Possible Headlight Conversions?? Options

[Michelle95celica]

I was thinking about the handful of cars with circular headlights, and that some of them have multiple projectors in black or chrome avail, some even have halos....such as the '95-'99 Dodge/Plymouth Neon (DEPO recently came out with some excellent projectors that are far superior to the APC ones)...there's also the Subaru WRX, which have the rally style projectors avail. as well, then there is also the Integra which have Projectors as stock equipment....but the two lights on those are molded together as one piece...)

what I was wondering is how close (shape wise) would a set of the Neon DEPO or WRX Projector Rally style headlights to the Celica low beams? I bet they would fit with a little modification, a little cutting here and there, maybe a little filler...they look decent in my head, LOL, but can anyone do a photochop?? The Neon lights in my opinion look more similar in shape, I bet they'd be a mild installation, here are some pics:

Neon DEPO Projectors: (they'd just have to be angled a little to fit with the Celica headlight shape)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-96-97-98...075517271QQrdZ1


Subaru WRX: (1st one is JDM Projector/Rally style, 2nd is Stock Replacement)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-03-SUBAR...075443132QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-03-04-IM...076431296QQrdZ1


What do you guys think? These can be had for less money than JDM Celica Projectors, and they'd also be totally custom, in reality since it would really be a headlight conversion....

I was even wondering how a set of Mazda RX-8 taillights (maybe headlights too but not too sure...) would look, I'm thinking they would look a little small but modern at the same time, I don't really like the stock taillights, I want something with LEDs or something, LOL....

If you don't like the idea atleast be respectful and don't bash it, I think they could actually look decent...

[snapshotgt]

DON'T DO IT!!!!! ...it will look really bad, and terribly ricy. Save the cash, be patient, and go for REAL JDM pros.

~snap

[Michelle95celica]

DON'T DO IT!!!!! ...it will look really bad, and terribly ricy. Save the cash, be patient, and go for REAL JDM pros.

~snap

well that is your opinion, not mine...I can get DEPOS for about $120 shipped, through a friend of mine, which is a hell of a lot cheaper than JDM projectors (for the Celica)


I don't think it would be ricer, I mean putting tons of decals on a car and a stupid looking aluminum wing and a coffee can muffler, that's ricer...I don't like the idea of taurus headlights because I want projectors, but I want something different..plus the Neon lights are closer in shape, the Taurus lights are more round....

I'll take a couple pics of my cars right next to each other to show you how similar they are, but they will look slightly different in size because I don't have any headlight Gaskets on my Celica, but other than that they doo look pretty darn close IMO..


I also happen to have a '98 Neon and I put both cars side by side, the size & shape are very very close...eyeballing it revealed that with a little mod I have a feeling that they'd fit pretty decent. If they really don't then guess what..I'll just put the DEPO Projectors on my Neon...and I wouldn't have wasted any of my money, LOL. The DEPO projectors for the Neon come in chrome and also black housing.....so I might get black and do a custom job on the high beams...

This post has been edited by Michelle95celica: Jun 18, 2006 - 3:00 PM

[snapshotgt]

DON'T DO IT!!!!! ...it will look really bad, and terribly ricy. Save the cash, be patient, and go for REAL JDM pros.

~snap

well that is your opinion, not mine...I can get DEPOS for about $120 shipped, through a friend of mine, which is a hell of a lot cheaper than JDM projectors (for the Celica)


I don't think it would be ricer, I mean putting tons of decals on a car and a stupid looking aluminum wing and a coffee can muffler, that's ricer...

Try it for the heck of it, but chances are they will look like cr@p. You're trying to fit a different type/shape of headlight than the celica has. End of story. Good luck. Post your findings please.