914 pop-up headlight replacement?, Want to run HID projections Options

[lybones]

Does anyone sell these head light covers for 914s or are they custom made?

I have a set of real HID headlight modules from a Lexus GS 430 that I am going to run in a projection headlight setup. I know they make pop-up replacements for the other cars such as the first generation rx7.

Here's a shop that makes really nice shallow projections.
http://www.rallylights.com/hella/headlamps.asp

[Mueller]

custom.....the 914 is owned by Ed Ducey, username propricer...you might PM him for details

I wonder if the plastic cover changes the lighting pattern????

[soupbone]

These I think could work in stock buckets but you keep the pop ups. Has high beam and also and DOT legal.
http://www.xesighting.com/products_detail....1&cat=1&prod=94
(IMG:http://www.suvlights.com/Xe7.jpg)

[nebreitling]

Rice-a-Roni!

[lapuwali]

There was a topic on this not long ago you should search for. Adding HID lights means upgrading your wiring and adding some extra relays.

[lybones]

QUOTE (soupbone @ May 26 2005, 03:03 PM)

These I think could work in stock buckets but you keep the pop ups. Has high beam and also and DOT legal. http://www.xesighting.com/products_detail....1&cat=1&prod=94 (IMG:http://www.suvlights.com/Xe7.jpg)

These are the first I've seen like this, very interesting.

The reason I want the plexi buckets is to get rid of the pop-up look. I just think it would look sleek on a jet black gt.

[drew365]

In California, you can't have covered headlights unless it's a sealed unit. So plexiglass over any headlight is illegal. I finally took the plexiglass covers off my one car after two CHP tickets.

[Joe Bob]

Covered headlights are illegal.....hmmmm, what about sealed beams behind glass like my 356 and old bugs?

[Mueller]

QUOTE ("Z" @ May 26 2005, 04:48 PM)

Covered headlights are illegal.....hmmmm, what about sealed beams behind glass like my 356 and old bugs?

well, those came from the factory that way.....the plastic people buy at TAP Plastics is not optically clear, the light gets diffused and screws up the beam pattern...........

[Cap'n Krusty]

I was about to point that out. My former boss had to get a letter from Porsche (easy for him, hard for the rest of us) to verify the plexi covers on his 904. Cars originally sold with them are OK. Why give 'em another excuse to stop you? The Cap'n

[drew365]

QUOTE ("Z" @ May 26 2005, 04:48 PM)

Covered headlights are illegal.....hmmmm, what about sealed beams behind glass like my 356 and old bugs?

If the glass covering is sealed it's okay. I guess the concern is condensation building on the inside of the glass and distorting the headlight beam. I had plexiglass over a sealed headlight and it was a no no. Ferrari 275 GTBs came like this in Europe, but technically the covering is illegal here.

[lybones]

QUOTE (drew365 @ May 26 2005, 03:55 PM)

QUOTE ("Z" @ May 26 2005, 04:48 PM) Covered headlights are illegal.....hmmmm, what about sealed beams behind glass like my 356 and old bugs? If the glass covering is sealed it's okay. I guess the concern is condensation building on the inside of the glass and distorting the headlight beam. I had plexiglass over a sealed headlight and it was a no no. Ferrari 275 GTBs came like this in Europe, but technically the covering is illegal here.

So these cars are okay because the plexi cover and projection lights are completely sealed into "one" unit?

[lybones]

Here's an Idea. Buying a solid fiberglass hood with no head light pockets and doing something like this. ( just an idea).

[TonyAKAVW]

There's also a minimum height requirement for headlights in most states. In California I believe it is 22 inches or something like that. I read it once in the vehicle code. I measured my 914 and the top of the headlights meet that requirement. I'm not so sure of having headlights integral to the hood would meet that minimum height.

-Tony

[drew365]

QUOTE

So these cars are okay because the plexi cover and projection lights are completely sealed into "one" unit?

That's the way I understand it.

[FriarJohn]

That 914 looks similar to mine back when I first bought it, with the cut-outs in the bumper, but without the glass on top:

(IMG:http://friar.johnbedard.com/albums/album07/original_front.jpg)

(IMG:http://friar.johnbedard.com/albums/album07/original_leftfront.jpg)

The housings were custom made by a PO. The headlights are 5x7 GM style cheapie halogens.

[airsix]

If the HIDs are small just mount them in the top portion of the headlight bucket. Then change the geometry of the headlight pop-up linkage to just open them enough to expose the HID bulb/reflector. I think that would be cool. Popups that only popup 3 inches or so.

-Ben M.

[lybones]

QUOTE (airsix @ May 26 2005, 09:54 PM)

If the HIDs are small just mount them in the top portion of the headlight bucket. Then change the geometry of the headlight pop-up linkage to just open them enough to expose the HID bulb/reflector. I think that would be cool. Popups that only popup 3 inches or so. -Ben M.

Thanks for all the input everybody. Very interesting ideas. My HID modules are very small, but will need a projector housing of some sort. Here's a pic.

[lybones]

OOPS, here's the pic

[914efi]

Sylvania has a product called the X1010 (about to be discontinued) that is an aux HID 'low beam' driving light. You could put them where the fogs go. They have a really cool remote so you don't run wires into the car. ~$350.00