Hey everone I'm will be starting a company soon and was wanting to see what kinda market there is for a Headlight conversion for the FBs. I will also be making other parts for the FB. Mainly the company will be making lightweight racing parts for a select few cars like the Subaru Impreza, 1st Gen RX7s and S13 240SXs.

I am working with a member on here in making the prototype conversion and hoefully will have it made within the next few weeks. I will be using either a dual light setup with the Hella 90mm units or a single light setup using a Cibie 130mm unit. Depending on how they look and the market for these I might make both or just offer one. The dual unit will be like most that you have already seen but without a Lexan or Acrylic cover, they will be contoured with the lights and made from carbon fiber. The single unit one will be just like the dual unit except theres a bigger light that serves both purposes of high and low in one light. The single will also have a duct incorperated into it also.

Please rply and tell me if you all would be interested in this non-popup headlight conversion and also which you would like better and dual or single light. Also I will be trying to get this Headlight conversion under $400 and there will also be the option for a HID upgrade on these also, but no price on that yet.

 

Here is a photoshoped picture of what the dual beam ones would look like.

 

Here is a photoshoped picture of what the single beam ones would look like.

 

I you mean headlight conversion like the black FC, them I'm very interested. I'm sure you can find a market for that here.

 

I just saw the sample pics( God bless YOU!!!!!!!!!!!) I'm in for sure.

 

Remember these are just photoshopped pics so it isn't what it will finally look lik but will give you an idea, I most likely going with the dual beam one since it is more doable and will come out the best.

 

From another thread:



I like 'em

 

Heres mine so you don't have to download the attachment

 

My friend has a kit like that for his Miata.

~T.J.

 

i would give a kidney for that coversion on my rx!!!!!!!!....
i hate pop up headlight........ the black photshop pick is what im lookin for...........

there is also a guy who did them with rectangular light on his rally rx7



peace

 

oh here is a pic of that rally car coversion

 

Is the other guy you are working with FBII, aka Zac?

 

anybody know where you can get any small round headlights? The smallest I could find is 5 3/4", I need a max of 4 1/2", preferably 4" diameter. Need them cheap too. Any ideas? I want two round lights on each side, one for high beam one for low beam. Lighting quality is irrelevant, just need them legal.

 

Hmm, I'm working on a kit as well. I haven't decided if I'm going to go through the hassel of selling copies or not. I chose to go with a 4x6" un-sealed conversion. I have a pair of HID's that are going in the lights for mine, but any H4 bulb would work. You do know that you are likely to have to cut out that back re-enforcment to get them to fit correct? Those covers are deceptivly large, when the opening is very small. I'll have pics of my lights up in a weel or so.

 

I too am working on the same project. I was figuring that I'd go with a 4X6 rectangle, seems a more likely fit. I do really like the type of double projector headlight I see on some of the hondas, nissans, etc. I haven't been able to find any of these small projector like bulbs though.
I plan on doing this so there is no cutting involved, I"d rather not cut my car up and I'm sure most would agree. The way it looks there may be need to have som drilling, but that isn't too big a deal. I'm gonna get some headlights, make a mold for the plexi, and either go with a a fiberglass or metal light fixture. Could go with carbon at a later time.

Interesting to see so many of us doing the same thing!

 

why are we doing the two thread thing ?? this should be part of the earlier thread shoudnt it? that way it would show the interest in the headlights and get rid of the negative comments like (there is no interest) why dont we get these stickied togther? It would also show more Ideas for Those atempting to do this.

 

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What about getting one of the kits they sell for Honduh or whatever, and using the lights off them. They sell for less than $150 on ebay. Then make your own buckets and lids?

 

If you make it, I will buy it!!

 

I thought about this... but then If I were to sell a few sets the price would be a bit higher due to the $150 headlights. I just bid on some conversion type lights that I'll use for my car, well If they work out ok that it

I guess I'll find out.

 

Hey everone yo update this, they are still going to be made and I'm going to be using the dual setup with the Hella lights. The Hella lights are very high quality piece and are DOT approved. I also will be making this kit so that theres now cutting involved but there might be soemwiring that will have to be done but I will try to make this a completly plug and play unit. Also as with everthing that i will be making these will definatly drop weight off the car. I havn't figured out the exact weight yet but will soon when I have the person I'm working with let me make the intial mold of his lights.

But there is one problem though, with the current low interest of these I might not be able to produce these in large numbers but more like a made on order with a half downpayment and the rest when completed. This should take more than a couple of days each to make once i have a working mold.

And the final thing here when I have finished the mold for these and are ready to be made I will be doing a group buy on these and will have a special introductory price. But I have not got a final price for these but they will stay under $400 for the conversion.

I will try to have a prototype of this within the next week or two. I have put these as first priority on the list. Thanks everone for there help and time.

 

i started making my custom setup today, its a bitch when the sawzall blade breaks but you are too cheap to buy a new one so you have to cut a big area out with some metal snips to fit the headlight back far enough, hehe

 

Hmm, good luck on your kits guys, some of you are going to need it There just isn't as much room as some of you think.

I built the framework for the headlight today, and will finish the final frame with all the brackets on Monday. I'm going to use it to test the frame's rigidity, and the quality of the adjustment features on the lights. If it works, you'll be able to adjust the head lights with 2 screws like factory units. The buckets will most likely be fiberglass molds that I'll fab up in a few weeks, but for now I'll probably make a box out of aluminum to test the dimensions. I'm shooting for a final product that is between $150-200, and can be installed in less than an hour while maintaining factory relyability. The benifits of using the 4x6 is that they will accept any beam you chose, be them diamond cuts, regular H4 conversions, or seals beams for easy maintainance. I'm running H4 conversions in the prototypes along with a set of HID's as an example of the upgrades that will be available. If all goes well, I should also be able to offer painted buckets to match Mazda's factory paint codes in a few months as an upgrade.

 

Can't round BMW HID lights be modified to fit?

 

If youre interested in the Miata that i did the conversion on, you can see pictures of it HERE. Everything on that car that isnt stock was installed by me, so no bashing on it . Not shown in the pictures is the keyless entry, street glow, and the KYB 8 way adjustables and the ground control coil overs with Eibach springs. The owner also has a full body kit for it that is yet to be installed. Just remember, its not my car, and I dont completely agree with all the mods, I just install them .

~T.J.

PS - Please dont link the images to here as it eats bandwith for my angelfire account. Thanks .