Winter Mod Thread...
hardest part was coming up with a mounting system for the foglight projector but after going through several of the build threads here i came up with my own and it seems to be perfect so far. I'm using the stock projectors from a broken set of assemblies I had at home to perform this retrofit. these headlights will contain:
6000K D2S bulbs in headlights and fogs
7443 Turn signal socket mod
projector turn signals
LED amber turn signal bulbs
foglight HID kit will be internal to the headlight ( no ballasts to mount on the front crash support like a normal retrofit would require)
foglights will have high beam function same as the headlights
foglights won't turn off when the high beams are turned on or flashed
6000K D2S bulbs in headlights and fogs
7443 Turn signal socket mod
projector turn signals
LED amber turn signal bulbs
foglight HID kit will be internal to the headlight ( no ballasts to mount on the front crash support like a normal retrofit would require)
foglights will have high beam function same as the headlights
foglights won't turn off when the high beams are turned on or flashed
I finially finished the fitting of the shrouds for the projector foglight mod. I had been chipping away at this project for the past 2 weeks and last night I had some free time after work so I got alot done. All thats left now is the final paint job on the bezels (gloss black bezels with silver metallic flake paint on the shrouds) and wiring the quad highbeam function along with the mounting of the ballasts for the foglight HID kit. I anticipate having these finished and installed this weekend with any luck
so far this is what I have done to them:
upgraded stock projector lenses to TSX clear lenses
upgraded stock foglight projector lenses to TSX clear lenses
painted foglight projectors gloss black
7443 turn signal socket mod
upgraded turn signal assemblies to TSX projector lenses
load resistors wired into the turn signal harness to prevent hyperblinking with the LEDs I'm using
6,000K D2S HID headlight bulbs
6,000K D2S HID foglight bulbs
I pieced together thru multiple sources a custom HID kit that connects to the stock foglight wiring but powers D2S bulbs instead of H1 bulbs with super slim ballasts that will fit the assemblies internally instead of having to mount them externally. I have 40 build pics that I've taken during the process in case anyone is interested
so far this is what I have done to them:
upgraded stock projector lenses to TSX clear lenses
upgraded stock foglight projector lenses to TSX clear lenses
painted foglight projectors gloss black
7443 turn signal socket mod
upgraded turn signal assemblies to TSX projector lenses
load resistors wired into the turn signal harness to prevent hyperblinking with the LEDs I'm using
6,000K D2S HID headlight bulbs
6,000K D2S HID foglight bulbs
I pieced together thru multiple sources a custom HID kit that connects to the stock foglight wiring but powers D2S bulbs instead of H1 bulbs with super slim ballasts that will fit the assemblies internally instead of having to mount them externally. I have 40 build pics that I've taken during the process in case anyone is interested
Last edited by PSSSH; Feb 22, 2011 at 02:29 PM.
finally have all the stuff in that i want to get on before the spring. nothing too earth shattering but i think it will temporarily keep me happy....
motordyne spacer, belts, midpipe with resonator cut out + new gaskets, LEDs, filter cleaner... you can also see i am working on a sheetmetal replacement for the crappy plastic undershroud. i ripped mine off back in dec...
now I just have to find a garage...
motordyne spacer, belts, midpipe with resonator cut out + new gaskets, LEDs, filter cleaner... you can also see i am working on a sheetmetal replacement for the crappy plastic undershroud. i ripped mine off back in dec...
now I just have to find a garage...
I'm so pissed! I spent 2 nights working on the bezels as far as painting them the two colors I wanted to use. I primered the bezels and let them sit for a solid 24 hours next to the heater to make sure they were fully dry before applying any paint. I painted the projector shrouds a sick satin nickel with a real fine metal flake in it. It looked amazing when it was fully dry. I masked off the painted shrouds with blue painters tape so I could paint the rest of the bezels black. I applied the gloss black paint to the bezels and let it dry for 24hrs before attempting to remove the blue tape on the shrouds. I was preparing everything for a couple coats of gloss clearcoat to finish it off. As I was removing the blue tape from the shrouds it started pulling the metal flake paint off the shrouds.
I had to strip all the paint and primer off the shrouds and bezels last night with a paint thinner so I can start all over again tonight with the paint work. I stopped at Home Depot last night and picked up a different type of painters tape called "delicate surface" which has a lower adhesion rate or something so hopefully it doesn't pull up the paint this time. I was hoping to have these finished tonight or tomorrow afternoon so I could put them on car but now that I lost like 3 days worth of work I don't see that happening until early next week
FML
I had to strip all the paint and primer off the shrouds and bezels last night with a paint thinner so I can start all over again tonight with the paint work. I stopped at Home Depot last night and picked up a different type of painters tape called "delicate surface" which has a lower adhesion rate or something so hopefully it doesn't pull up the paint this time. I was hoping to have these finished tonight or tomorrow afternoon so I could put them on car but now that I lost like 3 days worth of work I don't see that happening until early next week
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I'm so pissed! I spent 2 nights working on the bezels as far as painting them the two colors I wanted to use. I primered the bezels and let them sit for a solid 24 hours next to the heater to make sure they were fully dry before applying any paint. I painted the projector shrouds a sick satin nickel with a real fine metal flake in it. It looked amazing when it was fully dry. I masked off the painted shrouds with blue painters tape so I could paint the rest of the bezels black. I applied the gloss black paint to the bezels and let it dry for 24hrs before attempting to remove the blue tape on the shrouds. I was preparing everything for a couple coats of gloss clearcoat to finish it off. As I was removing the blue tape from the shrouds it started pulling the metal flake paint off the shrouds.
I had to strip all the paint and primer off the shrouds and bezels last night with a paint thinner so I can start all over again tonight with the paint work. I stopped at Home Depot last night and picked up a different type of painters tape called "delicate surface" which has a lower adhesion rate or something so hopefully it doesn't pull up the paint this time. I was hoping to have these finished tonight or tomorrow afternoon so I could put them on car but now that I lost like 3 days worth of work I don't see that happening until early next week
FML
I had to strip all the paint and primer off the shrouds and bezels last night with a paint thinner so I can start all over again tonight with the paint work. I stopped at Home Depot last night and picked up a different type of painters tape called "delicate surface" which has a lower adhesion rate or something so hopefully it doesn't pull up the paint this time. I was hoping to have these finished tonight or tomorrow afternoon so I could put them on car but now that I lost like 3 days worth of work I don't see that happening until early next week
FML
LOL!!!!!!! im sure ur gonna put all this in a Documentary when the car is completely done!...
