hey im about to take on my first retrofitting project. after hours of studying many many write ups i now completely understand the steps. now i just need to do it! how one thing is bugging me. What can I use as a shroud and bezel? well for the shroud i think im going to use a piece of aluminum like Jlude from pp did. but then i dont know what to use as a bezel. i really want a simle clean look like Jludes write up. i even ordered the valeos and h7 to ds2 adapter.
so yeah this is how his looks like


so any ideas for the bezels you guys? i heard of people using fiberglass to make them but im not sure if thats my game yet. any help and input will be nice! thanks!

 

I've always use e46 Bi-xenon shrouds for just about all the retrofits I've done. Every once and awhile I'll use e55 shrouds. You can get e46 replica shrouds for $70 on ebay

 

woohoo. the retrofit guru brian replied to my thread!
yeah i seen those shrouds around on ebay. but im super tight on cash so i was thinking of a more creative way. You know like make my own bezels or find something that'll work in place of the replica ebay ones. so.. any ideas?

 

aw man no creative ideas anybodyyyy?

 

I've seen several people using pvc piping to make their own shrouds. Waaaay back when I first started, I used a rubber connector for my e46 setup. Definitely need to just go to the hardware store and look around and see what you can find. I've also seen people use coffee mugs (The long skinny ones). check out http://www.hidplanet.com and go to the University section, cause there's a thread showing different ways of making your own shrouds

 

yay thats the answer i was looking for. i was also thinking of going to the hardware store to take a look. thanks for pointing me in the direction. and thats for the link! you the man brian

 

woah man that thread is crazy! imma post it here just in case someone tries searching for the same time i was. http://www.hidplanet.com/forum...art=0

 

justin did a retrofit on his third gen????

 

who the hecks justin lol

 

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jlude.

 

ohhhhh!

 

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jlude.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You mean Jesse and he has a 5th Gen