Stock headlights ideas needed
10-10-12, 09:36 AM
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Stock headlights ideas needed
I just got projector headlights off of ebay with a hid conversion kit. I am satisfied with it for what I paid. Now I have a set of stock 1999 headlights to play with....my goal to make a couple of bucks.
If you were in the same situation....remember to flip for money...what would yo do with these? Sell as is or do a projector conversion on them? If your answers is conversion please take into account best profit margin compared to work required and parts necessary to make it happen.
Also a side note. My family owns a car collision shop. I have a good chance with a little patience to get most any type projector for no cost. We trash a ton of headlights.
If you were in the same situation....remember to flip for money...what would yo do with these? Sell as is or do a projector conversion on them? If your answers is conversion please take into account best profit margin compared to work required and parts necessary to make it happen.
Also a side note. My family owns a car collision shop. I have a good chance with a little patience to get most any type projector for no cost. We trash a ton of headlights.
10-10-12, 11:10 AM
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since you have access to projectors why not retrofit your original headlights for yourself and sell the ebay ones.
Otherwise your best profit margin will be to sell your stock originals without touching them and selling the projectors on the side without touching them.
Otherwise your best profit margin will be to sell your stock originals without touching them and selling the projectors on the side without touching them.
10-10-12, 11:31 AM
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I had this same idea but a project/challenge sounded like a better idea especially if I could make a dollar or two while keeping myself occupied.
10-10-12, 01:12 PM
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10-10-12, 01:34 PM
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I know if you do the retrofits and want to sell them, I'm in. We don't get any love on any parts on the east coast. Everything is SOCAL local first. Help some of the East Coast folks out.
10-10-12, 01:50 PM
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Savannah Ga here. My best friend lives in Charlotte I go every couple of months.
10-10-12, 02:02 PM
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what other retrofits have you done? Selling a pair on here retrofitted would be great idea... there are a lot of folks that have been looking for some already done. I just liked the challenge of doing my own which is why i said sell them untouched. GL either way... I have a feeling you'll make some quick connections on here with some solid folks ^_^
i'm getting ready to start my 2nd retrofit... this time gonna try the Q45s. Just getting all the components together so I'll have the ballasts, lights, harnesses... just slap um on. I did the LS430 retrofit but at the time only have 55w 8000k ballasts and cheap ebay lights... getting some philips 6000k on friday and then switching out the ballasts to 35w for the final night shots... been way too long just laggin
i'm getting ready to start my 2nd retrofit... this time gonna try the Q45s. Just getting all the components together so I'll have the ballasts, lights, harnesses... just slap um on. I did the LS430 retrofit but at the time only have 55w 8000k ballasts and cheap ebay lights... getting some philips 6000k on friday and then switching out the ballasts to 35w for the final night shots... been way too long just laggin
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10-12-12, 10:31 AM
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I have never done one that is why I wanted the challenge. I have to acquire the projectors first then I will be able to do mine and entertain people that want to just buy the projectors and do their own. Its completely random when I will get them and how many as I have to wait for cars to be wrecked and brought into our shop. I could have none for a month and then have 10 sets in a week. Thanks all for replying and giving me some great ideas and options! I now know what to be looking for and hope to be able to give myself a interesting project and also help out this community with my unique opportunity to score some projectors.
10-12-12, 12:10 PM
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yup... u'll have fun knocking these out. just takes a lil time and question askin. There are some really good DIYs that you can literally follow step by step... just don't skip a step that seems small like i did lol set me back on time cause i had to go back to that very step. A couple drops of epoxy :-/
10-12-12, 07:08 PM
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Retro would be fun and you can gain experience doing it since you have unlimited access to headlights. To avoid hassles, do a retro with a projector that has brackets made from luxury mods or somewhere. I did a tsx projector retro on mines and I believe there were no brackets made for that specific retro that I'm aware of so it was all custom. But since you have a collision shop and the tools to tackle it, why not since you're up for a challenge. I miss my tsx retro. I currently have oem hid conversion on mines with the green tiny. Booooo green tint. Some people like the green tint but I don't. Makes me feel as if the lights not at it's full potential due to the tint. If you have asset of 2gs headlights with some fresh clear lens, hmu! Lol I want some clear lens! I'd trade somebody if anybody is interested.