Projectors on the Trans Am
05-15-2007, 10:31 AM
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Projectors on the Trans Am Projectors for Firebirds and TAs 98+ I went HID on mine, doesn`t mean you have to......
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Projectors: ordered mine from ebay, make sure you get measurements to be positive they will fit.
Drill,various bits
Dremel, cutting wheel, sanding wheel
Screw driver (phillips or flat head depending on what screw you go with)
Epoxy (if you want to seal up the front where the projector goes in)
H3 bulbs are what mine called for, I tried others....no luck get the bulbs your projectors call for.
My biggest problem with getting HIDs was I could see very well at night, but when people pull over till you pass....well time for some projectors!
Ordered some off Ebay, they were originally advertised as BMW/Audi Foglight Projectors, Cost me $65 with shipping
Next needed a sheet of lexan, Home Depot $10
Remove the metal retaining piece that holds in your sealed low beam housing
Place the lexan over the retainer and trace out the inside line of the piece (the point is to dremel out a part that will fit just inside the retainer)
Using a dremel or cutting tool cut out your piece, make sure it fits inside, trim it down till it does.
Next take apart your projector, mine had 4 screws and it was apart..
Use the reflector half to trace out the part in the center of your lexan square( this is the piece where your going to fit your projector into the lexan) cut the hole in the center just big enough so the back fits into it up to the lip of the reflector
Now take the lexan and the metal retainer and fit them together, drill four holes along the border of the metal piece small enough to thread your screws with washers attached....
From the front of the reflector go ahead and screw them in so the metal and the lexan are tight.
Should look like this when you are done
Now fit the reflector piece into the Lexan(its good to move it around a bit until sits in there right remember your projector throws a beam with a cutoff so you can angle it where you need to) Drill 4 holes through the lexan where the existing holes in the reflector are.
I placed 4 small washers under each hole between the reflector and the lexan, this was just to ensure it sits evenly.
I actually had to get longer screws to fit through the lexan, 4 washers, and into the lense part of the projector.
Time to reattach your projector lense, screw in all four and here is what you should have left....
Heres what they look like mounted, fitment is great, no different than replacing your stock headlight, Only issue is when you put the plastic trim back over the headlight, takes some wiggling, but nothing was damaged or cut.
Depending on what kind/size projector you get, you should be able to fit them into the stock headlight position without cutting anything besides the lexan(and you can always get more of that)
Beam pattern
More
Standing
Kneeling
Would love to hear some comments and anything that isn`t clear....
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Gonna need
Projectors: ordered mine from ebay, make sure you get measurements to be positive they will fit.
Drill,various bits
Dremel, cutting wheel, sanding wheel
Screw driver (phillips or flat head depending on what screw you go with)
Epoxy (if you want to seal up the front where the projector goes in)
H3 bulbs are what mine called for, I tried others....no luck get the bulbs your projectors call for.
My biggest problem with getting HIDs was I could see very well at night, but when people pull over till you pass....well time for some projectors!
Ordered some off Ebay, they were originally advertised as BMW/Audi Foglight Projectors, Cost me $65 with shipping
Next needed a sheet of lexan, Home Depot $10
Remove the metal retaining piece that holds in your sealed low beam housing
Place the lexan over the retainer and trace out the inside line of the piece (the point is to dremel out a part that will fit just inside the retainer)
Using a dremel or cutting tool cut out your piece, make sure it fits inside, trim it down till it does.
Next take apart your projector, mine had 4 screws and it was apart..
Use the reflector half to trace out the part in the center of your lexan square( this is the piece where your going to fit your projector into the lexan) cut the hole in the center just big enough so the back fits into it up to the lip of the reflector
Now take the lexan and the metal retainer and fit them together, drill four holes along the border of the metal piece small enough to thread your screws with washers attached....
From the front of the reflector go ahead and screw them in so the metal and the lexan are tight.
Should look like this when you are done
Now fit the reflector piece into the Lexan(its good to move it around a bit until sits in there right remember your projector throws a beam with a cutoff so you can angle it where you need to) Drill 4 holes through the lexan where the existing holes in the reflector are.
I placed 4 small washers under each hole between the reflector and the lexan, this was just to ensure it sits evenly.
I actually had to get longer screws to fit through the lexan, 4 washers, and into the lense part of the projector.
Time to reattach your projector lense, screw in all four and here is what you should have left....
Heres what they look like mounted, fitment is great, no different than replacing your stock headlight, Only issue is when you put the plastic trim back over the headlight, takes some wiggling, but nothing was damaged or cut.
Depending on what kind/size projector you get, you should be able to fit them into the stock headlight position without cutting anything besides the lexan(and you can always get more of that)
Beam pattern
More
Standing
Kneeling
Would love to hear some comments and anything that isn`t clear....
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05-15-2007, 02:26 PM
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I just looked at the projector, bulb, and beam pattern again. It looks like a fog light projector due to its size (shallow), beam pattern (flat), and bulb (fog light bulb). How does the distance and spread look? For which vehicle was this projector originally intended? Also, from the beam pattern pics, it looks like they are aimed a bit low.
05-15-2007, 02:41 PM
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Thanks for the question
Yeah, it was advertised as a foglight projector, I believe it was meant for an Audi or BMW foglight.I have spent alot of time looking at other vehicles projectors and their height and the spread of the beam trying to get the aim right, I should have some pics tonight of what it looks like now. My main goal for this is to give everyone a template to put projectors in without cutting through the stock equipment. Just happened to be a foglight. It should be able to work with different projector housings.
Yeah, it was advertised as a foglight projector, I believe it was meant for an Audi or BMW foglight.I have spent alot of time looking at other vehicles projectors and their height and the spread of the beam trying to get the aim right, I should have some pics tonight of what it looks like now. My main goal for this is to give everyone a template to put projectors in without cutting through the stock equipment. Just happened to be a foglight. It should be able to work with different projector housings.
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i wish i had money...i would do this right now! it looks amazing! i have wanted and looked for an EASY way to install and thanks to you i have found it!!!
