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chedda_j 03-24-06 12:15 AM

Meh, im going to just make my flush ones. Il worry about the other ones after i get into these cars more.

aussiesmg 03-24-06 06:22 AM

Here is a set of what I used.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hella...QQcmdZViewItem

Jose Feliciano 03-24-06 10:38 AM

hey CHEDDA J if you make a set I know some guys with FB's that will buy them

FirebirdSlayer666 03-24-06 12:23 PM

I'll buy some for a good price

chedda_j 03-24-06 12:34 PM

As i said flush mounted ones would be about 250-275 cdn.

Lights:100
Steel:30
Welding and other expenses:30
Plexiglass:10
Time:4 hours

so your looking at 180 in expenses at the least...im thinking it will be a little more. Plus my time.

southernrunner 03-24-06 06:54 PM

That is still cheap as hell. Now are you planning on making them to where we wont have to cut anything or is it not possible to do that?

blwfly 03-24-06 07:05 PM

at that price im sure lots off people will buy them
ild defintly cough up the cash if they look good

Manntis 03-24-06 07:07 PM

plexiglass scratches easily too.

Dan_s_young 03-24-06 07:07 PM


Originally Posted by chedda_j
As i said flush mounted ones would be about 250-275 cdn.

Lights:100
Steel:30
Welding and other expenses:30
Plexiglass:10
Time:4 hours

so your looking at 180 in expenses at the least...im thinking it will be a little more. Plus my time.

You got me all excited now, if you make a set like this and it looks really clean you have me sold. I NEED to do something with my headlights (I don't have any and I don't think I want the cp racing kit...). So count me in!

Dan_s_young

Manntis 03-24-06 07:09 PM

What lights are you planning on using? How/where will you mount the headlight aiming buckets?

85 FB 03-24-06 07:25 PM

With hopes and dreams, of course! ;) j/k

southernrunner 03-24-06 07:30 PM

Can you make them to where we can paint the housing to match the color of the car if we want to. I am willing to seal it myself. I just want it to match my car. I will be willing to buy the first set and try them out. lol

Manntis 03-24-06 08:39 PM

Hella is making some 90mm units that may or may not work in this application.

On the high side of the market I'm sketching some housings inspired by the latest Miura headlights, xcept the Deco shape surrounding the projector describes a rotor shape when viewed from the front. It actually looks half decent, not nearly as cheezy as it sounds, but would be for use with a 70mm bi-xenon HID which would probably make it too expensive to produce.

FirebirdSlayer666 03-24-06 10:27 PM


Originally Posted by chedda_j
As i said flush mounted ones would be about 250-275 cdn.

Lights:100
Steel:30
Welding and other expenses:30
Plexiglass:10
Time:4 hours

so your looking at 180 in expenses at the least...im thinking it will be a little more. Plus my time.

Change the Plexiglass to Lexan and I'd be sold.

ΝΙΚΟΣ 03-24-06 11:08 PM

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just got them.i will fit them soon.... :bigthumb:

southernrunner 03-25-06 12:47 AM

Where did you get those, those are going to look wicked when fitted. Def post some pics after they are in.

85 FB 03-25-06 05:40 AM


Originally Posted by ΝΙΚΟΣ
just got them.i will fit them soon.... :bigthumb:

How exactly are you going to be fitting those? Flush mounted with lexan over them with bubbles, or what?

ΝΙΚΟΣ 03-25-06 08:22 AM

i'm working my 1st genaration extreme project.you can visit the post at the greek forum: http://www.rx7.gr/forum/viewtopic.php?t=364&start=0
to see my progress.apparently you will not understand a thing but you can see all the parts i had so far.as some parts are big and they travel with land shipping i will start to work at the car about in 5 months.also i will repaint it.take a look,there are 4 pages so far...

$100T2 03-25-06 08:26 AM


Originally Posted by southernrunner
Anybody on here do the dualk lights sleepy eye miata kit? I know the guy with the silver 1st gen but don't know his forum name. I would kill for those.

I talked to him via PM, I can't remember his SN right now... It's a miata kit that he modified, and the only reason he did the sleepy eye look was because the plumbing for his intercooler forced him to do so. Otherwise, he said, they would work just like regular old pop-ups.

I'm making my own. The hell with it.

chedda_j 03-25-06 11:51 AM


Originally Posted by FirebirdSlayer666
Change the Plexiglass to Lexan and I'd be sold.

ya i would use lexan.

As for adjusting, i havent figured out a good way to do it yet. I could leave the headlights unsealed on special orders if someone really wanted them that way.

Ok how about this for adjusting.

When mounting the plate that holds the headlights themselves, have a mounting bracket, with four machined threaded bolts through four threaded holes in the mount thats directly attatched to the headlight. Then have another bracket that has the headlights attached, with four unthreaded holes that match the ones in the headlights, have the bolt heads reachable from the back of the headlights. Between the two parts would be four really stiff springs. Hows that idea.

85 FB 03-25-06 12:05 PM


Originally Posted by ΝΙΚΟΣ
i'm working my 1st genaration extreme project.you can visit the post at the greek forum: http://www.rx7.gr/forum/viewtopic.php?t=364&start=0
to see my progress.apparently you will not understand a thing but you can see all the parts i had so far.as some parts are big and they travel with land shipping i will start to work at the car about in 5 months.also i will repaint it.take a look,there are 4 pages so far...

I have to be a registered member in order to view it.

blwfly 03-25-06 12:31 PM

and plus is it in english or greek cause it lots of funny letters

ΝΙΚΟΣ 03-25-06 08:47 PM

oops....sorry,my mistake...try this............go to:www.rx7.gr

at the end of the page you will see this:

Όνομα μέλους: [__________] Κωδικός:[__________] ...........[]....[Συνδεση]

that means :

member name:[__________] pasword:[__________]............[]....[connect]

........then write: [RX7CLUB ] pasword: [1111 ] hit that->[ν]....(its the

automatic connect if you visit again).......and press the button-> [Συνδεση]

after you connect you can copy and paste:http://www.rx7.gr/forum/viewtopic.php?t=364&start=0

and you can see my project.yes,it's all greek language at the moment but we are going to create international section soon.anyway you can see photos and parts i had receive and the progress of my project.there are 4 pages.don't stick to page 1.also you can visit:http://www.rx7.gr/forum/viewforum.php?f=17 and see photos,video,etc of rx7 greek forum.just one rule:be friendly.thanks...

southernrunner 03-31-06 03:47 PM

I was just wondering if anybody started making some lights yet?

luiml73 03-31-06 07:29 PM

I went with the CP kit and Hella 90mm lights. Thinking of going HID, but not sure yet.


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