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10-31-2011, 03:57 AM | #1 |
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DIY 02 bugeye FX-R retrofit
50w 4300K FX-Rs (morimoto 50w bulb/ballasts). All sourced from TheRetrofitSource. Older versions from Jan 11 since it took me 9 months to get around to it...
Text and beam picture coming later... Will not be a full howto, just cover some details I wished I'd known before I started / stupid mistakes not to make etc. IMO can never have too much info floating around on mods like this....
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10-31-2011, 03:58 AM | #2 |
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10-31-2011, 03:58 AM | #3 |
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Few outdoor beam patterns. Will take the boring parking lot garage wall ones tomorrow. Camera settings identical for all pics below. 1/4 @ f4.5, ISO 800, 28mm or 15mm for wider angle shots (1.6x crop body). Picture style "neutral", white balance "daylight". Stock (taken couple of years ago, with wiring harness (I think) and GE NightHawks) FX-R Lows - not exactly the same position, but close FX-R lows, wider angle view FX-R highs FX-R lows, backed up down the road a bit FX-R lows, backed up down the road a bit, wider angle view FX-R highs, backed up down the road a bit, sorry blurred. Last edited by realwomble; 11-02-2011 at 03:59 AM. |
10-31-2011, 06:34 AM | #4 |
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That looks like a quick and dirty way of doing it, did you do something to hide the cast aluminum casing around the actual lens? You see that when you look into the headlight correct?
Also are they still adjustable with factory adjustment screws that way? |
10-31-2011, 10:44 AM | #5 |
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Mounting them to the reflector bowl retains factory adjustment, I've done a couple FXRs like this. What isn't shown-and what I'm assuming the OP did is check for rotational alignment before adding the epoxy. Nice job.
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10-31-2011, 02:37 PM | #6 | ||
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Thanks. Thanks for your various writeups by the way, it all helped me along. Quote:
But seriously... I left the bowl chromed. It's all shiny with lots of reflections in there. Yes you can see around the shroud from one side, but unless you bend over and stare in there, it's not noticable. Most people pay zero attention to headlights on cars, I'd be stunned if anyone could notice it walking by. Some folks mount it deeper, I chose not to due to (a) concern that I might end up hitting the housing with the projector or bolts and (b) images of something like the below happening in my quest for perfection. Chopping stuff out of the bowl is irreversible so I erred on the side of caution. Again, I'm intending to share gotchas/mistakes/learnings, not state that this is how I think everyone should do it. ) |
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11-01-2011, 12:24 AM | #7 |
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My pleasure. Have you seen the retros I did for my Bugeye front-end conversion? Please post output pics when you can.
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11-01-2011, 02:29 AM | #8 |
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I haven't.
Should have an opportunity to take output shots tomorrow. |
11-01-2011, 06:15 AM | #9 |
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Ok actually looking closer at the pics there is a piece that goes over the cast right? And then like you said you can only see it from the side. That clarifies it better, wasn't trying to hate any just checking, I was thinking looking straight in you could see it but if you have to find the right spot just to see it then its good enough for my car
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11-01-2011, 10:22 AM | #10 |
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very nice, post some more pics, like a side view of the headlight. also, did you add a cover piece around the lamp housing?
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11-01-2011, 12:08 PM | #11 |
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A few shots right after the conversion:
I've yet to take any output pics since the conversion and now theres snow on the ground. I'll try to take a few soon. |
11-01-2011, 02:47 PM | #12 |
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can you take a pic of the light beam at night
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11-01-2011, 07:51 PM | #13 | ||
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There is an issue with the bulb or bulb seating in one of them that I've not had a chance to play with (the hotspot isn't in quite the right place), so the output could probably be a little better, but it's already a revelation compared to the stock lights. Last edited by realwomble; 11-01-2011 at 07:56 PM. |
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11-02-2011, 03:58 AM | #14 |
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04-15-2013, 09:36 PM | #15 |
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OP, do you have any more pictures? Maybe of some of the car from further away?
I like the retrofit and the fact they're stock headlights (not a fan of DIY or eBay "black housings") |
04-15-2013, 09:38 PM | #16 |
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...dang, just looked at member's last login date
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06-24-2013, 07:43 PM | #17 |
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Yeah, it's been a while. I can try to take a couple.
They're still going strong. No leaks, no problems. The original TRS wiring harness failed after about a year, replaced with a heavier duty newer TRS harness, working fine. Last edited by realwomble; 06-24-2013 at 07:48 PM. |
12-19-2016, 12:25 AM | #18 |
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I know I am years late to the party, but these look great! I am going to go off these for my retrofit, trying to keep my bugeye looking stock and clean, but wanted the better light output of HIDs.
Well done. |
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