[ecosport rules]

Originally Posted by shashank.nk

Wow that's pretty cool. Where did you source these from and how much did it set you back by ?

Originally Posted by urajkumar

Brilliant pictures ,kindly share more details since i am working towards the same too

Originally Posted by johannskaria

Hey,
About the headlamps?
Would you please share the information?

Details about my DRLs with projectors and HIDs

1.The drl fixes into the groove provided inside the headlamp.
2.It doubles up as an indicator during which the drl on that side is turned into orange and the other one remains white(like the one in porsche)
3.everything is socket to socket no tampering of wires.
4.Projector is 3 inches in size with a white devil eye (the other choices are red and blue)
5.Projectors run on a 35 watt ballast and 35 watts hid bulb.
6.substantial improvement in light output from stocks and improved esthetics.
7.Does not disturb oncoming traffic as the projector quality is good.

We got this done for four ecosports together from Mr.Srinivas Gopal 09849314812 who is a mods expert.

Extremely sorry for the quality of pictures as they were taken from mobile, will upload better ones later.

[shashank.nk]

Originally Posted by ecosport rules

Details about my DRLs with projectors and HIDs

1.The drl fixes into the groove provided inside the headlamp.
2.It doubles up as an indicator during which the drl on that side is turned into orange and the other one remains white(like the one in porsche)
3.everything is socket to socket no tampering of wires.
4.Projector is 3 inches in size with a white devil eye (the other choices are red and blue)
5.Projectors run on a 35 watt ballast and 35 watts hid bulb.
6.substantial improvement in light output from stocks and improved esthetics.
7.Does not disturb oncoming traffic as the projector quality is good.

We got this done for four ecosports together from Mr.Srinivas Gopal 09849314812 who is a mods expert.

Thank you very much for all the details. Was waiting for this since long. Do PM me the price if you're not comfortable sharing it here. Any idea if this person will be able to help members in other cities ?

[ecosport rules]

Originally Posted by shashank.nk

Thank you very much for all the details. Was waiting for this since long. Do PM me the price if you're not comfortable sharing it here. Any idea if this person will be able to help members in other cities ?

Hey shashank,
He gets orders from all over India.There are too many variations with colour temperature, angel eye,demon eyes , colour of shroud , will we give the head light or he has to provide one?and they are priced accordingly.It would be better to take the price from them based on your requirement.If I remember correctly you were doing lot of research on the projectors.BTW I opted for 5000k hid bulbs.hope it helps

[arunphilip]

Originally Posted by ecosport rules

Details about my DRLs with projectors and HIDs

Very nice and tasteful mod, exactly what Ford should have probably delivered in the first place. Its testing my promise to keep things stock on my EcoSport!

I also notice you've painted your brake caliper a hot red, very nice way of highlighting it.

[niks_devil666]

These DRL's look amazing. Will it hamper the warranty?

[DeKay]

ecosport rules,
The cars look very good!
Do share the total cost of the above modifications as well. It would be really helpful. Also, please post some more pictures of the painted brake calipers.

[ecosport rules]

Originally Posted by arunphilip

Very nice and tasteful mod, exactly what Ford should have probably delivered in the first place. Its testing my promise to keep things stock on my EcoSport!

I also notice you've painted your brake caliper a hot red, very nice way of highlighting it.

Hey arun,

Thanks a lot, I am relieved as lighting was the only thing pending on my upgrade list.I am more than satisfied with the outcome as DRL looks better than the one I saw in china ford showroom, also doubles up as an indicator like the porsche and Audi A8.

The lighting has also improved by 250 to300 percent and now its a breeze to drive on the highway.

Regarding the wheels:
I have procured original brembo brake caliper covers which have an embossed logo as you can see second picture onwards.

I did not like the extra bright silver colour for stock alloys so got them painted in the original euro versions colour (had to work very hard to get the colour code)
I also got the roof cross bars, alloys painted and procured the original rear wiper blades (the stock looks really bad)as you can see in the first reference picture.

Will post some pictures of cross bars and rear wiper blades of my car when I get free.

[ecosport rules]

Originally Posted by niks_devil666

These DRL's look amazing. Will it hamper the warranty?

It will not hamper warrenty as everything is socket to socket, no tampering of wires.

