How To: Make Projector Headlights for Your Car
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2015
- I custom made some projector headlights for my car.
Website article with more pictures :
www.justindepewdesign.com/pos...
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Im an old guy that likes to mod anything that I get my hands on. Usually the ability to do clean mod jobs comes from many years of hacking things up. I have to say .. buddy that was a clean mod! You paid close attention to detail of cuts and fitment. Great video documentation! Very impressed! Now .. that kinda gave me the itch to create a set for my Jeep :-). Good job bud!!
Thanks for the comment! Good luck if you make your own!
agreed yezzir,this guy should be a millionaire inventing these products,..
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Breyden - when I hot glued the projectors into the housing that's when I set the depth. I could slide them in and out to set the right depth. Then I tacked them in place when I had the right depth set.
Justin Depew i have the exact same headlamps and just ordered a set of the same projectors.
My question is, based on the projector length and overall size, would it be possible to mount them just like you did but without cutting the back and instead removing the glass and mounting them through the front? Cause i noticed they stuck out quite a bit on the back
Mini H1's are always a great choice. Especially huge upgrade when compared to factory sealed beams. Nice job!
NOT BAD DUDE!!! Not often do I become impressed with what people do to mod their cars, but a few of the things you did like using the router and chop saw on plastic/pvc was something that you don't ever typically see someone doing!! That's awesome man!! Great job!!
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it!
This is amazing. I've been thinking of doing a low profile retrofit for a while and this helps a lot.
If I may make a suggestion, though... put "4x6" and "retrofit" somewhere in the title of your video. It'll help direct a lot more people to your video.
Nice i love these type of diys for important things like head lights. Thank you, where I live stock headlights for a older car are not enough, lots of cracks on the streets and potholes such which can mess up your car at night.
Very nice tutorial, reminds me of something I did for my old 02 Focus with a RS bumper, I put Cadillac HID's into the fog light sections of the bumper.
Justin, I just wanna say that I watch a lot of how to clips on UA-cam but yours has to be one of the best. Absolutely beautiful job! Kudos to you.
Thanks I appreciate it!
Pretty slick, they look really good once they're mounted up.
This is definitely the best write up/ tutorial I have seen on this conversion. Nice work dude, super helpful.
Blake Sommers thanks Blake!
Nice, the custom shroud was a pretty cool. I build retrofit kits like this as well, except I trim and shape the various shrouds that are available to fit in the headlight size that i'm working with. It's interesting seeing someone else's way to do this.
That conduit idea just made it look easier! thought I was going to have to use extreme accuracy skills to cut the housings to fit the projectors correctly.
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! It's not as hard as it seams!
It probably isn't, but since I have a need to make things perfect (in this case to make the light cut off level perfect), it would've taken me days to finish both side. Wanting better headlighting for my 1986 mr2, the best upgrade i have at the moment is the H4 Hella 7x6 conversion housings (reflective housing), I tried adding a OPT7 LED bulb but the housing makes too much glare for the way that the bulb was constructed, and didn't have a good cut off.
Talented! I prefer making things instead of buying it this is impressive
Really nice job. I see that you have a eye for the details and don't just rush things...
Thanks!
Nice work, I have 2 older cars that have the semi sealed beams and if there is room behind them I will tackle this over the winter. Thanks.
dude, no words to describe how amazing ur work is. its more than perfect.
Thanks man!
great work , factory made looking , keep up the good work .
Thanks!
exelent job and craftsmanship, I Will use the same approach when I build mine.
KING OF PAINT thanks and good luck!
You are a perfectionist BRO
BRAVO
Very true
Dude...this has to be one of the best conversions Ive seen on this type of housing. My Firebird has the 7"x6" housings. Ive had projectors kicking around for YEARS now. My main issue is the depth due to the pop up lights. This install has inspired me though. I really like the way you made the PVC adapters and used them as the shrouds. That was genius. Giving you a huge shout out if I ever get back to the project because Im 100% using this idea! Thanks for the video!
JEG's Garage glad I could help!!
Wow, wish I had your tools and skills. That's awesome man!
Impressive. Attention to details make this mod standout. Nice thought to use the pvc connector fir shroud.
How could anybody could give a thumbs down. Very good job!
Very nice!...One idea for people who want the shroud to have a crome like finish is you could cover the PVC shroud with that aluminum tape then polish the tape with compound and buffer wheel until it has a mirror finish.
Very awesome! Your DIY videos are invaluable and I implore you to keep making more, especially seeing as I have a miata as well.
Well done!
This is pretty much unrelated (potentially), but I have a 2002 Saab that has a small bulb, maybe 5 watts inside the light housing. Even if you turn off the headlights and have the fuse removed for the daytime running lights this 5 watt light will turn on, apparently it's to keep the headlights slightly illuminated at all time to give them a bit of "sparkle" so oncoming traffic can see you. I did a retrofit and removed them.
Very impressive build, Justin! I particularly like the red accent in the housing. Great job!
at first i thought this would be a bit of a hack job when you didn't open the headlights up, but damn, that is one of the cleanest jobs I've seen! can't fault it! love the home made shrouds as well, very nifty. kudos on the video, loved it!
I was certain this was possible. Thanks for the conviction to make the video
U did a good clean job..... Without baking..... Nice and u gave me some ideas too
I'm glad you got some ideas! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for this video! I bought these same crap lights off eBay (but 5 x 7) for my old toyota truck and they sucked so bad I was really close to throwing them away and then thought maybe someone would have a good mod video for them...and here I am!
nice, I made projector headlights for my 1994 chevy corsica, it was an odd car but I done it up big time lol the lights were mostly for looks did not get a really fuctional headlight this looks like it could work nicely. plus if you got the buckets for it you could aim it properly.
