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Old Feb 25, 2021 | 10:33 PM
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Evo 9 headlight rebuild / re-engineer & retrofit - custom project

Here are slides that document the headlight build I just completed for my Evo IX. I humbly apologize if the pictures are large, however I put them in a powerpoint and made jpegs from it.

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Damn that looks good imo, you should try and sell these imo.
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Old Feb 25, 2021 | 11:07 PM
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Damn that looks good imo, you should try and sell these imo.
Thank you for your compliment. I have so many projects that I want to learn how to do that I will probably spend most of my time learning rather than trying to make money off of stuff like this. If I didn't have projects like this to stimulate my mind I would go crazy for sure.
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Impressive! I still have the original headlight bulbs from 2006
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These look excellent!! Really impressive writeup and attention to detail.
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Originally Posted by 240Z TwinTurbo
Impressive! I still have the original headlight bulbs from 2006
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These look excellent!! Really impressive writeup and attention to detail.
Thank you for your kind words. I too still have my original bulbs. (The D2S that the Evo came with are now in my truck as I retrofitted D2S projectors into the headlights of my truck as well)
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