Angry Looking Headlights

dosh · 16-05-2009, 05:04 PM

Hey Guys was just wondering,, how would u go about getting the headlights "angry" looking like

. Replacing the whole bonnet?

DavoAust · 16-05-2009, 05:18 PM

you can fibreglass the bonnet to do that or get a body shop to weld some metal and shape it etc.

not difficult as such but making them match right would be a *****

scott b · 16-05-2009, 05:43 PM

Yeh I asked for a rough price to get it done from a custom workshop here in Sydney, the guy said it would probably end up around the 1000 mark once u get the metal sitting right and even and repaint it all the match. Given my car goes where I want it to in the next year or so I'll probably get it done.

sik astina · 16-05-2009, 06:02 PM

$1000 damn! My bro was gonna weld the plates up but i didn't go ahead with it. was no where near that price!

A cheaper way mate is to make or buy some fibreglass eyelids

scott b · 17-05-2009, 01:22 PM

yeh it seemsed like a bit much, id shop around more wen i actually go to do it,

dosh · 17-05-2009, 04:26 PM

$1000 !!! wow, i think i'll stick to the DIY fiberglassing then haha

Cosmo Dude · 17-05-2009, 05:31 PM

That was $1,000 from a custom shop. I'd be surprised if it was more than $500 at a panel shop.

karamello · 17-05-2009, 06:32 PM

i personally think this is the best mod for a ba hatch...completely changes the look of the car and is unique

70NYD · 17-05-2009, 06:53 PM

i was gonna do this at one point, but decided to get my vinyl eyelids, which are gone now to accomodate the indicators, so my ship sailed for this option

it looks fkn awesome but, with the lack of headlights for our car, it is one of the best things that can be done to the front of the BA

dosh · 17-05-2009, 08:36 PM

so watchas rekon will work out to be cheaper lol, DIY or Pro?

karamello · 17-05-2009, 09:25 PM

DIY...but id get a spare bonnet and spend time on it making sure that its done well
i dont think that its a mod to take lightly and its not easy to do yourself unless youve got experience

70NYD · 17-05-2009, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by karamello

DIY...but id get a spare bonnet and spend time on it making sure that its done well
i dont think that its a mod to take lightly and its not easy to do yourself unless youve got experience

+1 even if you are good, glassing and painting alone would take more than a day and you shouldnt drive it in the mean time cus it would just look silly

DavoAust · 17-05-2009, 10:52 PM

i would say this isnt really a DIY job if you've got no fibreglassing or prior experience. go around to a couple of body shops and talk to them, $1000 is way to much for this

Dragon Rob · 12-06-2009, 02:42 AM

This is how we did it. (On my girlfriends car)

The paint shop did it while fitting the kit and spraying it flip red/orange/gold. Just welded in a couple of bits of metal, smoothed it all off and sprayed it. Didn't add much to the price at all. I'm not sure of the exhange rate, but $1000 sounds like a complete rip off.

More about it here:
http://www.club323f.com/club323f/for...t=9661&start=0

16-05-2009, 05:04 PM	#1
dosh Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia, NSW Car: 1998 BA Astina Posts: 46	Angry Looking Headlights Hey Guys was just wondering,, how would u go about getting the headlights "angry" looking like . Replacing the whole bonnet? __________________ 1998 323 BA Astina

16-05-2009, 05:18 PM	#2
DavoAust Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane Car: Red '93 3000GT / Black '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 2,930 View Photos By: DavoAust	you can fibreglass the bonnet to do that or get a body shop to weld some metal and shape it etc. not difficult as such but making them match right would be a ***** __________________ Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you. '97 1.8L Hardtop '93 3.0L TT 3000GT

16-05-2009, 06:02 PM	#4
sik astina Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Wollongong , N.S.W , Australia Car: Ba 1.8L Turbo astina Posts: 1,739 View Photos By: sik astina	$1000 damn! My bro was gonna weld the plates up but i didn't go ahead with it. was no where near that price! A cheaper way mate is to make or buy some fibreglass eyelids __________________ [UNL35H] CANDY BA 1.8L Turbo - with the Twotone spread with the loco paint 2sus custom resprays

17-05-2009, 04:26 PM	#6
dosh Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia, NSW Car: 1998 BA Astina Posts: 46	$1000 !!! wow, i think i'll stick to the DIY fiberglassing then haha __________________ 1998 323 BA Astina

17-05-2009, 05:31 PM	#7
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	That was $1,000 from a custom shop. I'd be surprised if it was more than $500 at a panel shop. __________________ My 'stina Hatch

16-05-2009, 05:43 PM	#3
scott b Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Car: 2003 Subaru Impreza RS Posts: 634 View Photos By: scott b	Yeh I asked for a rough price to get it done from a custom workshop here in Sydney, the guy said it would probably end up around the 1000 mark once u get the metal sitting right and even and repaint it all the match. Given my car goes where I want it to in the next year or so I'll probably get it done.

17-05-2009, 01:22 PM	#5
scott b Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Car: 2003 Subaru Impreza RS Posts: 634 View Photos By: scott b	yeh it seemsed like a bit much, id shop around more wen i actually go to do it,

17-05-2009, 06:32 PM	#8
karamello Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Car: Mazda 323 Astina BG Posts: 658 View Photos By: karamello	i personally think this is the best mod for a ba hatch...completely changes the look of the car and is unique __________________ Readers Ride: http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpic...?do=view&g=556

17-05-2009, 06:53 PM	#9
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	i was gonna do this at one point, but decided to get my vinyl eyelids, which are gone now to accomodate the indicators, so my ship sailed for this option it looks fkn awesome but, with the lack of headlights for our car, it is one of the best things that can be done to the front of the BA __________________

17-05-2009, 08:36 PM	#10
dosh Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Australia, NSW Car: 1998 BA Astina Posts: 46	so watchas rekon will work out to be cheaper lol, DIY or Pro? __________________ 1998 323 BA Astina

17-05-2009, 09:25 PM	#11
karamello Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Car: Mazda 323 Astina BG Posts: 658 View Photos By: karamello	DIY...but id get a spare bonnet and spend time on it making sure that its done well i dont think that its a mod to take lightly and its not easy to do yourself unless youve got experience __________________ Readers Ride: http://www.astinagt.com/forums/vbpic...?do=view&g=556

17-05-2009, 10:52 PM	#13
DavoAust Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane Car: Red '93 3000GT / Black '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 2,930 View Photos By: DavoAust	i would say this isnt really a DIY job if you've got no fibreglassing or prior experience. go around to a couple of body shops and talk to them, $1000 is way to much for this __________________ Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you. '97 1.8L Hardtop '93 3.0L TT 3000GT

12-06-2009, 02:42 AM	#14
Dragon Rob Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: England Car: Mazda Lantis Type R Auto Posts: 5	This is how we did it. (On my girlfriends car) The paint shop did it while fitting the kit and spraying it flip red/orange/gold. Just welded in a couple of bits of metal, smoothed it all off and sprayed it. Didn't add much to the price at all. I'm not sure of the exhange rate, but $1000 sounds like a complete rip off. More about it here: http://www.club323f.com/club323f/for...t=9661&start=0 Last edited by Dragon Rob; 12-06-2009 at 02:44 AM.