Pics and info on converted headlights - Page 16

eckoman_pdx · 10-19-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by hks.mr2turbo

Anyone know if there is anyone out there making 90-95 MR2 head light conversions besides the REV6's that fit in place of the OEM head lights or minor mods to make them fit ?

Here you go, I think these are the same flush mounts Bak posted, and the same ones Tucky has on his MR2. They cost £250.00 (GBP)

CarBen Fibre Creations - Quad Headlight Conversion

Here are pics from the above website.

cloak · 10-22-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by eckoman_pdx

gtfo

Oteck · 10-22-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by traintech86

you're serious? why has no one done this yet! haha i dig the flippy lights and so do my friends but i want to get all weight crazy. i am aimin for 2200!

probably because most mk1 owners are too cheap/poor to afford anything nice

trevs2 · 11-09-2009, 04:26 PM

Just joined this forum and thought you might be interested
heres a project im working on at present with my old car ,the idea being similar to the rogue low rise,in that they dont need to rise as far
only a small reduction but i think they look better even now ?

Oteck · 11-09-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by trevs2

Just joined this forum and thought you might be interested
heres a project im working on at present with my old car ,the idea being similar to the rogue low rise,in that they dont need to rise as far
only a small reduction but i think they look better even now ?

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/DSC00913.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...DSC00953-1.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/DSC00949.jpg

Thegerman made something similar but it sits much lower and uses it's own trim. problem was a few hundrends more you can get a better rev6

mr24u · 11-20-2009, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by trevs2

Just joined this forum and thought you might be interested
heres a project im working on at present with my old car ,the idea being similar to the rogue low rise,in that they dont need to rise as far
only a small reduction but i think they look better even now ?

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/DSC00913.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...DSC00953-1.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/DSC00949.jpg

I think you move those lights up another 3/4" (or as much as you can), decrease the height the housings raise a bit more, and make a "fill-in" shroud spacer, and they might really look nice. I'm guessing you used a 4" x 6" dual filament bulb?

mattdouken · 11-30-2009, 10:26 PM

Hey trevs2 what car is that smaller lens off of?
Also what is the step you took to make the light sit lower, Did you modify the arm to where it can go up and down?

Also I will be doing a write up of a lowrise using c5 corvette lens. that still keeps full functionality.

CJMR2T · 11-30-2009, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mattdouken

Hey trevs2 what car is that smaller lens off of?
Also what is the step you took to make the light sit lower, Did you modify the arm to where it can go up and down?

Also I will be doing a write up of a lowrise using c5 corvette lens. that still keeps full functionality.

The bulbs that he used are probably H4666 bulbs that are common to the mid 90's ford probe's and probably other cars that are not comming to mind at the moment...

Im not sure how he did his low rise, but the only correct way to do it is to relocate the ball on the pivot arm of the motor and shorten the connecting rod by the same amount... You can also do the same with the connecting arm mount on the housing and the connecting rod but you can get much change without either messing up geometry or running into interference issues.

Have you measured the C5 units yet??? I would think that they are too wide to fit the two's covers (I could very well be wrong though but they do seem like they are noticably wider).

mattdouken · 12-01-2009, 12:50 AM

Im going too autozone tomorrow to measure all different lenses and see what the smallest I can get and still look decent ,Then im going to get the projector lenses for that car and start working on the fit.

So in the end i will have a custom lowrise projector HID....that hasnt been done yet....hehehehe

Oteck · 12-01-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mattdouken

Im going too autozone tomorrow to measure all different lenses and see what the smallest I can get and still look decent ,Then im going to get the projector lenses for that car and start working on the fit.

So in the end i will have a custom lowrise projector HID....that hasnt been done yet....hehehehe

rev6 hid kit comes into mind

CJMR2T · 12-01-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Oteck

rev6 hid kit comes into mind

Yep, Rev 6 comes to mind too...

The Rev 6's are nice, but I thing I'll build my own for much cheaper and they'll be lower with better light output then the Rev 6's.... The Rev 6's use Hella 90mm modules.. Which are fairly old.. Hella now has 50mm and 60mm modules which for one are smaller and two have much better light output over the older 90mm modules..

mattdouken · 12-01-2009, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Oteck

rev6 hid kit comes into mind

Nope, These will be single lenses , HID, fully functional up and down, and only cost about 300 bucks and I'm going to post a write-up to make it easy for install.

