Ickey

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?

westcoast5

like I said in the other forum awesome!!!

ksc

looks great!

JRAMGV8

AmaSeller

Alright time to mod the **** out of my car as well haha

twinz

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!!!

S500Miami

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?

Ickey

Paul, I believe they will fit. I have an S430 so mine didn't come with HID Xenon or autoleveling. BUT, the headlights I purchased came with the auto-adjustment motor. For my case in particular, there is an extra plug that hung off the back of the projector that I assume plugs in to whatever feeds the autoleveling. I purchased my headlights off EBAY and it was plug and play (I just upgraded to HID). No need to splice wires. The bulbs are H7 I believe. I specifically looked for the DEPO brand because this is what I used on my other car and highly recommended on this forum. The DEPO headlights give off a horrible light pattern for HID, however, most people do a retrofit with other OEM projector lens (which I plan to do in the future). They were about $450.00 shipped (but took about 3 weeks to receive). I purchased from a company called Option Racing on Ebay. The lights are not a perfect fit (very minor gap) but they work.

Ickey

Oh yeah, thanks for the compliments!

Ickey

Thanks!

No, the side markers don't emit light now that they are painted.

twinz

ok, thanks for the quick response. I think I will just stay with my headlights then if they dont fit perfectly. Your car still looks awesome..two thumbs up!!!

sledge1100

Very nice look! The headlights look sweet!