New Headlights for my 1 1/2" ton paperweight

[MadStang]

I decided to take my chance with an eBay store for my headlights. I knew the quality would be subpar but I wasn't going to throw them on as is. Another reason I chose eBay is because nobody sells clear corner black housing lights for 99-04, so now i have something unique that looks good at least.

When the headlights arrived, the passenger headlight was sealed very well, better than oem to be exact so all i did was laid a small bead of clear RTV in the seperation surfaces to make sure no moisture was getting in.

On the Driver headlight, well that ****er needed work. So what I did was turned my oven up to 350, got some cardboard wet it down, put the headlight on the card board and 5 minutes later the headlight housing seperated from the glass. took it out and let the parts cool down and started scraping off the black silicone that they used. Next I laid down a thick bead of clear silicone then clamped the housing and glass together and laid down another bead around the mating surfaces. The end result was a perfectly sealed headlight :headbang:

Just as good as OEM ccasion14:

one moar... I'm planning on getting stealth bulbs for the corner lamps. the orange looks fugly.

Also....in other news... got my gauge pod in.... :la:

 

[mygreengt]

those look good!

 

[MadStang]

those look good!

thanks man, I wish I could get better pictures but the roush ain't moving for awhile. But I'm gonna have a nice photoshoot once everything is done.

 

[ItsASleeperTillItStartsUp]

Definitely looks nice.

 

[Justang]

Random, but...would you mind taking a picture of your steering wheel for me?

 

[DropTopPony]

I like those and love the clear corner and non amber bulb idea but don't you guys get harassed out there? In NJ the Police will pull you over for not having amber in the turn signals or a visible amber bulb even if what you have is legal. (Its an opening to find other stuff wrong) I figured Cali would be even tougher since the State is broke and looking for revenue everywhere possible.

 

[MadStang]

I like those and love the clear corner and non amber bulb idea but don't you guys get harassed out there? In NJ the Police will pull you over for not having amber in the turn signals or a visible amber bulb even if what you have is legal. (Its an opening to find other stuff wrong) I figured Cali would be even tougher since the State is broke and looking for revenue everywhere possible.

Not at all, so long as it flashes amber I'm perfectly fine.

 

[det_riot]

they look great on there! glad to see ebay came through for ya! interested to see how long they actually hold up for

 

[ProKiller]

I like those and love the clear corner and non amber bulb idea but don't you guys get harassed out there? In NJ the Police will pull you over for not having amber in the turn signals or a visible amber bulb even if what you have is legal. (Its an opening to find other stuff wrong) I figured Cali would be even tougher since the State is broke and looking for revenue everywhere possible.

Not at all, so long as it flashes amber I'm perfectly fine.

i actually have a fog light bulb in my side markers. it's a lot more yellow than the headlights. never been hassled for it.

 

[mikey94gt]

Sweet headlights. what did you do to your car now? I seem to remember it running recently.

 

[duh09]

Sweet headlights. what did you do to your car now? I seem to remember it running recently.

He changes plans and motors about as much as I change cars. Lol

 

[MadStang]

Sweet headlights. what did you do to your car now? I seem to remember it running recently.

The heads are toast, the cams pretty much chewed up the stock valvetrain and I'm getting major smoke out the pipes.

 

[ItsASleeperTillItStartsUp]

Sweet headlights. what did you do to your car now? I seem to remember it running recently.

The heads are toast, the cams pretty much chewed up the stock valvetrain and I'm getting major smoke out the pipes.

Damn, sucks to hear that, sounds pretty harsh. How and when did this all happen?

 

[MadStang]

Sweet headlights. what did you do to your car now? I seem to remember it running recently.

The heads are toast, the cams pretty much chewed up the stock valvetrain and I'm getting major smoke out the pipes.

Damn, sucks to hear that, sounds pretty harsh. How and when did this all happen?

I knew it was bound to happen, the cams are reduced base circle so when the lifters gave out previously I knew it wouldn't last. Couple of valve springs broke this time around. Luckily the Shortblock is okay and the cams are fine as well, I'll definitely be selling them when I put the new motor in.

 

[ItsASleeperTillItStartsUp]

Sweet headlights. what did you do to your car now? I seem to remember it running recently.

The heads are toast, the cams pretty much chewed up the stock valvetrain and I'm getting major smoke out the pipes.

Damn, sucks to hear that, sounds pretty harsh. How and when did this all happen?

I knew it was bound to happen, the cams are reduced base circle so when the lifters gave out previously I knew it wouldn't last. Couple of valve springs broke this time around. Luckily the Shortblock is okay and the cams are fine as well, I'll definitely be selling them when I put the new motor in.

Well, I'm glad to hear you can salvage some things from your motor.

 

[Sinned83]

Lights look killer..

 

[94darkhorse]

Much better

 

[stanger]

D*mnit! Now I gotta get some! What kind of cams were you running and how much do you think that you would sell them for?

 

[OnyxCobra]

The new lights look really nice dude.

I like those and love the clear corner and non amber bulb idea but don't you guys get harassed out there? In NJ the Police will pull you over for not having amber in the turn signals or a visible amber bulb even if what you have is legal. (Its an opening to find other stuff wrong) I figured Cali would be even tougher since the State is broke and looking for revenue everywhere possible.

Not at all, so long as it flashes amber I'm perfectly fine.

i actually have a fog light bulb in my side markers. it's a lot more yellow than the headlights. never been hassled for it.

how does that work? if my memory serves the fog light bulbs are single filament.

 

[MadStang]

D*mnit! Now I gotta get some! What kind of cams were you running and how much do you think that you would sell them for?

Lol. I was running Houston Performance 292S cams. Probably will let them go for $300+shipping. They netted about a 35rwhp at peak but the curve is flat from 3000-6000 so you'll be making power all the way up and they lope.... A LOT.