2002 S430 Facelift and other mods
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2002 S430 Facelift and other mods
Sorry, I posted this on the picture thread too... 
All work was done (on both cars) by Harbor Motor Sports in Santa Ana, California. I highly recommend them. Great people, great service, great work.
I'm on a limited budget but wanted to give the car a nice, newer, classy look. This is the best I could do with the budget I have.
Here is what I had done over the weekend to my 2002 S430:
Updated to DEPO headlights ('03 + new style)
HID 6000K
Updated LED mirror lights
Lowering links
Painted Grill black
Painted hood grill black
Body color matched front side markers
Blacked out back emblems (I didn't debadge, I want to represent the S430 and keep it real
)
Still need:
New rear lights ('03 and above version)
Tint the red part of the newer style tail lights
Upgrade the projector lens
CD changer!
Before:
On lift with all older lights
Removed headlights
Installing HID in new projector headlights
Installing new headlights
Old side mirror lights:
Removed side mirror lights (thanks fern)
New Side Mirror lights
Dropped
Slammed
Final Product:
Painted front grill, hood grill, and body color matched side bumper markers, blacked out back emblems, lifted the car up a tad
HID (kind of blurry):
I also put in new HOEN license plate bulbs see the difference?
All work was done (on both cars) by Harbor Motor Sports in Santa Ana, California. I highly recommend them. Great people, great service, great work.
I'm on a limited budget but wanted to give the car a nice, newer, classy look. This is the best I could do with the budget I have.
Here is what I had done over the weekend to my 2002 S430:
Updated to DEPO headlights ('03 + new style)
HID 6000K
Updated LED mirror lights
Lowering links
Painted Grill black
Painted hood grill black
Body color matched front side markers
Blacked out back emblems (I didn't debadge, I want to represent the S430 and keep it real
) Still need:
New rear lights ('03 and above version)
Tint the red part of the newer style tail lights
Upgrade the projector lens
CD changer!
Before:
On lift with all older lights
Removed headlights
Installing HID in new projector headlights
Installing new headlights
Old side mirror lights:
Removed side mirror lights (thanks fern)
New Side Mirror lights
Dropped
Slammed
Final Product:
Painted front grill, hood grill, and body color matched side bumper markers, blacked out back emblems, lifted the car up a tad
HID (kind of blurry):
I also put in new HOEN license plate bulbs see the difference?
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I have a 01' S600. I want to upgrade the headlights. Can I use the headlights that you got and if so, do I have to modify anything(splice wires, etc..) or is it plug and play? Also do I get different bulbs for the new headlights as well? Another questions, do the headlights that you got still move up when you turn them on? Last question, sorry, where can I get the headlights that you put on your car? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks..Paul..By the way, your car looks GREAT!!!
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Your car looks great. I will likely be doing the headlight and mirror updates in the near future. I personally like the looks of the 01-02 taillights much better than the updated (03 up) ones. The older ones even look more similar to the newest s-series vehicles' lights.
When you paint the sidemarkers like that, do they still emit light?
When you paint the sidemarkers like that, do they still emit light?
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I have a 01' S600. I want to upgrade the headlights. Can I use the headlights that you got and if so, do I have to modify anything(splice wires, etc..) or is it plug and play? Also do I get different bulbs for the new headlights as well? Another questions, do the headlights that you got still move up when you turn them on? Last question, sorry, where can I get the headlights that you put on your car? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks..Paul..By the way, your car looks GREAT!!!
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I have a 01' S600. I want to upgrade the headlights. Can I use the headlights that you got and if so, do I have to modify anything(splice wires, etc..) or is it plug and play? Also do I get different bulbs for the new headlights as well? Another questions, do the headlights that you got still move up when you turn them on? Last question, sorry, where can I get the headlights that you put on your car? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks..Paul..By the way, your car looks GREAT!!!
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Your car looks great. I will likely be doing the headlight and mirror updates in the near future. I personally like the looks of the 01-02 taillights much better than the updated (03 up) ones. The older ones even look more similar to the newest s-series vehicles' lights.
When you paint the sidemarkers like that, do they still emit light?
When you paint the sidemarkers like that, do they still emit light?
No, the side markers don't emit light now that they are painted.
