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DIY: HID Retrofit in an EK
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8) After some more cutting, it fit nicely into the reflector
9) Here's what it'll look like with the LED ring around it
10) I primed the shroud and painted it with chrome spray paint to match with the reflector
11) For fun, I also decided to mount these red LED's into the shroud. I quickly drilled some holes into the shorud and mounted them. I ended up applying another layer of paint after I drilled the holes.
12) Next I mounted the LED ring to the shroud
13) Then I mounted the shourd to the headlight reflector
14) Next you have to disassemble your front bumper. There is a screw in each wheel well, 7 plastic screws around the grill and 2 bolts under the bumper.
15) Remove the headlights. Each headlight has 4 bolts holding it.
16) I mounted the HID's to make sure they fit okay (and they did)
17) Then I took my aftermarket headlights apart by putting them in the oven for 375 degrees for 4 min. My reason for doing so was because I wanted to use their cover since it was cleaner and more clear than my stock ones. So I just swapped them from the aftermarket headlights to my stock headlights.
18) Here you can see the difference between both covers.
19) Mounting it is easy, there's only 1 secrew required for the aftermarket cover
20) Then I mounted it on to the headlights. Use any strong adhesive/glue to do this.
21) After I mounted the retrofitted headlights I had to do all the wiring which took a bit of time. I wired the red LEDs and the LED rings to the ignition wire that way they light up as soon as I start the car instead of the day time running lights (which are required in Canada)
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