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After market headlights, final fitting to occur when the car gets painted |
Mike Bellis |
Apr 25 2010, 11:50 AM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,346 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
I saw a member from Purto Rico use these. I thought I would give it a try. They are for a Nissan 240SX. After 40 hours of cutting and fiberglass, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) they fit pretty well. I will fix the gaps and do some clean up after I strip the body for paint. Fender lines are not straight due to bondo. The slant angle is extreemly close to the 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Each lamp can be adjusted up/down and side to side.
Specs: H7 lamps, LED halo (white/blue color) comes with wire harness with relay for high beam (high beams illuminate all 4 lamps) If you want to do this too, I recommend a cardboard template of the stock lamp covers. There are no right angles on the 914 headlamps. the template will be smaller than the overall size of the 240sx assembly. find a good fit and cut larger than your marks. Trip and shape slowly. once you have your shape, reinforce the bottom with fiberglass (Kitty Hair and gel). I then mounted some L brackets to the factory mounting holes. I set some wet glass to the brackets and "glued" the assembly in place. Rivet nuts on the brackets make removing easy. Use large washers and open up the factory holes to make final adjustment easy. |
effutuo101 |
Apr 25 2010, 12:29 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 10-April 05 From: Lemon Grove Member No.: 3,914 Region Association: Southern California |
Well done! now the question is, can you make a mold?
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Mike Bellis |
Apr 25 2010, 01:05 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,346 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
Well done! now the question is, can you make a mold? If I decide to keep it this way, I'll let you know. May buy another set and fit them even better. I cut 4 inch strips of cardboard for my template. I taped the 4 pieces together in the shape. I flipped it over for the other side. If I do it again, I'll pull the bumper off to make a better edge. Kitty hair mixed with gel to make it flow better worked well for the uderside. The next step would be to fit the sides better and cover the top with carbon fiber. I bet I dropped 40 pounds off the car by removing the old lights and motors. |
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