Looks sweet! post some day pics too

 

damn man looks good, i was thinking of doing that. anymore pics of your car?

 

Looooookkksss sexxxxyyyyy!! What did you use to fill in the void?? Very nice!!

 

I can honestly say that when it comes to projectors, your Legend looks best in my opinion. When others have done this mod it has looked good, but there is always so much "dead" or "open" space behind the projector. I think what you did looks awesome. :bowdown: :bowdown:

 

What do you guys think?:2cool:

Thanks to Hass for helping me posting pix.

your welcome. it looks great :bowdown: :bowdown:
-hass

 

Thanks people. I didn't like the empty spaces around the projectors, so I took time to make these cosmetic trims. I wanted to chrome it out, but I couldn't, but oh well...

SpeedDemon
Here is my write up you were asking for. I could have e-mailed you, but I decided to post this since there were several members who want to know how I did it. If you have any questions, let me know.

Things to get: of course HID projectors, ballasts, (2) 4"diameter round pvc end cap from plumbing department of home depot, (2) 4"x8" plexi, jb weld(or any epoxy that can be held within some heat), spray paint (I used chrome spay paint, but it doesn't look anything like chrome )

Tools used: Dremel w/ cutting wheels (lots of cutting wheels), drill press, band saw, sander (I had access to a model shop, so I could use all these power tools, but just Dremel with various tips should be fine. It will just take longer.) glass cutter.

Time spent: about 10 hours

Let me refresh my memory. How did I do this... I researched a lot. Members such as Matt Whelan, TYPEII, Legend95, E K, and 91BullDog have done this successfully and their pix and threads helped me a lot. Thanks guys. After research, I kinda knew what mine to be look like, so I sketched it up, and planned everything before I took the lights off of the car.

So here we go.

Mounting projector;
I opened up my head light w/ usual baking method. Then I chopped up the low beam reflector/mounting plate with dremel cutting wheels. Refer to Matt Whelan's imegestation photos

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4292010975&idx=1 Hope you don't mind, Matt.
Carefully locate and mark where you want to put your projector on this mounting plate. Epoxi it to the mounting plate. Make sure projector is pointing somewhat close to where it's supposed to point. Accurate adjustment can be done later since we mounted the projector onto existing mounting plate. This was the easy part. Makeing cosmetic trim took me a while. It wasn't hard, but it was time consuming.

Making cosmetic trim;
Measure the diameter of your projector. Locate the center of the pvc end cap, and make a hole lil bigger (+1/4") then projector diameter using a fat drill bit. Then chop, cut and sand the pvc cap so it fits snug within your chrome plastic trim. None of these angles line up nor perpendicular to anything. you have to Be patient. Cut here little, and sand there little. (If you can find a pair of cosmetic trims from Bimmer 3-series HID's, this step can be omitted. I couldn't find one.) After this, use the flat plexi to hide all the ugly stuffs.

Cutting Glass for high beam;
I wanted to do this professionally, but they quoted $70 per piece, so I did it myself using diamond wheel glass cutter. I had some experiences on working with glass when I was in architecture school. I recommend that you do some google search on cutting glass. It's simple yet you have to know what you are doing.

then paint your trims w/ spay paint. I glued it to the chrome plastic piece.

I made one side first (before glueing trims) and the other side. The other side took less then 1/5 of time you spent on the first side since you know what your doing. (or you should know... )

I am sure I am forgetting a lot of little steps, but I am sure you can get some idea on how to start. I am sure you can be more creative then any of us who did this project.

Thanks. Sorry it's so long.

 

Wow, thanks for the great write up! Do you know where I can research projectors? My friend has some S4 projectors that he will sell me for a good price, but I want to make sure first that I'm purchasing ones first that I'm not going to regret getting later. Thanks for the help.

 

how much did u get thouse projectors for???

 

wow, looks very good. Kinda makes me want to get projectors but not too sure. I'll keep looking into it.

 

Thanks people. I didn't like the empty spaces around the projectors, so I took time to make these cosmetic trims. I wanted to chrome it out, but I couldn't, but oh well...

SpeedDemon
Here is my write up you were asking for. I could have e-mailed you, but I decided to post this since there were several members who want to know how I did it. If you have any questions, let me know.

