DIY: Headlight LED's and blackout

lynxbat

I PM'd Caravanshaka and worked out a deal to have my lights done as well. Can't praise him enough for the excellent work and follow up. I initially had some minor issues but he went the extra mile to make sure it was perfect.

Here is an after pic of his handiwork:

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Caravanshaka

Glad it's all back together and looking good

let me know if you get any bolt on parts and you can bring the car over and we can install em here

Caravanshaka

Got some Morimoto 6000k bulbs in today from the retrofit source and decided it was time to post a quick video of the headlights

edit: moved the video to the 2nd post to make it easier to find

DIY: Headlight LED's and blackout

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chanh55

How do you guys think this mod will look on a black Z?

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Caravanshaka

if you are skeptical of the black housing, you could always leave all of the chrome and just black out hte projector shrouds.

I personally think it would look pretty sweet with all black housings, as long as you went the same route as Mike (forum sponsor) with black wheels and tinted tails and such.

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bigaudiofanat

I honestly hate the look of an entire car blacked out it just dose not look right to me, there is nothing going on.

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Caravanshaka

ya, some like it, some don't. Mike went a nice route with the accent colors that grab your eye.

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____________________ PROJECT DiaD - Sold but not forgotten!
The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that in order to work the penis, the brain must remain whole.

Bozz 8

Very nice and professional...
Thanks for sharing

jookiyaya

thats sick, the black housing on pearl white is what im looking for too! ^_^

ONEighty

The thing with using hot glue is it'll melt right when you put them headlights in the oven... so it's pretty much useless. Epoxy or aluminum foil tape (has strong adhesive) works great.

Caravanshaka

He is exactly right, and you don't know til you pull them apart another time. I pulled mine open again to do the side-marker LED's to match instead of the Amber, and pulled all the hot glue out and used epoxy instead. I updated the DIY about a week or 2 ago to reflect that as well.

The aluminum foil tape is an interesting idea as well, never would have thought of that!

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____________________ PROJECT DiaD - Sold but not forgotten!
The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that in order to work the penis, the brain must remain whole.

pookienachos

W O W ! i dont have the guts to do this DIY though

dang370z

let me roll over to dallas and you can do mine for me
cause that is just a sick look im just to scared to do it

M1K3

Attempting this and fang blackout tonight. hope do be done by dawn. diy is very well done so im hopin it goes well..just nerve racking drilling and taking apart headlights!!

Caravanshaka

good luck M1K3!!! let us know how it turns out!

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____________________ PROJECT DiaD - Sold but not forgotten!
The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that in order to work the penis, the brain must remain whole.