UPDATE: beam pics are uploaded! scroll down! now!!

e46 HID projectors retrofitted into 99-00 Civic headlghts i bought an extra set of headlights and spent all weekend doing this lol. these should be on the car on friday and i'll have pics of the beam pattern then

parts i used:

'99 headlights
e46 projectors (off Audi TT, 3-series Bimmers, made by Bosch)
15oz cans for a shroud
#8-32 type screws, nuts and washers
aluminum tape
paint for housing and stock headlight reflector

i used the oven method to open and paint the housings and retroed the projectors in

prior to the actual retro i prepped the projector but cutting up a 15oz can to use as a shroud, used jb weld to secure it and the trim piece in place and used aluminum tape to cover it all up.

i like the industrial look of it.







uses d2s bulbs


and yea i had to drill out holes on the back due to clearance issues, but those will be covered up

and its going onto this:


i cant wait!

UPDATE: tha beam pattern PICS!!















Modified by THE PLAYER at 10:01 PM 10/12/2005

 

 

NOICE!
look sick, post up pics of the cut off when you get them in

 

Nice. Love the coupe.

 

wow gj, hopin to see the updated pix!

 

 

 

retros =

 

damn ive been seeing alot of these lately nice

 

thanks for the comments. i gotta a few PM's about putting on a shroud. I did put a shroud, but it's not covering the whole projector obviously. I just made it to just cover the light, I wanted to keep it simple. I like the way it looks

 

Looks pretty good! Although, I do think it would look a little better with a shroud covering the projectors. But, you said your happy with the look so . Did you seal them up yet? You should re-seal them after aligning your cut-offs when mounted on the car. I had to re-open mine due to an inaccurate cut-off.

 

post up the DIY i want to made one so bad

 

looks good nice looking coupe also

 

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The can looks alil AhEm...Industrial. But it should look pretty sharp on the car

 

 

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haha as long as it works

 

W00t! HID retrofit!

 

 

Looks good, car is beautiful.

 

Mind sharing "how" you mounted the projector to the headlight/halogen housing? It looks like it's just bolted to the rear of the halogen housing.

 

Go put 'em on!

 

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well I didn't take any pictures of the process. but it was simple really.

open up the headlights, i used the oven method. that info should be easily available through here

take out the stock headlight reflector via the adjustment screws, there are three of them, takes forever, esp. that bottom third one

once the reflector is out, take your projector measure it on the reflector. mark down where you want to drill and make sure it is level and secure. now i used some #8-32 screws (1 1/2in. long), nuts and washers to secure it on. you can prolly go a lil shorter with the screws. anyways, i put a few washers on both sides and secured it to the reflector housing. be careful and do not torque it too much as it might crack the reflector, torque it just enough. *now this works for the e46 projectors that i used since they are smaller (single xenon). other projectors vary in size and this method might not exactly work for you.

now you might have some clearance issues when putting the reflector back on, i had to drill out some holes in the back to make room. using a shorter screw can remedy this issue, but make sure it's long enough to go through the reflector.

now i painted the stock reflector a flat silver. a darker color probably would have been better to prevent light scatter, but i didnt think it would look good during the day. hopefully the shroud will block all the light scatter. and yup, i painted the housings gunmetal while i was at it

****, now i might just put these on today

 

hahaha, holy **** that was fast. it was just like y-day wheni shipped thoes headlights out to u.

 

i've seen this car on 880 north a couple times, i'll see how i like the beam pattern , dont blind me please.