Sep 23, 2013 - 3:01 AM
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hey guys, im curious if anyone has modified or retrofit projectors into pre face fog lamps??? i would not mind having a better quality fog lamp while retaining oem styling. my idea is to use a single projector unit and retrofit. similar to some headlights that have been done by other members. any input is appreciated.
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Sep 25, 2013 - 7:35 AM
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Fog light, not head light?
Fluted glass lens is impossible to polish down smooth for the home DIY'er unless you're going to spend a week on each lens and can mount it up in a jig on a drill press with a bonnet chucked up to cut then polish a circle in the middle. If you do go through all that, you'll be spending about $25-$50 in materials depending what you use and how clear you want to get it. Use a Morimoto matchbox bixenon projector if you go through all that, but don't run HID in them as it'll totally wash out the foreground and make your night vision much worse. Otherwise, grab some projectors off a 7th gen Celica or a Lexus IS300 and make them fit. MUCH faster and cheaper, just as custom, and excellent quality optics. ive looked at both of those options i dont much like the look of just the projector like the 7th gen has. would also proabably blackout the housing as well while apart. and the is300 fogs wouldnt lookvery good on a PRE FACE bumper.
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CAcelica29 projector retrofit?? Sep 23, 2013 - 3:01 AM
Box The only problem with that is making a clear lens.... Sep 23, 2013 - 3:29 AM
CAcelica29 yes im aware of this. .....looking into a clear le... Sep 23, 2013 - 3:41 AM
Box Might try seeing if any businesses nearby vacuum f... Sep 23, 2013 - 3:57 AM
rentaspace QUOTE (Box @ Sep 23, 2013 - 3:57 AM)... Sep 23, 2013 - 4:20 AM
Box Somebody has done it before. Awhile back someone ... Sep 23, 2013 - 4:34 AM
Bitter Fluted glass lens is impossible to polish down smo... Sep 23, 2013 - 7:28 AM
CAcelica29 QUOTE (Bitter @ Sep 23, 2013 - 7:28 ... Sep 23, 2013 - 1:29 PM
yagamius I did it like 4 years ago, I made the covers in a ... Sep 23, 2013 - 3:08 PM
CAcelica29 correct, but preface fogs not the newer ones. Oct 1, 2013 - 8:33 PM
Box I think they'd look better in the pre-face sin... Oct 1, 2013 - 10:08 PM
CAcelica29 me too, id like to pair them with projector headli... Oct 3, 2013 - 8:19 PM![]() ![]() |
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