2003.5 Custom Fog Light Kit

[www.03msp.com]

Hey everybody!

If it's not the damn snow that hit Chicago, it's the W32.Novarg.A@mm virus. Geez, over 500 Emails in my admin account at work - life is grand, eh?

Final product status via UPS:

Jan 27, 2004 8:00 A.M. WESTMONT, IL, US OUT FOR DELIVERY

I have prepped to do 4 assemblies tonight. Depending on the warmth of my garage (it's mildly heated) I should have these assemblies painted black.

Regarding the black/blue, duh I tried my little trick and the combination came out purple/black like a black light. Man, it looks killer - but not the right color to put on the blue car.

Pictures:

a) I will provide, 1-front on close up shot of the assemblies each with a fog and driving light

b) I will provide, 1-front on close up shot installed (illuminated via flash) of the fog and driving light turned off and each turned on

c) I will not provide light output shots of what a fog or a driving lights are (at least of current) - look it up

d) I will not provide detailed night/day shots - If you can't figure out what the close up is, what's the difference 20 feet away...

I hope this answers your questions.

The drum roll starts now...

- Brian

 

[www.03msp.com]

The shipment arrived at my home!

I'll be home in a few hours and start on the project.

On another note, I noticed that we can make the following work with our assembly as well:

http://www.pilotautomotive.com/pilot2dr.htm

I've spent some time today trying to find a place to source large quantities and I tell ya' - what a pain in the butt. I'm still looking and Emailed Pilot to see about becoming an authorized vendor of the lights.

FYI - See you tonight!

 

[II-Savy]

Those lights look sweet! WOW!


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2 fkmitsu-fog
3 XelderX-Driving
4 aiken-Driving (assuming the final pics look good)
5 kevducridr-Driving (waiting for final pics)
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[goku4658]

You can take those colored caps on and off right, so you can drive w/o them right? If so, those lights are hot!!

 

[Devilspawn]

http://www.pilotautomotive.com/pilot2dr.htm

I like!!!!

 

[Devilspawn]

List...

1 II-Savy-Driving
2 fkmitsu-fog
3 XelderX-Driving
4 aiken-Driving (assuming the final pics look good)
5 kevducridr-Driving (waiting for final pics)
6 Devilspawn-driving (PICS!)
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[enigM@]

http://www.pilotautomotive.com/pilot2dr.htm

do u know if the cap covers the entire lens?

 

[Bijou-MP5]

ppl check this out (omg)

 

[enigM@]

have any other shots from further back?

 

[www.03msp.com]

Hey you! Yeah you! Throw some background jamz on will ya?

Now that we got the music going, turn up that MIC so you can all listen.

Okay, good, here we go:

First off, let me tell you that the laser cut product is top notch, first quality and is as accurate as my CAD .dxf file (I mean, wow!) I am definitely happy with the product and how it turned out (for a non professional like me).

Secondly, I want to throw another shout out to SwimmingWeasel and XXXXX - dude I owe you (we'll talk offline), and many props to XXX and XXX at XXXX. I will be using you guys and we'll see how things turn out with the orders!

Thirdly, I had so much to do, and was anxious to do EVERYTHING tonight. Well, I did it. My garage was barely warm enough where the two out of the four kits I did was barely dry. As an FYI - I normally paint and wait at least 12-24 hours before I touch the product. I was working with the product in under an hour. In any of the pictures that I had posted, if you see a smudge or a mark, this is why - otherwise, the other sets are dry and perfect!

Fourthly, I assembled one NV-602W fog set as well as one PL-361W driving light set. Honestly, I'm not too sure which one I really like. When assembling the kits, the NV-602W worked out like a champ when putting it together (as planned). The PL-361W, well let's just say I had to invert and modify the brackets I used. I was trying to make a one-style assembly well, uh uh, the laser cut piece is the same but the way the light goes on is different - screwed in the front instead of the rear for the driving light. Why? The driving light is 4" diameter front to back and a little over 3" from front to back (not that much room back there, so I had to mount it out a little bit with the bracket on the outside. The fog light has a rear mounted bracket, and though it could fit flush, I did not do it as I noticed that by having the light protrude out a little bit gives off better light (not blocked by bumper) and is now adjustable (up/down). The driving light is not adjustable (you don't need it).

