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Well I finally got around to installing my CCFL Dual Halos on my 2002 Camaro...here is a breakdown of the install.
With the halos, I also got the blacked out turn signals and rear marker lights. Rear marker lights were installed in about 4 minutes. The corners took me about 5 minutes each. After struggling to install my clear corners a few years back, I have finally figured our a good system to removing and installing them. As for the headlights...they were a pain to install. The major downside of these headlights is the very poor fitament. After squeezing them in and barely getting the screw to hold them in attached, there were huge gaps all around. I did some reading around and found out a solution using a nylon spacer. I got a 3/8 inch spacer from Home Depot and it made a world of difference. To install it, you just have to remove the 2 screws on the top of the post in the picture, slide off the black piece, unscrew the post, put on the spacer, then reassemble. The side gaps are almost gone, and the bottom gaps are gone. It looks lined up, and a whole lot better than before.
I wired up the lights to a switch which I put in the empty slot next to the fog light rocker switch. I hooked up the power to an ACC wire and ran the wire from the lights through the firewall by the PCM, where I also ran my amp wire. I love that I am able to have everything light up independently.
My first impression of these lights is nothing but good. I absolutely love the color of the CCFL, and on my first few drives, I got a lot of looks. I didn't like the LEDs at first, but they are growing on me. One bad thing is the cut-off. I only drove in the dark after the initial shoddy install, but have not yet with the spacers in. Out of the box, the projectors are pointed way low, so I have to do a lot of adjustment. Also, the low beam buld is a kind that I have never seen before, and I am not sure if I can fit an HID bulb in there. Anyone that has hooked up HIDs in these projectors?
Overall, I am very happy with these lights. I really like the blacked-out look and the halos are really mean looking. They are worth the $230 I paid on eBay....just make sure you buy spacers.
PICS ARE UP IN POSTs 9-12!!
With the halos, I also got the blacked out turn signals and rear marker lights. Rear marker lights were installed in about 4 minutes. The corners took me about 5 minutes each. After struggling to install my clear corners a few years back, I have finally figured our a good system to removing and installing them. As for the headlights...they were a pain to install. The major downside of these headlights is the very poor fitament. After squeezing them in and barely getting the screw to hold them in attached, there were huge gaps all around. I did some reading around and found out a solution using a nylon spacer. I got a 3/8 inch spacer from Home Depot and it made a world of difference. To install it, you just have to remove the 2 screws on the top of the post in the picture, slide off the black piece, unscrew the post, put on the spacer, then reassemble. The side gaps are almost gone, and the bottom gaps are gone. It looks lined up, and a whole lot better than before.
I wired up the lights to a switch which I put in the empty slot next to the fog light rocker switch. I hooked up the power to an ACC wire and ran the wire from the lights through the firewall by the PCM, where I also ran my amp wire. I love that I am able to have everything light up independently.
My first impression of these lights is nothing but good. I absolutely love the color of the CCFL, and on my first few drives, I got a lot of looks. I didn't like the LEDs at first, but they are growing on me. One bad thing is the cut-off. I only drove in the dark after the initial shoddy install, but have not yet with the spacers in. Out of the box, the projectors are pointed way low, so I have to do a lot of adjustment. Also, the low beam buld is a kind that I have never seen before, and I am not sure if I can fit an HID bulb in there. Anyone that has hooked up HIDs in these projectors?
Overall, I am very happy with these lights. I really like the blacked-out look and the halos are really mean looking. They are worth the $230 I paid on eBay....just make sure you buy spacers.
PICS ARE UP IN POSTs 9-12!!
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