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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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custom retrofitted headlights

i wanted to see if there are any really hot professional looking retrofitted headlights for the 99-2002 version headlights.

i saw some for the 03's, and they look so good thay almost look stock, ( http://customlightz.com/?p=p_90&sName=tl ) but the ones i have seen of 99-2002 headlight style just have not captured that stock look.


I was hoping to see some pics of headlights retrofitted with projectors, mostly i wanna see 99-02 version headlights, c'mon guys post some pics!!
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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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99-01 has the diff headlights, 02-03 headlights are diff form 99-01
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Old Nov 14, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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^^^^


yea my bad, i wanna see pics of 99-01 retrofitted headlights.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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Heres mrmam's



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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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^^^^^^

that looks nice. can it be done without blacking it out?
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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i believe he had to use bondo or fiber glass or some kind of epoxy to make it that clean. looks like one unit so maybe u can paint it diff colors.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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I think its actually the housings for the TYC accord headlights, where it was custom retrofitted into the TL housing.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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VoLLy, i was checkin out your ride on car domain, i'm F'n jealous man, headlights alone make me wanna trade my car in!!!

that 02-03 front end is so much nicer!!

and the headlights are sick!!!
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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u could always do the 02-03 front end conversion
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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haha man, that conversion costs so much. gotta buy a new hood, new bumper, new fenders, new headlights, new fog lights, and probably a full body paint job
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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yea, the thought crossed my mind, but thats nuts!, lol. way too much $$$$$$

prolly just hold on to this car for 1 more year than get an mdx.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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haha man, that conversion costs so much. gotta buy a new hood, new bumper, new fenders, new headlights, new fog lights, and probably a full body paint job
I just did a quick search for used parts and found every thing for under 1k. You would not need a full body paint job. A really good HID conversion done by someone with top notch parts would be 1k.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 02:39 PM
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but is the conversion plug and play or it needs cuts and all that?
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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and will the 99-01 tl xenon go on the 02-03 headlight?
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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but is the conversion plug and play or it needs cuts and all that?
Plug and play for the most part. (the 99-03 is the exact same car, they didnt change the frame for the a cosmetic front end) Nothing you couldnt do at home. Install all the parts bring it in for paint.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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fsttyms1-im just curious but where did you find the 02-03 conversion parts(hood,fenders,bumber,grill)?
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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i think part of what makes the conversion look so good on the 02-03 models is the actual shape of the headlight housing. just looks much more modern than the 99-01.

99-01 headlight housing is looking outdated, and putting projectors in there makes it look nicer but still cant touch the 02-03.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by sfont012
VoLLy, i was checkin out your ride on car domain, i'm F'n jealous man, headlights alone make me wanna trade my car in!!!

that 02-03 front end is so much nicer!!

and the headlights are sick!!!
Thanks bud!

I took the front plate off just to show off how nice our front ends looks.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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WTF . Those are some nice head lights.
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 07:50 AM
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yea those are prolly the nicest 99-01 headlights ive seen so far. wonder if he could or would be willin to duplicate that for guys who r interested.
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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fsttyms1-im just curious but where did you find the 02-03 conversion parts(hood,fenders,bumber,grill)?
http://car-part.com/
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