Finally doing my custom headlights !!!

[JINGLE]

Ok so I’ve been threatening to do my headlight upgrade for over a year now and finally got around to doing it as below

Headlight upgrade time!

Stage 1: cut open

Stage 2: clean everything

Stage 3: prep and check everything

Stage 4: mount and wire everything

Stage 5: check everything works and seal

Stage 6: fit to car and admire

Massive thank you to Iamorion for helping me cut these open and showing/explaining how the new components will work etc.
Hopefully he can source his final xenon so he can get his custom lights sorted soon also!!

Everything cut open and ready to start:

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Rear covers and lens after a quick clean:

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Majority of the inners separates and cleaned:

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[tomrdy]

Nice! Which halos did you end up going with?

[srhutch]

Bloody hell Jamie, how many headlights are you fitting

[kis]

Bloody hell Jamie, how many headlights are you fitting

I was thinking that too. Why so many different sets?

[road warrior]

just showin off old and new is my guess

[JINGLE]

Going for 2 x 80mm RGB halos with independently controlled RGB devil eyes

And I currently have 8 headlights 1 set of Sonars on the car which I will sell after, 1 set im doing the install to for myself, 1 set I will probably do a basic angel eye upgrade to after mine to sell to try and recoup some of the ridiculous amount of money I have spent on all these parts and 1 set is beyond repair so will just sell the parts if possible

[Marlon]

Bloody hell Jamie, how many headlights are you fitting

I was thinking that too. Why so many different sets?

Didn't you know, Jingle has multiples of everything - including hardtops

[JINGLE]

just showin off old and new is my guess

Some were purely brought for inner parts. They had broken tabs and housings but I can now make 4 good lights with black or silver inners with clear indicators/hockey’s

[JINGLE]

Bloody hell Jamie, how many headlights are you fitting

I was thinking that too. Why so many different sets?

Didn't you know, Jingle has multiples of everything - including hardtops

And bonnets
Wheels
Bumpers
Skirts
Steering wheel trim
RPi scoops
ZHP gear knobs
Handbrake handles
Footwell mats
Wheelarch liners
Engine under trays
Grills
Roll hoops
Springs
Etc. Etc.


Thinking about it I REALLY need to sort it all out and put some up for sale

[road warrior]

I could do a zhp knob... Will it go faster too ?

[kis]

nah, bhp knob required for that

[LittleZ4]

Jesus!!!
I need to do myself a set of lights at some point. I was looking at devil eye led's last night
Looking forward to this.

Also Jingle, if you have a lower grill for an e85 front bumper............

[Magicarcher]

I was looking at devil eye led's last night

Where were you thinking of fitting them, in place of fogs? or somewhere else.

For a long while i have been thinking of replacing fogs with something like:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Light-Projecto ... fog+lights

It would need a fair amount of mods to make them fit and I am not convinced that the light output from the fog will be enough and have concerns over the life of the LEDS.

[JINGLE]

I was looking at devil eye led's last night

Where were you thinking of fitting them, in place of fogs? or somewhere else.

For a long while i have been thinking of replacing fogs with something like:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Light-Projecto ... fog+lights

It would need a fair amount of mods to make them fit and I am not convinced that the light output from the fog will be enough and have concerns over the life of the LEDS.

You would put them in the headlight projector.

I did toy with the idea of adding some kind of projector fogs so that I could control them too, but not really anywhere to put them on a //M bumper (although I have just got a spare //M bumper grill to look at cutting in some small LED fogs once I’ve finished the headlights)

[JINGLE]

Couple of questions if anybody is able to suggest anything...

1. As I will no longer need the indicators bulbs, I’m thinking of just carbon wrapping the hockey’s.... would i need to block off the indicator bulbs at all, or could I simply remove the bulbs and code the bulb check out (so that I don’t have a dash light on?)

2. Headlight restoration kits? Any suggestions as to which kit is best, I could do with polishing up all the lenses and seeing what they all come out like, ideally 1 of the drill attachment type kits ?!

3. Sealant, I have some tiger seal to use to re-seal the lights once complete, any suggestions as to anything better or confirmation that would be fine?

Thanks all