This is technically my 4th set of headlights for this car. I have never been happy with the prevoius sets, and I have never been more frustrated with THIS set of lights....This set of lights took over 8 months to complete working against setbacks, and redesiging of a few things...but I finally got them done the day before I left for the Intense/3800 Gathering.....
Anyway on to the Build details
FX-R 3.0 Low Beams
FX-R 1.1 (Front Half) High Beams
Gatlin Gun Shrouds.......(they didnt fit)
E46-R Shrouds
Morimoto D2S 5000K
XB Led 60mm (for the highbeam)
XBA Led's 90mm behind the E46-r's
Cadillac Turn Signals
Starting this project, I used the OEM Bonneville Housings from my car.
I quickly realized that the FX-R projector is huge, and will not fit with the reflector in place. That being said mounting would not be possible to the reflector, and will need to be mounted to the Headlight housing.
I went junkyarding for GM Fog Light springs, and used Machine screws to attach.
Top Mounting
Bottom Mounting
Rotation Adjustment
Once the Low Beams were done, it was on to the Highs. Again i realized that there was even LESS room because of the headlight and also what is behind the headlight. I still wanted the Look, and the FX-R is a BiXenon (as well as the fog lights) I decided to use just the front half of a FX-R 1.1 Projector.
Front
Rear
Because its a Fake projector i still wanted the appearance that it was real. I added a XB Led
Making the Mount for the projector
Painted "chrome" to match the insides of a Projector
Both Projectors mounted in the Housing
Anyway on to the Build details
FX-R 3.0 Low Beams
FX-R 1.1 (Front Half) High Beams
Gatlin Gun Shrouds.......(they didnt fit)
E46-R Shrouds
Morimoto D2S 5000K
XB Led 60mm (for the highbeam)
XBA Led's 90mm behind the E46-r's
Cadillac Turn Signals
Starting this project, I used the OEM Bonneville Housings from my car.
I quickly realized that the FX-R projector is huge, and will not fit with the reflector in place. That being said mounting would not be possible to the reflector, and will need to be mounted to the Headlight housing.
I went junkyarding for GM Fog Light springs, and used Machine screws to attach.
Top Mounting
Bottom Mounting
Rotation Adjustment
Once the Low Beams were done, it was on to the Highs. Again i realized that there was even LESS room because of the headlight and also what is behind the headlight. I still wanted the Look, and the FX-R is a BiXenon (as well as the fog lights) I decided to use just the front half of a FX-R 1.1 Projector.
Front
Rear
Because its a Fake projector i still wanted the appearance that it was real. I added a XB Led
Making the Mount for the projector
Painted "chrome" to match the insides of a Projector
Both Projectors mounted in the Housing
