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pk_kk · 03-08-2006, 11:23 AM

Hey, ii'm thinking of putting projectors into a Gen 4.5 headlight with Angel eyes. What projectors should i use. And will i burn placing the headlights in the oven becaue of the angel eyes

TRDCamryCL · 03-08-2006, 01:39 PM

I used the TSX projectors. They quite easy to do because they are not motorized.

***Eye8Pussies*** · 03-08-2006, 02:32 PM

you can use basically any projectors- most projectors are small enough to fit in the housing

but for real, you have chop it up anyway, so even if there are bigger ones, they'll be fine too

I have integra halogen projectors and mercedes hid projectors

eecc · 03-08-2006, 05:56 PM

How is it done? I'm talking about physically getting the projector in the stock housing.

You open up the housing, then dremel the back off, then bolt on a new projector?

project92camry · 03-08-2006, 11:28 PM

to open the headlight u have to put them in the oven for like 8-10 mins until golden crisp.. lol j/k.. but they do go in the oven to melt the seal around the housing

CamryOwner98 · 03-09-2006, 12:31 AM

yea, if you search for the headlight sanding thread, it gives you specific instruction to get your very own easy bake headlights.

pk_kk · 03-10-2006, 12:05 PM

^ I cant find the link. I know it use to be in the FAQ but link is dead... BTW i gotta hand it to you those are mighty nice headlights CamryOwner98

CamryOwner98 · 03-10-2006, 05:02 PM

haha I found it in one of my old bookmarks. http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t22858.html

But the majority of the image links are dead. The information is still there at least. Just heat up the oven to 350 to 400F, shut it off and put your headlights in for 5 mins. FYI with my gen 4 headlights, I had to do it twice before the glue started to become workable.

Thanks pk_kk! It was a big project for me, but it was well worth it, I'd say.

P-Town Camry · 03-10-2006, 11:36 PM

yeah man those are grimy they look f'in sick how did u do that? what lamp parts did u take the angel eyes out of? how did u get them to line up so perfect ? Is that really a gen 4 98 cam or is that a gen 4.5 ciz ive seen halo headlights for those

leasaunce · 03-11-2006, 12:00 AM

Hey!

what's the biggest projector out there??? is it the BMW X5???

im trying to retrofit.... i've installed the GEN 4.5 Halo Headlights (shown below)

pk_kk · 03-11-2006, 12:27 AM

Yea i have Gen 4.5 Angel eyes laying at home for the longiest time. But it's a huge head-ach to do a Gen 4.5 Conversion. Nothing seems to fir not the Corner lights not the headlights or the DRL ... Kinda annoying.

DarkMastyr · 03-11-2006, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leasaunce

Hey!

what's the biggest projector out there??? is it the BMW X5???

im trying to retrofit.... i've installed the GEN 4.5 Halo Headlights (shown below)

X5 projectors are actually quite small I believe. A large one I can think of is the LS430 projector.

CamryOwner98 · 03-11-2006, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-Town Camry

yeah man those are grimy they look f'in sick how did u do that? what lamp parts did u take the angel eyes out of? how did u get them to line up so perfect ? Is that really a gen 4 98 cam or is that a gen 4.5 ciz ive seen halo headlights for those

Yeah man. That's my fully customized

gen 4

headlights. The angel eyes, I crafted myself from an online tutorial I found, using LEDs and a (curtain) blind rod. As for lining it up, I just use hand and eye judgments haha.

leasaunce · 03-11-2006, 06:28 AM

does it matters, if the projectors are big or small?

***Eye8Pussies*** · 03-11-2006, 03:46 PM

nope....you can really only tell when the lights are off or it's during the day and you see the size of the projector and the shroud