My First Retro!! TSX Projectors, Fiberglass!! TONS of Pictures! 56k!!! -nexson

[nexson]

Hey Guys! This is the section where I post my work, ao I keep posting in the same section, Anyhow:


So this is my first retro attempt. I currently have an s2k Retro by Larry. I am very handy and do ALOT of custom work, so I know I had wanted to maybe try a retro out, and if it turns out great (as it should) then I can make a few extra bucks.

I Plan to do fiberglass molds with the HID Planet Chrome Bezel ($50 one). Fiberglass won't be a problem for me, since I do it barely every week for different dash panels. Anyhow, everything will get painted Nighthawk Black Pearl (automotive paint), and the Amber side marker will remain..

2 weeks ago I order brand new OEM Replica Lights, I was refunded for the Passenger side and will get here soon (when it gets back in stock). So I got started on the driver side. I made the bracket that Viper had made a CAD sketching of..

Without further ado!



Brand new light! I am anal, I have to have perfect lense.
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Some tape to sketch out the lines of the low beam
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Ok, Ready for some cutting.
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My brackets, no need for the paint, but I just had to, not pretty but they will do the job.
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Then I realized that the circle was not going to be big enough, ah my poor nearly perfect circle :(
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Then the spot near the rear of the low beam needed to be cut out. it was a hump for the reflector. Once it was cut out it left the surface with missing pieces. I took epoxy putty and rebuild the wall.

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From here I was able to drill the 3rd hole and line up the projector. The projector is adjustable through the 3 allen wrench screws on the bottom. here is is all mounted up! You might noticed the left bracket, I had to re-dp the nut that attaches to the bolt.
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Next I will wait for my HIDPlanet chrome bezels, then start the glassing!

I realized I did not need my Bezel to do the molds, so with that said I thought to myself how I could do this. A few minutes later a idea came to mind.

As you can see below I used a clamp on the projector. Later on this area will be cut out to fit the bezel.
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At this point I stretched out my fleece and used hot glue at all the seams. I masked it off before hand. I opted to use hot glue because the resin once cured will act as a relase agent to the glue and help to release the mold from the tape.
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Here it is trimmed up. I left a little extra fleece near the hi beam so that I have room to sand it perfect to match the contour of the hi beam
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Then came time to fiberglass. I use B-440 Polyester Resin, not that cheap Elmers/Bondo crap.

I love my Dora Cups! They have to be paper or else the resin will melt it down, I love these things, they are cheap and I through them away after each use along with the paint brush. One time use for everything
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Laying on the resin, gently. This was somewhat calming for me.
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Set to dry!
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I mentioned I am anal right? You will see in the following pictures! My anal-ness helps out with very clean work.

So from the last update, I got some work done. First I pulled the mold and trimmed it up to fit well. From here I got the basic contour of the hi beam from some duraglass. Then I laid 2 layers of 1.5 oz chop mat over the duraglass and the rest of the mold. I let that dry and picked it up a day later. I trimmed it up all smooth and did a test fit and the damn thing warped on me! One side would fit, and the other wouldn't. I fixed the problem by cutting the mold down the middle and fitting each side into its counter and temporary tacked it in with some CA Glue and Duraglass, Later I will glass the back of it as it is pretty strong as of now.

Now at this point the only thing I can work on is the Hi beam area since I am waiting on my HID Planet Chrome Bezels, so that prevents me from working the projector area since the hole will be made bigger to fit the bezel. Usually (well all the time) I will do all the filling with the Duraglass and Xtreme at once, but since I wanted to work on it, I just started working in one small section. I spent about 3 hours on the hi beam area. I think I got it the way I want!

Pics Below.