You have some serious skills bro
Hi from Australia. Thanks for posting your video. Dad and I found it highly informative and detailed. Great work!!!
One of the better Tube videos I've seen. Very good with your hands and instructions. Thanks!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
I would like to see you do the same with the round lighthouse you showed the end , I have a car with that type of headlamp
That perfect for snow plow lights .! Thanks!
jay penton these would make amazing snow plow lights!
I was looking for this video for a while. Great job, I'll probably follow this for my 240SX headlights
doing a retrofit on a 1g 3000gt and was curious about the mechanics of your popups and the level of clearance it has with the back end of the projector.
The final product seemed to turn out great. I made my own projectors for my 92 Dodge Stealth because I wasn't buying a $900.00 kit. My technique was a little different. Anyway. Great work and good looking ride!!!
What was different with your technique?
Great idea and great job explaining. I have a set of ractangular fog light housings I am planning to make headlights. Might do something like this, because built > bought. Either way I will give you a shoutout. Keep up the good work!
Built > bought is my motto!
Nice clean job!! love it
Nice lil custom project
I'm definitely going to try this!! Thank You!!
Great work,you are very hard working man.
hi Justin
I have also converted my sealed beam crystals to Projector headlights on 2015 May. I used the original shroud this was possible because i opened it from the front. I didnt throw it to the oven but i used a hex saw to remove the binding cement. Also i used GREY 999 GASKET MAKER as the sealer instead of epoxy and foil and to reattach the lens to the back. And it is a fine job and works well.
Believe me or not for the entire thing i used a angle grinder, a screw driver and a hex saw only. You have good equipment man.
One small problem some moist leaks in from the bulb opening. If you find a solution please let me know.
You were able to get the shroud to fit? Nice work. Do you have any pictures?
nice headlights. Great procedure the router on the conduit gave it a nice finish
Thanks!
Nicely done! Justin
awesome video. These will be on my bike soon!
Great job!
Very nice man, I miss having vehicles to customize and work on..
Looks professional and its really neatly done! good job!
really nice craftsmanship. looks dope.
very Very VERY nicely done job....!!finished product looks amazing. .!!
Thanks Maynor!
That was great! Ive been looking for a way to put projectors in a 4x6 housing without baking them. Your video was super detailed, but I do have a question. How did you set the depth of the projector in the headlight so it wouldnt touch the housing lense? Again, thanks so much for that video
Nice clean work .
super clean
wow those's turned out good ,good job, looks nice
Thanks.
That was interesting. I tried to do projectors on a car once, but found it too complex at the time. Wish I'd seen this. I also bought a set of those fake 7" round projectors off eBay. They were awful! No light actually went forward!
Great hack!
fantastic job,Justin
This is awesome; great work!
Very nice Job. Very Clean
very nice...very detailed oriented. good job.
Man this video was incredible I'm going to try it out on my trans am
I know its a long shot but if you still have this car, could you make a video of how you made the headlight brackets for the 4x6? I wanna do this to my miata but i haven't found any diys that look as clean as yours
Like the set up with the router
nice video, I love watching these more than actually doing it! :)
Great work 👊🏼
Dude did a good job! Looks clean!
bad ass job man,very detailed and attentive dude. great job!
Very creative. Nice job.
Excelente trabajo amigo. Muy lindo. Prolijo. Un abrazo desde Argentina
Simply amazing.!
Thanks a lot for the idea.!
Nice job. Why did you use the tape over using a high end silicone sealant? The radius on the pipe parts looks perfect.
cool video. how do you adjust the beam direction? Also, how do you ensure that the beam projects to the right. (I live in the UK where we drive on the left hand side of the road and car headlights have to project to the left to avoid dazzling vehicles travelling in the opposite direction of travel.)
There is an adjustment mechanism for up and down on the car. Click the link to my website in the description for more pictures. There is no adjacent for left and right. It is not possible to blind people with projector headlights because the beam of light is below eye level at all times.
Pretty impressive. Good job.
Useful diy, thanks!
Nice job dude!
Great job dude!
your ideas is so good
wow, impressive, nice job. I have a question, my projector lights on my Scion are 55 watts, do they sell anything brighter and would that cause any damage ?
Are they HID bulbs or regular halogen bulbs? HID would be much brighter than halogen. If they are HID already I'm not sure there is anything brighter.
impressive you could get a great job at a high end garage somewhere I know of a guy who custom builds led headlights and taillights he makes a fortune.
craig howard thanks Craig!
Thanks bro am going to make some like that I love it 🥰
Cool how you made your own custom shroud. Very nice work.
Nice work!
Dude, awesome tutorial. I have been looking for projector or LED lights for my street rod truck. I think ill stop looking now. Ill probably add DIY halos to mine. Thanx again. Now you should look into the Miata Exo-skeleton kit and a Coyote drive train.
I really enjoyed this video. if you do one on how you mounted and wired them in I would greatly appreciate it! I sure hope to see more miata videos! keep up the good work!
Great tutorial and great video. very nice job well done.
Great video bro👏
Best how-to video on projector retrofitting. Very well explained and executed
Thanks for the kind words!
dope custom shrouds!
super bad ass man.... awesome job
dude you are just awesome
That's some pretty clean hand work brother👍
Looks great on ur car😉
Awesome job bro!
Great clean job!
Thanks!
great video Justin.
Pretty awesome.
Sweet job.
Great job man. Nice clean work
amazing work dude