h2osho
Active LVC Member
Well I debated about buying a pair of CCFL's from GrayGhost, then decided to go it alone. So I bought the CCFL's off Ebay for $70 and finally had time today to attempt the install.
It is NOT that difficult a proceedure, however it is labor intensive. I had the grey silicone so it did make things much easier. I started at 8am and about 4pm I was done after starting, stopping and starting all day. I also did the Nite Shade spraying (Black out) of my Side Markers along the way.
I pulled the driver-side assembly and popped it in the oven 10 minutes later I pulled apart. I had to go out and buy bigger clips to get the CCFL's to attach properly. (I didn't get any from the CCFL supplier) I mixed epoxy and within a minute it was already setting. The inner ring wanted to naturally lean backwards so I had to place some cardboard to prop it up and let it sit for an hour. I eventually fashioned a paper clip and bent it so that it held the CCFL flush with the bezel. Then expoxy it.
Drilled a hole for the wires in the back and then proceeded to fill more grey silicone in the gaps, pop back in the oven and 8 minutes later squeezed the lens back onto the housing. Let sit for 20 minutes and re-installed. Currently they only come on when I have the lights on, I would prefer to have them on whenever the car is running. I may re-wire them.
I can certainly see why LSKoncepts.com would charge their $350+ price. Although I would do this again on my own...many would not. Headlight are $50-80 a pair plus another $70+ for CCFL's and shipping and time and you can get $300 plus in a hurry.
NITE SHADE:
As for the blackening out of the Side Markers....I got this idea from Mike Holhut 6 years ago when he used the Nite Shade to black out tail lights. (When we were both into the Taurus SHO V8 scene) You can still see the lights when the bulbs are illuminated.
Simply mask off the lights, clean with alcohol and spray on 3/4 light coats. That's it. You can buy it from SUMMIT last time I checked. About $15 shipped.
I also polished my headlights and fog lights with a product I found at Autozone for $10. Place a foam pad on the supplied drill attachment and spray with water. I spent maybe 4/5 minutes on each light going back and forth and spraying water. It didn't do a great job, but it did take the haze away and I'm fine with the results for what little time I spent doing this job.
I removed the stock bulbs underneath the amber turn signals and replaced them with Silverstars. They were $20 for the pair and they appear blue when not on and turn amber when lit up. Kinda cool, but pricey.
All in all a day well spent on some upgrades. Thanks MHolhut for your help. And go Pistons.
Scott in Michigan
It is NOT that difficult a proceedure, however it is labor intensive. I had the grey silicone so it did make things much easier. I started at 8am and about 4pm I was done after starting, stopping and starting all day. I also did the Nite Shade spraying (Black out) of my Side Markers along the way.
I pulled the driver-side assembly and popped it in the oven 10 minutes later I pulled apart. I had to go out and buy bigger clips to get the CCFL's to attach properly. (I didn't get any from the CCFL supplier) I mixed epoxy and within a minute it was already setting. The inner ring wanted to naturally lean backwards so I had to place some cardboard to prop it up and let it sit for an hour. I eventually fashioned a paper clip and bent it so that it held the CCFL flush with the bezel. Then expoxy it.
Drilled a hole for the wires in the back and then proceeded to fill more grey silicone in the gaps, pop back in the oven and 8 minutes later squeezed the lens back onto the housing. Let sit for 20 minutes and re-installed. Currently they only come on when I have the lights on, I would prefer to have them on whenever the car is running. I may re-wire them.
I can certainly see why LSKoncepts.com would charge their $350+ price. Although I would do this again on my own...many would not. Headlight are $50-80 a pair plus another $70+ for CCFL's and shipping and time and you can get $300 plus in a hurry.
NITE SHADE:
As for the blackening out of the Side Markers....I got this idea from Mike Holhut 6 years ago when he used the Nite Shade to black out tail lights. (When we were both into the Taurus SHO V8 scene) You can still see the lights when the bulbs are illuminated.
Simply mask off the lights, clean with alcohol and spray on 3/4 light coats. That's it. You can buy it from SUMMIT last time I checked. About $15 shipped.
I also polished my headlights and fog lights with a product I found at Autozone for $10. Place a foam pad on the supplied drill attachment and spray with water. I spent maybe 4/5 minutes on each light going back and forth and spraying water. It didn't do a great job, but it did take the haze away and I'm fine with the results for what little time I spent doing this job.
I removed the stock bulbs underneath the amber turn signals and replaced them with Silverstars. They were $20 for the pair and they appear blue when not on and turn amber when lit up. Kinda cool, but pricey.
All in all a day well spent on some upgrades. Thanks MHolhut for your help. And go Pistons.
Scott in Michigan
This might be your problem too. Had I known this was a problem for others I would've taken some pics.
