PorKen

50mm projector system from my old '81 installed into my '85 5-speed. It only required some minor grinding to fit up to the ABS opening. (ABS was optional in '85.) I need to find a non-ABS splash shield for it.

I think it looks better with the stock bumper lights, compared to my '81 which was really stripped down. ('81 projector thread.) The '85 came without the spoiler, grill, etc installed, because it had run into something before I bought it. I haven't made time to fix it, yet.


I can really feel the >20lb less weight on the front end in the steering effort, which was already quite light. With >100 rwhp more than my '81, the weight I take off the '85 really makes it fly!


FYI: Looking at the site that I originally bought the 50mm housings, I see that they have a less expensive 60mm housing which would probably work well. (rallylights.com)

danglerb

I think your on the right track, but something about the lense, maybe the front is too high, or ?

zoltan944

Nice, when does that hit production?

scottzj

Very interesting for sure......I do like the idea.

linderpat

Not for me. I like the pop up aspect of the lights. I've never liked the projectors on any car.

AO

Is there anyway to incorporate the projector into the pop-up headlight case?

heinrich

I was looking at a 997 the other day and think it would be cool to have the lights work when popped up.

PorKen

Ha! This is a definately a one-off for weight savings on my second, lightweight, 928. The popups had some minor crash damage, so it was easy to justify removing them.

Anyway, as you can see by the replies above, fixed headlights are not that popular. If it had a well formed clear cover, and a lower cover (maybe painted to match the body), then it might be better recieved.

It was nice to just bolt it on, though, as if it were a kit - I didn't even have to re-aim the beams!

smudaaar

get some pics with the s spoiler back on the car

pelaeon

Holy **** that thing has Terminator eyes.

Tony

the pop up frog eys ARE the 928. Its one of the major aspects that define the car....mine stay

good work on them though!

S4ordie

AO - looks like thehigh beams were left on the avatar.

ew928

Not high beams. Those are the DOT aiming nubs.


Porken, are the projectors high enough to clear the front of the headlight well or will you need to bubble the clear cover to raise the lights just a tad more?

Any nighttime pics of the projectors against a wall?
So projector headlights don't have a pattern cutoff like the H4's, right?

Lizard928

Actually all projection lenses that I have used have had a much sharper than H4 cutoff. And the H4s are pretty sharp.

BPG_Austin

Ken, I like the idea. Nice work. However, my preference would be to cut the fender in the shape of the entire headlight area. The oval shape. Then, fit your projectors and cover the assembly in lexan to cover the entire area cut from the fender. Hope that makes sense. Very cool!