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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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Update
got my driver side headlight finished and ready to seal the lens to it...

Still unsure which shroud I want to use...the polished metal I had on there first or the Heineken Keg can special....

I think it turned out pretty good.

Started work on the passenger side light, (covered in a bondo/resin coating sanding with 60 grit at the moment...

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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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Are you making them in a way that you could possible use them as a mold & make some more?
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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its a possibility,but if you really want a sure fit its gonna be something you wanna tackle yourself, as I am sure some people will want something different, I know I am already wanting more detail in them, but using the vacuum method EVILZ06 has been posting up, the mold thing could be something I will try my hand at when I finish them.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 10:05 AM
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Did you get your projectors from a Lexus/Toyota? Looks great so far. Also, are you thinking of putting HID's in the projectors?

I do like the non-pop up lights available now but they are more than $1,000.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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the inner projectors are Infinity FX35(might be Nissan too?) the Low beams or outer projectors are BMW, the inners are going to be turn signals and the outer are HID
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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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Looks KILLER!!! I love them! Cant wait to see the finished pics!
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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Wow this is really sweet!! I had been thinking about trying to do something like this earlier this summer but never started on it. Did get some projectors tho lol.
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 09:48 AM
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that is step one.....
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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Where did you get the lense covers from? I wonder how it would look having them tinted as well.
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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you can make your own using your metal covers with cotton flannel wrapped around them and some sheets of either lexan or acrylic baked in the oven, just make sure you do some experimenting with the temps as different ovens heat differently...then you can cut them to size(how I did it)
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cant wait for the final result, you should contact 6le to get these on the market
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They look great! Very comparable to my breathless performance minus the projectors(which i plan on doing).
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Looking great!
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 08:34 AM
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Sorry its been awhile......working on my hatch, my ws6 hood and a couple other projects at the same time.....I did get the first lens sealed to the headlight...taking the clamps off today to see how well it held.......sorry for the lack of updates just had alot going on.
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrws6
Sorry its been awhile......working on my hatch, my ws6 hood and a couple other projects at the same time.....I did get the first lens sealed to the headlight...taking the clamps off today to see how well it held.......sorry for the lack of updates just had alot going on.
Well now you have to tell us about your other projects What are you doing to your hatch?
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I started doing HIDs to my 97 but in a popup form.
That was about 3 yrs ago and never did finish.
Ive collected about every kind of HID possible to experiment with.
Youve inspired me to work on my 02 and do it as well.
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That vacuum forming acrylic is a cool setup. I could see that being very useful.
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Ok got the lens sealed to the cover...I used silicone and clamps to make it hold till the silicone set and cured, I`m not sure of the durability of this yet, so its gonna need some testing, but I gotta finish the other side and then get her out for some daily driving. Anyway here are the pics with the lens sealed to it, you can see the silicone on some parts of it, also it looks a bit off with the line of the hood....I`m starting to think this is the first set of many that I will need to try and improve on......


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