Well I've been a long time lurker in this section since i bought a 2013 SE sport for my wife.

I'm working on the headlights right now because there was nothing really available to buy it seemed..

Here's a pic of what I did to my X.. I don't think I'm going to throw in dual projectors, but may do the demon eye for her as well.

I'll keep you all posted

 

FINALLY! Somebody is taking the plunge! Maybe we can finally start doing REAL fiber optic DRL mods!

 

Cool, please keep us posted.

SWEET X to !!!!!

 

Well I need to take better pictures tomorrow and clean up the outside of the lens because of the bugs

I blacked it all out and went with a demon eye look

 

Looks pretty slick, looking forward to more pictures.

 

You didn't take pictures of the baking and dismantling process?!?!?!?!

 

My hands were covered in paint and silicone.. Didn't feel like touching my OnePlus One phone I just got

EDIT:

Here - my wife took one and I forgot I took a pic of the projector:

 

Do you have a pic of the headlight cover? A lot of us are trying to figure out where to place the fiber optic line if we ever got to open the headlight housing.

 

I'd just buy the fiber optic rope lighting. There's plenty of room to work with even between the lens and the covering that is screwed to the lens which overlays on the rest of the housing parts.

I may end up pulling them apart again once we move and order some parts, but I did it sort of spur of the moment out of boredom on a sunday

 

Impressive!
But, it does look very messy**.

What's your recipe temperature?



**So, how do you (what are you planning on using to) reseal that seal

 

I've always just thrown them in at a 200 degree temp for 25-28 mins.

I just use more silicone to seal it back up and use some clamps to hold them together for about an hour.

 

[QUOTE=Octane Blue;11279330]I've always just thrown them in at a 200 degree temp for 25-28 mins.

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Is that the magic temperature? Okay, good to know.
Thank you.



So, just run a bead of silicone to the original mating surface?
Did you even (have to) scrap off the original sealant or just apply over it??

How do it look? > Can you tell there's a "wobbly" bead of silicone after you mate them together? (ie: not factory appearance...)

 

[QUOTE=mRVRsport;11279431]I reused/applied more silicone over the factory sealant.
They look just fine. I went back and cleaned up the remaining silicone I had applied that came out of the seal due to having too much (safe than sorry).

I've done quite a few headlights for friends and family and I would always recommend adding in an extra sealant. I'd hate to have to deal with moisture build up later on.

 

Silicone is not a good choice for sealing headlights.

I would suggest an activated urethane sealant/adhesive.

Lord Fusor 153 would be much more robust.

 

Looks reallysharp. What did you use to tint the headlights? And how dark is yours?