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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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would anybody on the forum be interested in doing a recessed headlight modification that gave halo style projector headlights? Im going to be making one soon and was wondering if i should bother documenting the process
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 07:22 PM
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I have not been impressed with the recessed retangler headlights but if these lights wer closer to the bodyline and covered I would be intersted. I have given some thought to installing lights in the front grill of my '79 but I do not care to be the lab rat that finds out how low the local law will allow before ticketing.
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 08:51 PM
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I think someting similar to the C5-R or C6 style lamps might be nice
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 09:38 PM
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would anybody on the forum be interested in doing a recessed headlight modification that gave halo style projector headlights? Im going to be making one soon and was wondering if i should bother documenting the process
I'm interested in installing projectors. I have a set of Bosch projectors but I think the little PIAA lights could be mounted so that the headlight covers would only have to open a little. If the lights were recessed. it could be a very cool look.

Are you talking about mounting projectors in the grill?
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 09:55 PM
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would anybody on the forum be interested in doing a recessed headlight modification that gave halo style projector headlights? Im going to be making one soon and was wondering if i should bother documenting the process
I would be highly interested in those style of lights , please document and take some pics and post or share with us .

I too wanted to install headlights down in the bottom and close the original headlight holes in , but I didnt want to fight with the law .
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Old Sep 10, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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im not puttin the lights in the grill
im modifying the current recessed lights i have to have projector halo lights, kind of like a bmw
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 01:36 AM
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Document it and then send it to corvettefaq.com cause chances are someone else will want to know how to do it.
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 03:13 AM
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Halo, you mean angel eyes like the 5 series bimmers have?
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 03:34 AM
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yeah angel eyes, thats what i meant should be started soon
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 03:37 AM
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You might want to contact holley425HP (he's a new member here), he is doing the same thing.His car had the rectangular recessed lights and he's doing what you want to do also. Don't think he has started on it yet, he does have the bulbs. It should look cool, round recessed lights are nice.
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 03:40 AM
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thnx, for a second i thought i was gonna be an innovator, but its cool, i guess its a race to the finish
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 04:04 AM
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Document it bro..think angel eyes on a vette set up would be kewl looking! Who knows...I might even want to try that..love the look!
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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Found this japanese c3 on the net a while back, i think its pretty cool!




Might be used for some inspiration.
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the lights im putting in will kind of look like that, but recessed
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Old Sep 11, 2004 | 04:43 PM
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Yeah definately document it, I just got the recessed headlights and I think that would look awesome!
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did anything ever come from this?

(I know that I am raising this thread from the dead)
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