Ultimate Eyebrow Upgrade
01-03-2009, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by IceyTys' post='758346' date='Jan 3 2009, 11:50 AM
Eugene...
Looks awesome, thanks for being a pioneer on this mod. I was curious to know, if I am reading your right up correctly you bought another set of (used) headlights correct? If this is so, have you experimented with taking the light housing unit apart for removal of the orange reflector as well, if not maybe you should.
Many years ago in my mitsu eclipse I did exactly that, the lighting unit was held together with plastic clips and poly urethane, so once the lighting cover was separated from the housing unit with some screwdrivers and heat, you could easily make changes, then glue/snap the unit back together. Id be curious to know if our lighting units are designed in a similar way??
Anyway great mod, thanks for sharing
Looks awesome, thanks for being a pioneer on this mod. I was curious to know, if I am reading your right up correctly you bought another set of (used) headlights correct? If this is so, have you experimented with taking the light housing unit apart for removal of the orange reflector as well, if not maybe you should.
Many years ago in my mitsu eclipse I did exactly that, the lighting unit was held together with plastic clips and poly urethane, so once the lighting cover was separated from the housing unit with some screwdrivers and heat, you could easily make changes, then glue/snap the unit back together. Id be curious to know if our lighting units are designed in a similar way??
Anyway great mod, thanks for sharing
This is as closest as we can get with modding the headlight. I can't wait to do this.
01-03-2009, 11:37 AM
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Looks amazing Eugene. Wanna help us out? How hard was it? I want to try this too. I hate soldering. just read that u need to solder. Maybe I'll make it removable and have different LEDs match it. Gotta cut....ARGH.
How hard was it? I want to try this too. I hate soldering. just read that u need to solder. Maybe I'll make it removable and have different LEDs match it. Gotta cut....ARGH.
01-03-2009, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Eugene134' post='758119' date='Jan 2 2009, 11:23 PM
Alright....
I think I am officially the first person to ever to this....
I have played with the idea of upgrading my headlight eyebrows for about a year now. but since the headlight can not be taken apart I havent done much.. I was on ebay about 2 months ago and come accross a set of eyebrows for an E60 for sale.. Seperated from the headlight just the top part so I purchased them.. I realized that the 6 leds sit on one circuit located towards the back of the brow.. I purchased the Super White leds from Radio Shack removed (and by remove I mean ripped out) the OEM Amber ones on the circuit and soldiered on the new ones.
The next challenge was how to remove the section of the eyebrow from the headlight without breaking it.. This was much harder, you have to literally cut the rubber around the entire section. I dont recommend anyone to attempt this unless you are very handy as you can damage the headlight and would have to buy a new one. I'm also including a few pictures from the progress. If anyone attempt to replicate this do it at your own risk and Just remember I did it first.. LOL
Ohh ya... and the pictures also show my newly installed Euro Stickers.....
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I think I am officially the first person to ever to this....
I have played with the idea of upgrading my headlight eyebrows for about a year now. but since the headlight can not be taken apart I havent done much.. I was on ebay about 2 months ago and come accross a set of eyebrows for an E60 for sale.. Seperated from the headlight just the top part so I purchased them.. I realized that the 6 leds sit on one circuit located towards the back of the brow.. I purchased the Super White leds from Radio Shack removed (and by remove I mean ripped out) the OEM Amber ones on the circuit and soldiered on the new ones.
The next challenge was how to remove the section of the eyebrow from the headlight without breaking it.. This was much harder, you have to literally cut the rubber around the entire section. I dont recommend anyone to attempt this unless you are very handy as you can damage the headlight and would have to buy a new one. I'm also including a few pictures from the progress. If anyone attempt to replicate this do it at your own risk and Just remember I did it first.. LOL
Ohh ya... and the pictures also show my newly installed Euro Stickers.....
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Now here is the Progress
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01-03-2009, 01:10 PM
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now i want blue L.E.D eyebrowsAny light visible from a motor vehicle should be the following:
- Any light visible from the front of the vehicle shall be white,
yellow or amber.
01-03-2009, 02:01 PM
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WOW!! very good job!! i like it!! 
01-03-2009, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by JAY'545' post='758305' date='Jan 3 2009, 06:52 AM
How did u put it back together, with glue or something?