When this setup is finished and lit, the front of 570ZX's 1993 300ZX Z32 will carry a headlight design made just for the custom widebody, with 3-inch Bi-LED projectors doing the main work and accent strips plus two lower LEDs per projector adding light below. It is one part of a bigger build the maker calls Project 001, on a car that also gets a 5.7 Hemi swap and bodywork developed from scratch.
The way it is put together stands out. A Morimoto M-LED 2.0 Bi-LED projector assembly serves as the starting point for the custom design, and the projector lens is held to the printed mounting bracket with plastic zip ties, which seems a simple and serviceable choice for a prototype. The factory rubber perimeter gasket is reused with the new housing, and a Morimoto XBT Bluetooth controller box, flexible diffuser strips, and the Profile Performance accent strips are all part of the parts pile on the bench.
The first housing was printed in a copper-toned silk PLA, in several segments joined at a visible seam. The insert has a round projector aperture, a horizontal recess, and six angled lower vent slots. The test fit happened outdoors on the partially disassembled car: the gasket went over the prototype, the unit was installed into the front fascia, and the light-colored bumper cover sat loosely around the base with a visible gap. The prototype was also compared against the vehicle's factory headlight unit.
There are honest open points. Layer lines, seam splits, warping, and fitment issues with the projector mounting plate and LED strip channels all need work, the maker feels the housing must be beefier to replace the assembly, and it is still unclear whether the two lower LEDs can make up for the cutoff the housing causes, or whether a full redesign is needed. The final version is planned in glass-fiber reinforced ASA.
Project by 570ZX. Watch it on their YouTube channel: