Hi,
just wanted to post some pics on my modded headlights. It's the
stock lights with parts of the internals painted flat black, the
orange plastic blob removed and a Philips Silvervision turn signal
bulb added. I also replaced the H4 bulbs with Philips Bluevision
to improve the high/low beam.

http://secret.lab6.com/uploaded_files/1007223622.JPG

http://secret.lab6.com/uploaded_files/1007224937.JPG

Now the only lights that I would replace these with are the STi
HID projector lights, but they are horribly expensive.


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[Edited by Mikael_S - 12/1/2001 4:50:34 PM]

Very nice.
I like them!

Caronte

That's cool. How did you do it? would like to do something similar esp to get rid of that orange bulb thing. can you post some instructions/pics?

Doesn't do anything to get rid of the 'bug-eye' shape to me. At a distance, doesn't look that different to the standard MY01 headling.

Hope you don't take that the wrong way - just trying to be constructive.

Hi Mikael_S

Definately better than the standard lights. Now it looks like an angry frog ;)

Good job

Gazza

Like it.

I've been thinking for a while on removing that stupid orange blob thing, but I'm scared I might break something.

How's about posting intructions?

Kev S

Me too, how did you get inside?

OK, let's call this mod the Bug/Frog conversion. ;)

I found many tips and pics on the i-club forum. Search the forum
for "headlight mod".

Here's a to-do list for taking the lights apart.
(Starting when the lights are off the car).

1. Remove all bulbs and wires from the back. You need to remove
2 screws holding a connector and the beam adjuster knob.

2. Remove 2 small philips screws from the back, one left and one
right.

3. Put the whole assembly in the oven, 8 minutes at 110 centigrade,
make sure no part of the light is in direct contact with any
metal surface (I rested the back side on a newspaper).

4. Take it out of the oven and work fast before it cools down: use
a flat screwdriver to pry open the light. Start at the top at
the two snap locks. You can now force an inch gap and see the
glue stretch between the parts. Use a knife and just cut the
glue, don't remove any glue, just let it stay on the lens edge
and in the resess on the back housing. Pry open at the snap
locks on left and right side, and finally at the bottom.

5. Remove 2 philips screws at the back of the lens part and take
out the plastic chrome peice.

6. The orange cover is just snapped into the turn reflector. If
you're´gonna paint part of the chrome piece, mask off parts that
you don't wanna paint with tape. Grind off the surface lightly
with sandpaper to make the paint stick better. I used flat
black heat resistant paint and sprayed it on.

7. Ready for assembly. Clean off all greasy fingerprints on the
lens and reflectors. Mount the chrome piece into the lens, 2
screws on one side and a tiny steering pin on the other.

8. Now align the lens part to the back housing and press them
lightly into each other, don't try to force them completely
together.

9. Put the light in the oven again, 8 min at 110 centigrade. Take
out the light and press the two halves firmly together. Make
sure all snap locks are in place.

10. Mount the 2 small philips screws on each side. Mount bulbs and
wires, the connector and the beam adjuster.

11. Done!

Wow thanks for that. Glup!!!

lol, stick it in the oven!!!!

hands up if you thought it was gonna be easy ;)

Tigs

I'm game for a laugh, sounds quite likely to work.

But, if I c*ck it up, if it ends up a molton pile of black and clear plastic on the oven floor then how poor am I? Whats the cost of a standard light unit?

i have a spare set of standard lights so if anyone wants to try this and melts their lights just let me know, the funnier the melted oven story the cheaper i'll sell them ;)

Tiggs

My oven's fan assisted, so do I need to reduce the cooking time? :D :D :D

Kev S

Here's a link i found on the i-club, a very good tutorial with
pictures:

http://www.clubsti.com/article.php?sid=2

It don't mention the 2 small philips screws at the back.
And I think it's bettter to put the light on a newspaper in the
oven (or something that doesn't conduct heat very good.)

C'mon, lets cook those lights! :D

Jeesh ! seems a lot of effort to end up with black bits on your lights! Wouldn't masking tape on the outside do better? When I did my 'Timbo & Scoob' Windscreen Strip I used Green Permanent Marker (quite a lot of them) but it worked really really well!!

Tiggs, You can't go floggin' your lights mate, the lease company will want them when the car goes back!! Liked your reply tho' - laughed like a drain at the thought of congealed plastic in my wife's baking tin!!! Do you reckon a microwave would get the job done faster?

> Jeesh ! seems a lot of effort to end up with black bits on your
> lights! Wouldn't masking tape on the outside do better?

That would look very good for sure. ;)

> When I did my 'Timbo & Scoob' Windscreen Strip I used Green
> Permanent Marker (quite a lot of them) but it worked really
> really well!!

Sure it did. :D

what gas mark is that? :D