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> headlight restoration for my street/racecar, purists, don't be hatin'
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post Dec 10 2006, 08:14 PM
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well, everybody knows what these headlights look like before...crappy...so I had them dipped and zinc/gold coated, and then I polished the retainer rings on my wheel

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those pics also include my hood hinges and some fog light parts too...but, then I bought new screws and clips from ace hardware...hehe and rebuilt them

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they look pretty and will be functional...I will not be using the headlight motors also since they weigh a lot, and I will be custom fabbing some lifters out of bike cables, just thought I'd share the success
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post Dec 10 2006, 08:21 PM
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with all that beautiful work.. you are gonna run sealed beam DOT headlamps?!??!?!

go get some cibie Ecode h4's or some hella's and do your lighting system justice!
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post Dec 10 2006, 08:33 PM
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haha, that's just what the car came with (nothing matched)...actually the lights included don't even match, so I will most likely upgrade when the time comes, if it's not super expensive
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post Dec 10 2006, 10:44 PM
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Looks good! Where did you get your plating kit? Been contemplating trying it!

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post Dec 10 2006, 10:52 PM
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post Dec 11 2006, 06:26 PM
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This "purist" thinks they look.......great!

Yep, I'm a purist, but I have a garage queen. When I get my next 914, I'll do this & bunch of other things that are non-purist. Once you get locked into originality & abide by it, you have no room for creativity.

It's your 914 - make your choices & go with them.

When I get my next, it will be a California tub. And we'll go from there. And it WON't be a purist's 914. Love mine, but there's only room for one here.

Like what you did!
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post Dec 13 2006, 10:01 AM
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Woah, that looks great!!!
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post Dec 13 2006, 01:41 PM
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post Dec 23 2006, 11:32 PM
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Spectacular! What's the rest of the car look like?

Thanks,
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Looks fine to me...that kind of bling, bling is functional....
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post Dec 27 2006, 12:14 PM
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Looks good! Where did you get your plating kit? Been contemplating trying it!

John

I took it to a local chrome shop where they dipped it there, and instead of chroming it I had them zinc/gold it...I will be taking other parts there later such as miscillaneous latches and suspension parts

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This "purist" thinks they look.......great!

Yep, I'm a purist, but I have a garage queen. When I get my next 914, I'll do this & bunch of other things that are non-purist. Once you get locked into originality & abide by it, you have no room for creativity.

It's your 914 - make your choices & go with them.

When I get my next, it will be a California tub. And we'll go from there. And it WON't be a purist's 914. Love mine, but there's only room for one here.

Like what you did!

glad you like it, and I understand about how once you go purist with one car...that car HAS to stay that way...especially since all the genuine parts and looks cost so much...hate to waste money for a 'half original car' lol

the rest of the car looks aweful, but the motor got pulled yesterday, and now I'm trying to find more pics of the headlight cable lifters so I don't have to use the motors...pm me if you know of anything
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post Dec 27 2006, 04:11 PM
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your gonna have to run that without the surounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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