First off, I wanted to show the underside of the headlight housing. Here are the 3 adjustable screws.
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All dry and ready to be trimmed, lines are drawn for reference.
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Here it is all trimmed up the best it can be trimmed up before glass and filler.
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Getting ready for Duraglass. I wanted to fiberglass on top of the duraglass for strength, because I needed to duraglass to get the basic shape of the hi beam area.
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Time for glass. I use spray adhesive to create this mess lol. Well to temp hold the mat to the mold, or until it is resined.
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Here are some pictures of the countless hours I spent filling sanding filling sanding. I must have re-filled alone at least 15 times on the hi beam area. Oh well it is HAS to be perfect, there is no other way I work. You can see in the middle where I cut the mold apart and put it back together.
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Here is a few pictures of where I ended for the night. Keep in mind I usually wouldn't post pictures of one area filled and the rest rough but I am just working the hi beam area. The area I worked in the picture still needs filler, but tonight's focus was to get that basic shape.

Also, you might notice the little "desisn" I had to do on the lower contour of the hi beam. I could not carry the line into a point, because it just would not look right, so I just made it into a back slant. It turned out pretty good.
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First, I started off by re-tapping everything and getting ready to get back to work. I wanted to make sure everything was protected before work was resumed
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Then I got my HID Planet Chrome Bezels in, which will add a nice touch. I was actually waiting on these too, before I resumed work.
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Time to do some beginning shaping
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Then I got smart. I wanted the bezel to have some sort of "hidden" look, so that it looks like it is peaking out. So I came up with this little technique. Worked Great!
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After it has all been shaped perfectly!
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Now I can finally duraglass the rest of the mold and fix up any defects around the fiberglass mold

The hard part is done!



Almost there! I got a lot of much needed tedious work done since last update. I will let the pictures and explanations, show what I have done.

First off, I needed to do some more fiberglass reinforcing, so things got messy again. I needed to fiberglass the full backside. You can still see the seam where I cut and mended the pieces back together. Everything once glassed was strong as hell, but not heavy at all.
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Here is it all trimmed back up again. I wanted to get the lines perfect where the mold meets the inner housing lines. I used duraglass to get it perfect. From here the contour around the Hi Beam somehow got completely off centered and messed up. Spent another hour on that to get it reshaped and perfect again.
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My feelings lol
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Now, I wanted to make some sort of bracket to center the mold up and hold it in nicely. Some people say that the mold will just sit in there, well that really doesn't float my boat too well. I used a L bracket. First I drilled a hole in the housing, then I positioned the bracket in a manner that the fiberglass mold would hit it when installed. From here I used some CA Glue and got the bracket to tack on the mold while the screw was still installed in the inner housing. I then removed the screw which left the L bracket attached to the mold.. I backed it up with an epoxy from here. Then I metal epoxied the nut on the bottom of the L bracket, so that I can just screw it right in without having to hold the nut somehow.. Works perfect and holds it in place like no one's business.
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Next it was time for some Rage Xtreme, This I <3!!!
Got that spread and all sanded down, then primer-ed it, sanded it back down, primer-ed it, and I got a couple more sessions of that.
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Next was the actual housing. Since it will be all painted, it has to be prepped correctly. First I sanded it all down, then gave it a wipe down with wax/grease remover. From here I primer-ed it and wetsanded it down, so it is smooth and ready to be painted.
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and Ta-dah!!!!
Almost ready for paint, still needs some more sanding, but I couldn't resist!!
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and some pictures of the Devilbiss!
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[DIENOW]

HOLY SHIT!!!!!...................... NEXSON YOU ARE A FUCKING BEAST! ho homo

[TLtypeSlow]

nice work man wanna do a retro for me ?

[HER_mkv]

for all that work...i hope theyre promising you their first born

amazing job though!! :handclap:

[H22ricky]

SHOW COMPLETE WORK. THIS SHIT IS BALLER

[RFFG]

holy fucking shit, badass

[HeyY0]

scrolling thru the pictures "i'm about to stretch the fleece"...... wait, what? is this a nexson thread.

scrolls up

oh shyt this is about to get good

[eviltwin]

as always nexson great fucking job!

