I've always wanted city lights, but didnt want to buy JDM lights just to have another set of headlights in my garage would be pointless. So I made my own.
Here it is after install, still need to put my bummper and corners on.
What I used:
USDM Head lights
Saab Side markers
Heavy duty Scissors (or something similar)
Dremel
Silicone
First I had to find a way to mount light sockets into the headlight housing. I have some side markers I picked up from the junkyard and found my donors for this project.
Now as you can see I cut out what I needed from the side marker to mount the light socket in the head light housing.
Time to chop that sucka up
After you chop it up it should look like this
Sand that b***h down smooth so its not so bulky (you can see in the previous pics I already sanded down the first one)
(This step is optional) I made the socket mount shorter to give it more light output inside the head light housing.
Here is the difference of the bulb exposure.
Before:
After:
Then I used my Dremel and drilled holes in each till I could fit the custom socket mount I made into them. (Note: After drilling I had to wash the head light out cause of all the shaving inside the housing.)
Test fitted
After I test fitted it it was time to seal them up
Right now I am letting the sealant dry. Here is a pic of the light socket used for the side markers.
And here is how it will go in once I have it installed.
I am going to wire my city lights up to my high beam switch since my low beam is using a PnP HID kit. Also want to do it this way so I can turn on my parking lights and just flip on my highs if I want to show my city lights, plus whats the point on having the city lights on when I got my HIDs shining thru, Its just a waste of energy and could kill my little 194 bulb.
This is just my experiment and hopefully this will help others wanting city lights. I might show a diagram of how to hook up the city lights differently if i have time, or just ask me and I will try to help you out the best I can.
Time for me to smoke a bowl! :smoke:
Here it is after install, still need to put my bummper and corners on.
What I used:
USDM Head lights
Saab Side markers
Heavy duty Scissors (or something similar)
Dremel
Silicone
First I had to find a way to mount light sockets into the headlight housing. I have some side markers I picked up from the junkyard and found my donors for this project.
Now as you can see I cut out what I needed from the side marker to mount the light socket in the head light housing.
Time to chop that sucka up
After you chop it up it should look like this
Sand that b***h down smooth so its not so bulky (you can see in the previous pics I already sanded down the first one)
(This step is optional) I made the socket mount shorter to give it more light output inside the head light housing.
Here is the difference of the bulb exposure.
Before:
After:
Then I used my Dremel and drilled holes in each till I could fit the custom socket mount I made into them. (Note: After drilling I had to wash the head light out cause of all the shaving inside the housing.)
Test fitted
After I test fitted it it was time to seal them up
Right now I am letting the sealant dry. Here is a pic of the light socket used for the side markers.
And here is how it will go in once I have it installed.
I am going to wire my city lights up to my high beam switch since my low beam is using a PnP HID kit. Also want to do it this way so I can turn on my parking lights and just flip on my highs if I want to show my city lights, plus whats the point on having the city lights on when I got my HIDs shining thru, Its just a waste of energy and could kill my little 194 bulb.
This is just my experiment and hopefully this will help others wanting city lights. I might show a diagram of how to hook up the city lights differently if i have time, or just ask me and I will try to help you out the best I can.
Time for me to smoke a bowl! :smoke:
