what are the BEST prjector headlights they make? closest to OEM duriblity? ive been througha few but they are garbage.. either they look cheap or they dont giv off any light... Im lookin for liek black housed projector lights .. whats the best company? and any links woyld be helpfull thanks guys

honestly the best way to go is to buy some valeo projectors and some shrouds and retrofit them into your stock headlamps. You can throw halogen bulbs in at first, and then if you ever feel the need to upgrade to HID you'll be all set with OEM looking hid's. Check out HIDplanet.com or HIDtech.com. there's lots of retro-fit information there, plus i think they both sell projectors.

It's actually much easier to put the Valeos into an aftermarket ebay projector housing. That way you won't have to make custom bezels and you will always have your stock lights to put back in case you change your mind or take a long time to do the conversion. It's still a challenge to do the conversion but after trying it with stock factory housings I found it easier using the ebay projector housing.

These are the lights I used. In these pics they are still stock as they come from ebay sellers.
http://www.rcaz.com/rcaz/sub%20indexes/ebayprojectorheadlamps/index.htm


After having these lights with H1 HID bulbs installed for about two weeks I went ahead and opened them up and installed an E55 Bi-Xenon Hella system I had bought about a year ago when I tried to fit them into some stock housings. Valeos should be much easier since they are smaller but they are still difficult to fit and seal up. Definetly check out HIDplanet for all kinds of tips. The E55's were big enough that I had to take out the LED halos in the ebay lights to get them to fit.

Originally posted by azdave
It's actually much easier to put the Valeos into an aftermarket ebay projector housing. That way you won't have to make custom bezels and you will always have your stock lights to put back in case you change your mind or take a long time to do the conversion. It's still a challenge to do the conversion but after trying it with stock factory housings I found it easier using the ebay projector housing. These are the lights I used. In these pics they are still stock as they come from ebay sellers. http://www.rcaz.com/rcaz/sub%20indexes/ebayprojectorheadlamps/index.htm After having these lights with H1 HID bulbs installed for about two weeks I went ahead and opened them up and installed an E55 Bi-Xenon Hella system I had bought about a year ago when I tried to fit them into some stock housings. Valeos should be much easier since they are smaller but they are still difficult to fit and seal up. Definetly check out HIDplanet for all kinds of tips. The E55's were big enough that I had to take out the LED halos in the ebay lights to get them to fit.

Every time i see your taillights i say some bad words towards you because you have the coolest and most unique taillights, and I will probably never have such cool tails...! lol

Anyways, I have halo projectors on my car, and they are just fine... give off light good, and are durable... still work perfectly except the LED or w/e it is in the halo's are burnt out... but other than that, they are great... I'll try to dig up the brand... I bought them off of ebay for $160 or something like that.

EDIT: These look like the same ones, but sold through a different company...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7977732419&category=33710

Originally posted by Max-Eclipse
Every time i see your taillights i say some bad words towards you because you have the coolest and most unique taillights, and I will probably never have such cool tails...!

If you use the search button there's a write up on how to do that. It's not really that hard.

Originally posted by a_miller_76

Originally posted by Max-Eclipse Every time i see your taillights i say some bad words towards you because you have the coolest and most unique taillights, and I will probably never have such cool tails...!

If you use the search button there's a write up on how to do that. It's not really that hard.

lol.. Aaron I saw that write-up and in his final revisions to it, there is no way an newb in electronics could do that.. I am pretty skillful with electronics and I'm sure I would have some major difficulity, Dave put alot of time and work into that setup. Well worth it but... boy would that give me a headache trying to make it come out just perfect.

Originally posted by a_miller_76

Originally posted by Max-Eclipse Every time i see your taillights i say some bad words towards you because you have the coolest and most unique taillights, and I will probably never have such cool tails...!

If you use the search button there's a write up on how to do that. It's not really that hard.

