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Project Beyond JDM - RSX Headlight Retrofit

7/1/2013

Customer dubbed project, "Beyond JDM" featured some pretty gnarly products...most of which I haven't used before now....so this was very exciting even for me.

Customer provided some JDM RSX headlight housings, I got the rest:
Honda S2000 Low-Beam Projectors
'Black Series' Clear Lens Upgrade
OSRAM Xenarc CBI D2S 4300k HID bulbs
Gatling Gun Projector Shroud

Retro was pretty straight forward....had to borrow a local car from a car enthusiast to ensure proper alignment of headlights; as customer is out-of-state.
The Black Series Lens Upgrade was a must and provided an even better output on an industry standard for low-beam projectors. The OEM S2k projectors needed to be modified to fit the housing...and even after modifying the reflector as much as I have ever needed to, everything still barely fit.

All-in-all this thing turned out pretty sweet....I think it'll fit the project perfectly!

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Out with the Old, In with the New

6/17/2013

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With all of the new products available, I felt as though I had to update my 3 year old headlights so I can show off options to customers......so, instead of Re-Retrofitting my Old headlights, I found a buyer (in Hawaii) who was looking for a set of lights. He didn't want them ALL black, so I told him I'd swap whatever he sent me (new headlights) so they would be AS chrome as possible.....I also re-retrofitted some NEW XB Led Halo's behind some new Gatling Gun chrome shrouds.

These were my first Chrome on Black on Chrome headlights and I'm kinda diggin' them....for OEM purposes....they look OEM-ish...but also aftermarket if you're a Solstice owner.

A cool feature I found when doing this retrofit...with the New Clear plastic that's being used for shrouds (instead of white) and the light coats of Chrome they use on them....the XB LED halos are SO bright that they actually shine through EVERYTHING....you get the desired 'Iron Man' look with this....but you get an added cool feature of seeing the entire circle behind the shroud......pretty neat.

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Trax Ram

9/9/2012

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What's being installed:

JVC Navigation, Bluetooth, DVD Player with Sat Radio and Backup Camera
Digital Designs CM1000 Mono Block Amplifier
Digital Designs 10" 500 Series Woofers in a sealed down firing truck box
Custom Hydro-Dipped Interior Accent Panels
Projector Retrofitted Headlights All Gloss Black
Gatling Gun Version 2 Shrouds, Dipped to match interior Panels
Bi-Xenon Projectors for High/Low HID Lights
Red Demon Eye Accent Lighting
Super White LED Halos behind shroud for Iron Man V2 look
All Accent lights on custom switches
HID Fog Lights

Started this project a week ago, but due to the simple fact that it wouldn't fit in the shop, I only had a few hours a night to work on this before I lost daylight.
First thing was first, I needed to pop the headlights open so I could get them to the owner for paint, as well as all the parts to Hydro Dip to get them dipped.

This project was made even more difficult because....well.....it's a Dodge. Mopar electrical systems straight up suck....anyone that mods them will say the same.
All these electronics added, especially the lighting upgrades, had to be bullet-proof, or Dodge would let you know and have them not work properly.

This truck was recently purchased about 3 weeks ago, and it looked nothing like it did when I got it....now that I'm done, it's even THAT much more noticeable. You'll be sure to break ya' neck when this thing drives by.

Other Mods the owner has done in 3 short weeks:
MBRP Muffler
Tinted Windows
Smoked Tails
Painted all chrome bumpers either body match or black
De-Badged Exterior
Custom Made 22" Rims with 38" Toyo Tires

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Terminator Solsti?

7/25/2012

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Got another Pontiac Solstice Projector Retrofit in this week.
With the colors being black and silver.....with Demon Eyes, I couldn't help but think of good ol' Arnold back in the day and his robotic counter-part. That, coupled with the fact of how well these demon eyes turned out (see photochopped pic below) I'm starting to think of calling them Terminator Eyes instead of Demon Eyes.....not sure yet, but with Options labeled Iron Man Halo and Terminator Eyes, who WOULDN'T want that in their custom made headlights?
What nerd could resist?

(Thinks to self: How can I implement Thor's Hammer into headlights?)

Back to the project......

This one involved an FX-R Projector - Version 3 with Morimoto 6000k D2S bulbs and Morimoto 35watt Long Cord Ballasts.
The Projectors were hidden behind a Gatling Gun Version 1 Shroud that also hid a Super Bright LED XB Halo.
Behind all of this are the Terminator Eyes, with a soft back glow onto the newly painted reflector, it gives it an Eye Vain look....pretty cool when it's pitch black.
Speaking of pitch black (no, not Vin Diesel) The rest of the headlight internals were painted gloss black. The Gatlin Shroud was painted GM Silver to match the car's color.

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Acura RSX Retrofit

7/15/2012

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Got these Acura RSX headlight in.

Client wanted very bright, accurate, LEGAL lighting to rival local high end cars' output.
This will do just that....and more.

Bi-Xenon Modified Projectors
6000K 35 watt HID Bulbs
35 watt HID Ballasts
Gatling Gun Shroud with Super Bright LED Halo behind it to give it that Iron Man look
Demon Eye Red Accent Lighting in the projector
Replaced the halogen high beam bulb with a Super bright LED accent light for fog or DRL functions
Painted everything black and sealed them back up.

Lots of paint on this one
Lots of Auxiliary lighting as well.
These will definitely stand out in a crowd....unique for sure

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Project Wicked Solstice - Kill it with Paint!!!!

4/17/2012

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My painter bro-namath got to all the parts I sent him.

Here is some progress pics of them.

I'll be assembling these for client approval soon.

Till then...

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Project Wicked Solstice has begun

4/15/2012

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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.

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Project Beyond JDM - RSX Headlight Retrofit

Out with the Old, In with the New

Trax Ram

Terminator Solsti?

Acura RSX Retrofit

Project Wicked Solstice - Kill it with Paint!!!!

Project Wicked Solstice has begun

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