More Sidewayz!

VDC_OFF · 12-17-2012, 11:19 AM

Wow tapatalk makes uploading images easy. So now to update:

First I cut off the connector from the halo to feed the halo wire through a drilled a hole in the shroud. The halo fits in very snug but add glue just in case. Just have to be careful to not apply too much pressure on white spot when pressing it in or you can damage the halo.

Next moving on the the turn signal. I cut the plastic off leaving only the plastic on the inside which i then had to trim down from within so it didnt show when i placed the halo over.

Next was the sticky part. After trimming down over and over to get the lens to fit snug I then used Automotive Goop to glue it in place.

Once that was dry I glued the halo on and did the other one.

While that was gluing I went to paint the housing. Had to really clean this since the 3m left a sticky residue everywhere. Was going to wrap in real carbon but was running out of time since Hot Import Nights was on saturday. So I decided to paint it glossy black instead. I opted for this instead of flat black because i wanted the halos to reflect light on the housing.

Waiting for that to dry I soldered the connector back on to the 90mm halo since it was already mounted to the shroud.

Try not to burn santa!

Since I am running dual halos I soldered the ends of the wires together so I only have to feed one wire through the headlight case. Those connectors I have at the end actually feed into a waterproof plug. This is because I want to wire these to the fuse box so they turn on when the car turns on.

Testing to see if my soldering worked

Now that everything dried I put the headlight back together and fed the wire down the bottom through the rubber plug

And here is the finished headlight after baking and sealing. I kept the 3m on the reflector just to keep some of hint of carbon fiber.