It's not up.

http://www.azflight.com/rcaz/sub%20indexes/eclipsecenterlight/index.htm

It's not up. http://www.azflight.com/rcaz/sub%20indexes/eclipsecenterlight/index.htm

Domain changed recently. Most of my links can be fixed by changing "azflight" to "rcaz".

Here is the direct link you wanted.
http://www.rcaz.com/rcaz/sub%20indexes/eclipsecenterlight/index.htm
or go to my home at www.rcaz.com for more Eclipse stuff



Thanks for all the comments on the LED tails. I'll post again later in my own thread and end this hijack.

Brian didn't manage to vid the "STROBE" effect either!?!? That is sweet too! All it needs is a siren to go with & everyones pull'n over IMO. :P

I went with the basic black chrome projector housings a few years back. Yeah pretty much most projectors will suck for lighting because the housing are so small, but I put some 4300k HIDs in it and they are better than ever now. It always looks tight when they ignite after you turn them on and then they heat up and get bright as hell.
www.proxenon.com a little spendy, but an awsome kit
Every once and a while you may need to heat up the housings in an oven and to take them apart and clean them, but it's the price you pay for aftermarket.

The halo one's look good, but I've never been a fan of the orange side markers.

Originally posted by a_miller_76

Originally posted by Max-Eclipse Every time i see your taillights i say some bad words towards you because you have the coolest and most unique taillights, and I will probably never have such cool tails...!

If you use the search button there's a write up on how to do that. It's not really that hard.

I talked to him, and he said that there was over $400 in LED's the way he did it... maybe he's made a write up on how to do it a different way or something... don't know...

i wunder what it would look like with talon tails...

Originally posted by Max-Eclipse
I talked to him, and he said that there was over $400 in LED's the way he did it... maybe he's made a write up on how to do it a different way or something... don't know...

I've seen the boards he uses. Dave has actually had his own boards made for this. I will tell you all that he is designing/documenting his work so that the project will be easier for other people to accomplish in the future. You might even find yourself buying a kit from him some day...

This just in:
Dave is the fucking man. He finally got all his tails complete and installed. Un-fucking-believable. These vids simply do not do it justice.

Right click > save as, please.

*The patterns shown in these videos are achieved by running a powered lead across test leads from each array.
http://az2gnt.net/rcAZdave/daveShowsOff.AVI
http://az2gnt.net/rcAZdave/daveShowsOff2.AVI
This demonstrates how Dave can adjust the intensity of the sections as he likes.
http://az2gnt.net/rcAZdave/intensityAdjustments.AVI

Just to share the labor involved in this project (since some would say it's "not that hard"), there are 862 SMT LEDs used (at a cost approaching $500), over 5000 solder joints, and more than 120 hours of labor invested in this mod. Dave has stated that he *might* consider doing this for another Eclipse owner if said owner was willing to pay him $2,000 up front for parts and labor. I'm pretty sure he's not interested in putting this kind of work in on someone else's car, though.



All he really needs to do now is get all his proprietary boards arranged and stowed in the hatch and he's good to go, although he is now contemplating developing some sort of simple computer to allow him control over lighting patterns for shows or parties. :thumbsup

His engine is completely stock, but he has, without a doubt, one of the coolest DSMs in the country.

That was awesome Dave. Everyone was just so amazed by your work when you first turned your lights on. Even when you were leaving, it was awesome how you got those LED's going. hoo rah!!

That is one of the coolest mods I have seen ...that is homemade of course.


The car ^^^ the white one is also a favorite of mine...well white = clean...nice job man

I must bow down to the skills, those LED tails are fucking awesome.

Changed the title so more people will see. That was BAD AS HELL!

Amazing

If you are interested, I forgot I had a few more pics of the way I custom installed E55 Hella projectors into my ebay projector housings. It's not a full tech article as that would take forever to cover all the steps required. It's just a few helpful photos for anyone considering installing modern factory HID projectors into the ebay type projector headlamp housings.

Home page with other Eclipse mods and tips.
www.rcaz.com

Direct link
http://www.rcaz.com/rcaz/sub%20indexes/E55_install/index.htm