98-02 Firebird Projector Headlight Conversion Complete

[Blackbirdws6]

Well it's finally all done and I'm happy to say that the final product really came out great. Everything is completely Plug-n-Play with no permanent modification done to the car. The difference is truly night and day. I want to thank Jersey Mike for letting me cut loose on his car and being so accommodating with letting me play with his vehicle.

Overall, the goals were quite simple however no one has achieved it the way I have done and I am quite proud of that. Others have retrofitted projectors to the 98+ birds but just about everything I seen has required extensive modification to the vehicle with sometimes unattractive and so so results.

The low beams use HIDs while the high beams are halogens. Reason simply being HIDs don't like being cycled on and off which is many times what we use high beams for. HIDs are unnecessary for the highs but certainly could be done.

Options for these cars include:
1) Silverstar Sealed Beam Upgrades - Not very cheap and lackluster results
2) Conversion Housings - Better but not great
3) Conversion Housings with HID kit - Not all that cheap and poor performance (i.e. lighting everywhere)
4) Fixed headlight conversion - Very poor lighting performance, questionable looks, and a $1k price tag

I believe this setup outperforms anything else on the market.

I started an interest thread on LS1Tech and the its seems to have been very well received so far.

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/1227411-interest-thread-98-02-firebird-projector-headlight-retrofit-complete-pics.html

Enough talk, time for pics.

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[sweetbmxrider]

looks awesome!

[Knipps]

Out of curiosity, what made you arrange them the way you did? I'm just wondering why they both look like they are from the same side of the car. Basically what I'm getting at is why aren't the lights symmetrical?

[GP99GT]

flip the passengers side and youll have nice brightness in the middle and low on the sides

[Tru2Chevy]

Out of curiosity, what made you arrange them the way you did? I'm just wondering why they both look like they are from the same side of the car. Basically what I'm getting at is why aren't the lights symmetrical?

Most / All DOT light housings won't project light in a symmetrical pattern. The pattern is usually low on the far left, steady across the center, and peaks at the far right. This is so your lights don't shine in the eyes of oncoming drivers, you get good light down the road in front of you, and you have more light above the road on the right side to illuminate road signs.

- Justin

[Jersey Mike]

I'm telling you all now, every 'bird should have came with these. They are in *every* way superior to anything else on the market.

I remember cringing while driving from Valley Hospital down to New Brunswick in the rain about two months ago--seriously, cringing because the lighting was stupid poor.
I've put nearly 200 miles on the car now with the projectors on and I could not be happier.

[Blackbirdws6]

looks awesome!

Thank you!

Out of curiosity, what made you arrange them the way you did? I'm just wondering why they both look like they are from the same side of the car. Basically what I'm getting at is why aren't the lights symmetrical?

As Justin mentioned, the typical projector housing will show a step in the cutoff. It will be lower on the left to avoid blinding oncoming traffic and higher on the right to give you distance.

I'm telling you all now, every 'bird should have came with these. They are in *every* way superior to anything else on the market.

I remember cringing while driving from Valley Hospital down to New Brunswick in the rain about two months ago--seriously, cringing because the lighting was stupid poor.
I've put nearly 200 miles on the car now with the projectors on and I could not be happier.

Thanks Mike for the very kind words. I'm glad you are happy with the lights and it was great working with you. Plus it was good to get some of the other "fun" things straightened out on the car as well.

[TheV6Guy]

they look awsome man

[Knipps]

:nod: makes sense

[Jersey Mike]

Thank you!



As Justin mentioned, the typical projector housing will show a step in the cutoff. It will be lower on the left to avoid blinding oncoming traffic and higher on the right to give you distance.



Thanks Mike for the very kind words. I'm glad you are happy with the lights and it was great working with you. Plus it was good to get some of the other "fun" things straightened out on the car as well.

Not done yet. Still gotta assemble a ton of kits.
Oh, and don't worry, I have plenty more fun stuff that need to be straightened out if you want :rofl:

[BigRocsFirebird]

i like it, good job. i would like to see this in person

[T69SS]

Awesome man, job very well done

[Zero4488]

They look great!