Making Your Own Projector Headlights .
Tools needed:
small flat head screwdriver
wrench 10mm
heat gun
and patience!!!! (this will take one full day to complete)
and HAYNES manual for Honda Accord 90 through 93
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First off, you will need to remove your GRILL and front BUMPER
I would suggest getting the HAYNES manual because it will tell you how to take both of those off with ease. The grill has 5 screws and two hooks. The bumper has about 10 bolts.
Once those are off, you can remove your corner lense and your headlights.
The headlights have about 5 bolts total with two on top and two on the bottom and one on the side. You need to remove the bumper to get to those bottom bolts. because there is no way that you can get to them without removing your bumper.
Next, you will need a screw driver, a heat gun and leather gloves. You will need to heat the headlights where the seal is. The reason why you need leather gloves to is prevent from burning yourself. Remember that glass can get very very hot and it will LOOK like it's cold. So please be careful!!!
Ok....take off the four clips that hold the headlight lense to the headlight houseing. If you look at the picture of the headlight and heatgun, you will see the small clips on the lower right hand edge of the headlights.
Take those off.
Then heat one area of the seal. You will see the plastic get yellowish, so start moving it around about an inch back and forth. Then after awhile you will see the silicon/glue seal will start to bubble outwards. Stick you screwdriver deep into the seal crack and just hold it there. Do not pray it open yet because you will end up breaking the glass. While your screwdriver is in place, heat the next area. As you heat the entire headlight silicon/glue seal, move the screwdriver around and slowy pray it open. You may have to reheat certain area again because they have cooled down while you on the other side.
Once it is open, try not to lose any of the silicon/glue seal because it is reuseable.
Let everything cool down.
Next, you can do what I did and take another car to your local aftermarket store and see what fog lights fits. What I did was get a pair of foglights first, but after opening the headlights, I found out that they do not fit.... so I returned them and got another pair, but this time I brought the opened headlight to the store. There I opened the box and place the fog lights inside to see what fit the best.
I had to admit, the people who worked there were impressed by my creativity.
Ok, now install your foglamps into your headlights. Make sure they are tight and pointing in the same direction. Remember, this is the LAST time you will have access to these lights because one you put on the headlight cover, that is it. And also you will want to clean out everything. so that you don't have finger prints.
Next I bought some silicon glue from my auto hardware store. It is the silicon for leaking windsheilds.
I first reheated the old silicon/glue seal that was stuck to the headlights. Then I added the silicon glue that I bought as extra protection from water. Yhen pressing the two pieces together, I put on the four clips that I took off before. Those were really helpful for putting things back together!!
Then put everything back together on the car and your done!! Hook up the wires to the fog lamps as what is stated from you foglamp instructions and you're DONE!
Tools needed:
small flat head screwdriver
wrench 10mm
heat gun
and patience!!!! (this will take one full day to complete)
and HAYNES manual for Honda Accord 90 through 93
*****
*****
First off, you will need to remove your GRILL and front BUMPER
I would suggest getting the HAYNES manual because it will tell you how to take both of those off with ease. The grill has 5 screws and two hooks. The bumper has about 10 bolts.
Once those are off, you can remove your corner lense and your headlights.
The headlights have about 5 bolts total with two on top and two on the bottom and one on the side. You need to remove the bumper to get to those bottom bolts. because there is no way that you can get to them without removing your bumper.
Next, you will need a screw driver, a heat gun and leather gloves. You will need to heat the headlights where the seal is. The reason why you need leather gloves to is prevent from burning yourself. Remember that glass can get very very hot and it will LOOK like it's cold. So please be careful!!!
Ok....take off the four clips that hold the headlight lense to the headlight houseing. If you look at the picture of the headlight and heatgun, you will see the small clips on the lower right hand edge of the headlights.
Take those off.
Then heat one area of the seal. You will see the plastic get yellowish, so start moving it around about an inch back and forth. Then after awhile you will see the silicon/glue seal will start to bubble outwards. Stick you screwdriver deep into the seal crack and just hold it there. Do not pray it open yet because you will end up breaking the glass. While your screwdriver is in place, heat the next area. As you heat the entire headlight silicon/glue seal, move the screwdriver around and slowy pray it open. You may have to reheat certain area again because they have cooled down while you on the other side.
Once it is open, try not to lose any of the silicon/glue seal because it is reuseable.
Let everything cool down.
Next, you can do what I did and take another car to your local aftermarket store and see what fog lights fits. What I did was get a pair of foglights first, but after opening the headlights, I found out that they do not fit.... so I returned them and got another pair, but this time I brought the opened headlight to the store. There I opened the box and place the fog lights inside to see what fit the best.
I had to admit, the people who worked there were impressed by my creativity.
Ok, now install your foglamps into your headlights. Make sure they are tight and pointing in the same direction. Remember, this is the LAST time you will have access to these lights because one you put on the headlight cover, that is it. And also you will want to clean out everything. so that you don't have finger prints.
Next I bought some silicon glue from my auto hardware store. It is the silicon for leaking windsheilds.
I first reheated the old silicon/glue seal that was stuck to the headlights. Then I added the silicon glue that I bought as extra protection from water. Yhen pressing the two pieces together, I put on the four clips that I took off before. Those were really helpful for putting things back together!!
Then put everything back together on the car and your done!! Hook up the wires to the fog lamps as what is stated from you foglamp instructions and you're DONE!
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