When installing a projector in place of the stock headlights is there any way to change the plastic light cover and replace it with the stock glass light cover?
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1. Why?Originally posted by JamaicaBlue View Post
2. Yes im sure you could do this if you had the modding skills. -
Are you talking about the entire headlight housing, and replacing it with one of those cheap looking headlights found on Ebay?Comment
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I think he wants to convert the cheap ebay projectors into a glass housed projector...taking the glass fronts off of the OEM lights and putting them onto the plastic projectors.Originally posted by fatboy1185 View PostComment
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Yes... it's called retrofit
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Yeah. That's exactly what I'm talking about. The plastic covers just look so cheap.Originally posted by Ralphie View Post
What do you mean by lots of silicone?Originally posted by fatboy1185 View Post
Is it complicated to DIY or would I most likely chip the glass?Originally posted by HATCHing View PostYes... it's called retrofitComment
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He is talking about the retrofit where you place projectors into the OEM housing with a set of HIDs...this would be the easier way but its still more expensive then the way your talking about.Originally posted by JamaicaBlue View Post
In the end if all you want is glass housings i would just buy the JDM lights as they come with glass housings and then do the retrofit with the DIY posted on here.Comment
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Oh okay. Well would anyone happen to know where to find the JDM with the glass housings? I didn't even know they existed.Originally posted by Ralphie View PostComment
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ebay...or sometimes the classifieds on here but to get in your going to have to read the rules and obtain 30 worthwhile posts.Originally posted by JamaicaBlue View PostComment
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JDM 1-piece headlights are plastic. JDM 2-piece headlights are glass.
(Just to clear up any later confusion)
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What headlight are you talking about?Originally posted by JamaicaBlue View Post
Why dont you just retrofit the projectors into your stock OEM glass headlight?Comment
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There seems to be confusion here.
First off- eBay projector headlights are all one pieces. The oem with glass are all two pieces. The oem one piecers are plastic. Point being is there are NO combinations that will have a glass lens that will work on a eBay housing.
There are three options.
1) retrofit your oem headlights with projectors. Best results and medium price. Find a jy for some projectors and you are golden.
2) jdm one piecers. These will still be plastic but better looking and quality than eBay. You can retrofit these as well. Rare.
3)eBay DOES sell a two piece style projector headlight. Glass lenses and oem quality, uses a projector for low beams and a stock reflector for highs. I've had these and the quality is good. They are hard to find though.
But, you WILL NOT have a glass lensed one piece. Ever.Last edited by darkfusion42; 02-09-2011, 05:02 PM.
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Yes thank you for the clarification.Originally posted by darkfusion42 View Post
Although if he had the know-how and wanted to, he COULD combine an eBay projector with an OEM 2 piece housing.
The glass is only for the low and high beam.....so when you remove the plastic front face off of the eBay projector you would have to affix the glass to the eBay projector and then fasten (somehow) the plastic OEM plastic to the glass/lamp.
Could be done, definitely not worth the effort obviously but not impossible.Comment
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