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Old 06-03-2011, 09:24 PM
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Got even more metal cut and think i have figured out where the mounting tray needs to sit to get the headlight to sit/aim right. Ill play with it tomorrow some more.
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i wish i had other rides so i can do mods like these...

still no diagram? ... imagine there exist an adapter...for the audi plug to all the tl one..sweet... but til den..i guess ull be trial n erring it.. such a pain.. but worth it at the end...
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No such adapter made, it has to be all custom. Got one side finalized as far as mounting goes. The other side won't take long at all.
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Now to start the metal work
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Holy crap that is really sweet!
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sexyyyyyyy can't wait to see how it looks!

wanna do mine when you're done?? =)
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Dang. The best of both worlds right there!
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This was the single hardest part so far. Figuring out how and where to mount the mounting trays. I am really glad Audi made them and am happy I spent the money on them

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damn Fast!

git 'er done! lol I WISH I was a quarter as good as you were with bodywork. I wouldn't have a misaligned driver side fender, that's for damn sure.

best of luck man
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You were definitely right when you said "no turning back now". Can you post a pic of the headlamps side by side for a size comparison? Just curious.
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What do you dd out of curiosity? this is your track car right?
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What do you dd out of curiosity? this is your track car right?
lol no. He drives this around a LOT. 500k+ miles total.
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You were definitely right when you said "no turning back now". Can you post a pic of the headlamps side by side for a size comparison? Just curious.
Size wise they are almost identical. Problem is is audi has them way out to the corner of the car where it curves and our bumper and front end dont curve as much and they designed the frame work to hold our headlight where the Audi doesnt have that.

For reference, theirs sits in front of frame and way forward.

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Yeh I figured they had to be roughly the same. fwiw, I would have picked the same mounting point..if it was too close to the center it would look "dorky" and take away from the natural curvature of the headlight.
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and I thought I had an awesome set of headlights...

can't wait to see the final product!
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wow....amazing... who says the radiator need support...pff...he good all on his own... he has two sexy bitches on both side.... like he HEF or something lol...
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Radiator supports have been moved back and welded it. Pics to follow.
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Wow, can't wait to see the finished product. Those Audi headlights are nice.
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I had to move the filler neck back some on the washer fluid bottle. I need to epoxy the hole shut yet





Still needs some clean up grinding and some finish welding but the majority of that part is done. Tomorrow ill tackle the hood extensions i need to put on to cover part of the lights.
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Jesus Christ that's some serious modifications. I didn't think it would have been so involved.

Funny, I never knew the windshield washer fluid container was so big.
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get it done kris. my car is 80% finished, but it will make it to the kansas city meet
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I have to say I noticed this bumped to the top of the first page, started reading, laughed at all the teasing that went on knowing that I would be able to see the big surprise whenever I liked. The custom exhaust looks awesome but this custom headlight mod is insane. Quite the pioneering effort. Do you hope to have it all painted before the meet or is that wishful thinking?
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get it done kris. my car is 80% finished, but it will make it to the kansas city meet
It will be there too!
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I have to say I noticed this bumped to the top of the first page, started reading, laughed at all the teasing that went on knowing that I would be able to see the big surprise whenever I liked. The custom exhaust looks awesome but this custom headlight mod is insane. Quite the pioneering effort. Do you hope to have it all painted before the meet or is that wishful thinking?
that's the goal. I'm hoping to get it sprayed Thursday. Either way its Going to the meet
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I am very disappointed in you......where is the chainsaw picture.....sorry guys inside joke
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I am very disappointed in you......where is the chainsaw picture.....sorry guys inside joke
we forgot to take it. Guess we will today
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wow impressive, cant wait to see how this turns out. it will be a head turning one of a kind. mad props for taking on this project.
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Talk about bringing the car into the future. I wonder how many people will wonder what the hell they're looking at when they drive by. This is pretty awesome and the headlight choice is much better than say the member who did the Lexus GS front end I think it was.
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ummm.. put the cover back on.....engine looks soo tiny..lol.. i was wondering y u had so much by the intake.....thinking....thinking.....DING..battery missing..lol...DURR
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ummm.. put the cover back on.....engine looks soo tiny..lol.. i was wondering y u had so much by the intake.....thinking....thinking.....DING..battery missing..lol...DURR
had to move that back a inch or so to make room for the headlights.
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looks AMAZING

can't wait to see what type of body work you do for the hood
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Started some of the initial gap filling. Need to shape and bend and contour it yet.

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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Started some of the initial gap filling. Need to shape and bend and contour it yet.

This is the custom project thread of 2011 so far. Kris, I'm sure the finished look will be nothing short of stunning based on the progress we're all seeing.
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GL, hope it doesn't fight you.
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This is the custom project thread of 2011 so far. Kris, I'm sure the finished look will be nothing short of stunning based on the progress we're all seeing.
Thanks.

Hey just thought of something, now i can say i have custom projectors

I wonder if S2k glass fits in these? Once done ill have to see what mods i can do to projectors.
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