one of a kind headlights
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Chandy,
I agree that what you have done is quite unique. I just posted that link so people who were interested in the nitty gritty of how to take off the lights and bake them could do it themselves. The pictures and instructions in my DIY make it very very easy for someone to do this themselves on a Saturday afternoon.
Thanks for the pics, I'd like to see a few more of the headlight in the daylight from the side.
Justin
I agree that what you have done is quite unique. I just posted that link so people who were interested in the nitty gritty of how to take off the lights and bake them could do it themselves. The pictures and instructions in my DIY make it very very easy for someone to do this themselves on a Saturday afternoon.
Thanks for the pics, I'd like to see a few more of the headlight in the daylight from the side.
Justin
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Chandy,
Great looking mod, way to take the Koji-style headlights to another level. I've been toying with doing that very same mod as well. I have the hella 90mm projectors, a bunch of JBweld, the HID kit but can't muster enogh time to do it. Can you post more pics of the lights and more importantly how you attached the projectors to the housings.
Thanks!
Great looking mod, way to take the Koji-style headlights to another level. I've been toying with doing that very same mod as well. I have the hella 90mm projectors, a bunch of JBweld, the HID kit but can't muster enogh time to do it. Can you post more pics of the lights and more importantly how you attached the projectors to the housings.
Thanks!
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definlty nothing to do with the "koji" style headlight...
I'm still confused as to why koji get's all the credit that's a mod that people have been doing for years... long before the wrx....
in any case FANTASTIC WORK
it looks sick as hell I've been researching this for the past two weeks going all over the net hidforum.com and this thread: https://www.i-club.com/forums/showth...970#post303971
as well as the official automotive lighting website...
I'm going to get a set of A6 Bi-Xenon Projectors with D2S HID bulbs and matching starters...
I've seen lots of people do this stuff on hondas etc... but you're the first WRX I've seen (in the stock headlamp)
any advice/pics/help you could give me
I'm really intrested in how you went about attaching the projector to the back of the reflector unit... I think most people cut away and mount a custom section of lexan or something but... what did you do?
also I'm planning on swaping the turn light with the one on the side of the headlight (the one inside the headlight).
Again fantastic job... I'm almost insulted that people are passing off 2 days of creativity and hard work as a slightly more advanced version of some schmuck ezbaking their headlights and spraying them black... (dont get me wrong the black out headlights are great... but they dont have anything to do with this mod.)
I'm still confused as to why koji get's all the credit that's a mod that people have been doing for years... long before the wrx....
in any case FANTASTIC WORK
it looks sick as hell I've been researching this for the past two weeks going all over the net hidforum.com and this thread: https://www.i-club.com/forums/showth...970#post303971
as well as the official automotive lighting website...
I'm going to get a set of A6 Bi-Xenon Projectors with D2S HID bulbs and matching starters...
I've seen lots of people do this stuff on hondas etc... but you're the first WRX I've seen (in the stock headlamp)
any advice/pics/help you could give me
I'm really intrested in how you went about attaching the projector to the back of the reflector unit... I think most people cut away and mount a custom section of lexan or something but... what did you do?
also I'm planning on swaping the turn light with the one on the side of the headlight (the one inside the headlight).
Again fantastic job... I'm almost insulted that people are passing off 2 days of creativity and hard work as a slightly more advanced version of some schmuck ezbaking their headlights and spraying them black... (dont get me wrong the black out headlights are great... but they dont have anything to do with this mod.)
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Whoa man, I'm giving credit where it's due! Chandy's job is great, much better than the Koji mod if you have the time and skill. I posted the Koji link because I wanted people to be able to easily find out how to bake their lights to get them apart without messing up too bad.
Definately a great mod, first of its kind that I have seen for the WRX.
Definately a great mod, first of its kind that I have seen for the WRX.
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Originally posted by tubbytreats
Chandy,
I agree that what you have done is quite unique. I just posted that link so people who were interested in the nitty gritty of how to take off the lights and bake them could do it themselves. The pictures and instructions in my DIY make it very very easy for someone to do this themselves on a Saturday afternoon.
Thanks for the pics, I'd like to see a few more of the headlight in the daylight from the side.
Justin
Chandy,
I agree that what you have done is quite unique. I just posted that link so people who were interested in the nitty gritty of how to take off the lights and bake them could do it themselves. The pictures and instructions in my DIY make it very very easy for someone to do this themselves on a Saturday afternoon.
Thanks for the pics, I'd like to see a few more of the headlight in the daylight from the side.
Justin
Where is the link located at ?
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Here is a home made angel / demon eye mod I found. Have yet to try it though.
He uses miniblind rods and a dremel to create them. Interesting...
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He uses miniblind rods and a dremel to create them. Interesting...
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that part confused me the most... after looking all over the friggin place for an answer my best guess is the back of the lamp is cut off then a piece of plastic is put across the back and plastic welded or glued in place or somethin (part I'm still confused about) and the projector is mounted to that...
someone correct me if I'm wrong (because I'd like to know for sure too)
someone correct me if I'm wrong (because I'd like to know for sure too)
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That's what I'm doing for my BB4 Prelude halogen-to-hid retro fit project right now. Cutting the back out of the halogen reflectors and mounting the new projectors inside. This way the stock aiming adjustment screws work to aim the new projectors.
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The reason you see some retrofit projects with the "backing" is so that you can attach the projectors to the stock lights. The xenon projectors I'm using (from a '03 BMW 325 ix) have 2 mount points on top of them, so I drilled 2 holes on top of the stock reflectors to fasten the projectors to the reflectors. I also used some small "L" shaped brackets to connect the lower mounting points of the projector to the stock reflector.
If the projectors didn't have the top mounting holes than a sheet of Lexan or some other high temp resistant plastic could have been used to connect the projector to the reflector. But remember you would have to use JBweld or some other adhesive or brackets to attach the backing to the stock reflectors.
Hope this helps!
and good luck on your project!
-Badfish :banana:
If the projectors didn't have the top mounting holes than a sheet of Lexan or some other high temp resistant plastic could have been used to connect the projector to the reflector. But remember you would have to use JBweld or some other adhesive or brackets to attach the backing to the stock reflectors.
Hope this helps!
and good luck on your project!
-Badfish :banana: