Dorm Room Retros!
10-02-2010, 08:09 PM
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Dorm Room Retros!
Starting my budget retros project and so far its turning out really good! Just waiting on parts to come in now, but everything is painted and waiting! On to the pics...
heres how i got the lights
took them furthur apart and painted housings black
tried seeing if chrome paint would do the reflectors any justice, turns out not
sanded off the chrome and painted them black instead (along with the orange reflectors)
started with assembly
and this is where im at now! still gotta order the projectors with halos; i will be doing that very soon. Going to be putting 6000k HIDs in along with the halos (white halos im thinking). as for turn signal bulbs im still up in the air as to what i want to get. Ill probably get chrome bulbs that flash orange seeing as the switchbacks cost more than I paid for the headlights
Ill keep you posted! feel free to discuss!
heres how i got the lights
took them furthur apart and painted housings black
tried seeing if chrome paint would do the reflectors any justice, turns out not
sanded off the chrome and painted them black instead (along with the orange reflectors)
started with assembly
and this is where im at now! still gotta order the projectors with halos; i will be doing that very soon. Going to be putting 6000k HIDs in along with the halos (white halos im thinking). as for turn signal bulbs im still up in the air as to what i want to get. Ill probably get chrome bulbs that flash orange seeing as the switchbacks cost more than I paid for the headlights
Ill keep you posted! feel free to discuss!
10-04-2010, 05:22 PM
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i really want to get them bt idk if i can justify spending 50+ bucks for bulbs.. thats kinda crazy, so i might just get the chrome "amber" bulbs
10-04-2010, 10:36 PM
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Two random thoughts.
If you do go with the chrome corner bulbs, have you considered smoking the chrome? Not black, just like a medium gray. The bulb is chrome so it'll blend in with whatever is in there.
And... has anyone else noticed that most college dorms are stocked like a convenience store? Couple cases of soda, a loaf of bread, some donuts, and a case of the cheapest oil you can buy?
*goes back to his not-so-ramen noodles*
If you do go with the chrome corner bulbs, have you considered smoking the chrome? Not black, just like a medium gray. The bulb is chrome so it'll blend in with whatever is in there.
And... has anyone else noticed that most college dorms are stocked like a convenience store? Couple cases of soda, a loaf of bread, some donuts, and a case of the cheapest oil you can buy?
*goes back to his not-so-ramen noodles*
10-04-2010, 10:41 PM
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Two random thoughts.
If you do go with the chrome corner bulbs, have you considered smoking the chrome? Not black, just like a medium gray. The bulb is chrome so it'll blend in with whatever is in there.
And... has anyone else noticed that most college dorms are stocked like a convenience store? Couple cases of soda, a loaf of bread, some donuts, and a case of the cheapest oil you can buy?
*goes back to his not-so-ramen noodles*
If you do go with the chrome corner bulbs, have you considered smoking the chrome? Not black, just like a medium gray. The bulb is chrome so it'll blend in with whatever is in there.
And... has anyone else noticed that most college dorms are stocked like a convenience store? Couple cases of soda, a loaf of bread, some donuts, and a case of the cheapest oil you can buy?
*goes back to his not-so-ramen noodles*
And the abundant supply of Easy-Mac.
By the way headlights are coming along nicely dude.
10-04-2010, 10:48 PM
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haha success!!!! i do everything out of my oncampus apartment!! lol its bigger than a dorm but not too much better with 3 other roomates, and all my work done in the student parking lot outside the apartment 
10-05-2010, 10:21 AM
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Two random thoughts.
If you do go with the chrome corner bulbs, have you considered smoking the chrome? Not black, just like a medium gray. The bulb is chrome so it'll blend in with whatever is in there.
And... has anyone else noticed that most college dorms are stocked like a convenience store? Couple cases of soda, a loaf of bread, some donuts, and a case of the cheapest oil you can buy?
*goes back to his not-so-ramen noodles*
If you do go with the chrome corner bulbs, have you considered smoking the chrome? Not black, just like a medium gray. The bulb is chrome so it'll blend in with whatever is in there.
And... has anyone else noticed that most college dorms are stocked like a convenience store? Couple cases of soda, a loaf of bread, some donuts, and a case of the cheapest oil you can buy?
*goes back to his not-so-ramen noodles*
n yes it is like the most badass convenience store evaa in here, perfect conditions to work on headlights in
just ordered all the parts yesterday! now to wait for it to ship outta china
they got a damn holiday till the 12th n dont ship anything out until after!!
china FTMFL, but prices FTMFW!!!
10-05-2010, 11:07 AM
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I'd order from: theretrofitsource.com
Matt over there is A+ when it comes to his customers and offers great products Morimoto Projects with CLEAR lense = WIN!
Matt over there is A+ when it comes to his customers and offers great products Morimoto Projects with CLEAR lense = WIN!
10-05-2010, 04:16 PM
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that car is amazing by the way. sitting at 320whp nw n is getting a tune and a few more parts to hopefully be over 400whp by the winter. its awfully nice having a dyno at school lol
yea.. it might as well be concrete for how cushiony it is.. dorm "carpet" FTL
10-05-2010, 08:20 PM
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I went out to Bed Bath and Beyond and bought a memory foam mattress topper. I sleep like a baby on that sandbag that they call a mattress.
Also kind of sick of the ice cold linoleum floors, And for some reason, they shut the AC off so despite the fact that ours is set to "Coldest" on full blast, I'm sweating myself silly in here.
Also kind of sick of the ice cold linoleum floors, And for some reason, they shut the AC off so despite the fact that ours is set to "Coldest" on full blast, I'm sweating myself silly in here.
10-06-2010, 04:15 PM
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I went out to Bed Bath and Beyond and bought a memory foam mattress topper. I sleep like a baby on that sandbag that they call a mattress.
Also kind of sick of the ice cold linoleum floors, And for some reason, they shut the AC off so despite the fact that ours is set to "Coldest" on full blast, I'm sweating myself silly in here.
Also kind of sick of the ice cold linoleum floors, And for some reason, they shut the AC off so despite the fact that ours is set to "Coldest" on full blast, I'm sweating myself silly in here.
10-24-2010, 10:23 PM
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just tinted my tails.. figured it wasnt too far off from my headlights so ill post it here instead of making a whole new thread! parts for retros are coming in on thursday (cant wait) here are the pics
