View Poll Results: HID bi-xenon proejctor trim, ??Chrome or Black??
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Firebird Bi-Xenon HID projector Retro
03-16-2007, 10:18 AM
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Firebird Bi-Xenon HID projector Retro I have been working on HID-Projector retrofit on my 2001 Firebird. So far i have gone through 3 different projectors and setups, but finally i think i found the best candidate. I am going to keep the Pop-up option and absolutely NOT going to cut or trim any of the stock brackets and parts. So far i have been able to mount the Hella Bi-xenon projector in place of low-beam (outerside).
I have already done the wiring harness and everything else except the last part of the project and thats the TRIM....I am going to make it a Fiberglass (may CF later) custom trim. This trim will be for decorative purpose only since i already have made custom brackets to mount the Projector in place.(See some pictures below). Ohhh and I will be having thin Acrylic lense over all this...
I have question for you guys, see the LAST picture and tell me if I should go with Chrome or Mat-black... i am more inclined towards Black since it blends with car color... I need to decide Chrom/black before I start Fiberglassing since this will define if i wanna do Male or Female mold (for finish purposes)..
So tell me CHROME or BLACK ??
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I have already done the wiring harness and everything else except the last part of the project and thats the TRIM....I am going to make it a Fiberglass (may CF later) custom trim. This trim will be for decorative purpose only since i already have made custom brackets to mount the Projector in place.(See some pictures below). Ohhh and I will be having thin Acrylic lense over all this...
I have question for you guys, see the LAST picture and tell me if I should go with Chrome or Mat-black... i am more inclined towards Black since it blends with car color... I need to decide Chrom/black before I start Fiberglassing since this will define if i wanna do Male or Female mold (for finish purposes)..
So tell me CHROME or BLACK ??
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03-17-2007, 07:08 AM
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You're doin a risky thing, but I'm glad you are. I wish I had the know how to implement some of my ideas. Maybe you can pave the way for making us some HID Projector Kits ...
03-18-2007, 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ProjectKronos
You're doin a risky thing, but I'm glad you are. I wish I had the know how to implement some of my ideas. Maybe you can pave the way for making us some HID Projector Kits ...
well, tell you the truth, i thought the same thing before i started. But since no one is making a kit (for reasonable price and that to for POP-UP), i had to do something about it. I had absolutely no knowledge about HIDs...first i was gonna buy those 300+$ kit, but then learnt that thats not a REAL HID...so, to learn more i joined HIDPLANET forum...read and learnt all about HID retros. Then the main challenge was a very limited space we got to work around with pop-up headlights... like i said, i am against cutout or modify anything on stock brackets (then its just not challenging enough
) With 3 different projectors and 5 different setup i finally figure out the optimum setup for the car (my choice).... now its just the matter of making TRIM to cover it up... I already have the HID projectors running. I will post some pict soon...
I am gonna make trim similar to the BLACK one in last picture. And about Fiberglass, I have never worked with it. But INTERNET is your friend. I have already made a CLAY mold for my trim. Now i am gonna paint the mold, hold into brackets and see how it looks, then do changes if necessary and make my final mold. Then i can just do fiberglassing with it..as many numbers i want
i am here to help anyone who wants to know more about REAL HID projector retro...so dont hesitate to ask questions....
will keep you all posted with few more picts soon..
03-18-2007, 11:00 PM
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Damn man, that is really sweet looking. I like how you didn't hack up any of the stock stuff either. Def go with the black. And man if you could easily put this stuff into a kit, to sell, you'd be making bank.
