Making a Custom Car Headlight
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A budget headlight fix using a pair of $20 motorcycle headlights, $10 turn signals, and some scrap metal.
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Red-Green Show non-pro tip: If you punch the valve of the spray-can it will allow for a more even flow and be easier to direct accurately.
Also, that console panel is peak! Knobs and toggles all the way baby! It's not just ascetically pleasing, it's safer too; less time with eyes off the road. These new touch-screen tv's their putting in these glorified electric shavers these days are ri-dic. I mean touch buttons for temp. control! Right smack in the middle of the dash too.
There are reasons why the flattened version of the light-switch didn't become standard, one reason being that eventually the wall around every switch would look like the inverse of a smoker's apartment the day after moving out.
Humans have an evolutionary relationship with tactile sensation. There is a theory that the reason for your fingerprints becoming puffy, like when you've been in a pool for a while, was an evolved adaptation that made it easier to hold on to something wet or when wet. the sense of touch provides information to our brain enabling us to respond accordingly without the use of our eyes; which can be the difference between life and death if you're in a giant metal death machine barreling down the highway trying to adjust the fan speed of the AC or hit the perfect volume on that song. I'm not saying people are going to be dying in droves (pun slightly intended) because of this, just trying to illustrate a point. A tick-tick-tick, is always safer than basically no feedback at all. The added engine noise in EVs is a pertinent example. Geezus, this was not supposed to be this long. ;)
German TÜV will get a heart attack watching this
ich wusste es wird eine TÜV reference in den Kommentaren geben xD
Ist ja leider das erste woran man als Deutscher denkt, wenn man den Titel liest.
Jep😂 saw the Thumpnail and thought: Well i dont think the Tüv likes that one
Naja hab mir mal nen audi 80 b4 gekauft um in einen audi 90 imsa GTO um zu bauen… hab mit dem auspuff sngefangen und dachte es wäre witzig zum tüv damit zu gehen… die antwort die ich bekomm hab war „ gib mir 50€ ein kasten bier und ich trags dir ein“ naja jetzt hab ich einen imsa GTO in meiner garage der theoretisch eine eingetragene Auspuffanlage hat 🤣
Ja hoffentlich 😁
Your approach to creativity and work is so refreshing. There's a tendency and pressure for work to be as perfect as possible, and that's nice, but your stuff is great because you can see the process and design in the finished project. It's a working demonstration of "Hey, anyone can do this" when other youtubers are installing 4 post lifts and telling you you need thousands in tools just to work on your car, fix a shelf, or build a piece of furniture.
Exactly. Thank you!
A couple welding tips! Hold the welding gun with one hand and use your other hand to stabilize yourself. Having the gun closer and more stable rather than swaying around will result in a cleaner looking weld.
I love to see this car tinkering spirit alive and well in the modern age. This looks fucking cool, Evan. Thanks for your videos.
Thanks man
Fun fact about bike bullet lights: harmonica players use them as shells for custom microphones, because the shape is great for holding next to the harmonica, and the thick metal helps reduce microphonic feedback while playing.
i like to use this scrap-punk approach in my own projects, but i often get demotivated cuz most people like things to be clean and perfect, this is great inspiration for me, thanks
As a car guy and an engineer, I've always stuck to doing any modifications or projects by planning things out and sitting on ideas to make sure it's all fleshed out and doing the work as close as to perfection as possible. While that's how I've done most things, watching you get an idea and go for it is a huge breath of fresh air, in that not everything has to be perfect or super thought out, and to sometimes just go for it. Your creative approach is so good. Looking forward to watching more of your projects.
Edit: I guess to boil it down, don't get lost in the details and just do it.
New headlights look great, and the hood line looks a lot better without those bits of metal between the old headlight surrounds.
this is one of the only creators on here ive found that i can truly relate to, the way you build things and the finished product really speaks to me. everything comes across as so warm and welcoming.
Thank you 🙏
Scrap metal is absolute gold for homemade custom projects.
I've made headlights and fender supports for my '85 Monark Mobylette
almost for free.
Scrap metal, A few common tools and a cheap wealder, Can make a lot
of cool projects.
Good work dude!
Greetings from Brazil!
The freedom of tinkering with your car making it your own is what the car community needs. I build my jeep the same way! Thank you for making this look good!
“you don’t get good at something by avoiding doing it “ that hit home !
I never thought that a Santa Fe could look this cool with a simple lighting add on. Awesome work. One thing I have to say though is that by removing your front grill and bumper, your radiator is now exposed. Radiators are really fragile and expensive. If you are driving down the highway, you can get rocks or debris flung into it, which can irreparably damage it.
Yeah I’ll have a bumper, not gonna get driven with the radiator out much
Throwing in a thumbs up, and a comment to feed the algorithm.
As a guy with a 76 Silverado shortbed stepside with bolts welded into skeleton hands for tail lights(and a spiderweb grill) I approve this modification.
