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paulmofyourhand
05-08-2008, 06:07 PM
i built this for my cousin a few months back before the "crash of 08"




2002 oem civic si headlights
depo front black cover painted w/ red stripe
e46 bixenon shroud , painted black with red time attack theme
2006 350z bixenon projector w/ custom mounts
phillips 85122 xenon capsule
denso slim ballasts
custom H4 to bixenon wire harness (BIG THANKS to Ocelaris wire harness chart)
nuts, bolts, blood and tears

here are the pics.

starting out
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro3.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro2.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro85.jpg

open and rough cut
there had to be cuts on the bottom of the reflector to clear the monster solenoid that comes on this projector.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro39.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro55.jpg

remove solenoid and lens for paint
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro29.jpg

installing the projector and testing the output
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro55.jpg

prepping for paint
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro27.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro31.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro49.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro52.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro23.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro22.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro16.jpg


more pictures to come.

paulmofyourhand
05-08-2008, 06:08 PM
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro26.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro25.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro13.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro11.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro9.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro80.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro78.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro70.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro63.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o296/paulmofyourhand/tang%20fit/tangretro62.jpg

cow
05-08-2008, 06:11 PM
I need some 350z lights retrofitted.

Kodeen
05-08-2008, 06:23 PM
No joke, what would you charge for a made-to-order job? Those are absolutely fantastic.

Zeth
05-08-2008, 10:22 PM
No joke, what would you charge for a made-to-order job? Those are absolutely fantastic.

what he said :nod:

Windchaser
05-08-2008, 11:35 PM
amazing craftsmanship. +rep (if we had a rep system)

thisisagame24
05-08-2008, 11:42 PM
thats pretty sick paul.....keep it up homie

clujalolo
05-08-2008, 11:48 PM
i would seriously send you my headlights to get them retro fitted. HOW MUCH!!??

MOOGEN
05-09-2008, 12:19 AM
for some reason canadians love headlights? hidplanet's got all of canada into the retro thing. LOL

creamSODA
05-09-2008, 08:26 PM
not feeling the red

oneglory
05-09-2008, 08:39 PM
paul, too bad we don't live closer...we could become mad scientists.

CivicS
05-10-2008, 08:03 AM
look gooooood

RedSiBaron
05-10-2008, 08:19 AM
those things look great, not sure on the red, id have to see it in person, so im not going to say i dont like them heh...great craft on the retrofit and painting...makes me want to be a little crazy and do something sweet like that...

civiCholo
05-15-2008, 10:27 PM
psh... i've seen better... :mroll::mgrin:

in my garage... :mwink: lol...

lostep3
05-16-2008, 05:53 AM
That looks good, but I'm not into the red.

paulmofyourhand
05-16-2008, 10:46 AM
thanks guys for the comments!

ZCCRX
05-16-2008, 07:07 PM
Awesome retrofit!! I love seeing this kind of stuff. Your ep looks evil now.

paulmofyourhand
08-27-2008, 11:56 AM
too bad it isn't my ep