S13 headlights on 1Ga (pics)

GooeyGus · 01-12-2010, 07:07 PM

Holy crap.... this looks amazing...

Has anyone (other than the guy in the picture) done this?! This makes the front end of the 1gA look freakin' epic.

Supposedly the bumper didn't need to be touched, only the hood and fenders.

I assume the cutouts for the pop-ups in the hood needs to be welded, but what else? Anyone know?

Sexy...

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GSXSixteenG · 01-12-2010, 07:17 PM

I like it. Looks hott, was never a fan of pop up headlights.

manny correa · 01-12-2010, 07:19 PM

yea id own a 1ga right now if it came stock looking that good!!

pure sex

black1996 · 01-12-2010, 07:28 PM

pretty sexy, i must say...

Blurred Talon · 01-12-2010, 09:23 PM

Looks better stock.

motozachl · 01-13-2010, 06:07 AM

WOW! Simply amazing!

I would imagine the entire popup assembly is removed and then the s13 lights are custom fitted with brackets. Then the hood would beed to be filled in the corners along with the fenders. I could/would probably do this if I could get some more pics...

greenDSMdude · 01-13-2010, 06:17 AM

wow that looks BA ive actually been looking for a gst or gsx im a 2g guy but latley 1g's have been looking pretty good.

LandoAWD · 01-13-2010, 10:07 AM

There's a guy on Talk in mid-conversion.

TofastForU_99 · 01-13-2010, 10:15 AM

wow that looks awesome.

eclipse-gs-t · 01-13-2010, 10:23 AM

Looks very nice!!!

talonalex92 · 01-13-2010, 10:45 AM

This, is so old.

Carter_95RS · 01-13-2010, 11:34 AM

sexy....all i can say

pindlepiper · 01-13-2010, 12:57 PM

Prefer the pop-ups. But it is unique!

jay-red · 01-13-2010, 01:37 PM

I read through a guys thread not too long ago where he is doing this, It seems like quite a bit of work, but looks awesome, my problem with the pop up lights on 1gs is the huge clear lenses under them, they look like they should be the lights, and not the ones that pop up.

sik4g63 · 01-14-2010, 03:42 PM

I have been thinkin about doin this once the car is running right. But I kinda like the stock look more.

E116 · 01-14-2010, 08:43 PM

The guy who owns that car is/was on this forum. He had to put quite a bit of time into the front fenders too.

Never Satisfied · 01-16-2010, 04:42 AM

Looks like it would be easier to start with a 1GB hood and the fenders could be done from either with about the same amount of work. If he did it using fiberglass to creat the rest of the fenders, it would be fairly quick and easy. If it is steel, I could see it being a bit more time consuming. But, anybody with a bit of body work experience could do this if they wanted to take a bit of time. Grill would be easier to use universal billet grill material, and would probably look just as good with less work.

Not sure that I like it as much as a regular 1GB with projectors.

motozachl · 01-16-2010, 09:42 AM

^ I agree. Just a little bit of fiberglass and you can do anything. Anyone want to send me a fender and some s13 headlights so I can do this? I'll make a write-up

FullMetalJack · 01-18-2010, 10:52 PM

that looks amazing, much better than pop-ups in my opinion. I love that look. wish i had done that to my 1g and I might have thought a little longer about selling it lol

Jankenshank · 01-21-2010, 12:04 AM

Darkstartsi is the owners name.

he welded the 1Ga bonnet to the headlight covers adn messed with the fender a bit, apparently the lights wiring were pretty easy.

i plan on copying him in the near future.

Steve91 · 01-21-2010, 12:18 AM

yep i folowed this thread start to finish, welded his head light covers to the hood, made new brackets for the headlights, had to widen the fender and notch it a little more and trim the hood to fit the lights flush. Amazing work, im sure if he charged to do this he would make bank!

motozachl · 01-21-2010, 06:01 AM

I knew he used a 1ga hood. I plan on doing this as I don't have popups and a need a new fender anyways. Also I can't find his thread on this fabrication?

Jankenshank · 01-21-2010, 11:14 AM

there is no "how to" thread

Steve91 · 01-22-2010, 01:00 AM

motozachl i found the link to a partial write up, the pics wouldnt show up for me but maybe they will for you...

1G headlight conversion - Page 2 - DSM Forums: Mitsubishi Eclipse, Plymouth Laser, and Eagle Talon Forum: DSMtalk.com

motozachl · 01-22-2010, 05:34 AM

Thanks Steve91 but they didn't show up for me either. Plus dsmtalk always rejects my request for membership too who knows why

but anyways I will order up some headlights in a couple of weeks and start my conversion. I will create a write-up with lots of pictures as I already like to document all my work (see my blog lol). This conversion is just crazy sick and will have a one-of-a-kind, but in white

Steve91 · 01-22-2010, 05:35 PM

that will be a great write up, it will help out a lot for if i decide to do mine and fellow dsm'rs