[Rollingonall4]

Damn Nexon....you have some bad ass fucken skills...i suck ass at fiberglass

[Wtfux^]

Amazing work!

Props sir!

[Desarro]

Damn good shit

[nexson]

Thanks for allt he kind words guys and gals!


I LOL-ed when I read the "stretching fleece" comment

[Cashtr0]

this kid is sik..... nice bro...

[low97accord]

nice ass work...one of the cleanest retros i ever seen

[nexson]

Thanks Guys!!! I try to stay really humble, but damn you guys are right, this shyt is clean!! lol

[JayWest]

WOW! Once again man, wonderful job

[dorby]

good stuff!!!

i did a few retros on civics when i had a civic... but ur retro is top of the line man!!! sick fab work with composites

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[nexson]

^^ very nice retro!

Tomorrow, we MIGHT see paint, reassembly still won't happen until the weekend

[DIENOW]

^^ very nice retro!

Tomorrow, we MIGHT see paint, reassembly still won't happen until the weekend

Dammit i came into this thread expecting finished results!!!You excited me for nothing...LOL :lawl: :lawl:

[nexson]

my bad lol, i will try and not post until I have some pics!

[nexson]

Hey Guys!

Well since the last Update, I spend about 3-4 days getting the mold perfect. Although I didn't actually spend the days on it, but rather I would work on the mold a little bit here and there in between school. I went ahead and picked up SEM High Build Primer which is pretty good! The highest Build you can get out of a spray can.

Once that was done I was ready to go. The housing was primed and I wetsanded the primer up to 800. Today I was able to get some paint on! This is what we have all been waiting for!. I had to watch my 2 year old niece today so I was pretty excited when I was able to get her to go to sleep for her afternoon nap.

Here is how it turned out after the nap! I will let you guys see for your self. Enjoy!

PS> I will probably get a put together picture by tomorrow, I want to allow them to dry pretty well. I will just place everything together, not actually finish it, as to I still have some work on the outter black housing, but it will give you an idea of the finish product!

Ready for Paint!
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Loading up the basecoat! (1.3mm) Don't hate on the Dora the Explorer Cups!, there just for mixing! Paint was strained after.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/2nd%20album/IMG_0981.jpg
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Base Coat Down


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Ready for Clear, HOK Klear shot out of a 1.2 mm (love this stuff)
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Drying Thoroughly! Dust free after 15 minutes, the Paint Rocket Helps out some!
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[DIENOW]

OMG....sit looks so official! Im gonna hit you up for some gauge pod work when i get back to FL....i need it bad

[nexson]

Couldn't Resist!
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/2nd%20album/a0f8211a.jpg
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[Liquid]

nice work man!

any pics of final product?

[nexson]

not, still gotta do sum minor work!

[ROB]

Simply amazing bro.

I have not forgotten about the grill job bro. Just trying to get some things together.

[nexson]

for sure!!!

thANKS!

[Crack]

Amazing work!

[nexson]

thanks!!

[KingDavid]

Coming tomorrow to see that chet with Travis...Damn...That sit looks clean as fuck...Is that for your whip?

[nexson]

It might be but most likely not since i have s2k projectors, TSX are great as well, jus not s2k, but the NBP color is tempting . PS I am home after 1pm

[Joekuh]

that is a sick ass idea on the adjustable projector....i was tryna figure out how to do somethin like that. this shit is top flight. nice bruh.

[nexson]

that is a sick ass idea on the adjustable projector....i was tryna figure out how to do somethin like that. this shit is top flight. nice bruh.

Thanks dude! i got the idea off the CAD sketch linked below. If you need help i can explain it

http://v6performance.net/forums/showthread.php?t=87220

[nexson]

Well Guys! it is pretty much all done!

