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Hi All

 

Not really posted much recently due too a busy life.

Spent the last 18months refurbing my escort saloon. Even though tax'd n tested its not really moved off my driveway.

This is due to me doing little bits here and there whenever time permits.

So ended up missing the shows this year, but never mind.

Just about finished and now its time to put er away for winter.

But thought you'd all like a look at what ive done to my morettes.

Fitted the outer lenses with xenon projectors :)

Proper projectors taken from a jap car, OEM Ballasts from a range rover and osram xenarc D2S bulbs.

Think the over all job looks nearly perfect now. Taken me the best part of a year in the planning, researching xenon lighting and wiring diagrams, but ive finally done it :)

After much cutting,grinding,stickiing,filing,painting,wire stripping,soldering,drilling etc etc heres the end result.

 

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7501.jpg

 

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7751.jpg

 

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7732.jpg

 

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7761.jpg

 

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7797.jpg

 

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7807.jpg

 

And One Of My Dials

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7725.jpg

Those dials are fantastic! How did you get/make them?

The nicest escort saloon ive seen! Looks absolutely fantastic and those morettes look amazing! Very very unique idea, its spot on, should get some white light bulbs for the fogs and inner lenses to try and match up with the whiteness of the xenons a little bit :)

 

One thing though is your tow hook on the front supposed to be amaro blue or is that just forgotten about from when it was amparo blue? :P

Great idea mate, looks quality. Lets see some more pics of your car!

Looks spanking, im sure i saw your car at FITP, maybe i was seing things lol

 

Looks cracking as ever :)

lovely!!!
Like the look of the front end with lights on very nice
Shame you couldn't have done the inner lamps too, because IMO the outers look out of place
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I know what you mean about the bulb colour. Think ill get some whiter bulbs for the inner lamps (but they're a weird size bulb. h2?)

Now im thinking of putting some st220 xenons ive got kicking about in the lower lamps. Bit better than white bulbs ;)

Car was at Fitp this year, totally forgot about that. lol

Therres no point in messing with the inner lamps, as most of it is covered by the bonnet. With the bonnet shut the inner lamps look darker and dont look out of place.

Will get some more pics up later if poss. You'll love the mondeo mk3 clock which matches the dials.

 

The tow eye is blue because it was under some masking sheets i used when spraying the car. So it never got painted. Didnt notice it for ages until someone pointed it out to me. Think it looks cool in the original blue so left it that way. :)

NICE ... Look miles better than the standard Lens .. :cheers:

 

You'll love the mondeo mk3 clock which matches the dials.

 

Spill the beans mate :thumb:

how did you get the dial needles to light up? thanks

car looks good love the lights

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http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7726.jpg

 

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7766.jpg

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really really REALLY want to know how you did that!

youve done it again OZ!! youve created another orion which i absolutley luuurrvvvee!! :wub: :wub: :drool:

when you gonna update your progress thread with some newer pics?? i wanna see the job lot what youve done to this one!!!

and just because i loved the old one....

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c151/marshy61278/ozsorion.jpg

love the light conversion btw!!

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7726.jpg

 

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q164/orionzetec/Xenon/IMG_7766.jpg

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love that mate, was it hard to fit the mondy clock,

 

 

how do you get the dials to light up?,

 

i know on the needles you use focus ones :cheers:

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