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Once again, I was poking around the Modeo board and I came across this how-to. Cougar Lights Modification - Mk2 Mondeo Only  I searched, but couldn't find where anyone has attempted this on our side of the "pond." I was tempted to give it a shot, but the damn salvage yard wants $150 for a pair (I'm assuming he meant pair and not each) of Cougar lights. Right now that's a tad steep for me. Do we know of anyone that has tried this, and if they did what their results were?
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At least their is a how-to for it. If you really want to try something different, go for it. I don't think anyone here has done it, but I could be wrong.
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Ya, i dont think anyone has done it. When i did my projector retrofit, i though about it, but all the scrap yards near me wanted too much money for them, even for the ones in poor condition. One thing i would do if you're really considering it is see if you can find a local cougar and take a look at the beam pattern at night and see if it's worth it. I ended up going with the Hella 90mm based on recommendations of other...and i was happy with the choice. H9 bulb has one of the highest outputs of any halogen bulb...and at www.rallylights.com it's like $55 for sealed projector + bulb + mounting hardware. If you're gonna dish out the cash you may want to slowly piece together an OEM HID system...just another option.
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I've got extra sets of Cougar 99 and 2002 headlights just sitting in my garage... I might just have to check out that how-to and go for it on my CSVT's.. 
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Originally posted by NVMYSVT:
I've got extra sets of Cougar 99 and 2002 headlights just sitting in my garage... I might just have to check out that how-to and go for it on my CSVT's..
Awwww crap. I should have asked if anyone had a set they'd be willing to sell before I posted that link. 
Amarv - I'm assuming that price is per assembly, and not for a pair. I thought this might be a more inexpensive way to get some projectors for the Contour, but it's not looking too good unless I can find a cheap deal on a set of the Cougars. I just can't justify the kind of money that Goonz spent on his, as sweet as they look. Plus, I dig the way it looks on that Mondy w/ all the lights as projectors.
I will have to see if anyone in this one-horse town has a Coug, and if I can find one see if I can talk them into letting me poke around their lights a bit.
***EDIT*** amarv, are these the ones you were talking about?
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Originally posted by The Spelling Nazi:
***EDIT*** amarv, are these the ones you were talking about?
Ya, 90mm lowbeam H9 projector. There's a huge thread in aesthetics where Dion and some other guys posted pics of their installs, and a bunch of notes.
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I've got extra sets of Cougar 99 and 2002 headlights just sitting in my garage... I might just have to check out that how-to and go for it on my CSVT's..
I always wondered...how is the cougar beam compared to the contour/mystique?...i believe they use 9006 lamps, right?
Does it have a sharp cutoff and good pattern?
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the cougar projectors according the projector forums have a weak output, you'd be better off saving money and getting eithe Bosch, Stanley or Valeo projectors..the 90mm are i guess ok..
it seems like after looking through the how-to that the work is the same as any other projector retrofitting, you'd be better off doing what I said above..
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Would the 120mm fit, or am I better off sticking with the 90mm?
***EDIT*** What projector forum(s) are you on?
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why do people want the 90mm so much!? there are soo many other great projectors out there  Lighting Forum search for "projector beam patterns" and the first result should tell u all..
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Originally posted by ????¯?¬?¬?º:
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THAT'S what I was hoping you'd post. Thanks!
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