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FXR Retrofit of Epic Proportions
Whew! Here we go!
Got my FXR kit last night, and my plan was to have another member do them but I oughta get off my ass and try it out myself! I started out with a set of really great shape chrome headlights that I picked up for $125 shipped...but they were paid for by a family member as part of a gift, can't complain there! I will end up plasti-dipping the bezel with a coat of glossifier on it to gloss it up a little. My retrofit kit consisted of 55w ballasts and 5Five bulbs, CCFL kit and 3" lens with a panamera shroud. It's a really sharp looking kit and the CCFL's will look great behind them. So. Here goes: Separating the lens from the housing was a PAIN. IN. THE. ASS. Took me 2.5 hours to get them apart. Ugh. They were in and out of the oven probably 6 times each...but I got them apart and me and the fam almost had a party when the final stretch of lens separated from the housing. Perma-seal is the devil. When that was done, it was onto the fitting. This is where I am tonight. One projector bolted in place, ready for the CCFL and trimmed down shroud. Now I'm going to go sit in the hot tub, I've been standing for 6 hours. http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/...0AC724D2EE.jpg http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/...0AD7D73CE4.jpg |
So you are going to paint it black? I'm thinking about doing this same thang
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Originally Posted by HardcoreFXFour
(Post 2362879)
Whew! Here we go!
Got my FXR kit last night, and my plan was to have another member do them but I oughta get off my ass and try it out myself! I started out with a set of really great shape chrome headlights that I picked up for $125 shipped...but they were paid for by a family member as part of a gift, can't complain there! I will end up plasti-dipping the bezel with a coat of glossifier on it to gloss it up a little. My retrofit kit consisted of 55w ballasts and 5Five bulbs, CCFL kit and 3" lens with a panamera shroud. It's a really sharp looking kit and the CCFL's will look great behind them. So. Here goes: Separating the lens from the housing was a PAIN. IN. THE. ASS. Took me 2.5 hours to get them apart. Ugh. They were in and out of the oven probably 6 times each...but I got them apart and me and the fam almost had a party when the final stretch of lens separated from the housing. Perma-seal is the devil. When that was done, it was onto the fitting. This is where I am tonight. One projector bolted in place, ready for the CCFL and trimmed down shroud. http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/...0AC724D2EE.jpg http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/...0AD7D73CE4.jpg |
Originally Posted by rdkev
(Post 2362882)
looks like a huge PITA. Nice house...
About the house...thanks, my dad built it all himself 10 yrs ago! |
Don't forget to clean the inside of the lense REALLY good and let the paint dry REALLY good as well. I did my own HD heads and theres stuff on the inside of my lense and a few blemished on the paint. That's what I get for needing my truck and speeding the process up I guess
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Originally Posted by JLonsinger2011
(Post 2362895)
Don't forget to clean the inside of the lense REALLY good and let the paint dry REALLY good as well. I did my own HD heads and theres stuff on the inside of my lense and a few blemished on the paint. That's what I get for needing my truck and speeding the process up I guess
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Yeah I wish I thought of dipping them when I did mine. I might redo them one day, maybe.
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Perseverance pays off! Congrats on making progress and having the guts to tackle it yourself. Didn't you have to cut some of the reflector away to fit that FX-R?
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more pictures! Im planning on doing this myself! Goodluck! Cant wait for the outcome!
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Nice! I bought a spare set of headlights to swap in when I do the FX-R on the FX4, and then the XLT. I'm going to rotate the stockers in...
I'm curious about trimming on the lens as well - did you have to cut it down a bit? My wife is gonna kill me when I fire up the oven on this one... :D |
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