Headlight conversion 7” round (1 Viewer)

[kelly saad]

Operation Bling Completed! Turned out very nice. I used lots of 3M VHB tape. Found out polished chrome scratches easily just from having it upside down on the table. I'll buff that out later. Now it's time to enjoy the finished product. Thanks for all the help @kelly saad!!

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You have done a great job, it looks amazing!

 

[Luke111]

The headlights work great, anyone who buys them I'd suggest you save your money and just buy a $150 H1: Morimoto Elite system with XB bulbs and XB Ballasts. The $60 Amazon set is not great, one weak bulb replaced with another weak bulb. I'm buying a 50W Morimoto Elite system next week.

Your setup looks really nice.... I don't know much about the projector in the Drapper but I would not run a 50w setup in that projector. TRS doesn't even recommending running the 50w in a Mini H1 projector.. as they have seen the inside of the bowl get fried from the heat. The 50w will also knock a 5500k bulb back to a 4500K color. Stay with the 35w and run a 5500k bulb. You'll have plenty of light.

 

[Dissent]

Your setup looks really nice.... I don't know much about the projector in the Drapper but I would not run a 50w setup in that projector. TRS doesn't even recommending running the 50w in a Mini H1 projector.. as they have seen the inside of the bowl get fried from the heat. The 50w will also knock a 5500k bulb back to a 4500K color. Stay with the 35w and run a 5500k bulb. You'll have plenty of light.

Thank you and thanks for the info. I'm starting to do some research on the bulbs/ballasts and am finding the same info. You're spot on with the 35w bulb and 50w ballast color change.

I'm leaning towards Denso Ballasts which only come in 35w but I need some high quality 5500k H1 bulbs. Lots of Chinese bulbs on the market and its hard to find a quality H1 bulb. I'm not sure if the TRS H1 bulbs are the best option out there.

I know the Amazon bulbs I have now are a solid OK but one is still much dimmer than the other and that's the one the company just replaced so I am moving to the next plan.

 

[Luke111]

Thank you and thanks for the info. I'm starting to do some research on the bulbs/ballasts and am finding the same info. You're spot on with the 35w bulb and 50w ballast color change.

I'm leaning towards Denso Ballasts which only come in 35w but I need some high quality 5500k H1 bulbs. Lots of Chinese bulbs on the market and its hard to find a quality H1 bulb. I'm not sure if the TRS H1 bulbs are the best option out there.

I know the Amazon bulbs I have now are a solid OK but one is still much dimmer than the other and that's the one the company just replaced so I am moving to the next plan.

I've had great luck with TRS bulbs.... ran the same bulbs for five years and they are still good

 

[voodu3]

If anyone is looking for lights this is a pretty good review of some options

 

[kelly saad]

If anyone is looking for lights this is a pretty good review of some options

That is the best review of high quality lights that I have found. Those guys do great review videos.

 

[kelly saad]

80 headlights and grille. More boring bare metal pics from my driveway.

 

[voodu3]

The more i see the straight edges between the grille and lights the more I wish I had gotten them. I still think the look is awesome!

 

[kelly saad]

The more i see the straight edges between the grille and lights the more I wish I had gotten them. I still think the look is awesome!

I know! I did try to talk you into it though if you decide to change it, I will do it at a discount.

 

[voodu3]

Yeah I know you did. I was just impatient. I’d wanted them for so long I didn’t want to give them up. Thanks again for making these.

 

[KTP]

WOW! Love your work.
Looking forward to your grilles on BOTH of my cruisers.

 

[Dissent]

Installed a set of JDM 200 series horns straight from Japan for $70 plus shipping. These are beautiful, finished in charcoal metallic high gloss body paint. They don't fit in the OEM location but DO fit perfectly on either side of my condenser next to the headlights. It's like they were made to work with this grill and sound amazing. I used a 5/16" nut to space them away from the radiator support and used longer 6mm bolts. I just used a standard female spade connector to attach the wire to the horn. They not only work with the factory horn relay, but since my 4x GM horns are still connected, all 6x horns work fine with the OEM relay and like my grill setup, it sounds very unique!!

 

[afraptor22]

Thanks @aktundra ! When I installed my morimoto sealed7s they stuck on high and the switch did nothing. Wiring in a relay and using the wire pair from the high beams as the switching pair and low beams in the NC position, high beam in the NO position everything works fine.

Now I need to find someone to buy my old depos.

 

[kelly saad]

New design based on the 60 series look. Changed the seam between headlights and grille, made it more vertical. Added trim to the headlight housings and using round holes instead of the rectangle openings. Might look cool?

 

[sxp]

Looks very cool! Needs turn signal buckets that can hold a 60's style lens to complete the look.

 

[kelly saad]

Looks very cool! Needs turn signal buckets that can hold a 60's style lens to complete the look.

Yea, I’m not that good

 

[8cam]

New design based on the 60 series look. Changed the seam between headlights and grille, made it more vertical. Added trim to the headlight housings and using round holes instead of the rectangle openings. Might look cool?View attachment 2044788

This is definitely on my list of cool-stuff-I'd-like-to-do. Headlights are a big issue with me, and the stockers suck. I think this round hole style looks great. Would the stock chrome Toyota badge fit over the script in the center? Just thinking about a little bling.

 

[kelly saad]

This is definitely on my list of cool-stuff-I'd-like-to-do. Headlights are a big issue with me, and the stockers suck. I think this round hole style looks great. Would the stock chrome Toyota badge fit over the script in the center? Just thinking about a little bling.

I can make it to fit most emblems.

 

[FJRanger]

This is definitely on my list of cool-stuff-I'd-like-to-do. Headlights are a big issue with me, and the stockers suck. I think this round hole style looks great. Would the stock chrome Toyota badge fit over the script in the center? Just thinking about a little bling.

I spent a bunch of time & money of the depos with great results...had this been a option it would've been a chunk of change but I'd have some extra time left over.

 

[Lopott]

this last rendition is great looking