gatlin gun ohhh ahhh!! i still want some one to do that. i would actually love to see some one do for the coupe a gatlin gun (q45) for the lower, s2k for the upper, ccfl rings, and ccfl for the trun signal, ccfl for the clearance strip, with blacked out headlights, and clear lense turn signals. and only if i had cash i would have done this.

 

I just took out the headlights to do this project, but looking at how crappy the OEM clearence strip looks I'm considering sending them out.

 

RST: i saw gatlin gun on a coupe already. its been posted before..

Ed Lin

 

hahaha

i no know...

Ed

 

Really? Do you remember who posted it? I haven't tried first hand, but I think the Q45 projector would be too big, even in the lower fog/high beam part. Plus, you'd lose your high beam if you put it in there.

I remember a Q45 retrofit on a 350Z. Looked pretty clean...

 

Also the Q45 projector's output isn't that great for the price you pay. EK CCFL for turn signals? Do you think your inverters can take the constant on and off?

 

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I never said I'm doing CCFLs for the turn signals. For my project, it's just the clearance lights. Signal bulb is staying stock, maybe changing to a orange bulb, but that's it.

The good thing about the Q45 projectors is the appearance. But it's not bixenon, so you'd lose the high beams.

RS6 or E55 bixenons would be the easiest to mount in the fog/high section. Two of the mounting holes line up exactly with the mounting holes for the stock reflectors.

TLs would give more output and slightly sharper low beam cutoff.

TLs with clear lenses.....

 

i swear i saw it on this forum somewhere. when i have time i'll try to find it. It was in the fog light area..

U could always just retrofit a bixenon on the top EK? Or would that be a no no??

anyways... i no know what i have done yet we'll see how it looks when i get my headlights back....

Ed Lin

 

wow, really, i only remember only seening a Z with the Q45 headlights. and that looked really damn good.

 

Well I got the demon eyes installed last night, it took about 6 hours total to remove the lights and to do the install.

After they are installed back I will snap some shots tonight. Overall they look great installed, the instructions get a C+.

You will NOT want to have to do this again, as the the headlights are a bizzach to remove, and well sitting there will your headlights in an oven is a unique experience. My wife walked in and asked what I was making... err uhh its a headlight dear.

So my paranoia now is that one of these burn out, and then it looks terrible for eternity.

 

How easy was it to pull apart? Did you have to remove the front bumper?

 

Yes, bumper must come off, that wasn't as bad as I though it was. Caution though, taking out the grill was tricky, and the tabs holding it in are plasic and broke easily.

I fired up the lights, and one of the halos does not illuminate all the way. It looks real cool though when they work, so I'm at a point now where the car will be idle until I can get a replacement. Did I test them before... nope

Taking apart the light itself was not bad either, it just takes some time. I found using a heat gun with the oven method (15 min @ 210* worked for me well) made it alot easier. When pulling them apart, use the heat gun to zap the stretchy glue. THey went together pretty well too, you can tell that they were opened, not the most perfect factory seal, but the glue didnt go anywhere so the seal should still be good.

Again they look real cool, but really think what happens of one goes out, you will spend a while replacing them.

 

Mooka, can't wait for the finished pics.. nice job.
Most likely its the inverter, not the halo that's the problem.
Keep us posted.

 

Just got some info from Justin, on his advice I shortened the wire to the halo by about 2.5" and that did the trick. I hope to install them and get some shots tonight.

 

woohoo, good luck, hope that works, and i cant wait for those pixs.