RedfireV8
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I figured I should probably go ahead and start this thread. Really, I should have started this last week but oh well...better late than never! I'm not really going to go step by step on everything but just feel free to ask or comment on anything. Got everything for right under $300 including the eBay headlights. Mostly thanks to TRS's clearance page, I was able to pick up the projectors and shrouds cheap. This is also my first time ever trying something like this so we'll see how it goes when it's all buttoned up.
Getting everything nicely laid out. Promised the girlfriend I'd have it cleaned up by the end of the week.. lol
Threw it in the oven @ 270 for 7 minutes and took the headlight apart and started trimming the reflector bowl. No pics unfortunately. I didn't get it right so I had to mount them in front. At first I wasn't happy about it but now I think it's ok. It actually allows me to not have to trim the headlight housing and makes for an almost PNP fit. I'll show ya what I mean below. Maybe next time I'll put them in from behind.
Testing the HID's, level and such.
Now on what I did for the rear of the assembly. Because I mounted them in front I was able to have enough room to actually use the factory rubber gasket. I inverted the gasket/o-ring and sealed the gasket to the projector which allowed me to have an OEM like fit when they are mounted.
Test fit on the car. The projector shroud looks black but its not.
Nice to see that the front end was repainted recently. Something else Miller failed to tell me among other things. By no means am I mad as it looks great just another thing to add to list but that's for another time/thread.
Wink
To be continued....
Getting everything nicely laid out. Promised the girlfriend I'd have it cleaned up by the end of the week.. lol
Threw it in the oven @ 270 for 7 minutes and took the headlight apart and started trimming the reflector bowl. No pics unfortunately. I didn't get it right so I had to mount them in front. At first I wasn't happy about it but now I think it's ok. It actually allows me to not have to trim the headlight housing and makes for an almost PNP fit. I'll show ya what I mean below. Maybe next time I'll put them in from behind.
Testing the HID's, level and such.
Now on what I did for the rear of the assembly. Because I mounted them in front I was able to have enough room to actually use the factory rubber gasket. I inverted the gasket/o-ring and sealed the gasket to the projector which allowed me to have an OEM like fit when they are mounted.
Test fit on the car. The projector shroud looks black but its not.
Nice to see that the front end was repainted recently. Something else Miller failed to tell me among other things. By no means am I mad as it looks great just another thing to add to list but that's for another time/thread.
Wink
To be continued....