Ebay crystal clear headlights
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thats not paint....
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Ebay crystal clear headlights
I thought I saw a thread about experiences with them, cant find it now. Anyone use these? They are glass lenses but I doubt DOT approved. Would any well-known aftermarket RX-7 company have a different option to go with?
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thats not paint....
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Originally Posted by afterburn27
IIRC, the people who bought those reported that they were PLASTIC, not glass.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...65415227QQrdZ1
-COMES WITH CHROMED GLASS HOUSING
-S.A.E. / D.O.T. APPROVED & STAMPED !
-EASY TO INSTALL, NO MODIFICATION NEEDED
It seems like there are a few different vendors on ebay, some dont say DOT approved, and some dont say anything about glass housings but state HID builbs will damage lights. Maybe they got one that wasn't advertised as glass? I know these products on ebay arn't usually the best quality, but no one else sells clear headlight housings for our cars.
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Originally Posted by Quickfini
^ That and also they didn't fit properly...
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I don't have a clean step by step how-to right now, and I didn't take a lot of picture along the way as I was rushing to get them done in a few hours.
I might make a few more of sets so I can take some pictures, maybe try different projector just for comparsion sake, plus I enjoy making them
I might make a few more of sets so I can take some pictures, maybe try different projector just for comparsion sake, plus I enjoy making them
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The Sonax lenses are decent quality and idealy suited for a conversion.
I think with any research people can find the parts required for the job. Of note because the Sonax lenses are plastic any solvents will destroy them, ask me how I know....
The job basically involves
-Sonax lights
-Oven bake at lowest setting for 15-20 minutes.
-Pry appart lense from housing
-Cut off plastic sticking out which houses the normal bulb.
-Approximate cut with Dremel diamond tool (stick shape/cylinder)
-Fitting of projector with Dremel with sanding wheel.
-Keep in place with various epoxy / I used the SIMA Anchoring Cement twice with good results as recommended by TRS
-Use Butyl or reuse leftover glue heated to restick lense and you are done.
-After for installation you need to trim the headlight housing to fit the backside of the projector.
The parts I used were.
-TL Projectors
-E55 Shrouds
-Morimoto long harness 35w Ballasts and OEM Infinity Ballasts (Morimoto's are easier to fit)
-Normal TRS harness for Hi/Low Beam.
-OEM Bulbs
This is from memory as I did this a few years ago.
Once you price everything out it is approx 3-500$ in parts and if you messup the housings in the process another 100$ or more you get the point.
To do the job is I would say at least 4-6 hours depending on skill level so I would say if your time is valuable it might be spent on better things more profitable to you and just buy the Sakebomb kit. If your time is less valuable then you can attempt the conversion it is maybe a 2/10 in terms of difficulty.
I think with any research people can find the parts required for the job. Of note because the Sonax lenses are plastic any solvents will destroy them, ask me how I know....
The job basically involves
-Sonax lights
-Oven bake at lowest setting for 15-20 minutes.
-Pry appart lense from housing
-Cut off plastic sticking out which houses the normal bulb.
-Approximate cut with Dremel diamond tool (stick shape/cylinder)
-Fitting of projector with Dremel with sanding wheel.
-Keep in place with various epoxy / I used the SIMA Anchoring Cement twice with good results as recommended by TRS
-Use Butyl or reuse leftover glue heated to restick lense and you are done.
-After for installation you need to trim the headlight housing to fit the backside of the projector.
The parts I used were.
-TL Projectors
-E55 Shrouds
-Morimoto long harness 35w Ballasts and OEM Infinity Ballasts (Morimoto's are easier to fit)
-Normal TRS harness for Hi/Low Beam.
-OEM Bulbs
This is from memory as I did this a few years ago.
Once you price everything out it is approx 3-500$ in parts and if you messup the housings in the process another 100$ or more you get the point.
To do the job is I would say at least 4-6 hours depending on skill level so I would say if your time is valuable it might be spent on better things more profitable to you and just buy the Sakebomb kit. If your time is less valuable then you can attempt the conversion it is maybe a 2/10 in terms of difficulty.
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^ about what mine was like, probably came to about 500 bucks for mine. Use this guide, I'm sure a lot have used it before. http://www.norotors.com/index.php?topic=3400.0
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^ about what mine was like, probably came to about 500 bucks for mine. Use this guide, I'm sure a lot have used it before. http://www.norotors.com/index.php?topic=3400.0
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^ about what mine was like, probably came to about 500 bucks for mine. Use this guide, I'm sure a lot have used it before. http://www.norotors.com/index.php?topic=3400.0
The new mini d2s 3.0 is a lot larger which means cutting a hole in the back to mount them. I think I have seen the mini h1 being a direct fit but have not tried those myself.
So far I know these projectors fit. Rx350, fx-r, mini d2s 3.0, mini h1, mini d2s 2.0 ordered from best to worst but even the worst is worlds better than the stock setup.