(in the hospital waiting room waiting for my mate who is getting a piece a 2~3" ABS plastic pulled out from his back.) Road racing accident, today at the track :/
Pissing rain in Shanghai, windy, cold, Non stop. and now this Hervé.... wtf.
That oven's thermostat is nasty offset for sure (???). Even at 300+ degree C for 10min... it might possibly chg shape a tad but would never burn. Unless it is one of those mini oven then that might explain what happened.
Good news is there are a few of those headlights available here and there - affordable. I'd also post in the WTB section of the forum... sure a fella member here will give you a break on cost
In retrospect, I'd rather be in my seat than your buddy's... Hope he'll recover nicely.
They were not burnt but they caved in and looked milky.
I'll start looking for a new set, see if maybe charles can handle the conversion for me.
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In retrospect, I'd rather be in my seat than your buddy's... Hope he'll recover nicely.
They were not burnt but they caved in and looked milky.
I'll start looking for a new set, see if maybe charles can handle the conversion for me.
Laugh as much as you want but my oven: a carton box insulated externally with foam and powered with a 2500w heat gun. $5 thermostat with a timer. That easy mate...
It was ^ that, or a divorce loll
Mate will be fine, I think loll Insured and all. Plastic broken deep inside his lower back... needs minor surgery. We waited about 7 hrs however... that 'wait' wasn't pleasant apparently. 26million population city... what else can you expect here. Missing those 'quick' and free Canadian hospitals man
Luck with the headlight find :/ arggg what a day
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Been looking at this thread and like the look of the lights over what my 2004 986 S has (plain old headlights).
I am a 'bit' shy about trying to do an install like this myself, and read there are people out there who will do professional installs - is this true, and will it continue to be true now that Pelican Parts is the distributor?
Also, read in the thread about the color of the angel eyes and potential for some colors to not be street legal - is there a recommended color (I was thinking blue / blueish as my choice)...
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Been looking at this thread and like the look of the lights over what my 2004 986 S has (plain old headlights).
I am a 'bit' shy about trying to do an install like this myself, and read there are people out there who will do professional installs - is this true, and will it continue to be true now that Pelican Parts is the distributor?
Also, read in the thread about the color of the angel eyes and potential for some colors to not be street legal - is there a recommended color (I was thinking blue / blueish as my choice)...
Thanks
I strongly recommend Charles (member Particlewave). Tech genius imo. Its all about you getting in touch with him and convincing him to carry out the job for you!
I also know of many who've simply drove to their local car mod/retrofitter expert and got it done that way. Can't recommend any sorry (yellow page!). All of those guys are pretty switched on and know their stuff anyway.... some even open headlights all day long for a living.
But if you ask me, Charles is the man. Not question there
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Adam - at the end I had to retake your blue (anodizing) along with Jeff's Vivo. There were just not... not quite, not quite perfect enough... let's just say. New kit done finally... and I think you'll freak out when you see them (Jeff Vivo as well loll). In fact a few of my mates here saw them on the workbench and all went absolutely bunker on that blue. You'll know what they meant when you have them in hands Different ambient light temp = different blue tones. Sick
That (new) dye I'm getting out of Japan is wicked stuff... not exactly cheap and more and more I use it I'm starting to understand why lolllll it is insanely beautiful!
WE-NEED-PICS!!!! Really want to see those
Just checked tracking (for about the 20th time!) - the wait is almost over - I won't be leaving the house tomorrow! Can you tell I'm looking forward to these arriving :dance:
Date Time Location Tracking event
7/5/2015 23:55 Newport Depot Loaded to vehicle for delivery
7/5/2015 23:53 Newport Depot Received at delivery depot
7/5/2015 13:28 National Hub Received and processed
7/5/2015 8:31 International Hub Received in destination country
1/5/2015 12:14 Delivery Agent - EMSEVT SHANGHAI…+Delivery Agent - EMSEVT SHANGHAI Forwarded for export
30/4/2015 15:18 Delivery Agent - CHINA…+Delivery Agent - CHINA Collected from customer
Charles is the man on this, he did mine and they are fantastic. I had a spare headlight that was bad, I tried getting it apart and wound up destroying the lens trying to get it off....after that PW was the only way to go.
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Disassembled my first headlight for projector install last night. Immediately wished I had just sent them off to be done but I'm kind of in it now.
Destroyed list at this point includes: rubber outer molding, two white keeper pins for said molding and one amber corner.
So much fun!
The outer rubber gasket may have been rotten to begin with, the white clips are usually missing or broken anyway, and the corner trim clips break off every time (there are other ways to attach them ).
The outer rubber gasket may have been rotten to begin with, the white clips are usually missing or broken anyway, and the corner trim clips break off every time (there are other ways to attach them ).
I have been looking into these again and it appears that nobody has them in stock anymore? I went to the website The ultimate bi-xenon headlight retrofit kit for Sport & Super cars which said that Pelican Parts will now carry them but I cannot find them on their site.
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Any info on this would be appreciated.
John - Reebuck,
I've actually spoke to the chaps at Pelican today. They are not too willing to let go a product without the full "support package" for you guys. Involves a lot of work on their side... meaning setting up ref to install manual, working on a DIY, writing down a warranty specific to those, etc etc. How nice of them (and how embarrassing for me at the same time lolll)
What they are doing now (and what takes time) is what I've never bother doing. They are "professionals" and needs to remain as such to keep their edge so from the look of things, I've given them quite a headache :/
(me shy to call again)
I'll update as soon as I hear some news. I have faith to see some kits going out in a matter of week now (maybe days, fingers crossed)
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Different ambient light temp = different blue tones. Sick
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