Strict budget, slow restoration. *Now with moar budget*

[Wh33lhop]

Sealing up - I decided to stick with aluminum tape for a few reasons. Partially because there is very limited space.







Here are the results





:)

[bernzpeed]

holy shit! that is bright.

[ck_taft325is]

Will the aluminum tape seal those properly, you think?

[Wh33lhop]

If you are meticulous about it it will seal pretty well (the adhesive on this stuff is pretty gnarly). I am more worried about longevity with the aluminum tape. Unfortunately I didn't see much of an alternative that wasn't very messy.

In the end I live in california and they won't see weather much worse than the occasional shower.

[ck_taft325is]

How's the heat on the back side of these lights? I've been considering fiberglassing them to the housings themselves but, was a tad concerned with yonder heat.

[Wh33lhop]

They definitely get hot, especially with the 50W ballast. But I do not believe they get hotter than halogens.

I thought about glassing them (it is not all that uncommon to do so in a retrofit) but I've never done any FG work and I don't want to start on a project like this.

We will see how the tape holds up. Worst case, I figure something else out.

[FredK]

Dude, the lighting mod looks awesome! Very functional and the cutoff is super sharp!

[Wh33lhop]

Haha, whoops. :D



















All good now. :p Lesson learned. Flat spots suck though.

[leegf]

n00b question, but what exactly happened there?

[nouseforaname]

n00b question, but what exactly happened there?

he had too much fun.

[CorvallisBMW]

I'd like to know too... lost some bolts on the halfshaft flange?

[Wh33lhop]

Half shaft flange bolts backed out--I must have rushed a job and not tightened them properly. Luckily it got tangled in the ebrake cable and locked the wheel before it did any real damage flopping around.

I noticed some wobble, I figured it was the CSB again and didn't get a chance to check on it until it popped out. Last time I touched the axles was when I did suspension, a year ago--so it's been awhile.

Luckily it only cost me some new bolts and a flat-spotted tire. Cheap lesson that could have been a lot more expensive.

[Butler]

^^^ Whoa that could have been way worse.

This is usually what my grocery bags look like when I get home from the store. I don't buy many eggs.

hahaha I love this.

[Wh33lhop]

A few more shitty shots of the lights. My friend was operating the camera, hard for him to get good focus. Keep in mind a camera's dynamic range is horrible compared to your eyes, and youtube compression lowers it further.

Low beams



High beams







Strobe time! :p

[george graves]

Looks awesome.

Plus, you deserve a metal, for doing all this work on your car while in-school, working in a god-damn crappy parking lot. I'd love to see what you could get done with a proper set of tools and a decent garage. Hats off to you.