Split headlight club

[Punto443]

Have you customised your headlights? Split them apart and painted/added cool lights and drl's

I'll show you mine if you show me yours





https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jJD5kCljTjU

[squirrel93]

I will upload pictures of them on the van tomorrow, how come you didn't paint yours? I was going to carbon wrap mines inside but I didn't have enough left

[Punto443]

I did paint them, but I didnt like them And since I was getting a sapphire grill thought they suit being silver too

[squirrel93]

Yeah makes scence

[jay]

mine with devil eyes on..there is halo rings but i left them switched off.. hid projectors are ok on dipped but main isnt much brighter if being honest..

[Wadey]

I did these ages ago for a mate I'm now doing my mk6 ones but you can't see them till there done !

[richgold]

Most of you have already seen my first attempt


These are off the van and split again right now awaiting some trick new parts so hopefully they'll be back on the van just after xmas with brand new HID's too

[jay]

wants some chrome or led indicater bulbs as well as led side lights for good effect..I left mine silver as i have a silver van

[richgold]

They did have chrome indicator bulbs in, they just weren't in in those pictures

[onethumb]

Most of you have already seen my first attempt


These are off the van and split again right now awaiting some trick new parts so hopefully they'll be back on the van just after xmas with brand new HID's too

They look proper mint.

[richgold]

Thanks.
I've got the fibreglass gubbins and my new leds arrived today so it wont be long now until they have their second incarnation. Hopefully I'll get them back on the van sometime over Xmas.

[tytek]

Most of you have already seen my first attempt


These are off the van and split again right now awaiting some trick new parts so hopefully they'll be back on the van just after xmas with brand new HID's too

Do you have a parts list?
Ebay links, etc...?

[richgold]

New set of headlights £70
Projector units with halos and drivers £53
60cm Switchback led tubes £20
Good quality paint and primer £16
Sealant £5
Tools to open headlights £3
Sidelight Led's £3
Chrome indicators £5
Aluminium Tape £3
HID kit with balasts £34
I also bought other LED's that didn't make it into the lights totaling about £30
And almost a full weekend spent doing it.

To add to that expense here's the extra cost for the improvements I'm planning:

New HID kit with ballasts £38
New LED's £12
Filler and fiberglass £25
Paint £10
And I reckon another weekend to complete them.

So that's a cost of about £330 quid and more labour than anyone in their right mind would throw at them. It took a while as I don't usually do this kind of thing.
The forum made me do it.

Here's a good tip though, if you're planning on doing it yourself I'd recommend these tools for removing the bonding that seals the lights.
Silverline hook tools

[tytek]

Just a few more questions...

What size projector lights are they? Are they 75mm???
What is the aluminium tape for?
How are the Switchback led tubes fixed?

Thanks in advance

[richgold]

1. 2.5" projectors
2. Aluminium tape covers the wires that run along the outside of the projectors that power the projector solenoid and the halos, so you cant see them reflected in the original ford light reflector.
3. They come with clips.