JimmyG-91Z

I took the headlights off an NSX (I know it's a no no to put honda parts on a gm but...) they only pop up about half as much as the birds ones do, I'm sure someone could make something like this in real life
What do you think?

JimmyG-91Z

The NSX for better referance

Quick6

I think it looks very good.

Rage13

thats cool, gives the bird a meaner look

TFM4th

i like it, what i always thought would be awsome for our cars is the 4th gen firebird flip up's... i love em. it would look so nice if you were to put it on the thirdgen.. especially if it had the RAII hood on it

MarkB

oohhhhhhh my gawd ive creamed my pants 3 times looking at that....i didnt thikn it was possible to make a transam look more bada$$$$$$$$$$$.... :hail: :hail: :hail: that summmbiiiich looks pisssssssssssed offf!

15 I LOVE IT

JimmyG-91Z

Well I wasn't expecting that kinda of response, but I'm glad it's liked

TFM4th

id buy it if it was a kit

82firebird

I'd buy it too. Looks sweet.

tamatt27

I'm down with both of 'em. Anyone wanna make a kit?? lol That would be bad ***.

TFM4th

look at how our lights are now... theyr so dorky lookin... its saying like " uhhhh arent i scary?.... or is it me thats scared"

MdFormula350

not bad, i like it!

JimmyG-91Z

I was bored so I made another one

Vicious 88 GTA

I saw another Firebird on the boards a little while ago and can't seem to find it again after a search, but the headlight structures were closed but there was lights coming out of the front.....can anyone post a pic of that....AARON

deadtrend1

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mayeb corvette style so the flip 180 degrees ... i like those.

JimmyG-91Z

Do you mean Redraif's

Dolph88sc350TPI

I like that, does anyone know how that's done?

Gib Sandwich

Man that looks mean
I dont like the windshield "stripe" thing but apart from that...wow

zimmstoy

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my buddy has an nsx.. he came by last nite and i took some pictures and measurements, will post later today..

1MEAN92RS

just PM redraif or LT1guy (her boyfriend, but he helps out on the car). Either one of them should be able to tell you how they did the headlight mod... which looks awesome if you ask me

American Made

I like the fist angled view better. The upfront one is kinda ify. But that first one is great! Said before and I second that...a meaner look is right.

Ward

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Hehe with the NSX headlights, it looks like the car is falling asleep, like its eyes are closing...

TZFBird

I've been looking into this matter for a while now. Besides the NSX lights, I also thought the 300GT lights could be used. There is only one problem with these lights that we are all chosing.... they are going to cost a ton of money. Unless they come in a glass bulb like ours, then about the only option would be to make a fiberglass assembly that could then bolt on place of the black plastic thing that our bulb bols into, that way it could be swaped out by a few bolts. There is a guy who is going to let me get some parts off their Trans Am they are parting out. I am going to try to get the headlight assemblys as well, so I can look into this. If I can get my hands on some of those smaller headlights like that, I'm pretty much homefree from there. If anyone knows how much these sort of lights cost, I would appriciate it.

MetalliCamaroRS

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I think it looks pretty good.

89transam

Not to nit pick but isisnt it a Acura Nsx and not a honda.

I think they look O.K I think I like them poping up all the way better

Ps. Pop up headlights suck,

AFor89mula

I think they are Honda NSX in japan...but I might be wrong on that. Either way, Acura is made by Honda I do believe.

Cargasm

yup- pretty sure Acura is the upscale version of a Honda.... for that matter, I think Lexus is made by Toyota too..... what about Infiniti being made by Nissan?

BTW- the lights look great!

Wootah

acura is a product of honda.. if youve ever riden one, there the exact same, with a lill more spunk.

FLYNLOW92rs

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I like it....

I would imagine those lights are pretty expensive....

Yes, Acura is made by Honda....

FyreLance

Hm, not too shabby, doesn't make them stick out like a sore thumb so badly.

83tranzam

I could be way off base, but weren't the '91-92 headlights different from the '82-90's? If so, does anybody have pictures? For some reason i'm thinking that the '91-92's headlights didn't look as bad when they were up. But like I said, maybe i'm just crazy.

LagomorphPrime

I agree, if it were a kit I'd look into it.

Incidentally, here's some analogies:
Acura is to Honda as Lexus is to Toyota as Infinity is to Nissan as Lincoln/Mercury is to Ford as Cadillac is to GM.

I work at a used car dealership, it's pretty funny sometimes just how identical some of these things can be. Like how Mazda's use the same keyless entry fobs as Ford, and Saturn uses the same ones as GM and stuff. Mazda is associated with Ford (Tribute/Escape), but I don't know of any Saturn - GM connection.

