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So I have some useable lenses, but still got a few bubbles. Gonna do more tomorrow!

What are you using for the vacuum pump, and do you have a reservoir?

Following this topic with interest...



I would only be interested in modifying the headlights if it can be reversed back to "stock" without any body (sheet metal) alterations.



Something along the lines of what Honda (Acura) did with the NSX in the later years. My son can install "fixed" headlights and still be able to revert back to "stock" in the future (to satisfy the "purist / collector" types).

So I've got lenses, they're not perfect yet, but good enough to replace the one that broke in the mold. I'm going to try more tonight. I ordered the light kit, so it looks like this is going to work. They are still going to be flip lights using all original parts except the lens and hid stuff

I'm going to work on the mold to get deeper fluting, but I think it's going to work out.

So you are still retaining the popup buckets. This isn't a fixed headlight conversion but rather just a replacement for the lighting elements?

I really like the power and focus of the original lights, can't imagine it could get much better.

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I really like the power and focus of the original lights, can't imagine it could get much better.

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That makes two of us!

I am always astounded that a 20 year old car has such good lighting (well... at least with the "high" on <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/tongue.png" class="smilie" alt="" /> )

I agree that with the high on the lighting is great. Without it it is mediocre.

Yes! I had to adjust my beams up a lot, otherwise I was overdriving them at 35mph, literally.

I'll post a "for sale" post soon (been too busy trying to turn my car from an expensive paper weight to something that actually fires when I turn the key), but I'm one of those who has replaced their pop-ups with a fixed headlight conversion, using the light-in-a-hole approach that I wouldn't recommend for a street car due to the compromised aesthetics. So, I have a complete set of headlights, including the lenses with a very nice pair of stone guard covers, motors, buckets, and all assorted hardware. While Craig Woodman's recent purchase of a single used motor for $600 has me thinking my set could pay for one of my kids' college, I'm thinking some something like $350 for everything, plus shipping. I'm just that kind of guy <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/tongue.png" class="smilie" alt="" /> . IM me if anyone's interested.

Cloud- do you have pictures?



Has anybody implemented a set of these Hella 90mm Bi-Xenon or Bi-LED's rather than trying to stuff two lenses/bulbs in the headlights?



LED version:





http://www.myhellalights.com/index.php/d...ed-module/



Xenon version:

http://www.myhellalights.com/index.php/d...-bi-xenon/

I used Hella bi-halogens in my headllight conversion. I simply removed the pop-ups and all the attendant hardware, mounted the Hellas to the bulkhead inside the hole in the fender, and made some curved buckets out of aluminum flashing, which I painted black. I'm going to try my hand and making a set of curved lexan covers - I've seen people put flat lexan covers over their conversions, but that ends up looking really home-made. Here are a couple of pictures of what I have so far (see post #5):



http://www.968forums...968-headlights/



When I have my lexan covers done, I'll apply some calk along the seam between the curved bucket and the back piece, and touch up the black paint. I have my old headlights and assemblies in a box, ready to ship to any prospective buyer. I weighed the box, and was amazed to find that it weighs a whopping 32 pounds! The new lights and buckets can't weigh more than a pound or two, so this conversion has created a significant weight savings (about 1 percent of the weight of the car!)



I can't stress enough, though, that I WOULD NOT recommend this for a street car. First, even with my eventual curved covers, these lights aren't pretty. They really change the character of the car. Second, this conversion was A TON of work - took me a solid month of nights and weekends, and I haven't even made the covers yet. Getting the buckets in just the right shape, and then coming up with brackets shaped properly to hold the buckets in place, with no pattern to work of off, was almost enough to put me in a padded room. But for for a home-made conversion on what's going to be a mostly-track car, I'm happy with the result.

Would these Morimoto xenon retrofits work? This guy installed them on a 911,drop in installation in H4 lights.



http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-9...t-2-a.html

Those are the ones I am going to use, but te problem comes in the lens. The stock lenses are fluted, which doesn't work with hids

Ah, got it. I wonder how much Corning would charge to make custom glass lenses? Probably not cost effective but they would be awesome.

I'm making custom lexan ones as we speak- getting there. Made a new, better mold and improved my vaccum table today. See where we get.

Lenses are ready- design/execution are now upto my standards. Pretty excited about this. This one isn't cut out yet, so don't pay attention to excess material, or the whole sheet for that. Tomorrow I'm going to remold using resin because the plaster doesn't las that long.

Impressive. Now I have a hankering to get my CNC machine put back together in the new shop so I can start making molds again.

I can't wait to see the finished product. All of this kind of reminds me of what Singer did with there Porsche minus the pop up's.

Haha. That was a bit of the inspiration.