Things to get: of course HID projectors, ballasts, (2) 4"diameter round pvc end cap from plumbing department of home depot, (2) 4"x8" plexi, jb weld(or any epoxy that can be held within some heat), spray paint (I used chrome spay paint, but it doesn't look anything like chrome )

Tools used: Dremel w/ cutting wheels (lots of cutting wheels), drill press, band saw, sander (I had access to a model shop, so I could use all these power tools, but just Dremel with various tips should be fine. It will just take longer.) glass cutter.

Time spent: about 10 hours

Let me refresh my memory. How did I do this... I researched a lot. Members such as Matt Whelan, TYPEII, Legend95, E K, and 91BullDog have done this successfully and their pix and threads helped me a lot. Thanks guys. After research, I kinda knew what mine to be look like, so I sketched it up, and planned everything before I took the lights off of the car.

So here we go.

Mounting projector;
I opened up my head light w/ usual baking method. Then I chopped up the low beam reflector/mounting plate with dremel cutting wheels. Refer to Matt Whelan's imegestation photos

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4292010975&idx=1 Hope you don't mind, Matt.
Carefully locate and mark where you want to put your projector on this mounting plate. Epoxi it to the mounting plate. Make sure projector is pointing somewhat close to where it's supposed to point. Accurate adjustment can be done later since we mounted the projector onto existing mounting plate. This was the easy part. Makeing cosmetic trim took me a while. It wasn't hard, but it was time consuming.

Making cosmetic trim;
Measure the diameter of your projector. Locate the center of the pvc end cap, and make a hole lil bigger (+1/4") then projector diameter using a fat drill bit. Then chop, cut and sand the pvc cap so it fits snug within your chrome plastic trim. None of these angles line up nor perpendicular to anything. you have to Be patient. Cut here little, and sand there little. (If you can find a pair of cosmetic trims from Bimmer 3-series HID's, this step can be omitted. I couldn't find one.) After this, use the flat plexi to hide all the ugly stuffs.

Cutting Glass for high beam;
I wanted to do this professionally, but they quoted $70 per piece, so I did it myself using diamond wheel glass cutter. I had some experiences on working with glass when I was in architecture school. I recommend that you do some google search on cutting glass. It's simple yet you have to know what you are doing.

then paint your trims w/ spay paint. I glued it to the chrome plastic piece.

I made one side first (before glueing trims) and the other side. The other side took less then 1/5 of time you spent on the first side since you know what your doing. (or you should know... )

I am sure I am forgetting a lot of little steps, but I am sure you can get some idea on how to start. I am sure you can be more creative then any of us who did this project.

Thanks. Sorry it's so long.

Haha. No I don't mind at all. They look good man. Its good to see that this modification is getting more common for Legends.

 

there's only one thing you can do for an install like that....
:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

 

Thanks guys.
Well, I paid $325 for a set of A6 head light assembly. I just needed the projectors, bulbs, and ballast, but the guy sent me these whole thing. It wasn't a good price, but it wasn't bad either.

I was only looking for either BMW 5 series, or A6 projectors. I got a lot of info I needed from http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/car-oem-hid.htm as far as HID's. Also the site also has links to used HID market places, and HID discussion forum. Check it out.

So am I 4th or 5th to do this mod on the Legend? I know you are the first, Matt! :bowdown:

 

:bowdown:
that looks beautiful. i think i might have to take a drive up there and have you install mine my favorite part is how you filled up the open space that the projector didnt fill up.

 

a lotta yall is gonna hate on me, but i'm not feelin it. good job on the work though i always give credit where it's due. consider this constructive criticism. hey, we're all entitled to our own opinions...no?

 

a lotta yall is gonna hate on me, but i'm not feelin it. good job on the work though i always give credit where it's due. consider this constructive criticism. hey, we're all entitled to our own opinions...no?

what exactly are exactly dont u like about it cause u provided no constructive criticism

 

what exactly are exactly dont u like about it cause u provided no constructive criticism

Ya, get specific on us smoovie!

