Topic: Headlight swap!

[JimVonBaden]

So, I finally found someone to sell me a set of NA headlights for my Redline. I like the idea of chrome instead of black on my silver car.

The following is a short pictorial of how I did it:


Original

Undo the two plugs, and unplug the wire loom holder on the right arrow.




The bolts holding the headlight are T-30 Torx bolts. They are not very tight.


These four bolts need to be removed. Take out all but the middle, third from the left. Then hold the headlight carefully while removing the last bolt.

Installation is the reverse of removal, and just as simple. Install each of the bolts loosley, starting with the middle one, then the rest. The headlight tends to drop low towards the middle of the car, so make sure you hold that side up before you tighten the bolts.

Reinstall the plugs and the loom plug.


Here you can see one black and one chrome.



Before




The finished product.

Obviously it is a matter of personal taste, but I think the chrome lights work great with the silver paint.

Jim

[ophidia31]

Yeah, looks better with the silver. I want the redline lights because i have the dark grey color and think theyd look better than the chrom lights do. So, uh.... nudge nudge,  what are you doing with your old redline lights?

[JimVonBaden]

They are already spoken for!

Thanks,

Jim

[Critterman]

much cleaner look Jim

[ophidia31]

They are already spoken for!

Thanks,

Jim

Son of a! I GUESS Ill have to take mine apart now to paint them. 

Should call your car the silver bullet now with all that chrome. Have to put on the shades just looking at it on the computer.

[JimVonBaden]

Son of a! I GUESS Ill have to take mine apart now to paint them. 

Should call your car the silver bullet now with all that chrome. Have to put on the shades just looking at it on the computer.

I've never named a car before, but Silver Bullet sounds good! 

Jim

[smartin]

They make your Sky look 100% better!

[Sol Asylum]

I've never named a car before, but Silver Bullet sounds good! 

Jim

Except that it reminds me of that Rocky Mountain water some people call beer.

[ophidia31]

How about the Wilder/Pryor movie Silver Streak?

[Go-N Def]

Except that it reminds me of that Rocky Mountain water some people call beer.

Always reminds me of #3:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=silver+bullet

[Whip]

Jim, I agree that the chrome lights look much better.  Thanks for sharing.

[J_Bond]

Looks great! really matches the look of your kappa.
 anyone else wants to do this mod to their redline, I'm selling my chrome NA headlights cheap! 

[Arabas]

looks good Jim! and nice write up too!!
i totally prefer the black headlights, that's why i replaced mine (the GT comes with the NA silver lights), but personal taste is PERSONAL!

[SHiNY]

I think they look better on yours because of the chrome grills. Mine will be staying as is. Looks good

[JimVonBaden]

I think they look better on yours because of the chrome grills. Mine will be staying as is. Looks good

Right, with the black grills the black headlights looked good.

Thanks!

Jim

[Gentleman Jack]

Has anyone tried swapping sol and sky headlight internals?

[NormSky]

Looks good on silver, Jim.  What about the chrome fog light piece from the base?

[Gentleman Jack]

So are we talking about a car or your girlfriend? Doht!

You can't find a single man, woman or animal in Virginia that will spend time with you, so your looking to share with me?  Sad.... So sad....

[Uranium-238]

Looks good on silver, Jim.  What about the chrome fog light piece from the base?

Won't work, there's a brake cooling duct there. I suppose it could be done but it wouldn't be a straight swap, you'd have to take some other parts out.

Looks good jim!