Ed swung by the shop early this spring, as he was in town visiting family. We discussed some options for his Solstice and come up with a pretty good plan. Once he got back to Texas, he sent me the lights and I've just begun to work on them.
So far, all I've done is prep everything for paint. These badboys will be getting a complete washout of Wicked paint. Wicked is GM's Ruby Red Metallic color. Ed liked the way the Corvette's headlights look, so we are going to see how they turn out on a solstice. If he changes his mind, it'll be easier to paint certain parts black, than viceversa.
Biggest thing was taking apart the new Version 3 FX-R hybrid projectors....these are a bit different than the Version 1 or 2's that I'm use to....but they are ready and good to go. Also, on these newer projectors, they are wider in the lens holder area, so significant mods were made to the Gatlin shroud in order for it to fit.......lots of dust flyin' around after this one.
Paint on Monday, Retro on Tuesday, mod the lights and should have these ready to go soon.
Had a local car guy step up and allow me to borrow his wife's car for the night.....good thing, as my original adjustments would have been way off (way to go Pontiac for making something level that should have been level).
Anyways, as you can clearly see, the only thing that is different about these lights compared to stock is the method of output. The bulb is the exact same bulb, nothing higher powered.....and i'm thinkng it's about 150% more coverage where needed....out front and down low. The stock fogs provide a better IMMEDIATE up front coverage, but they disappear after 20-30 feet....not these upgraded bad boys....they'll keep going muuuch further.
Now that I have these leveled how I needed them, i can get on to designing the LED layout for the turn signals.
Cheers
Nathan decided he wanted to get a better looking ride.
Chose these aftermarket rims and I threw them on for him.
Bigger rim size and a bit bigger tire.
Next up......'more low' as they say
Well, I needed to clear some room in the shop and I am waiting on few things to get done 'out sourcing-wise', so I found myself with some free time.
Might was well finish this dogs tripe bowl stand really quick....
I put down a few layers of bedliner to quickly get this thing sealed and ready for use.
I'm saying this is temporary, because when I have time/money, I'll have my painter make this thing look sick...but in the mean time, it was ready for use and the Goose dog needed a raised doggy bowl.
Didn't take them long to get used to it...and they love it
Got some WRX headlights that needed some 'darkness' in their lives.
Opened up really easy, paint went on very easy, and assembly as easy.
I even threw in a free cut-n-buff on the outter lens to get rid of the smoked cover and yellow haze that had developed over the years. I new this would improve the headlights performance at night, as well as make the black pop more.
Needed to run to the shop really quick durning lunch to get the last of the 'long ass time to bond' material setup. Problem with doing these things on a quick deadline is that you never have enough time to let things setup properly.
So when I get back tonight, we'll be full steam ahead.
Got some time to open up the headlights that I'm repairing for a fellow Solsti owner.
The original retrofitter is somewhat popular online....and now I know how he does it....errr....kind of does it. "Goop stuff in the headlight, shove it in there, hold......hold.....set.....cover with cheap plastic....ship it back......change website address so you can't contact me when my products go bad" Good business model really!
These photos are for the client, but this is a prime exampl of 'you get what you pay for'.
Cheers!
So this project is a long story, but I'm helping out a fellow Solsti owner in California.
Shipped me these headlights he recieved from another owner and they were all jacked up.
Had some spare time today, so I stripped the existing tint off the lights.....now on to the messed up chrome shroud that is 'melted' inside (another reason to go with Trax Customs when it comes to your lighting needs....we use the best of the best when it comes to products).
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