I am really happy with the way the light came out, it is pretty perfect. I can look back at the light and be happy that I spent the time to do it right, and I have actually impressed myself. I will get this installed and check the cutoff. I will study any changes that might need to be minor for when I do the passenger side headlight.


Some Pics (really hard to take, with the lense)

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/2nd%20album/IMG_1239.jpg
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[nexson]

Hey Guys!

I had the change to test this baby out. On the left I have my s2k (that I am keeping) and the right is the tsx retro I did. Pics didn't come out too good because everything is so reflective with the black, but it looks really nice in person
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/2nd%20album/IMG_1295.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/2nd%20album/IMG_1301.jpg

TSX Left and s2k Right, WOW, the difference is crazy!
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/2nd%20album/IMG_1302.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/2nd%20album/IMG_1303.jpg

Just the TSX alone, cutoff is pretty straight! Thanks for the adjustable projector.
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[DIENOW]

Damn nex....sick shit man.....PM me your #...when i get back to FL i got something for you

[jose]

wow man.......just wow.

if you want a photog for this one hit me up.

[nexson]

Thanks Guys! The second is coming shortly, I have pics

[nexson]

So Guys...
Their Done....

And finally a set!

It has been a great experience.!~
Thanks to Everyone to has followed this thread along the way. More to come once they are installed in the future owner's car.

...the Thread isn't over yet heh.

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[JayWest]

good job nex

let me know if you get some time for what i pm'd you about

[nexson]

^^ True True, damn I already forgot.

[B16da9]

The lights look great but I think you should have left a bit more crome on the light. I'm in no way knocking down the great work you did but they kind of resemble the ebay lights cause of all the black.

Also are you able to sand down the flutes on a headlight. I want to sand mine down a bit so my HID retrofit looks better.

[nexson]

The lights look great but I think you should have left a bit more crome on the light. I'm in no way knocking down the great work you did but they kind of resemble the ebay lights cause of all the black.

Also are you able to sand down the flutes on a headlight. I want to sand mine down a bit so my HID retrofit looks better.

I know what you mean about looking like the generic ebay halo lights. But if you look at the light in person, you can clearly see the difference, where it is actually looks factory and not just cheap plastic, nonetheless this was a valid concern of mine. So I defintely understand what your saying ;)

BTW, what are flutes?

[B16da9]

I know what you mean about looking like the generic ebay halo lights. But if you look at the light in person, you can clearly see the difference, where it is actually looks factory and not just cheap plastic, nonetheless this was a valid concern of mine. So I defintely understand what your saying ;)

BTW, what are flutes?

People over at g2ic.com call flutes the vertical lines inside my JDM headlights. I want to send those lines down to make the plastic trasparent so the HID projectos works a lot better. Right now the light beam on my retrofit is not bad but you can't see the cut of as good cause all those lines are intefering with the light beam.

[nexson]

Yea, I know what you mean then. They would have to be sanded down, and high build primer "primed". Filler if need be. Depends how deep the grooves are and how much they can be sanded down

[B16da9]

I'm trying to get the same look at this guy. My projectors are set up the same way as his, I'm just not sure what I should use to sand down the groves.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/elegend/10pt7c6.jpg

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[nexson]

ooooooooooh..... the grooves in the plastic.


man thats a whole different story, can't/dont know how to do that

[nexson]

Hey Guys,

here is a couple of pictures from the owner, still waiting on cutoff pictures!!!


http://i44.tinypic.com/xbjm84.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/dghtat.jpg

[B16da9]

Looks much better on a white car.

[nexson]

your right, esp becuse he has a few other sudden black accents

[rick the ripper]

so question how much would you charge to do a retro of that quality again including parts

[ChopSticks]

this was an awesome post.. props to you.

[nexson]

this was an awesome post.. props to you.

Thanks Man,

I am thinking about doing another one, but it is so much damn work, and parts alone to get started are around $360

[rick the ripper]

bad ass

[MiaS13]

damn that looks badass