Lets talk about FC headlights

[Max777]

why dont you just get a genuine RE-Amemiya Style bumper? Shine Auto makes good replicas for around $500. The bumper you have looks like a cheap knock off from that style.

You dont need to spend all that time "Adding S4 trim" to get the look you want.

[Flash]

Here's a pic of my front end with rectangular headlights. They're stanley and the front is real RE-Amemiya.



I do a lot of hwy driving and the lighting is good enough for pitch-black roads between cities. Better than foglights I'm sure, but could be better. They're there cause they came with it.

I have two other cars with HID and there's a big difference. I do want to change it eventually to projector HID's but I'm in no rush since I only drive the car in spring summer and the sun's out till 10pm any way.

When I do switch, I was planning to have dual lights like you do, but definitely opposite: inside lights further out and outside lights further in (when looking at the car) probably following the same curve as the front of the bumper to make it look balanced.

I was going to get used projector housings from here: http://store.theretrofitsource.com/index.php

Avg price is 200 for projectors, pretty good IMO. Then buy a ballast/bulb kit.

Hope this helps.

[classicauto]

Originally Posted by Max777

You dont need to spend all that time "Adding S4 trim" to get the look you want.

The look I want can't be bought. There's almost nothing on my car that wasn't either made or bought and then modified further/added to. Thats the general idea behind modifying the car. Rule #1 you might say - modification.
Believe me if I wanted to have the RE-A bumper I would, I'm just not a fan of the rest of the bumper, nor am I a fan of the rest of the bomex bumper, but I liked the bomex better as a starting point for my bumper. Which is why I bought the genuine bomex kit and cut it all up to my liking

Originally Posted by Max777

The bumper you have looks like a cheap knock off from that style.

Yep because I was still a child when these car's were new and japanese tuners were making bumpers for them! EVERY flush headlight style is a knock off of that!

Originally Posted by flash

Here's a pic of my front end with rectangular headlights. They're stanley and the front is real RE-Amemiya.



I do a lot of hwy driving and the lighting is good enough for pitch-black roads between cities. Better than foglights I'm sure, but could be better. They're there cause they came with it.

I have two other cars with HID and there's a big difference. I do want to change it eventually to projector HID's but I'm in no rush since I only drive the car in spring summer and the sun's out till 10pm any way.

When I do switch, I was planning to have dual lights like you do, but definitely opposite: inside lights further out and outside lights further in (when looking at the car) probably following the same curve as the front of the bumper to make it look balanced.

How are those lights mounted on that bumper? To the bumper itself, or brackets attached to the car?

[Flash]

Originally Posted by classicauto

How are those lights mounted on that bumper? To the bumper itself, or brackets attached to the car?

The lights are attached to the bumper with brackets. The bracket goes around the back of the light and attaches on either side of the sloping cut-out. You can't see in the picture, but you can see small bolt heads from how the bracket attaches to the fiberglass.