Car companies are funny like that.

Oh, and I'd imagine any parts for an NSX would be VERY expensive compared to your average car.

Zepher

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Just for reference, the Acura nameplate is only in North America, everywhere else it is Honda. Honda NSX, Honda Integra, etc...

And yea, that headlight conversion looks awesome. If I only new fabrication and mechanical engineering.

SC82TA

What about BMW 8 series lights?

SC82TA

Hey LagomorphPrime GM owns Saturn...also Buick, Chevy, Olds, Pontiac, Caddy, Saab, part of Fiat, recently Daewoo I believe, Holden, Opel....missing any? Oh yeah and they partner up with Lotus every now and then.

CanadianCamaro

Don't forget Hummer

SC82TA

Damn I knew I missed one

LagomorphPrime

Hmmm, I didn't know GM actually owned a part of Saturn, duly noted. Also, I coulda sworn Ford had a stake in Hummer, not GM. But having nothing on hand to back that up, I'll trust you guys on that.

And in the spirit of the original thread, yeah, I still like that headlight mod idea

LagomorphPrime

And now that I remember, Daewoo is now defunct.

SC82TA

I think GM is actually just pulling it from the American maket, they're gonna do something with in still in Korea and in China I think.

LagomorphPrime

Hmmm, don't know about overseas plans, all I know is a buddy of mine from work was griping the other day because he bought a Leganza a few months ago, and now Daewoo won't be around anymore to help him out. Whether or not they plan on continuing operation across the pacific, I have no idea, but at least here in Texas (and I would presume the rest of America), he's SOL.

JimmyG-91Z

wonder which would be more expensive the nsx lights or these/

1MEAN92RS

Get the BMW lights!!! They'd be FREE!!!! All you have to do is go diving in the English Channel

LONDON - An empty cargo ship collided Monday with a vessel that sank in the English Channel over the weekend, British coast guards said.

The Dutch Antilles-registered, German-owned Nicola struck the Tricolor, which went down Saturday with a cargo of luxury cars, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said. No injuries were reported among the seven people aboard.

Per Ronnevig, a spokesman for the Tricolor's owners, Wilhelmsen Lines, said Saturday that the ship had been carrying 2,862 cars — high-end BMWs, Volvos and Saabs — and 77 other items, mainly tractors and large crane parts.

It picked up its cargo in Zeebrugge, Belgium and was bound for Southampton, on England's south coast, and the United States. Ronnevig said the ship was worth about 25 million pounds (US$40 million) and its cargo up to 31 million pounds (US$49 million).

AJ_92RS

I think it's cool as hell.

It kind of gives the car that Clint Eastwood look. "Go ahead... make my day!"

All you need is a S&W in the car's hand and I'd run like hell!!!!! :sillylol: It looks MEAN!!!!!


TFM4th..... I'd have to agree with you. That's one thing I always thought. The car looses all it's 'attitude' with the headlights up. "Know what I mean Vern?"

92Transam

NO they don't own hummer they just have the rights to build so many, granted to them by AM General.

Spider7

I like Raif's headlights but not really how you can still see the old flip ups..... Do you guys think it'd be possible to do her lights, rip out the pop ups, and then pop on a Camaro hood? i think that would look really sweet. Are their hoods different sizes?? I'd imagine it'd be a major pain the the *** to remove all the old lights though

oldblueZ

NO

Just take a look at one of the graphics in the header of the website. The camaro hood is a lot flatter, where the bird hood has a larger arc to it.

-Jesse

LT1guy

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That wouldn't work, but some fiberglass companies make a hood for Firebirds (can't remember if it was Unlimited or VFN) that doesn't have the cutouts in it for headlight doors. Its a pin on style though. I'm considering modifying an existing fiberglass RAII hood to delete the headlight doors on my car, which will have a similar headlight conversion but with the lights covered by a thin layer of lightly smoked lexan, to make them blend in more with the black paint. BTW any headlight door/cover for lights like these has to either be made to lift up with the original mechanism, or with the hood, for access to the lights for service.

redraif

For info on my Headlights, I have a page about the conversion on my webpage. Page 19. I'm working in more pictures and details. Site might be hard to access during the late afternoon and evening hours. Cardomain shuts it down due to Xmas shoppers bombarding their server.

I would have liked to do away with the flip up doors all together. Honestly I wanted to extend the Suncoast hood to do away with the pop ups, but I was worried about police reaction to these headlights. I was also not sure how well they would work. I still have the ability to convert them back if I ever get hasseled. Once RAIF is no longer my daily driver, I will finish the conversion. It won't be easy to convert the hood over, but I will do it.

305q_ta86

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If someone wants to start a thing where we all pitch in for a kit, I will join.