So 400$ cheaper than rev6 and you don"t have to go buy Hid after the purchase...

Like I said before, not been done yet....

Still waiting for trevs2 to get back on my previous question...

CJMR2T · 12-02-2009, 01:22 AM

When you say full up and down, do you mean full height or just full functioning up and down? If you are meaning full functioning up and down, then the REV 6 has that already.. as for the rest of it, $300 is cheap for HID...

I dont think you will find a projector conversion type housing for anything other then a H6054 housing (i.e. standard MR2 bulb).. The only one that is smaller is a H4666 and I've never seen a projector replacement bulb for one of those... There are bulbs that are smaller but they are single beam unit, not dual beam... Even with HID's Dual beam (high and low) is still a good thing to have.. Finding a Bi-xenon bulb will be inpossible that will fit the smaller housings...

There is also a H4701 / H4703 bulbs which is even a bit smaller in height then the H4666 but again, I highly doubt you'll find it in a projector or even a conversion housing for H4 composite bulb. They are single eliment bulbs...

mattdouken · 12-02-2009, 01:52 AM

Dammit your right, I can't find any projector lights that are smaller than 6in height.

Back to square one..........man I dislike you right now

But wait,...What about a lens housing for a motorcycle they have HID too, it would not be projector but you can get smaller lenses.

I really need to know what car that lens came off of that trevs2 posted. It is smaller both height and width.

CJMR2T · 12-02-2009, 09:54 AM

Sorry to burst your bubble...

As for Trevs2, My bet is on the H4666 if he used a dual beam bulb and if it is only a single beam (kinda dumb to do) its H4701/03 or the H4656/51

CJMR2T · 12-02-2009, 10:04 AM

Ok, Im pretty much positive that he (trevs2) used a H4666 bulb.. I broke out the scale and scaled the bulds in the picture and knowing the stock bulb (shown on the left) for the scale factor, the smaller bulb (on the right) works out to be the H4666...

Hella does make a conversion style housing for that bulb but its not a projector. Personally, I think it would be a waste of time to use that bulb. Yes you can lower the door but not as much as going other routes like Rev 6 or custom done housing like I'm gonna do using even smaller / better projectors then the Hella's used in the Rev 6.

mattdouken · 12-02-2009, 07:51 PM

ok I decided to use a hella H4 housing thats 7 by 4 inches or I can go smaller with 5.8x3.3 inches both take H4 HID dual filament bulbs and will be very lowrise and still only run about 300 for the work and items needed.

We will see when I get a chance to start the fab work.

CJMR2T · 12-02-2009, 08:00 PM

Hope you dont have Nazi type police in your area....

Those housing are not going to give you a good clean crisp horizontal cut off which is needed with HID... There is a reason why Its Illegal to put HID bulbs in a non HID housing and use on public roads... Its DANGEROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! It causes excessive glare and blinding light to on coming drivers... I've experianced this and almost in several occations been in accidents cause of Jackass's that put HID's in thier non HID housings...

mattdouken · 12-03-2009, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by CJMR2T

Hope you dont have Nazi type police in your area....

Those housing are not going to give you a good clean crisp horizontal cut off which is needed with HID... There is a reason why Its Illegal to put HID bulbs in a non HID housing and use on public roads... Its DANGEROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! It causes excessive glare and blinding light to on coming drivers... I've experianced this and almost in several occations been in accidents cause of Jackass's that put HID's in thier non HID housings...

The housing are made for HID they are conversion lenses for a jeep wrangler
and the slope and front lenses are the same as the silverstar ultras seal beams I have on my car now.

mattdouken · 12-29-2009, 06:07 PM

This is the work so far, and kinda the desired outcome ,But in HID.......My car looks like its a psychopath grinning.....

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mattdouken Driver Of The Seven Sea's Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greensboro,NC Posts: 698 Thanks: 53 Thanked 29 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (9/100% )	Dammit your right, I can't find any projector lights that are smaller than 6in height. Back to square one..........man I dislike you right now But wait,...What about a lens housing for a motorcycle they have HID too, it would not be projector but you can get smaller lenses. I really need to know what car that lens came off of that trevs2 posted. It is smaller both height and width. Last edited by mattdouken; 12-02-2009 at 02:02 AM..