This is the best video I’ve ever seen of modding cars, it’s refreshing to see someone make fun and have joy with what they have. All the other RUclipsrs now focus on having the most power or trying to make the nicest thing ever, and not say they shouldn’t have pride in having nice stuff it’s really refreshing to be reminded that modifying cars is meant to be fun. I love how you think about it as a fun hobby and that you don’t care what others think and it adds a lot of story to your car and I’m sure you can have a lot of fun and a ton of story’s in this little car. Best of luck I hope the car treats you well. PS the headlights look sick
Ive been saying for a while content creators gotta start making their own membership sites, made me very happy to see you took that step, more power to you.
What a good quote. “You don’t get good at something you by avoiding doing it”
Great stuff Evan! Keep it up!
Man this is the coolest little hyundai ever, just stumbled across your channel and the way you shoot things and talk and the way the colors are is just so relaxing and enjoyable to watch!
The working on the engine and liking the car was me with my 2002 dak i hated it i thought it was wack first two days then i started to like it and everyone told me they liked it and so on i ended up working on it in my auto class i took back in highschool and i loved it since then one day me and a friend decided to hangout drive do burnouts and just generally stupid shit you shouldn’t do unless yk how to do it safely and i went 50mph trying to drive and i had not sure which over or understeer and front slide sideways and hit a tree suprised im still alive to this day the tree was well alive and broke and fell on top of the truck making it bounce a bit but damn i wish i never did it to try to be a show off it just shows my stupidity and how much i really needed to find new hobbies or work on better and safer ones if you love something don’t think it won’t end someday everything does unless you care for it…
i find stuff like this more beautiful then anything off an assembly line...looks grate
'Embrace the suck'. Love your car, its always nice to see something weird going down the road
i found your channel a couple weeks ago courtesy of going through old will osman vids. im really glad i did, this has fast become one of my favourite channels to watch. i appreciate the amount of effort you put into these, and hope you continue to see success on youtube! all the best man
Same, I saw the handles he made for William Osman and I was like lets see what else this guy is doing. Very glad I did too
I've watched this video and your metal dash video and have yo say that your creativity is inspiring. I'm a big fan of seeing someone make their vehicle unique to them through doing the work themselves, and just having fun with it. Makes me want to revisit the idea of installing wrangler style door hinges on my car so I can take the doors off while cruising in nice weather.
I'm in a car phase so this is perfect
Hell yeah
Plz upload this weekend. I have been so stoked seeing your weekly uploads. I need this for inspiration! I will be subscribing on your site as soon as I get a good pay from a free lance project!
Always happy to see another upload from this channel, some of the best stuff on youtube.
bro this is the 2nd time I've watched this video.. really great delivery and editing. Was thinking about sanding/polishing the stupid foggy headlights on my 2006 impala and remembered your project. I would do something like this if I didn't share the car with my mom lol.
Beyond the creativity and skill needed to work on a project such as this youve made a high quality, enjoyable video out of it, so glad i got recommended this video!!
My brother, you gotta wear safety glasses when there's metal shrapnel flying around
yeaaaa I put them on when I moved on to the fenders, dunno why I didnt for the hood
@@EvanMonsma just don't want you to lose an eye and not be able to make dope ass videos lol
@@EvanMonsma Leather gloves for welding good too
he got safety squints dw about him
Twice to the optometrist for metal removal. I agree with this comment.
Another good idea I think would be to hollow out the headlights you have and keep the plastic so it looks like a headlight but the inner is completely custom. It’ll keep them clean from bugs and road debris.
yes more evan car!!!!
this makes me miss my old car. she was old and needed some work but I loved her a lot
While you called it your truck, it's more akin to a van, which is more convenient anyway.
Here I drive my parent's cars, a 2013 VW Sharan and 2919 VW Up!.
You can probably read their brand preference from that.
I like either car a lot, they are manuals with distinct characters in the way they operate.
The Up! is light and nimble, very easy to control so I heel-and-toe constantly in it, since that's fun and makes the ride smoother.
I can't pull that off in the Sharan (yet), but instead frequently attempt the tricky double-clutch rematches on downshifts.
The differences in character goes much deeper and both are fun daily drivers, depending on the situation or simply availability at hand (them being shared cars).
Said Sharan got a quartet of problems in our recent vacation, one actually changing how it drove significantly.
Perhaps I'll share more about that in the Discord, at a later date.
As others have said, I love the tinkering spirit and creativity. Loved this. Keep modding, brother!
very cool design on the headlights
7:30 WOOHOO! ❤️
Can't argue too much about some Evan Special nonsense tho
genuinely enjoy watching everything you do on here, especially with your car.
Love your video style, reminds me of a woodworking channel called Four eyes
Goddamn I think I found a hidden gem! I really love how you did the color grading in the video
Just a bit of advice when welding, for your safety. If you plan to do more than a few tiny welds, you should wear a long sleeve and some gloves, to save yourself from essentially: a nasty sunburn
THIS IS SO INSPIRING!! AAHHH! I love it💞
that looks awsome it has a loving no a kinda and amazing souls touch to it awsome work man
Really great video! Having just done something new myself it really resonated with me
On a Thursday!? Sweet...