Originally Posted by DeKay

ecosport rules,
The cars look very good!
Do share the total cost of the above modifications as well. It would be really helpful. Also, please post some more pictures of the painted brake calipers.

I have already shared the contact, also as I mentioned in the reply to Arun they are not painted calipers.You can refer go the pictures in this page

Also for general information, the dummy button on the remote when pressed twice actually throws the boot open provided the vehicle is already unlocked.This function is a breeze at malls for security checks.You dont have to get down to explain the guard how to operate the release button.

[sapeco]

Hi ecosport rules,

Firstly let me congratulate you on your new acquisition.! and boy oh boy i have to say that you are Da King of Ecosport mods on Team-BHP

Thanks to your hard work, folks like us can look forward to some mods on our Ecopsorts.

Wishing you many happy miles of safe driving in your new Urban SUV.

[sumeshmani]

Originally Posted by ecosport rules

It will not hamper warrenty as everything is socket to socket, no tampering of wires.

Glad to read that.

About the brembo brake caliper covers, wont they hamper the cooling of the calipers?
Did you use some kind of silica based glue to fix the covers onto the calipers?
Will it be a problem to service the brake if the covers are attached?

[ecosport rules]

Originally Posted by sumeshmani

Glad to read that.

About the brembo brake caliper covers, wont they hamper the cooling of the calipers?
Did you use some kind of silica based glue to fix the covers onto the calipers?
Will it be a problem to service the brake if the covers are attached?

In my experience they have not hampered the cooling as I have been using them on my Honda Civic since 38000km.

I have used black general purpose silicon on both civic and the ecosport (IT HAS BEEN 4 YEARS ON CIVIC)

Replacement of brake pads is not a problem because the stock caliper has a hinge on top and lifts up along with the brembo caliper cover giving space to replace the brake pads.I know this coz I have done the pad replacement on civic.

Hope this helps

[ecosport]

Originally Posted by ecosport rules

In my experience they have not hampered the cooling as I have been using them on my Honda Civic since 38000km.

I have used black general purpose silicon on both civic and the ecosport (IT HAS BEEN 4 YEARS ON CIVIC)

Replacement of brake pads is not a problem because the stock caliper has a hinge on top and lifts up along with the brembo caliper cover giving space to replace the brake pads.I know this coz I have done the pad replacement on civic.

Hope this helps

Do you have plans to upgrade the rear drums to discs? Since you are the modification king here in T-bhp, I'd let you lead us.

Here is a rear drum-disc upgrade video for Fiesta. Looks pretty easy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVB2B5noSt8

[sumeshmani]

Originally Posted by ecosport rules

7.Does not disturb oncoming traffic as the projector quality is good.

Do the HIDs need any kind of alignment done?
Is that even possible, I guess these HIDs are just put into the sockets of the old bulbs.

Please do try to post pictures of the low and high beam at work.

[shashank.nk]

Originally Posted by sumeshmani

Do the HIDs need any kind of alignment done?
Is that even possible, I guess these HIDs are just put into the sockets of the old bulbs.

Please do try to post pictures of the low and high beam at work.

Nope. He shot proper projectors installed. Which is why the oncoming traffic will have no blinding.
If you put in HID bulbs in a regular projector you'll have a lot of scatter.

[bageherath]

Originally Posted by ecosport rules

Details about my DRLs with projectors and HIDs

1.The drl fixes into the groove provided inside the headlamp.
2.It doubles up as an indicator during which the drl on that side is turned into orange and the other one remains white(like the one in porsche)
3.everything is socket to socket no tampering of wires.
4.Projector is 3 inches in size with a white devil eye (the other choices are red and blue)
5.Projectors run on a 35 watt ballast and 35 watts hid bulb.
6.substantial improvement in light output from stocks and improved esthetics.
7.Does not disturb oncoming traffic as the projector quality is good.

We got this done for four ecosports together from Mr.Srinivas Gopal 09849314812 who is a mods expert.

Extremely sorry for the quality of pictures as they were taken from mobile, will upload better ones later.

Congratulations on your new upgrade...looks cool. In between I got the delivery of Ecosport on Sep 8th, can you PM me you contact number as I have some queries.