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    99 Headlights In 1G Buckets?

    Seeing as I've been dabbling with the idea of throwing a 99 front end on my GTO, I'd be going with some kind of 2G headlight. However, I got a quote from a couple of body shops, they want in the range of $1,000 to swap out the buckets and rad support... Fuck that!

    So, I was wondering if anyone might have some photos, or a method of mounting 2G projectors into 1G buckets.

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    If you have a drill and a welder, you can replace the buckets yourself. Only other thing you need is a spot weld cutter, and some time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stealthee View Post
    If you have a drill and a welder, you can replace the buckets yourself. Only other thing you need is a spot weld cutter, and some time.
    As far as lining up the buckets, how risky would you say it is?

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    The spot welds line up from the 1g to the 2g if memory serves. The main thing like any other project, take measurements.

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    I cut mine and they look great if you ask me. I found a couple pics of the mod online that i used as reference when I did mine. Not sure who's car it is...







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    Yep, it is possible to cut the 1st gens to get it to work. I spent the time and money to replace the buckets but if you spend a bit more time on the cutting you can probably make it look almost just as good.

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