Headlight progress..

[cnewton44]

Well I had decided a while back to take my headlights apart, and I have had the one apart for a while now. I just havent had the time to start working on them. Well I started the drivers side tonight. I am not sure about whether or not I wanna paint them inside or not. After I hopefully finish what I have in mind for the lights I will decide what color to go with.

This is where they are at now.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa66/cnewton44/light3.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa66/cnewton44/light2.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa66/cnewton44/light1.jpg

You have to remember this headlight use to have about a cup of water in it.:crazy:

Those 7mm bolts that hold the bulb housing on sure are hard to get out.

[mystiquevltwin]

Any updates on this? Have you picked a color yet?

What colors were you thinking?

[cnewton44]

Right now Im kinda thinkin about not painting them, and just leaving the surround as you see it above. But Im not sure yet. As for the rest of it, I am being lazy.:laugh:

Seriously though. I havent had alot of time to perfect the idea I have in mind. Mostly just waiting to save up some more money.

[petar_velichkov]

How did u take it apart?
Did u use oven or heat gun???

[cnewton44]

I followed the basic procedure. Preheat oven to 350, then i just threw the light in the oven on a baking sheet and left it in about five minutes. One time I had it in though, I left it in to long and it melted the edge of the clear part.

As these are kinda a test run on what im doing with them its not a big deal to me.

[petar_velichkov]

I started mine today... i am using heatgun though.
It looks like a pain it the a** to me...

[cnewton44]

:shrug: Its not easy. But its not that difficult either. I like doing stuff like this so its an enjoyable experience for me. I cant wait till I get mine done. I hope what I wanna do with them will work out right.:cool:

[petar_velichkov]

POst pictures when u finish them!
I will do the same...thanks for the info:laugh:

[alex894]

I started mine today... i am using heatgun though.
It looks like a pain it the a** to me...

the oven is your best bet, everything heats evenly and you can prop the headlight open easier

[95pgt-t]

here's mine. i only baked mine at 250 for five minutes
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2962671/3

[cnewton44]

Well im still moving along very sluggishly. It is the holiday season. But they should be done in a couple weeks probably. Depending on how motivated I get. Hightowering them isnt the only thing im doing. So stayed tuned for some excitment. ;)

[jedssvt]

How did you achieve that finish?:shrug:
Just sanding?
Please explain...
Looks like brushed stainless…:drool:

[cnewton44]

How did you achieve that finish?:shrug:
Just sanding?
Please explain...
Looks like brushed stainless…:drool:
Sorry, I completely forgot about this thread. I have been pretty busy with work and stuff, so I haven't gotten much done with them. I achieved the look you see by simply using steel wool on them. It took some time, but I like how it looks. There aren't finished yet but hopefully soon.


Clayton

[petar_velichkov]

Just finished mine today.... i will take some picz tomorrow :crazy:

[kw8z3boi]

any pic yet?

[petar_velichkov]

No because they are not actually done:)
I put the projector,but don't have a shroud yet(still looking) and thats why the lighting output is very poor.
I will take picz like that but they will be completely done in a week or two.
I am also planning to put a H3 projector for the high beams!
Don't know if its going to work...:laugh:

[petar_velichkov]

There u go...


http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4361/dsc08367yt5.th.jpg (http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc08367yt5.jpg)
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1651/image004rt7.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image004rt7.jpg)
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/181/image006bn7.th.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image006bn7.jpg)

There is no lenses,bc i have to clean them very well or put new ones..dont know yet!

The light pattern is awful with them:nonono:

[cannondalemtb]

Hurry up and finish them so we can see them!

[Goonz SVT]

slap a projector in there while your at it..I have a set of nice audi S4 valeo DOT projectors :)

[BigBEN]

looks nice so far!

[Goonz SVT]

that looks like a small projector, almost like a 2" lens..where did u get the projector from? or whats it of off?

[petar_velichkov]

Its not 2" ... actually they pretty big though!

Low beams' are xenons from audi i think(3")
High beams are regular H7 projector from a VW Touareg (3.5")

I have to find a better way to clean my headlights' lenses,because the light pattern really sux!New picz coming soon :rolleyes:

[teamSVTour]

Its not 2" ... actually they pretty big though!

Low beams' are xenons from audi i think(3")
High beams are regular H7 projector from a VW Touareg (3.5")

I have to find a better way to clean my headlights' lenses,because the light pattern really sux!New picz coming soon :rolleyes:

its not your headlight lens creating the crappy pattern....it is the light escaping out of the side of the projector and hitting your stock reflector which is dispersing stray light. You need to fab up a shroud so that the only light comes out from the projector lens.

[jedssvt]

Doesn’t look like he has the stock reflectors mounted.
From the Pics it looks like he just has the projectors mounted to the stock headlight bracket and that’s it.
If the reflector isn’t there what could be causing the crappy pattern?

[WHEELSPIN]

If you do have your reflectores still in just black them out. Satin Black Paint!!!!

[petar_velichkov]

Okay, here is the thing!
When the headlight lens is not there i have a perfect straight line from the projectors! As soon as i put it ... :bah::mad:

I already put a shroud around the xenon projector...its the same story!!!

I will try to sand them better ... finish them with 2000...3000...4000 sand paper!

New picz are coming after that again!

[riffraff4201969]

Someone please explain this process to me. I'm clueless. I didn't think you could take the assembly apart but I would like to and do some first-aid. Is there a how-to posted somewhere?

[bagged]

Someone please explain this process to me. I'm clueless. I didn't think you could take the assembly apart but I would like to and do some first-aid. Is there a how-to posted somewhere?



-FAQ - How-to bake open headlights (http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=aesthetics&Number=1157864&page=4&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=365&fpart=1)

[yamaha racer 686]

Okay, here is the thing!
When the headlight lens is not there i have a perfect straight line from the projectors! As soon as i put it ... :bah::mad:

I already put a shroud around the xenon projector...its the same story!!!

I will try to sand them better ... finish them with 2000...3000...4000 sand paper!

New picz are coming after that again!

i get the same results with my old headlights. think ill just custom make some headlights with clear lexan pieces. should distort at all.

[cnewton44]

Talk about thread hijack!!!!

Nobody cares about my project I guess.:cry: :laugh:

[Redlineracer12]

Nobody cares about my project I guess.:cry: :laugh:
Nope ;)

[ITinker]

There u go...


http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4361/dsc08367yt5.th.jpg (http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc08367yt5.jpg)
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1651/image004rt7.th.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image004rt7.jpg)
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/181/image006bn7.th.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image006bn7.jpg)

There is no lenses,bc i have to clean them very well or put new ones..dont know yet!

The light pattern is awful with them:nonono:

Using a shroud won't work. The whole point of Projector lights is for them to be aimed nicely in a particular direction without distortion. By having refractions off of the lens, you have distortion which defeats the whole point of having focused light.

Why not just create surrounds for them using poly molds(like they do for custom sub enclosures), include angel eyes on the highs and put on circular projector covers? All you need is poly fleece and resin. Make the mold using whatever you like, set the poly on, res it up, let it dry, and pull the mold. Double up on the poly layers, sand, and you're golden! Who needs the old lens then? Just paint the poly whatever color or effect you like and she's mean.

I was planning on doing exactly that this summer when the earth is dun thawd out.

[petar_velichkov]

That sounds good and really hard also....
English is not my native language,so can u try to explain it more simple and add some picture on these products!

Thanks in advance