That was the only thing I disliked about the 4th gens. If you bought the blacked out housing, you still have that huge piece of chrome.

Should look really good, update with pics.

 

It's really not that hard to do, the basics is just bake the headlights apart, remove the shroud piece, cut out the reflector from the high beam, mount projector in its place, reassemble, mod the back of the housing to accommodate the new projector, done. I'm just friggin slow at it lol.

 

Same here

 

I was about to do that, just went the retro route instead. They were just too expensive when they first came out.

 

I am taking pics as i go so I will compile a more detailed How to later

 

in for results. looks good so far

 

in for finish projecto

 

Where did you get the Gen 4 Housings and the projectors? I think I may end up going this route but I'm so damn torn. I need illumination but its not so serious that I narrowly avoid hitting things. If I have to, Ill save the money and do the same thing you are doing except different color scheme after you put the HOW TO up.

 

DEPO Projector Headlights 05-10 Cobalt - Lights & Bulbs

 

Would it be recommended to replace the projectors these come with with Morimoto Minis? And if so do I need to fabricate a mount for them to fit into the housings?

 

dont do anything just put hids in them. unless your trying to do something custom such as rogue.

 

I am doing something custom. Its a frankenstein from different ideas that I've seen. I doubt that Ill have it all done by the March 19th meetup but I know it will be done before the 1st of april if the money flow is good (looks good so far)

 

in For Results!

 

im leaving the stock projector but adding a mirrimotto mini to the other side.

you can replace if you want. I didnt cause DAMN its not cheap.

200 hor headlight
$330 for mirrimoto kit

$530 was enuf for me

 

This is interesting...... unique? very.

 

the painting of the chrome part is sick, i wouldn't mind painting mine body color with the black housing. I didnt like the previous gens of headlights because I don't like the leds or halos

 

LOL well i messed up a bit.. ran out of dark primer. used a can of light primer.. hmm yeah that changes the outcome.

just redid it with dark primer i went and got. couple more coats of red and all will be good again..

I guess since im putting in retro projectors these are now Gen 4.5 Retros

 

If I were to buy the lights how much would u charge to do what your doing to them but in victory red?

 

This is actually what I'm doing. I removed the "stock" projector from the low beam spot, removed the cutoff shield, then placed that projector in the high beam spot after I cut out the reflector. My morimoto minis will go in the low beam spot.

 

Is the part I'm struggling with on mine.

 

wouldnt be worth all the shipping

 

Definitely in for finished result. Ive thought about opening mine and painting the chrome either victory red or black. Also throught about putting the oem lense on my gen 4s as my gen 4s have stress cracks. But also wouldnt mind a better projector. The gen 4s arent bad but theres always room for improvement!

 

I'm also wondering how they are doing that. As well as the mods required for teh back of the housing to accomodate the new projector?

 

You got stress cracks with HIDS?

 

my hids were back ordered so I ran the stock halogens for a week or 2. This was before there was a known problem.