this mod as well as all the cutting required...nice job though
10-19-2004, 04:54 PM
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people always complain about cutting the car but they cut the wheel well for a cai. i like this mod cause it gives the car a unique look and shows which people are willing to take that extra step to custimize thier cars... nice lights by the way
10-20-2004, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 1FSTMAX
can you get a beam pattern pic?
from what I saw against my garage, it was okay. i'll let you guys decide though and tell me if I need to adjust em
10-20-2004, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by nupe500
I have seen a set in person (recently) and the light output isn't that great to me although better than stock.
...the perfect combination
