overkill

I'm almost finished with the installation of the light kit. I still need to wire the high beams, focus the H9's, and peel away the clear film protecting the lenses. When I have more time, I'll wrtie up a short review, in the meantime here are a few pictures.

KaiFD3S

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car looks good Sedley....

ROTORhead93

Yeah man, it looks great. Good luck with finishing them up man, and when you do, get some pics of the light pattern. Great job so far man.

Ronald E. Jacques

Why can't somebody make those for a second gen? They're awesome!

Railgun

Oooo...a kit that I actually like. I may actually get these...

TurboIIGuy

damn that's hott and also the reason I would get an FD and ditch my TurboII. LOL.....

Raziel

iTrader: (1)

looks good but i still like flip ups.

TurboIIGuy

Flip up lights are cool.....................During the day!!!!
Flip ups are remnants of the 80's to me......
But the C5 Corvette sure made them work.
I just can't stand the look of flips at night.......So primative to me..

respecttheseven

Sedley, man thanx soo mucch for posting pics. it might sound ,silly, but its been a long time coming for us to maked our own parts and stop selling other guys stuff. thanx for making it a visable dream! they look amazing on silver our next GB just started also for those who are interested.

wanklin

iTrader: (2)

nice work pre

overkill

I too think that flip-up lights are "obsolete" looking. All you have to do is take a look at today's cars. The Viper, all the Ferrari's, newest NSX, last years headlights on the Porsche, and the new corvette's sleek lights, you can see headlight styling has become one of the most important styling focal points of a sportscars front end.
I think this light kit makes the most of the limited shape of the stock light. It has more body than otherr sleeklight kits , yet still seems to flow with the curves of the car. If the hood and the fenders were designed for a more sleek, slanted look, like the Ferrari 360's and 430's it would really make the frontend look fabulous. This light light is a great compromise. I'll post some light patterns and review when I have the time. -O.

P.S. Great thing about this kit is that if and when the styling fad changes back to pop-up lights, you can reinstall your stock ones

jpandes

Hey Sedley,

Those lights look good. How much were they w/ the HIDs? Did you paint the housings yourself?

overkill

I do not have the HID setup. I have the Hella H9's for lows, and the Hella projector lamps for highs. The H9's are quite bright. Ask Chris fro Pre-auto for pricing.
There is a website that will mix and match factory paint and offer it in a spraycan. Of course the can ship you the paint in a can to use in your spraygun as well. I just prepped the housings ( not as much as I really should have), sprayed them then clearcoated them. paint match is perfect. PM me if you want the website.

BTW, I liked your thread on infineon. Hopefully when time permits, I can get my car out on the track.

Shinobi-X

With recent pedestrian safety laws taking place, I don't think we'll see pop-up lights on any new cars again for some time.

jpandes

What do you mean? Are manufacturers being forced to include day time running lights or something?

RE Suzuki

looks like a mitsubishi 3000gt.

Shinobi-X

Most governments (I believe started with the EU) are paying more attention to pedestrian safety when it comes to frontal impacts. Front bumpers, hoods and headlights included all have to be altered in order to be safer for pedestrians should they be hit head on. Pop-up lights can "spear" an individual, and hurt them more than fixed headlights would.


- Bumper foam needs to be 20-40mm thicker than on current vehicles and may need to be bigger in the vertical direction.

- “A low level foam-covered beam is needed to reduce rotation of the knee joint. This could be disguised under a spoiler-style skin..”

- Lights should be kept below the upper leg crush zone or designed to deform in a controlled way.

- Under bonnet clearance should be at least 75mm, with special consideration paid to major features such as shock absorber mounts. Some suggestions have been made that double-wishbone suspension may be an alternative - this depends on the packaging in this area.

tidbit

uh.. can anyone do a how to... to install these... I like the lights.. but man... the build quality leaves something to be desired..

Railgun

Can you elaborate on that?

overkill

ouch

respecttheseven

"Tid bit", i told u they needed to be proffessionally installed. the brave do it themselves, but honestly they are SO self explanatory. i just have "proffesional installation only" for those who would have trouble. if any one has a hard time, u can call me any time. sedley did today and we got things worked out in 5 minutes

overkill

Here are some high beam pictures....

respecttheseven

wow, looks awesome. nice fitment job, as i told abunch of the other guys, these can fit perfect ,its just up to u other kits wont even if u have the skill.

overkill

I adjusted the contrast and mids to make the lights more distinct and defined.

tinfan82

iTrader: (1)

I really love the lights, but too bad I already have the C-West light kit with HIDs. Very nice, loving it.