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how much would you charge to make me a set?
 
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Are you gonna make set's to sell ?
 
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Originally Posted by Tcwes8
how much would you charge to make me a set?
Depends on what you want. For pricing send me a private message in order to abide by forum rules.

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Are you gonna make set's to sell ?
Only upon request and only for '92-'97 trucks. I would love to make them for bricknose trucks but I simply do not have the time to try and form lenses with my schedule.
 
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not hard to make at all,
also if your swamped Evan, hope you dont mind i post this.
1996 Ford Bronco Morimoto H1 Retrofit
 
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I don't mind at all. If someone wants to do it themselves, I encourage it. That's what I made this how to for.
 
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88 f150

Hi I'm an 18 year old high school student about to graduate. I was wondering if you still had those headlights on your truck and of they still work as well as in the beginning. My uncle has an 88 f250 custom with the 300 straight 6. I was trying to find projector headlights to no avail. I have some experience with wiring but my dad has much more experience than I do. I was wondering how easy it was to modify and mount the projectors in the housings and if I could reuse the old shrouds instead of buying new. I'm on a pretty tight budget. Thanks in advance.
 
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FWIW, there is little in the way of options for the "Brick Nose" trucks, I have an 1988 F350 since new and put replacement light buckets in it a few years back, haven't seen much progress since then.
 
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I found this thread a couple of weeks ago and have been contemplating on doing hids for a while, so I bought everything except I ordered 5500k bulbs. I even ordered the same headlights. I plan on doing the retrofit as soon as the headlights come in
 
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Originally Posted by sjmurray99
I found this thread a couple of weeks ago and have been contemplating on doing hids for a while, so I bought everything except I ordered 5500k bulbs. I even ordered the same headlights. I plan on doing the retrofit as soon as the headlights come in

I'm in the same boat, I love the way those headlights turned out. You get projectors, hids, and retain a very similar factory appearance? Can't beat it IMO
 
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Does anyone know if you can actually purchase a nice looking projector headlight assembly already done like this? I would think someone would offer it. I may have to consider making them. I'm really getting tired of the poor night time illumination from the stock headlights.

Also, how is your Morimoto kit holding up? It seems that either their stuff or Diode Dynamics is the best as far as aftermarket HID kits go.
 
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Originally Posted by TexasGuy001
Does anyone know if you can actually purchase a nice looking projector headlight assembly already done like this? I would think someone would offer it. I may have to consider making them. I'm really getting tired of the poor night time illumination from the stock headlights.

Also, how is your Morimoto kit holding up? It seems that either their stuff or Diode Dynamics is the best as far as aftermarket HID kits go.
Most of the aftermarket housings use an H1 or H7 sized bulb for the low-beam, which is a significant downsize from the OEM setup. Additionally, they utilize low-end projector housings, which has a major impact on performance.

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Originally Posted by Diode Dynamics
Most of the aftermarket housings use an H1 or H7 sized bulb for the low-beam, which is a significant downsize from the OEM setup. Additionally, they utilize low-end projector housings, which has a major impact on performance.

Nick C.
If I was to consider doing something similar to what the OP did, which projector would you suggest?
 
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I ordered a pair of clear light assemblies to bake in the oven. Still debating on what to use for a projector.
 
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Originally Posted by TexasGuy001
If I was to consider doing something similar to what the OP did, which projector would you suggest?
There's plenty of options out there, but I suggest reaching out to one of our retrofitters for more advice on projectors. Check out Lightwerkz: Lightwerkz Website

Thanks!
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Originally Posted by TexasGuy001
I ordered a pair of clear light assemblies to bake in the oven. Still debating on what to use for a projector.
Mini 7.0's are gonna be the easiest to fit. Did mine, took no trimming or modifications.






 


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