Cheap dual headlight conversion
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Cheap dual headlight conversion
I've been wanting to do a dual round headlight conversion for a long time, but not sure of what lights to buy. I just found some cheap duals tho for 35 bucks:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...PcY_BIN_Stores
All you would really have to do is just cut the retractor rods, and bolt these lights in. Is this a good idea? Anyone have photoshop to see how these would look like? Will it have enough light output? IIRC the stock headlamps are 55w. And the bulbs on ebay are also 55w each. Any help greatly appreciated.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...PcY_BIN_Stores
All you would really have to do is just cut the retractor rods, and bolt these lights in. Is this a good idea? Anyone have photoshop to see how these would look like? Will it have enough light output? IIRC the stock headlamps are 55w. And the bulbs on ebay are also 55w each. Any help greatly appreciated.
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Just cutting the retractor rods won't work. Climb under your car and actually look at the headlight mechanism and you should be able to work out why.
I highly doubt those nasty looking lights would make suitable headlights. I wouldn't touch them...
I highly doubt those nasty looking lights would make suitable headlights. I wouldn't touch them...
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Those are "FOG LIGHTS" not headlights. if you really want to build a decent functional kit I would think you will want to try to find some thing that utilizes an H4 style bulb.
Just a suggestion but I have always thought that the 2 round headlights looks bad on our cars. I always wanted to make a kit that used the headlights that are around 1/2 as tall as our stock ones. I guess it would kinda look like the sleepy eyes crap but they wouldnt shine through the FTPs because the whole headlight would be poped up it would just be smaller.
Look at how headlights on NSXs and newer corvettes look to see what I mean
Just a suggestion but I have always thought that the 2 round headlights looks bad on our cars. I always wanted to make a kit that used the headlights that are around 1/2 as tall as our stock ones. I guess it would kinda look like the sleepy eyes crap but they wouldnt shine through the FTPs because the whole headlight would be poped up it would just be smaller.
Look at how headlights on NSXs and newer corvettes look to see what I mean
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you guys mean like how i did mine
they go up adn down just like stock. im wondering if i should do a write up on how to do them. this is when we were adjusting them adn thats why one side looks briter etc..
they go up adn down just like stock. im wondering if i should do a write up on how to do them. this is when we were adjusting them adn thats why one side looks briter etc..
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do a write up, FUc* the FTP sh*t no one even uses that, hey i thout that the blue color was only for n/a 7's? or thats just the t2 hood? naw i saw ur side mirs so u have the aero pack? or is it a real T2, if this does not make sense to u i will retype every thing, to lazy to type ever thing and spell it, aight latez
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Originally Posted by slidebabyslide
do a write up, FUc* the FTP sh*t no one even uses that, hey i thout that the blue color was only for n/a 7's? or thats just the t2 hood? naw i saw ur side mirs so u have the aero pack? or is it a real T2, if this does not make sense to u i will retype every thing, to lazy to type ever thing and spell it, aight latez
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Originally Posted by RexRyder
Well I pm'd a couple people who have done this, and they said this is how they did it. (cut rod)
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this is mine
http://xor.newtomorrow.org/conversion.htm
i dont see why it wouldnt work with those lights
http://xor.newtomorrow.org/conversion.htm
i dont see why it wouldnt work with those lights
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Originally Posted by gergrx7
you guys mean like how i did mine
they go up adn down just like stock. im wondering if i should do a write up on how to do them. this is when we were adjusting them adn thats why one side looks briter etc..
they go up adn down just like stock. im wondering if i should do a write up on how to do them. this is when we were adjusting them adn thats why one side looks briter etc..
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i been wanting to do this for a while....any write up for this?....sorry blue90rx7...but im looking to keep the functional flip ups. also what lights will provide decent lighting?
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that, looks sick i would like to do that to my car, but im not the reason is that i don't want to be a bitter and i mean i live in cali imagaine how many people are going to do that , so im just goind to leave the lights the pop-up style, and after a while , when people for get about it i will do something like that, but not use the same lights. sweet car, luv that blue mica color, hella rare
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Originally Posted by torean
i been wanting to do this for a while....any write up for this?....sorry blue90rx7...but im looking to keep the functional flip ups. also what lights will provide decent lighting?
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yes..i've read ur write up on this....im looking for only up 1/2 and down...not 1/2 then full then close when i turn the switch on.....i dont know if it was your video that i saw..but i didnt like the fact that it does from 1/2 to full before it goes back down completely
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Originally Posted by torean
im looking for only up 1/2 and down...not 1/2 then full then close when i turn the switch on.....i dont know if it was your video that i saw..but i didnt like the fact that it does from 1/2 to full before it goes back down completely