Make your own Angel Eyes.... really...

[PrOxLaMuS©]

I found this interesting link online... it was done to an Honda Civic but i figured since many Z owners like the look and don't want to spend the money with Hella or anythign like that.... here is an interesting HOW TO site for making your own

Make your own Angle Eyes

[Alfadog]

Wow, that looks great!

I'll keep that page :devious:

[thefastestz]

That seems like a good idea to do around some driving lights even!!!

I could see them now in the grill!! mmmmm....

Or even in the air dam ducts.

[beandip]

escanlon has a set of the real deal on his 240 and they look great . He bought them on e-bay . I wanted to do them also but he is my friend and I dont want to take away from hes thunder. but they do look vary good.

[Alfadog]

Any pictures of what they look like on a Z, escanlon?

[Gav240z]

Forgive me for my ignorance but what do they do? I have seen them on BMW's looks nice and all but does it actually have some form of benefit?

[owenk]

Originally posted by Gav240z

Forgive me for my ignorance but what do they do? I have seen them on BMW's looks nice and all but does it actually have some form of benefit?

Take your pick

1. Adds 1/2 inch to your Johnson

2. You will have more women in swimsuits posing by your car on their spare time

3. Really pisses off BMW owners that paid $1000 for an extra that could be made with $9.50 worth of items from Home Depot.

4. Damit I think they look cool and that is good enough for me!!!

[59ghia]

Ok, great idea and looks cool but................where the hell do you put em?

[Mike]

Here's an item on ebay at the moment. I've seen these come up as available for the 240z as well. Looks as if these are sealed beam replacements that could fit any car...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33710&item=2416173394

[Alfadog]

Originally posted by owenk

1. Adds 1/2 inch to your Johnson

Is that 1/2" per light or for both??

[EScanlon]

The lights on sale on e-Bay are the same style I bought for the Z. I'm sure if you write the seller, he'll confirm that the 7" will work on your Z. $55 is about what I paid if I recall right.

As far as what do they do? They look cool. That's it. That and the advantage of being able to use a higher intensity bulb than the standard sealed beam lamps.

I wired mine in to the parking lamps, so that when the parking lamps are on they're on. That also runs them when the headlights are on. I've heard of others thinking of wiring them to their turn signals, but I think that would kind of make them look like a bobble head dog with eyes that light up with your turn signal.

Since many times I'm driving just before dusk, I will run with just the parking lamps on. They really get noticed then.

As far as the picture, I'll try again. But if I recall it took me several tries before the digital camera would even allow the photo due to the light conditions. Then again, since I was getting close to wrapping up the car at that point, it might have been either giddiness from happiness, or I'd imbibed before I was done for the night.

FWIW

Enrique

[EScanlon]

OH! One very important note:

If you do upgrade the wattage on the lights, be careful how high you go. I stepped up from 45/50 Sealed Beam to 50/55 Xenon Blue. (Wow, big step up!) :classic:

Why? Simple, it's the WIRING you need to be careful of. Not on the replacement harness you'll get, but in the wiring harness of the car you will be hooking up to.

Remember, these cars were designed with a very VERY basic wiring system. Unfortunately, the gauge of the wires is BARELY adequate to handle the loads they were designed for and the slightest increase in the current flow can and has been a problem for years. How many times have you heard of other users complain of melted wires, fried fuse boxes, crispy charcoal colored connectors etc?

If you seriously want to upgrade the wattage of the bulbs, then I would recommend that you do it with Relays and heavier dutty wiring. Otherwise you're asking for it.

If you stick close to the original values, AND you've taken the time to clean the connections all the way through your wiring harness AND have ensured no extraneous circuitry has been added to your car, you should be fine.

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