Another Projector/Halo option for 93-97 guys...pics
07-19-2009, 05:38 AM
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Another Projector/Halo option for 93-97 guys...pics
Ok- here are some pics I snapped quick today of the headlight install I'm doing. It took a lot of cutting and measuring, but the finished product is well worth it IMO. Like I posted in another thread, these are headlights that are designed for 88-98 GM Full-Size trucks. I have seen a lot of people throw the question around, but have yet to see anyone do it...if someone did and already posted my apologies..
Here are the benefits to the way I did it-
1.) Maintains the some of factory bracket for the truck headlight which means you still have screw adjustment for pitch and side to side adjustment. 2.) Most of the Camaro headlight bucket bracket is still there so you maintain all the connection points for the bumper cover.
3.) Stock wiring plugs into low beam, just have to get appropriate bulb for the high beam to plug into stock wiring (does not come with light)
4.) Still uses the bolts designed to hold the headlight to the mounting bracket that comes with them that you would bolt to the truck. Headlight come out in as much time as it take you take out two bolts per.
5.) I think the halos and projectors look sweet...they fit in the bucket, match the front bumper profile almost like they were made by the same engineer that made the Camaro headlights...lol
The only downside to this is I'm not sure if a factory hood will clear these lights. Depending on how the front underside is profiled it might not clear the front inner corner of them. As they sit in my car they barely touch the underside of the hood when its closed. I haven't profiled the bumper cover to the headlights and if I did you could drop them another prolly another 3/16" down to give them more hood clearance.
Check out the pics- like I said I can't say how they perform on the street as the car isn't totally together yet, and until I wash the car these are all the pics you get...
Let me know if you guys want a full write-up on this. It was a major PITA to figure out taking the headlight bracket on and off 20 times along with the bumper cover but the final product was well worth it, and I'm willing to share how I did it. I have learned a lot from this site so I will be more than willing to help someone else out...
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ps- sorry about them being a little blurry...didn't notice till I tried to upload them...apparently my coffee and mt dew had caught up a little...lol
Here are the benefits to the way I did it-
1.) Maintains the some of factory bracket for the truck headlight which means you still have screw adjustment for pitch and side to side adjustment. 2.) Most of the Camaro headlight bucket bracket is still there so you maintain all the connection points for the bumper cover.
3.) Stock wiring plugs into low beam, just have to get appropriate bulb for the high beam to plug into stock wiring (does not come with light)
4.) Still uses the bolts designed to hold the headlight to the mounting bracket that comes with them that you would bolt to the truck. Headlight come out in as much time as it take you take out two bolts per.
5.) I think the halos and projectors look sweet...they fit in the bucket, match the front bumper profile almost like they were made by the same engineer that made the Camaro headlights...lol
The only downside to this is I'm not sure if a factory hood will clear these lights. Depending on how the front underside is profiled it might not clear the front inner corner of them. As they sit in my car they barely touch the underside of the hood when its closed. I haven't profiled the bumper cover to the headlights and if I did you could drop them another prolly another 3/16" down to give them more hood clearance.
Check out the pics- like I said I can't say how they perform on the street as the car isn't totally together yet, and until I wash the car these are all the pics you get...
Let me know if you guys want a full write-up on this. It was a major PITA to figure out taking the headlight bracket on and off 20 times along with the bumper cover but the final product was well worth it, and I'm willing to share how I did it. I have learned a lot from this site so I will be more than willing to help someone else out...
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Picture053.jpg?t=1247999163
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Picture057.jpg?t=1247999250
Picture045.jpg?t=1247999396
ps- sorry about them being a little blurry...didn't notice till I tried to upload them...apparently my coffee and mt dew had caught up a little...lol
07-19-2009, 10:12 AM
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Yeah, the outboard corner is where you'll run into clearance issues first, hopefully you won't have to lower the lights to the point where they have to be below the bottom of the headlight opening. The looks take some getting used to but the improved effectiveness of the headlights will make it worthwhile. Nice to see someone taking a crack at this.
07-19-2009, 03:24 PM
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wow it looks like they were built for the camaro..........Im still not a fan of this style light, but if they work better than the stock lights it might be worth it........I know that it might effect the brightness of the light, but i think a light smoke lens would look better than the clear imo..............Nice work though......some pics from a distance would be nice to see
07-19-2009, 05:00 PM
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Well this was the first attempt at it...and there are a ton of options for what you can do style-wise as there are a lot of options for the full-size trucks.
I suppose in hind-sight you could do it without taking the bumper cover off- but having to worry about not scratching it and all the added mess from cutting the plastic in there would not be worth it IMO. The bumper cover comes off in about 5 minutes so its worth taking the time not to worry about it.
As far as more pics as soon as its out of the garage/shop I will get some more pics of them to give a better idea of what they look like, and also how they perform on the road. I think they will do pretty good. I took them out by the road with some wire and a car battery at night and just one seemed to put out more light than the crappy factory low-beams did.
I suppose in hind-sight you could do it without taking the bumper cover off- but having to worry about not scratching it and all the added mess from cutting the plastic in there would not be worth it IMO. The bumper cover comes off in about 5 minutes so its worth taking the time not to worry about it.
As far as more pics as soon as its out of the garage/shop I will get some more pics of them to give a better idea of what they look like, and also how they perform on the road. I think they will do pretty good. I took them out by the road with some wire and a car battery at night and just one seemed to put out more light than the crappy factory low-beams did.
