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Headlight Conversion?

Old Mar 24, 2006 | 12:15 AM
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Meh, im going to just make my flush ones. Il worry about the other ones after i get into these cars more.
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 06:22 AM
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Here is a set of what I used.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hella...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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hey CHEDDA J if you make a set I know some guys with FB's that will buy them

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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 12:23 PM
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I'll buy some for a good price
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 12:34 PM
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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.
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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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?
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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at that price im sure lots off people will buy them
ild defintly cough up the cash if they look good
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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plexiglass scratches easily too.
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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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!

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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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What lights are you planning on using? How/where will you mount the headlight aiming buckets?
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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With hopes and dreams, of course! j/k
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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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
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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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.
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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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.
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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just got them.i will fit them soon....
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 12:47 AM
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Where did you get those, those are going to look wicked when fitted. Def post some pics after they are in.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ΝΙΚΟΣ
just got them.i will fit them soon....
How exactly are you going to be fitting those? Flush mounted with lexan over them with bubbles, or what?
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 08:22 AM
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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...

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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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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.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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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.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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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.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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and plus is it in english or greek cause it lots of funny letters
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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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...

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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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I was just wondering if anybody started making some lights yet?
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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I went with the CP kit and Hella 90mm lights. Thinking of going HID, but not sure yet.
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