Hi All

Day One

Started my Angel eyes build today , I have so far cut the two lens off the headlamps , I have been told now that the glue/sealant will not soften when heated ,So cutting the lens off is the only option , Cutting the lens off do'nt sound as bad as it was .





more to come


Cheers

Andy

 

Keep us posted..........

 

I will watch with interest

 

Hi All

Day Two

These are all the parts i require to complete the build , Having the inner back plate + indicator surround painted body colour on Friday ( I know more Red but what can i do ). So i will leave the paint to dry over the weekend & carry on fitting the light rings to the chrome surrounds , I will be grinding the tops off the chrome surround to produce a flat area giving me more contact area for the glue & giving one less break line behide the light rings producing a cleaner look





More to come


Cheers

Andy

 

Andy, Looking good, I await the outcome.....you may have started a new unusal light set-up.

How's the new bulb set-up on the xfire, is the wiring still keepimg cool ?

Ken

 

Hi Ken-UK

I can tell you now that the wiring is not heating up at all , I have put the other two bulbs in now & the amount of light they kick out is on par with other production cars , but no brighter . This could be the way to go keeping the normal H7 type setup , I 'll keep you posted.

See ya at the end of the month


Cheers

Andy

 

Hi All

Day three

Ok we now have Red back plates & flats on top of the chrome/silver rings , A word of warning the silver coating can be removed very easily , I managed to damage this silver coating by just masking up to protect the silver from glue ,So now i need to paint the silver .




More to come


Cheers

Andy

 

I want to see the finished look on the car with the red inserts. Reminds me of the new C6.

James

 

Andy
Lamps are coming on well..Hope to see them fitted on the 30/31 May.

Cheers

Ken.

 

Hi Ken-UK

We will see about the 30-31 May meet . Need to think about the switches & wiring them up ,

James1549 You need to chill m8 one step at a time , We all would like to see them installed & working , I'm still not 100% sure about the Red back plates but going with them for now , they give off a small purple reflection .


Cheers

Andy

 

Hi All

Day Four
So the Red back plates are already & i now have four light rings(Angel eyes) are on the chrome rings , The next step will be to respray the silver/chrome , Then the rebuild



More to come

Cheers

Andy

 

Are you using a kit such as this one?

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Hi FP
No i just when along to the local shop with the inners of my scrap lights & pick up four 125mm dia ccfl bare light rings + invertors , its all abit of make it up as i have gone along . Should be rebuilding light next week hope to have installed by next weekend .

Cheers

Andy

 

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It’s an interesting mod. If you don’t want to change your car, this LED/Plastic effect can be used for other things. I like this greetings card idea.

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Hi Paul
Yea i looked into afew ways of doing this with plastic that lights up , I phoned one place & they told me that there lights will not show up in full day light ( ok if you keep your Xfire in the garage all day ). You need alot of light for day time driving lights . Anyway nearly there one more push this week & job done on to the next idea .
Bigfoot Xfire anyone or Fold-away roof for a coupe ,

Some people say i'm full of it , i say its just i have too much time to think


Cheers

Andy

 

Hi all
Well the Angel Eyes Headlamp are installed but not wired up completly yet ,


These pictures were taken in bright sunshine , the lights when turn on need alittle time to come up to full power , Im looking into how i will be wiring them up , But i have some useful ideas from an USA member , So nearly there , Still not sure about the Red back plate maybe should have gone with Black/Silver . I will live with them for afew weeks & see how i feel ,

I think they are not bad for the first off , you can always improve on the next set .

Cheers

Andy

 

Hi Andy..Like you I wonder if a different coloured back plate may have shown the angle eyes off better than the red...but time will tell. That aside, I would imagine you have the only UK crossfire with that set-up

Hope to touch base at the next meet 4/5 July

Cheers

Capt UK Ken.

 

Nice job Andy, I like what you've done! Any trouble sealing the units back up?

 

I like.....Great job.

 

Hi Bluecoupe

No worries with resealing as i only used a very thin blade (2mm) to open them up to start with , you do not lose any depth so they fit right back together , just make sure you use enought sticky stuff to cover minimum 5mm each side of the cut line , its all under the rubber surround anyway ,so not seen .

Cheers All

Andy