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Retrofitting my clear corners

Old Sep 23, 2012 | 11:15 PM
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Buy rare clear corners.

RUIN THEM
 
Old Sep 23, 2012 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by zzapultimate
Nice choice on the morimotos That's the same projectors I used. They are great! Good luck on the set up. The wiring will be the hardest part. I did a quad high beam set up on mine, but disabled the DRL function because it was getting in the way and making things more complicated.

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I'll be doing the same, how did you disable DRLs and do quad beam?

Originally Posted by boost junkies
evo mitch is a mechanical engineer major i think he can tackle this project easily. looks good so far evo bieber!
I'm a MIS major which is business.. i'm screwed! hahaha

Originally Posted by brewcitymc
Look forward to seeing the end result. I have been wanting to do the retrofit for a while with the same parts from theretrofitsource.com the morimotos too

ltz heres a link to their youtube video with them opening up the lens

How To: Headlight Projector Retofit (Step 1: Opening headlights) - YouTube
The lens is the easy part haha

Originally Posted by Ashley.Marie
Gonna be sweet mitch! Can't wait!
Thanks Ashley!

Originally Posted by Enzo354
Buy rare clear corners.

RUIN THEM
The clear corners are just the lens, they're still 100% fine and better than they were when I got them, I promise!
 
Old Sep 23, 2012 | 11:58 PM
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I wish I could find the clear corners. Post pics when your done.
 
Old Oct 9, 2012 | 07:00 PM
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Alright, I keep forgetting to update this posting but here we are:

Oznium Red LED Surface Mount. 3 in each projector for demon eyes.




Morimoto Mini:



Gatling Gun Shrouds:



Together:




Painted Vs Non-painted housings:




I needed to flatten these plastic lips:


before:

after:

before:

after:


Test Fitting - They will be all black with red accents in the end:



More painting tonight, I'll keep you all updated!
 
Old Oct 9, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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Looks Good..
 
Old Oct 9, 2012 | 07:33 PM
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Can't wait to see them finished.
 
Old Oct 9, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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looks terrible mitch. I'm glad I can help you to ruin your headlights
 
Old Oct 9, 2012 | 07:38 PM
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looks sweet!! cant wait to see them finished!
 
Old Oct 9, 2012 | 08:08 PM
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Interesting. This pans out, that could be a heck of custom job!!
 
Old Oct 9, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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Great progress!
 

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