Finished headlight mods: HID + De-Amber + LED turn signals, city lights & fog lights

[panameras]

LED city light on, only


City light + HID low beam


City light + fog light


HID + Xenonmatch high beam


Low beam + high beam + fog light

[panameras]

HID low beam + stock fog light


HID Low beam + LED fog light


De-amber



Halogen turn signal vs LED turn signal bulb

[panameras]

Low beam + fog light + LED turn signal


De-ambered


Low beam + LED turn signal


Low beams


City lights and fog lights only

[jakekit]

Very jealous. I would give anything to rid my 02 S of it's awful amber yolk-ness. As of yet I have not been able to justify the cost of getting rid of it by replacing the assemblies. Someday....

[RandallNeighbour]

Where did you find the LED fog and turn lights?

I would imagine they run a lot cooler than the OEM bulbs and won't melt or yellow the inside of the housing.

Wish I could say the same for the retrofit xenons in the low beams. I've heard that these sometimes damage the housings from the inside out. Hope that doesn't happen to your car.

I do love the look though. Are the LED's substantially brighter?

[panameras]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Where did you find the LED fog and turn lights?

I would imagine they run a lot cooler than the OEM bulbs and won't melt or yellow the inside of the housing.

Wish I could say the same for the retrofit xenons in the low beams. I've heard that these sometimes damage the housings from the inside out. Hope that doesn't happen to your car.

I do love the look though. Are the LED's substantially brighter?

LED turn signals were from vleds, they are significantly brighter than stock halogens. I will post a comparison video shortly.

The fog leds were from ebay and they are not bright enough for my liking, I'm still searching for the right bulbs.

HID low beams actually run cooler than stock halogen as well, I have had them installed for over two years (one of the first mods I did) and they are perfectly fine.

[panameras]

Just replaced the license plate lights as well, I'm impressed with the light output from the latest SMT LEDs!

Will snap some pics later.

[wilson1]

looking good, i like it!

[986_inquiry]

Originally Posted by panameras

Just replaced the license plate lights as well, I'm impressed with the light output from the latest SMT LEDs!

Will snap some pics later.

I'm very interested in your headlight lenses, it looks like you cut the bottom of them?

My 2.5 came with burnt lenses, looks like someone might have put in bulbs that ran a little too hot.

Can I just cut the lenses out completely? The burnt plastic isn't horribly noticeable but it's annoying to me, like having a spaghetti stain on my shirt that only I know is there

[panameras]

Originally Posted by jakekit

Very jealous. I would give anything to rid my 02 S of it's awful amber yolk-ness. As of yet I have not been able to justify the cost of getting rid of it by replacing the assemblies. Someday....

I know what you mean, a pair of brand new assemblies can cost quite a bit, but those clear lenses do transform the look of the car. Sometimes just have to convince yourself harder.