Yet another "paint your headlights black" question...
09-21-2003
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really.. i didn't see that in the diy section.. well.. i changed my bulb a while ago. and i didn't see any bolts or screws.. where are they located at? i thought u just have to pry out the lens.... hmmm.. thanks for letting me know!
09-21-2003
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Rep Power: 408 Originally posted by ferio
really.. i didn't see that in the diy section.. well.. i changed my bulb a while ago. and i didn't see any bolts or screws.. where are they located at? i thought u just have to pry out the lens.... hmmm.. thanks for letting me know!
really.. i didn't see that in the diy section.. well.. i changed my bulb a while ago. and i didn't see any bolts or screws.. where are they located at? i thought u just have to pry out the lens.... hmmm.. thanks for letting me know!
09-21-2003
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Rep Power: 0 If you have the money I'd buy the one at ebay, the gunmetal, they aren't painted they actually have gunmetal housing in the headlights, tell me what you think? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33710
And what is the difference between paying over $100 for those lights or spending less than $10 on paint and getting the same look?
09-22-2003
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Rep Power: 0 maybe because they dont have scratches on the headlights they are not painted either,and you can totally tell the difference straight off the bat.
09-22-2003
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NEW GUNMETAL ACCENTED FINISH GIVES YOU A DIFFERENT LOOK FROM ALLL THE REST!
that and mine have a DOT number on them. Those don't say they're DOT approved. True mine are still illegal but it would be much easier to tell a cop they are since I have the number.
09-22-2003
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Rep Power: 0 hey everyone this is my first post. well i've been a member for a while but never really posted anything because most things i have questions about i usually find sooner or later. anyways, after reading this thread, i got really interested in spraying my headlights. i planned on doing it but just wasn't to sure about the whole process. i just have a couple questions though
civicvtec: i plan on doing my headlights just like yours, keeping the amber part in and after looking at your pictures i was interested on how you kept the amber section of the headlight chrome as you sprayed the whole unit black, theres probably an easy solution but just wondering how you did it
i also saw some guys around where i live and they still have the amber part of the headlight in but only the reflective part. they have the turn signal cleared but not the "bottom" part. i was wonder if anyone here did that and was wondering if that involved careful cutting? is it legal? just curious because i thought it looked kinda good
any help would be appreciated! thanx
civicvtec: i plan on doing my headlights just like yours, keeping the amber part in and after looking at your pictures i was interested on how you kept the amber section of the headlight chrome as you sprayed the whole unit black, theres probably an easy solution but just wondering how you did it
i also saw some guys around where i live and they still have the amber part of the headlight in but only the reflective part. they have the turn signal cleared but not the "bottom" part. i was wonder if anyone here did that and was wondering if that involved careful cutting? is it legal? just curious because i thought it looked kinda good
any help would be appreciated! thanx
09-22-2003
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Rep Power: 408 Originally posted by plan03
civicvtec: i plan on doing my headlights just like yours, keeping the amber part in and after looking at your pictures i was interested on how you kept the amber section of the headlight chrome as you sprayed the whole unit black, theres probably an easy solution but just wondering how you did it
civicvtec: i plan on doing my headlights just like yours, keeping the amber part in and after looking at your pictures i was interested on how you kept the amber section of the headlight chrome as you sprayed the whole unit black, theres probably an easy solution but just wondering how you did it
09-22-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by plan03
civicvtec: i plan on doing my headlights just like yours, keeping the amber part in and after looking at your pictures i was interested on how you kept the amber section of the headlight chrome as you sprayed the whole unit black, theres probably an easy solution but just wondering how you did it
civicvtec: i plan on doing my headlights just like yours, keeping the amber part in and after looking at your pictures i was interested on how you kept the amber section of the headlight chrome as you sprayed the whole unit black, theres probably an easy solution but just wondering how you did it
09-23-2003
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Rep Power: 0 you dont need high temperature engine paint or wutever. the paint and clearcoat i used are only 200 degrees resistant or wutever, and theyre fine.
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