Here is mine. While I do like the shield piece in the low beam section, I don't like how it doesn't have the "chromie" color like the rest of the headlight. Just kinda stands out too much. Its no big deal though. I've seen worse headlight modifications. Other than that, :2cool: Much props, this isn't an easy modification and it deserves respect!

 

Ya, get specific on us smoovie!

Here is mine. While I do like the shield piece in the low beam section, I don't like how it doesn't have the "chromie" color like the rest of the headlight. Just kinda stands out too much. Its no big deal though. I've seen worse headlight modifications. Other than that, :2cool: Much props, this isn't an easy modification and it deserves respect!

thats true the crome color isnt there , why exactly isnt it there i mean why cant the mod be done by cutting around it ???

 

yeah, i guess that's what it is. i'm not really feeling the silver fillup. i think if you had left the empty space it would look much better. but, overall i don't think projectors really look right in our headlights.let me check on some of the members pics again that have projector mods and i'll be back.

 

If you were going for the chrome look, and your good at cutting glass~ why not cut a mirror to fill in around the projectors?

or polished stainless or aluminum...
Or you could just paint it all black.

 

Could you post some more pictures of it during the daytime?

Do you think that this mod would work in the One-piece headlights? When you did your did you leave the chrome reflective thing, mount the projectors to that, and then put the cosmetics over all that.... cause I noticed that EK removed all the chrome reflective stuff on his when he did it in the one-piece.

Also, Matt, How do your high beams work without the glass piece there, because I'm thinking about doing this, but I probably won't be able to get the glass piece cut, so if I take out the glass and pretty much lose my high beam then I might as well just use the one piece and have no high beam.

 

wish i got some projectors like those can you make me one ??

Thanks

 

This is good. I am getting some constructive criticism.

I know! The silver part is ugly. it's one of the thing I hate about my light. I tried to chrome it, but it was beyond my ability to do it as perfect as the plastic chrome piece around the lights. Trust me. I tried, and it's not easy to achive that mirror look. Cutting glass or mirror is pretty hard, especially when you are cutting a circle out of it.

I was thinking about paint them all black, but the whole headlight assembly gets washed away and I didn't like it. (It is my personal opinion.) I could have left it blank without any cosmetic trim, like someone suggested, but you should have seen what's goin on behind that silver wall. It's kinda crappy back there.

Also I don't like that I have this huge blank space on one side of the projector. I wanted to put a little fog light there but the space behind it was too tight.

It was a tough job, and I like the way it turned out. I am not saying my mod is the best looking mod out there. I am sure someone out there can do a much better job then any of us who did this modification. Thanks for your accompliments, criticism, and comments.

 

This is good. I am getting some constructive criticism.

I know! The silver part is ugly. it's one of the thing I hate about my light. I tried to chrome it, but it was beyond my ability to do it as perfect as the plastic chrome piece around the lights. Trust me. I tried, and it's not easy to achive that mirror look. Cutting glass or mirror is pretty hard, especially when you are cutting a circle out of it.

I was thinking about paint them all black, but the whole headlight assembly gets washed away and I didn't like it. (It is my personal opinion.) I could have left it blank without any cosmetic trim, like someone suggested, but you should have seen what's goin on behind that silver wall. It's kinda crappy back there.

Also I don't like that I have this huge blank space on one side of the projector. I wanted to put a little fog light there but the space behind it was too tight.

It was a tough job, and I like the way it turned out. I am not saying my mod is the best looking mod out there. I am sure someone out there can do a much better job then any of us who did this modification. Thanks for your accompliments, criticism, and comments.

Hey I know what you mean. The reflector can get scraped up when dremeling the OEM bulb hole...

I admit that I was a little uneasy when I first had my projectors in. They look different since they were never like that before. But now I am used to them and when I see straight OEM headlights they look kind of plain since they don't have projectors mounted into them.

Peace out brotha! Glad you did this mod.

 

Anyone gonna answer my questions ???? Don't you guys wanna see another Legend member enter the projector family

 

to answer your questoin about the highbeams, they will still be functional. What will happen is that when your highbeams are on, it will just be two huge beams of light rite in front of your, just like a spot light. I like it this way better than with the glass. cant answer your questions about the 1pc though, cuz i dont have them. I think EK is the only one with 1pc and projectors.