Seeing this car from the earlier videos to now is hilarious
It’s only gonna get crazier
Been excited for this one!!
Seeing this makes me glad and kinda sad at the same time about having mandatory general inspection for cars in Germany xD
Headlights look great!
Brother, this is beautiful! Next you'll need to find a way to get airless tires for your car so you never have to air them up🤣
You're one crazy kid, but I appreciate that you keep making things.
Just as a heads up depending on what state your in, the may require your headlight housings to be a certain color or have to be adjusted to not blind other people and have the high beams work. Just double check your states road laws on that, should have it public knowledge accessible to anyone wanting to know. Just so your not getting pulled over by every cop who cares or is a ass. If your state doesn't care or it isn`t listed, more power to you and awesome job and mods man. Keep her going.
Great video, very inspiring!
ngl this looks sick af. Wanna do this to my same year korean car
Can’t wait for the inevitable video about the rest of your board.
Great work! Cool asf and totally badass and as for welding just get closer! Not too close though! About a two centimeters away from the material.
Love it, man. Subscribed.
More car videos please! Love em. The still st 6:18 is hilarious
Good job brother.
another perfect video
Love this, love your channel!!
those old headlight bulbs you reused are halogens, and if you touch the glass you drastically reduce their lifespan. just a heads up if you wonder why they burn out in a month or two.
Big fan Evan!
I’m headed to the Patreon 💪
Thank you 🙏
fun timz ENJOY! not boring
I would first like to say, i support people doing their own work and learning new skills, and would never expect that my opinion should matter in what you do. With that said, i hate everything about this.
Wooow i love your videosss!!!
You would love making a gambler 500 car
coolest hyundia on the road
Great video!
idea use the headlight glass as a cower to the new light
Edit: oh no, you broke it
Amazing!
Submit this car to the unicorn circuit. Marty n Moog would love to see it.
On a side note, I melted my motorcycle headlamp unit by using an brighter car headlight bulb. So just be warey.
Very post apocalyptic vibes. Something like that would not be legal here.
❤
Sick dude
When you need to repair your car after the zombies apocalypse happened.
this looks sick, but make sure you aim the headlights properly so you're not blinding other drivers at night
It’s a fun video but I do want to point out that normal headlights are like 30 bucks each not 300 per pair.
I still enjoy the mad max Tucson. Realistically that’s what actual mad max will look like irl.
When I watch your videos, I find myself thinking "This is who Tom Sachs wishes he was". Keep up the good work, your videos are always authentic and inspiring.
I thought the car was dead thanks god it’s ok
I wont let it :)
Epic
Your ride now looks focused angry like how sharks look at you.
It looks great, but I worry about pedestrian collision safety. Rounded, low, and soft car fronts perform better in vehicle-pedestrian collision tests: They distribute the impact and send the person up onto or over the car so they're less likely to also get driven over. This modification removes padding, and exposes more hard edges and a more vertical profile, which generally perform worse in such tests.
Yup- new bumper going on for sure
it would be really sick if you put a black steel tube bumper on the front of that thing. Like something off of a rally raid car
Definitely the plan. I’ve got the metal just need a tube bender
@@EvanMonsmaTheres an instructable called "how to bend pipe without a pipe bender" and the basic idea is to just pack the pipe with sand and pull. Havent tried it myself but it always struck me as an interesting way to do it.
Amazing job, however that wouldn't fly in the EU, I'm so jealous of that!
Imagine doing this in Germany :D
love the headlight but dude get some welding gloves please, your going to give yourself BAD burns
I have been wondering for so long where your Canada hat is from!!
Goodwill but I'm working on making some similar ones myself
Will you cut the back to a truck bed?
Yup
you didnt show it in the video but i hope theyve been aimed properly!
Great ! ;-)
why your turn signals placed inwards?
You might want to redo the paint on those bits to avoid rust
Yup I threw a bunch of new paint in there after cutting 👍
replacement headlights cost like $80 for that car probably lmao
Did you get a 2nd catalytic converter after that whole... Yoinking event?
Nah still running on just one, it passed ohio emissions testing 🤷
No hate but you gotta get significantly closer when welding
In Europe, as soon as they stop you with that car they'll throw it at the wrecker😂
They just send you to redo technical inspection and for a good reason.
If theyre arent atleast 30 different objects to fly off and hit someone in an accident, its not done
I like the headlights you made but do you even got any like lane lens flare angle with those motorcycle glass lensen? or are you beaming people in the eye from ather side driving towards you? And is there even a lens diverder in the glass? Also you could have reused the lens of the plastic lamp if you cut it off and maybe polished it up or a very fine sandpaper grid and resprayed it with lacker there's a few tricks to repurpose headlights. but i do need to say the lights make the care shine brighter now. Dont realy hate it i find it a creative fix but i dont think i would get away with this in the EU. Maybe it would pass inspection if its inside the headlamp but we mostly have a rating or approval system for car headlights.