Headlight Customisation
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Headlight Customisation
First stage for headlight customisation, separated light, sanded lens then polished and first coat of protection
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Re: Headlight Customisation
Sanded the outside of the lens I presume Paul?
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Headlight Customisation
Yes mate, 1500 to 2500 wet and dry then ryobi dual action polisher with meguiars polish and protective coat
Led side lights, purple Led interior & puddle lights, pz grills, Ryan rotary performance coils, sump, engine mounts & sohn, HME engine rebuild at 50k, RRP exhaust & high flow cat, racing beat revi intake including scoop, quick shifter, alloy filler cap, pz alloys, suspension, mazdaspeed spoiler, japspeed toe arms & hardrace camber arms, RRP custom remap
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Ooft lovely and smooth. I get some time off work in feb (right before the AGM and as we go into the AGM so perfect timing). I'm going to clean up my spare brake callipers and service them. And probably sort my spare headlights out with the kit I have.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Managed to get a pair for £50 off ebay just for this project, might be painting the chrome/silver internals with an anodised purple effect paint
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Mine cost me £30 from someone who was breaking his 8 local to me. Not a bad price really. Better than my current ones.. So when they come off the car I'll be doing what you're doing I think.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
I'll try and take plenty of pictures at different stages and put a DIY thread up
Led side lights, purple Led interior & puddle lights, pz grills, Ryan rotary performance coils, sump, engine mounts & sohn, HME engine rebuild at 50k, RRP exhaust & high flow cat, racing beat revi intake including scoop, quick shifter, alloy filler cap, pz alloys, suspension, mazdaspeed spoiler, japspeed toe arms & hardrace camber arms, RRP custom remap
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Next stage in this little project, test fit, have some high temp anodise paint for the reflectors and silver bits.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Mby I shall source second set of 192 lights for my rex and so purple to hah I love purple
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Unless you are putting a bi-xenon projector in DO NOT PAINT THE REFLECTOR BOWL.
Speaking from experience, this will torpedo any light output and make your main beams fecking useless
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Thanks for the input, was going to leave a section of reflector un-painted, so basically the lower part is painted but directly behind the lamp is silvered still, but might rethink it now.Dr. FrankenRex wrote: ↑Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:40 amUnless you are putting a bi-xenon projector in DO NOT PAINT THE REFLECTOR BOWL.
Speaking from experience, this will torpedo any light output and make your main beams fecking useless
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
You will just end up with a scatter of light all over the place and no focus to it. Reflectors dont work as you think they do
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Not finished yet as I haven't fixed everything in place, but lenses look good, purple accents are the right shade and wire has been extended.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Looks really good Paul! Great work.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
The paint is a faff it's an anodizing paint so it's not very opaque and likes to run, but it looks the part once right.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Very nice i like them
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Still it looks to be doing a good job! Also, what method did you use to open them? Sling em in an oven or heat gun?
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Gas oven, gas mark 2(about 100-120c) for 8 minutes then just eased them apart with a screw driver long ways in the channel, you need something to catch the strings as you pry them apart, makes sure the screws are out before going in the oven and carefully bend clips back when warm.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Yeah Dan told me of the methods for opening them up before. I just haven't gotten around to it quite yet.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
@PaulAV Those lights really need their own DIY thread.
Give me the nod and I can pick-out all the related posts and move them into a new dedicated thread.
Give me the nod and I can pick-out all the related posts and move them into a new dedicated thread.
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Consider the nod given, I have more pictures and can add a bit of advice/findings if anyone is interested
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Re: What have you done to your RX-8 today????
Just make sure Mikhail has a bucket handy to catch all the drool after he sees all the purple.
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Re: Headlight Customisation
My own thread.... The dizzying heights.... Faints.
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Re: Headlight Customisation
Those lights are gonna look awesome on your car Paul. I remember think purple was not a colour I would have thought of when i saw your wheels, but it so worked. The lights are gonna really complete the look.
I know I'd appreciate seeing pics of the whole car once they are installed.
I know I'd appreciate seeing pics of the whole car once they are installed.
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Re: Headlight Customisation
Once they're on I wil get a picture posted, however that won't be happening in this weather, don't fancy chasing the bumper down the road
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