Look's really good George, keep up the good work. This money is burning a hole in my pocket

 

Nice job George!

 

George,

When the shroud is complete is it going to completely cover the top of the projectors? In the pic below the lights would be exposed (the top part) im just curious if that will be covered? I know that was very early in the process, which is why im asking.



Also you come to a decision on a final price yet

 

Now these are really starting to take shape. I like the direction you're going with this.....may be part of my new mod list!

 

Oh my, those things are looking INCREDIBLE!

I might, just might have to either sell or set aside my Light Cannons and get those. When they are done they are going to look fantastic.

Will those projectors come with the 2.0 LC upgraded shields?

 

After much consideration, (and not being able to sleep), I decided the molds I made Sunday were not up to par both in quality and appearance. Since this mold will be used for repeated use, I felt it was best to remake it to be perfect even if it meant an extra day’s labor to do so.

I tore apart the molds I made yesterday and started over. The new design uses longer PVC shroud tubes cut at a sharper angle that more closely matches the contours of the car’s fender. I also got to use my new sander to make the “cut” perfectly flat instead of the guesswork I did with the earlier version. I measured them out so the longer tubes do not affect the beam width.

The thing that really sucks is that if i managee to get one side perfect, i have to do the exact same thing again for the other side. reminds mee of what one of my teachers said in elementary school: "once is luck, twice is skill"

Checking lens clearance:

Checking beam width:


Shroud tubes mounted:


Fiberglassing (used a BUNCH more this time):


Test fit on projectors w/ frame and lens:




My poor dremel…lol:


Left and right:




Shroud and lens mounted test pics:






Note how low profile the lenses are:




Tomorrow starts stage II. Should be rather quick since the form came out so smooth. I havee an appointment with the plastics shop on wednesday so it needs to be finished by then.....pressure's on

 

Does look better, You have a price yet, or Wednesday?

 

After consulting with my plastics shop, I was able to get the final costs added up and come to a price i consider reasonable:

The base kit will be $1275 Shipped.

Those of you in the GP spot saver will get a $125 Discount from the final price of your kit. Spot Saver program ends Friday Oct 23. To get in the spot saver program, please send me an email to: radioflyer97@gmail.com

Upgrades that will be available
- 100w Halogen high beam: +$25

Upgrades that are being considered/tested:
- LED strip style DRL +$50
- CCFL halos: +$100
- "Evil-eye" Halos: +$200

HID high beams will NOT be available for this kit due to clearance issues of the high beam bulb. Preliminary testing showed an HID bulb in the high beam doesn't product much additional output. A 100w bulb will be more than enough of an upgrade.

 

Bravo!

 

Cool thanks, I think im in. I'll e-mail you in a bit and reserve my spot

 

Amazing craftsmanship!!!

Kudos George.

 

When is the full balance due on these if you get in on the first order?

 

E-mail sent to reserve spot

 

You should consider doing a quick spray job in Torch Red to color the mold and the inside of the PVC tube, it looks good as-as but I'm think it would look much better color matched.

 

no need for thee upgraded shields. These projectors have awesomee optics. They're on par with my Customized E55 projectors.

SLC projector output (35w 6000K)


My E55 bi-xenon projector lights: (55w 6000k)



Full balance will be do once the first GP is officially over. I will start the first GP once i have the molds for both the lenses and shrouds finished. Estimated build time is about 2 weeks.

I could do that before laying the final layer of fiberglass, hmm.


Question: those of you interested, do you plan to paint the shroud to match your body color, or paint the lens with an "eyebrow" or both?

 

I think im going to just paint the shroud, no eyebrow or anything. I figure if for whatever reason I ever need to go back to stock or I sell them, it would be easy for the next person to just paint the shroud.

 

Bit of a hack job but looks good color matched i think:



I think the PVC inner being painted black would look even better!

 

2 thoughts:

1) You should strongly consider shaping the area above the projectos slightly. The best would be follow the lines of the tubing along the top of each projector, making them taper back. It would be very easy to do with filler, and would compliment the hood lines nicely.

2). My other thought is - why have the lenses at all? If the projector is sealed, they're really unnecessary, and just add a lot of cost. Specterwerks has a similiar no-lense headlight, but yours is FAR superior due to the "stealth" design.

The tubing does look good, but that can't be the only detail/shaping with or without a lense. Trust my artist's eye on this one.

 

Good input Sealawyer. I'd have to agree. A little contour ala Pagani Zonda would go along way in giving it a bit more personality. That being said, it would look a lot like what Spectrewerkes did with their projectors w/o lens. That is a good look and hopefully RF's fixture will sport much improved mounting equipment and a sustainable design. My SW fixtures would have been hard to find replacement parts for.

I would like a lens on this one. Perhaps a contoured lens may be the best of both worlds. I can imagine that would not bode well for the cost though. IMO, that would be the coup de grace though. It would match with the lines of the C5 well. Look more organic.

 

I do like the idea of no lense, but I would rather the lense take some abuse from rocks or whatever than the actual projector.

I would like to see the top part of the projector covered under the shroud. In other words just the lense on the projector exposed not the black plastic casing. May be asking for much considering we dont have much room to work with and we want the price to remain low.

Lol, either way im excited and cant wait to get some on my car.