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trevs2 No Skills Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Just joined this forum and thought you might be interested heres a project im working on at present with my old car ,the idea being similar to the rogue low rise,in that they dont need to rise as far only a small reduction but i think they look better even now ?

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mattdouken Driver Of The Seven Sea's Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greensboro,NC Posts: 698 Thanks: 53 Thanked 29 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (9/100% )	Hey trevs2 what car is that smaller lens off of? Also what is the step you took to make the light sit lower, Did you modify the arm to where it can go up and down? Also I will be doing a write up of a lowrise using c5 corvette lens. that still keeps full functionality.

12-01-2009, 12:50 AM	#309 (permalink)
mattdouken Driver Of The Seven Sea's Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greensboro,NC Posts: 698 Thanks: 53 Thanked 29 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (9/100% )	Im going too autozone tomorrow to measure all different lenses and see what the smallest I can get and still look decent ,Then im going to get the projector lenses for that car and start working on the fit. So in the end i will have a custom lowrise projector HID....that hasnt been done yet....hehehehe

12-02-2009, 01:22 AM	#313 (permalink)
CJMR2T Fabricator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 3,678 Thanks: 3 Thanked 353 Times in 335 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	When you say full up and down, do you mean full height or just full functioning up and down? If you are meaning full functioning up and down, then the REV 6 has that already.. as for the rest of it, $300 is cheap for HID... I dont think you will find a projector conversion type housing for anything other then a H6054 housing (i.e. standard MR2 bulb).. The only one that is smaller is a H4666 and I've never seen a projector replacement bulb for one of those... There are bulbs that are smaller but they are single beam unit, not dual beam... Even with HID's Dual beam (high and low) is still a good thing to have.. Finding a Bi-xenon bulb will be inpossible that will fit the smaller housings... There is also a H4701 / H4703 bulbs which is even a bit smaller in height then the H4666 but again, I highly doubt you'll find it in a projector or even a conversion housing for H4 composite bulb. They are single eliment bulbs...

12-02-2009, 09:54 AM	#315 (permalink)
CJMR2T Fabricator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 3,678 Thanks: 3 Thanked 353 Times in 335 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Sorry to burst your bubble... As for Trevs2, My bet is on the H4666 if he used a dual beam bulb and if it is only a single beam (kinda dumb to do) its H4701/03 or the H4656/51

12-02-2009, 10:04 AM	#316 (permalink)
CJMR2T Fabricator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 3,678 Thanks: 3 Thanked 353 Times in 335 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Ok, Im pretty much positive that he (trevs2) used a H4666 bulb.. I broke out the scale and scaled the bulds in the picture and knowing the stock bulb (shown on the left) for the scale factor, the smaller bulb (on the right) works out to be the H4666... Hella does make a conversion style housing for that bulb but its not a projector. Personally, I think it would be a waste of time to use that bulb. Yes you can lower the door but not as much as going other routes like Rev 6 or custom done housing like I'm gonna do using even smaller / better projectors then the Hella's used in the Rev 6.

12-02-2009, 07:51 PM	#317 (permalink)
mattdouken Driver Of The Seven Sea's Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greensboro,NC Posts: 698 Thanks: 53 Thanked 29 Times in 18 Posts iTrader Rating: (9/100% )	ok I decided to use a hella H4 housing thats 7 by 4 inches or I can go smaller with 5.8x3.3 inches both take H4 HID dual filament bulbs and will be very lowrise and still only run about 300 for the work and items needed. We will see when I get a chance to start the fab work.

12-02-2009, 08:00 PM	#318 (permalink)
CJMR2T Fabricator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 3,678 Thanks: 3 Thanked 353 Times in 335 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Hope you dont have Nazi type police in your area.... Those housing are not going to give you a good clean crisp horizontal cut off which is needed with HID... There is a reason why Its Illegal to put HID bulbs in a non HID housing and use on public roads... Its DANGEROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! It causes excessive glare and blinding light to on coming drivers... I've experianced this and almost in several occations been in accidents cause of Jackass's that put HID's in thier non HID housings...