Option - Headlights

Headlights on the Fd are a favourite for modification. Whether its the slightly open look, the 4 beam sleek light replacements or those R-magic eyes, everyone has a choice when it comes to this enhancement. But how good are they? Is the uprgrade or downgrade really worth it?

To make the easiest change to the poor old pop-ups is the wise clear lenses that recently appeared on the market. A simple change for improved lighting and no real visual change. The next slight change is the Pivot headlight adjuster. The additional cool air from half opened headlights is supposed to do something... :) I got one for that reason, not. From there, Knight Sports 4 beams improve vision and the HID is a more focused addition also that still allows them to be retracted back to the original external appearance. To go any further requires ditching the pop-up mechanism. Did I hear a weight saving of 10grams?

Of all reports you hear, the RE-Amemiya 4 beam headlight kit is really quite bad. Poorly focussed lighting, lens fogging in wet conditions, inability to adjust after installation and the cutting of the chassis mounting area are all negatives for the most popular of headlight conversions. Even the addition of HID to these do not overcome the drawbacks, but they look really really good. Similar thinking was employed by KSP, who offer a fixed HID kit with small Reybrig lights. For other options, the discontinued RUN rotary lights offer a nice direct beam which eliminated fogging while still being sleek in appearance through an oval shaped opening.
C-west have the slightly raised Carbon items and in a similar vein the new additions of cheap kits add terrible double bug eye styling. About the only other option you have without major body enhancement are the R-Magic eyes. These hot looking items are expensive, so there aren't many around.

After that you can do the Border type front bumper or R-Magic bumper of old that houses original or 4 beam options cut into the bumper. Final options involve replacing the front of the car like the RE-Amemiya AC.

Russ.