projector retro: your opinion please
12-14-2007, 08:14 PM
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projector retro: your opinion please
this is what ive got it to so far.
screws will show.
should i add this conveyor belt trim or not? it will completely hid all the screws.
yeah i like the belt, it hides the screws and goes theme of the projectors
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12-15-2007, 01:22 AM
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That's a nice custom bezel jonny, I like it.
12-15-2007, 03:06 AM
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EIther way it won't be that noticable once inside the headlight housing, but I am not offended by it. I done said it before and will say it again, retrofit FTW!
12-15-2007, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Blenz
Looks good man, wanna make me a set while you're at it? 
Did you ever get the turbo set-up going in that thing?
Did you ever get the turbo set-up going in that thing?
my turbo is gonna have to wait. i cant take the risk right now if the car goes down.
12-15-2007, 11:29 PM
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Ya, I could probably do it myself if I had the time but school is killing me. I haven't had a chance to make any progress on the turbo set-up but I finish finals in 3 days and I'll see what I can do when I come home for christmas. How close are you to being done the retro-fit?
12-16-2007, 02:59 AM
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frick.. ended up scraping the custom bezel.. was just too hard triming down to fit.
kept the chrome ring and didnt have time or material to make a shroud...
kept the chrome ring and didnt have time or material to make a shroud...
12-16-2007, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Alperovich
i can't wait to see it in the housing!! then i think we can make a better call on what looks better 
12-17-2007, 12:44 PM
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Just my personal taste but I like without the belt, I like that machine look. You know, show the bolts and screws of certain parts.
12-18-2007, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by pugsly027
do the trim
12-18-2007, 11:42 PM
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its a good thing you scrapped it, as it doesn't really flow well at all (the ribs on it)
that was my main dillemma with this retrofit, since I wanted to keep the headlight housings in pristine chrome form instead of blackhousing, I'm pretty much forced to go with e46 shrouds, which cost more than I paid for the entire xenon setup itself
that was my main dillemma with this retrofit, since I wanted to keep the headlight housings in pristine chrome form instead of blackhousing, I'm pretty much forced to go with e46 shrouds, which cost more than I paid for the entire xenon setup itself
12-18-2007, 11:50 PM
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what do you guys think of getting a basic "frame" for a shroud, and then doing some bondo work to dress it up?
i'm pretty decent with bondo, but i dont know how it holds up to heat
i'm pretty decent with bondo, but i dont know how it holds up to heat
12-19-2007, 08:42 AM
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FG would be way better than bondo 
12-19-2007, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by fliplyricist1
its a good thing you scrapped it, as it doesn't really flow well at all (the ribs on it)
that was my main dillemma with this retrofit, since I wanted to keep the headlight housings in pristine chrome form instead of blackhousing, I'm pretty much forced to go with e46 shrouds, which cost more than I paid for the entire xenon setup itself
that was my main dillemma with this retrofit, since I wanted to keep the headlight housings in pristine chrome form instead of blackhousing, I'm pretty much forced to go with e46 shrouds, which cost more than I paid for the entire xenon setup itself
I almost went with those shrouds too but couldn't find a deccent price
12-29-2007, 11:01 AM
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Need better pics fo sho
12-30-2007, 01:44 AM
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Well, I like it, looks unfinished though, I see what you mean.
12-30-2007, 09:25 PM
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the trim to hide the screws is a nice touch, however you need to think if it will with stand teh heat that they output.
your housings will get really hot from the projectors, I recommend a hole on the bottom of the housing to vent out some of the air
your housings will get really hot from the projectors, I recommend a hole on the bottom of the housing to vent out some of the air
12-30-2007, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 97Acura3.0CL
your housings will get really hot from the projectors, I recommend a hole on the bottom of the housing to vent out some of the air
looks like you have some condensation in that passenger headlight already, too.
12-31-2007, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 97Acura3.0CL
the trim to hide the screws is a nice touch, however you need to think if it will with stand teh heat that they output.
your housings will get really hot from the projectors, I recommend a hole on the bottom of the housing to vent out some of the air
your housings will get really hot from the projectors, I recommend a hole on the bottom of the housing to vent out some of the air