headlights

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:04 pm

ive had a look through old forum posts and everyone only talks about the horrendously priced overseas aftermarket low profile lights. is there no lights that can be used from a different car...rx7, astina....doesnt even have to be mazda.im just not the greatest fan of the round headlights

unless they look like pic below. hahahaha

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:21 pm

i made these for mine

http://www.mx5forum.co.nz/garage.php?mo ... age_id=338

wouldnt be too hard to modify buckets to hold a set of rectangle lights from an astina or the like

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:34 pm

how did you make those!!! they are impressive.look like the re amemiya fd lights you used to be able to get

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:44 pm

yes they started out like those but for a 180SX

this guy in invercargil has done some similar with the rx7 ones

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2535434/4

im in the prosess of upgrading the low beams to some projectors

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:07 pm

most of the quad headlight conversions you around now use the Hella 90mm light units. one is a dedicated low beam and one a high beam. the low beam uses a shade in it to get the correct cotoff pattern and you simply flip it around for left hand/right hand drive.

they are used a lot in NZ on buses and trucks for custom headlight fitments.

they arent cheap though...the last time i looked they were around $200 EACH! (ouch) There was a place called susquehanna motorsport and rally lights .com selling them about the cheapest you could get them but i think they are no longer.

maybe you could look on trade me for some quad light conversions from other cars and rob the hella units outa them? Then butcher some factory housings to mount the hella units in??

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:02 pm

ive actually always prefered the wangan look.having the lights recessed like on a 240z.common mod for 180s and fc rx7s.but i think the rake of the bonnet is too extreme so only the smallest of lights could be used which i rekon wouldnt be legal...damn

91 V-Spec · Post by **91 V-Spec** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:25 pm

Here's a few interesting links:

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.ph ... ost4405978

http://www.automotivelightstore.com/maz ... htkit.aspx#

http://mx5gallery.net/displayimage.php?album=9&pos=80

I too am a fan of the flush, faired-in headlight look, but I think it kinda messes up the purity of the MX-5's styling.

What would be best is if we could get a body-coloured one-way film to cover the lights so they look stock until switched on. I'm sure I've seen it on XR Falcons and the like, but I can't find any pics right now...

91 V-Spec · Post by **91 V-Spec** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:26 pm

Here's a few interesting links:

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.ph ... ost4405978

http://www.automotivelightstore.com/maz ... htkit.aspx#

http://mx5gallery.net/displayimage.php?album=9&pos=80

I too am a fan of the flush, faired-in headlight look, but I think it kinda messes up the purity of the MX-5's styling.

What would be best is if we could get a body-coloured one-way film to cover the lights so they look stock until switched on. I'm sure I've seen it on XR Falcons and the like, but I can't find any pics right now...

91 V-Spec · Post by **91 V-Spec** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:29 pm

Sorry for the double post, I kept getting "Server Error 500".

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:32 pm

i was getting it really bad check out my diy lip thread hahahahaha

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:35 pm

had a epiphony. z31 lights they are low enough to fit and sealed to boot.ill make up a angular housing that folows the bonnet.

91 V-Spec · Post by **91 V-Spec** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:36 pm

Yeah I saw that, it looks great!
I'm going to try bolt my lip on today if I ever get off this computer LOL! Such a cow to access the bolts without wheelramps though, good thing I'm skinny...

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:06 pm

i looked at a set of 300z lights
they are alot wider than the mx5 holes
will need to modify bonnet and gards
but they are the right slope profile

mazline · Post by **mazline** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:09 pm

How about this for lights

mazline · Post by **mazline** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:10 pm

or this?,Japs are mad

91 V-Spec · Post by **91 V-Spec** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:29 pm

The black one is brilliant, but the red?

I think I need counselling now!

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:49 pm

if your good with fibreglass heres some fixed lights

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:51 pm

or here is just about every incarnation of the mx5

http://www.paul-davis.com/vehicles/miata/915-1.jpg

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:30 pm

is there laws or warrant issues with using projectors and not having some sort of cover. perspex or simmilar? what is used on the pictures in some of the previous posts.where do i get it made if i need it.got given some s13 headlights im pulling apart at the moment. will have some trial fitting and start modifying this weekend

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