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Riptide67 10-07-2013 10:46 PM

Gracias!

Nut_N_Much 10-10-2013 09:35 AM

Done, dual halo with dual demon eye in blue. Used 4 up top and added 1 to the main projector to make 5 on it. Still dim, 10mm leds are huge but might try it on my lights first, don't want to F up some one else lights. Just need to make it brighter on the main projector.

http://www.the370z.com/members/nut_n...0-img-1258.jpg
http://www.the370z.com/members/nut_n...3-img-1263.jpg
http://www.the370z.com/members/nut_n...4-img-1272.jpg

Huck 10-10-2013 02:39 PM

Haha these things look great Joe! Too bad I could make it over there with Matt last week :(

Zdayz 2014!!

dmhenderson 10-15-2013 07:55 AM

Tip I came up with that I figured I might pass along to folks doing these themselves who worry about condensation:

Buy this stuff:
Amazon.com: Rust Oleum 274232 Never Wet Multi Purpose Kit: Home Improvement

Now buy this stuff for good measure:
Sonax 223100 Black Polymer Net Shield : Amazon.com : Automotive

My lights have been opened about 4 times now and have pretty significant heat warping along the seams. After you re-seal the lights with butyl, apply 2 coats of "never wet" (drying in between coats) along the seams of the lights. Once dry, apply a coat of the polymer net shield. Drove around a bit in the monsoon we had in DC last week and both lights are dry as a bone.

Nut_N_Much 10-15-2013 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmhenderson (Post 2527845)
Tip I came up with that I figured I might pass along to folks doing these themselves who worry about condensation:

Buy this stuff:
Amazon.com: Rust Oleum 274232 Never Wet Multi Purpose Kit: Home Improvement

Now buy this stuff for good measure:
Sonax 223100 Black Polymer Net Shield : Amazon.com : Automotive

My lights have been opened about 4 times now and have pretty significant heat warping along the seams. After you re-seal the lights with butyl, apply 2 coats of "never wet" (drying in between coats) along the seams of the lights. Once dry, apply a coat of the polymer net shield. Drove around a bit in the monsoon we had in DC last week and both lights are dry as a bone.

Tried to rep you for the tip, wont let me, but thanks for posting for us!:happydance:

Nut_N_Much 10-15-2013 04:09 PM

Anybody figure out what to use to recondition the insides of the lights yet? Wondering what to use, UV Wipe, clear coat spray, not sure. :shakes head:

Riptide67 10-19-2013 09:02 PM

1 Attachment(s)
Here is how mine turned out!

SharkBite 10-20-2013 05:02 PM

Here's my first quality completed picture since my halo install. Tinted reflectors and parking lights, the entire assembly is black.
http://www.the370z.com/members/shark...-9-15-2013.jpg

Nut_N_Much 10-20-2013 07:50 PM

man, that car is so clean, lights look awesome..:tiphat:

FortuneLSX-TT 10-21-2013 11:15 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC_UTLBjbAo
RGB LED Controller installed. The included app for Android works well for selecting the color, but selecting the mode didn't work so well. The included remote works well though. It has several modes where you can select the color and brightness, have it blink in and out, or cycle the colors and select the speed at which it cycles.

Another thing to note... 4 leds for the smaller halo and set to white apparently gets a bit warm and did bubble the krylon fusion a bit. So that's something to watch out for. I imagine a traditional automotive clear (not from a rattle can) should hold up to heat a little better.

Nut_N_Much 10-23-2013 07:49 PM

Yep, paint will bubble on a lens conversion, RGB type halo's do get hot. Also swapping out dual fulfillment amber turn signal bulbs with LED will help keep heat down.

I used automotive clear coat on my shrouds and still bubbled. Swapped out halo's for white XB's seem to solve my issue but no color choices with XB's. :tiphat:

Lights look great...

wuppee 11-15-2013 11:52 AM

Hey guys, i am want to do this lets say KICK *** mod and just wondering if you could please make a NEW post about all the items needed. I'm keen to do as much to the headlights as possible as i don't really want to re-open the headlights to keep doing mods to them. so if you could please let me/us know all the up-to-date relevant parts that we would need that would be awesome :)

thanks so much for this thread its AWESOMEE!!!!....

Nut_N_Much 11-17-2013 02:36 PM

Sorry I haven't been on in a wile, retiring, job hunting has been taking up my life..

Brother, just go to the first page, links were checked last month, all the info is still relevant to these awesome headlight builds these guy's have done. Any questions just ask.. Tons of people here will assist, good group of guy's on this forum. :tiphat:

Below the YouTube Video's are the links.. Adding an LED Turn Signal link right now..

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...-w-videos.html

Meulen 11-25-2013 12:13 PM

Hey guys.....just a heads up. The lenses from the rhetrofitstore are on back order right now. I ordered them last week and quickly got an email from them on the situation. No word from them though as to when they come back in stock yet.

equalme 11-25-2013 11:50 PM

Quick question-

I pretty much leave my lights on 'Auto' and prefer to keep it that way. So if I were to wire the halo to the parking lights, then the halo won't turn on until it is dark enough and the headlights automatically turns on, correct?

I want the halo to be on when I start the car and stay on. I'd hate to have to run a wire to a switch in the cabin. What are my options?

Also, does anybody have a picture of the halo on with the low beams on as well?

Thanks!


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