Fifth, I want all of you to listen up. Without giving you a lecture on splines, polygons, and mathmatecal curvature equations, the "cut" is damn-near rounded in all places, though if you look closely, there are two areas where two curves join that could be smoothed out on my bench grinder, but I left it alone (I'm at the point where it looks good to me, so f*ck it). Furthermore, when you have the lights in the assemblies, and when you screw it into the bumper, it is up to you to center it. I made sure there was about 1/16" play. So, in the pictures, you will see the same plate mounted with a driving light and a fog light but you will see a little gap as I was rushing to get the job done. Again, looks good to me. Don't be anal with the 1/16" gap. It is totally adjustable (by your steady hand and lots of patience=> out of right about now).

Sixth, I have just about all the material to make eight more sets. I can tell you that the fog lights are readily available and the driving lights - limited availability.

Seven, I'm not too sure which lights I really like now. I got used to the fogs, but I do like the driving lights. I haven't had time to drive around with the, but they are pretty cool. They are not as powerful as my 6.5" PIAA 40's, but they do a pretty good job. The PL-361W driving lights have a tic-tac-toe grid insight the light, not too sure for what, other than maybe to create a direct beam.

Eighth, enough of this, order some will ya!

Ninth, again thanks for all the support.

Ten, you can see the pictures via a nice HTML page at:

http://www.rtekimports.com/mazda/products/GENII/images/images.htm

or put up with them below! Moo ha ha ha.

- Brian

Raw assemblies...

NV-602W

NV-602W

NV-602W

PL-361W images from here on:

 

[enigM@]

http://www.pilotautomotive.com/pilot2dr.htm

if the caps cover the whole lens i'll take a kit!!

but i won't be able to purchase it until i receive my lip and install it

 

[www.03msp.com]

Matttrix -

We are concentrating on the NV-602W and the PL-361W. Though, "I could do" the NV-607 for you". Though, the cost will have to be $150.00 due to the price of materials and my time for modification. Let me know what you want to do.

- Brian

 

[Devilspawn]

Matttrix -

We are concentrating on the NV-602W and the PL-361W. Though, "I could do" the NV-607 for you". Though, the cost will have to be $150.00 due to the price of materials and my time for modification. Let me know what you want to do.

- Brian

I think I want the NV607s as well. Let me if you are going to go this route with a couple of them.

 

[www.03msp.com]

As I mentioned earlier, I can still do it (NV-607) for those who want it, price does not change - $150.00.

- Brian

 

[www.03msp.com]

Early morning picture...

 

[II-Savy]

The driving lights on the side shot looks like ca ca. hmmm not sure what to do now. (scratch)

I also thought they would be tighter around the edge. I'm anal.

 

[www.03msp.com]

If you are going to make a statement "ca ca" I would expect that you would explain what you mean by "tighter around the edge".

Please advise to your explaination.

- Brian

 

[II-Savy]

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It's just too bad it doesn't fit RIGHT up against the side.

 

[www.03msp.com]

Now that is more like it! (smiles).

Circle: Regarding the l bracket on the exterior of the plate, yes, it was a design change as this driving light is so big and it is too deep that I could not stuff it back there without dremeling/rotoziping the bumper and even at that would ruin the structural integrity of how the lip connects to the bumper. Hence, why I was "hesitant" about saying we could support the driving light (all pretty) as there is no issues with the Fog light. The fog light has a rear bracket and is not deep. Like it or don't, it is functional (even for anal people like us).

Lines: Did you not understand my gap statement. If I had it flush to the sidesall the way around (it is within 1/16" tolerance) it would scrape the inside of the lip and damage your paint as the lip is at an apex. So, as stated before, YOU WILL HAVE NO GAP as long as you are steady with putting in the assembly, holding it there and screwing the four holes in. Remember, this is the fifth time I had a assembly in/out and that means screw holes are all over the rear of the plate because there was not a consistent screw hole template until final, so, it is not "fresh" as it would be on yours and hence not provide you any issues. Oh yeah, the passenger side, there is no gap on my car (I used the drivers side for multiple prototyping).

- Brian

 

[kevducridr]

Nice work Brian, I think that maybe the lack of adjustment could take up some of the gap you're talking about. I will take a pair of the Fog lights for sure, I'm changing my mind based on how the driving lights protrude.

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1 II-Savy-Driving
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