Nicks01CL-S

i have successfully CHOPPED UP AND made a perfect fit for an H1 bulb to go in our factory fogs..... while still using the factory plugins so u dont have to chop up your lights jus the connector
Now i am testing to see if the heat will cause any problems....
also pics will be up tonight since i no longer have a camera... its iphone pics....

i am just using a regular H1 bulb now since it was only like 2$s..... anyone done this before

MrFluffy

Halogens should work heat wise because HIDs are just a little to hot but I found H7s fit better

If you do HIDs you need to drill 2" hole in the top to dissipate the heat

Nicks01CL-S

ok i am running a 12hr straight heat test to see if the H1 will melt the housing hopefully it wont cuz i dont wanna but another one.
i made both of them in like 45 mins..... the DIY is on its way

Nicks01CL-S

ok



Tools Needed
1.Needle Nose Pliers
2. Hack saw
3. Dremel tool with side cut bit
4. sandpaper
5. 2 H1 Bulbs
6. sharpie

First: Remove the fog lights from the car.
also remover the socket for the 194 bulb.
Cut the end of the socket off as shown in picture


Next
use the needle nose pliers to remove the metal clips in the socket where the bulb slides in
pull hard they are tight.


Next
Use the dremel with the side cut bit to hollow out the center of the socket. dont get rowdy with it because u want a sorta tight fit. keep checking the H1 bulb and the socket to see if they will slid together.


Now once you have the hole in the socket find where the two pins on the H1 bulb touch the socket flat.
mark with a sharpie and use the dremel to make holes for them so the bulb will be flush with the socket.



now take the bulb out and cut the front of the socket(bulb aka the light side) and cut about an 1/8" to a 1/4" off. make sure you do not cut the 4 locks on the socket that hold it in the hole.


Now you can sand the rough cuts with sand paper to they are smooth and look good you dont have to but looks better when someone looks at it.

put the bulb in the socket and glue it in with RTV or whatever you think will hold it. im not that far yet.

i wont have my bumper back till wednesday because they are painting it so i wont have scratches and scraped all in it.
i will put the wiring up also when i get that back.
so hold till then
any questions PM me

Nicks01CL-S

RideCL

This is just what ive been looking for. GREAT WORK. Hope it holds.

Nicks01CL-S

i hope it works too.... if so im going to but new clips from acura or find some at a junk yard and make these for yall

MrFluffy

If it a halogen then your all good! hows the light projection and look of the road lamp , PICS ???

Nicks01CL-S

read the post..... my bumper is in the paint shop because it was crackn and scraped all to hell.
it will be tuesday when i get it done.... ill get pics tomorrow of the light since im doing the wireing tomorrow also the heat test is goign well

immauser

iTrader: (1)

i have h3 HIDs in my projector fogs now....ive tried many other ways to fit them in the factory roadlamps...no luck... im pretty sure anything else in the roadlamps will melt the housing..this has been attempted 20million times only

calxma122

^ x2

Nicks01CL-S

ok well i will see. if i can manage to insulate it or maybe vent it. hopefully they dont shine correctly. also if i run a 35watt H1 HID it should run cooler than the H1 55watt halogen. correct?

Nicks01CL-S

correction. hopefully they will shine correctly

richardparker

iTrader: (7)

If your going to sell these for the low and they work.
I will try a pair of your sockets just so I dont have to do them myself.
Awaiting finished product......

Nicks01CL-S

hell ya i will make them for yall. it will include bulb halogen if wanted or HID since my friends shop gets them cheap about 45 a set.
i will do all the testing tonight for the heat.
i also noticed that my left one has faded chrome in it. how should i go about fixing it

richardparker

iTrader: (7)

I would want just the sockets,so it would be set for plug n play.
Then I could source my own bulbs/kit.

Nicks01CL-S

well the H1 is the only bulb ive made fit these. im not 100% positive about that statement. some other "H" bulb could fit. not sure.
but i will make these work no matter what.

MrFluffy

the HID will melt the housing unless you modify the housing like I did

Nicks01CL-S

i am actually going to fit in an aluminum heatsink i think off a computer board.... and polish it so it still reflects right. that should dissipate the heat if it has problems. im excited ii cant wait to actually have lights in there not POS 194 bulbs...... of and does the factory little socket connectors have enough to power that H1? or should i rerun new wires MrFlurry? i was actually gonna wire them into the marker lights... but not sure yet

MrFluffy

I hooked my hids up to the stock locations But halogen are going to take alot more power than hids so would get a relay for them and get power right form the battery

Nicks01CL-S

ya i just wired that up.
ok so the housing are getting really hot but no melting..... i am going to add an aluminum heat sink to it.
also i heard you cut a hole in it?
explain that

Nicks01CL-S

i get my bumber back soon so i'll have better pics

darkness_cl

wow....lookin nice

richardparker

iTrader: (7)

those fogs are bright.
What color temp are the bulbs?
I want to see a picture of the output on the road.

Nicks01CL-S

the bulbs in it now are halogen H1 55watt.
and they are brighter than my HID's.
im workn on removing the chrome on the bottom of the housings because they project up in the air.sorta
bumper should be back today or tomorrow and ill get them mounted up

Bonez21

iTrader: (3)

interesting project, can't wait to see how it turns out.

Curious to see how HID's will hold up in there though...

Nicks01CL-S

good news. the bumper is back and i am working on hooking up the fogs tonight. i have realized that the bulbs have way to much heat and i am going to cut the housings...... i know im down about it too. but i think i can trim and add more to the housings and everything will be ok!
Pics will be up tonight

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Nicks01CL-S

OK here are the Halogen H1 bulbs installed........
i am amazed!

Bonez21

iTrader: (3)

HID's? Temp problems yet?

darkness_cl

wow, im surprised that looks almost better then the hid ones

immauser

iTrader: (1)

looks good...so im assuming u would have to cut into your roadlamps so it doesnt melt?

Mrtrak781

niiice

Mrtrak781

sweet dude

Mrtrak781

can someone help me find some oem smoked headlights please i have the factory ones they come with factory hids

Nicks01CL-S

ok so ive been driving with them for 2 days now and no melting and i havent cut anything yet. im thinking they are gonna work.
anyone want a set?

Bonez21

iTrader: (3)

I would if they can withstand the heat from HID's

still awaiting that results on that test

Nicks01CL-S

ok so the HID are probly gonna be a while. but i can tell you that i looked it up and the H1 halogens are hotter than HID lights. so if the halogens wont melt them then the HIDs wont either.
im going to pick up a new set of sockets to make the HIDs friday but the HID bulbs wont come in for a couple weeks.

immauser

iTrader: (1)

you would have to mod it a bit more maybe since the hid connections are going to be different....for halogens, you can see in your photos that there is a plug to fit into the socket...but it would no longer go into a socket since the hids will come with preset wires that fit into the ballast.....

Bonez21

iTrader: (3)

yea and the HID Bulb itself in most cases is a bit longer then the H1 bulb, idk if that'll cause conflict either but the last time i stuck an H1 HID kit bulb into an H1 hosing the D2S bulb was too long for the housing...

washers?