Ricanwizard

I finally had the time to do my headlights and i finally did them it was interesting to do but here are a couple of pics of the project i did today....

















Well there it is comments welcome....

lordhelmet

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I never figured out why people blacked out headlights meant to go on silver cars. Whats the purpose of it? It looks tacky as hell.

Honda05

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looks a lot better then chrome.. Not sure whats so tacky about it. i mean its just black, its not like he did green, blue or some other obnoxious color.. Good job bro it looks good

01cvc

it doesnt look bad i just bought whole new headlights lol, taking the bumper off is irritating!

LT2004ever

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looks good!! did you reseal them properly??

gearbox

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looks nice, black and silver is not tacky lol at least not to most people. lenses do look a bit foggy or maybe its just the pics. if not they would look much better if you buffed it out. usually some meguiars plastx is all it takes to restore them to clear.

EM2withK20a2

i think it looks tacky too thats why i cleared my headlights out and it looks mad good so i think blacked out it not as nice as chrome

delmiah

I just actually bought a set of headlights from a local guy. his ad said they were stock but when he brought them over they were already blacked out. i bought them yesterday and put them on today and they make my car look like courtney love (coked out ***** with too much mascara).... but best part was he had way better bulbs in there and i got everything for 50 bucks. but i was actually buying them with the intention of opening them up and painting them ssm to match the car. anybody else try this?

whitealexander

it looks hotter mate..

mickeycivic04

Don't listen to negative comments..blk out headlights looks sik.

Nice job man.

Honda05

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I agree

Ricanwizard

I kno i knew there were going to be negative feedback but its all good each there own but i love them i do have a foggy headlight the driver side i tried buffing it up with the plastix but i didnt work is there nething else ??? and thanx again for all the feedback...

gearbox

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meguiars sells a full headlight restoration kit that works great for around $20.

mexSican2000

Looks good bro, keep up the diy mods.

Ricanwizard

thanx well i guess i will try the whole kit i just brought the plastix liquid only i will try out the whole kit cuz i just tried the liquid and still see the fog on it its like a stain i hate it it makes it look bad

Running Riot

i think fender gap is tacky as hell. good job on the headlight blacking out bro.

chrome =

Running Riot

i found out if you go to any bass pro shop or any boating supply store they have the same **** for like 5 dollars. Its basically a creme they use to wipe salt residue from boat windows. does the exact same thing for much much less. they have it at wallyworld too in the boating camping where rednecks buy their clothes with their shotguns isle.

Ricanwizard

^^^ lol thanx

YodaGuy5

I'm wet sanding mine tomorrow with 800 1000 and 2000 grit wetordry sandpaper and finished it off with Plastix. I think there are some good DIYs out there.

Ricanwizard

so sanding it then using the creme it should clear it ??? wouldnt that scratch it up n stuff?

gearbox

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as long as you keep switching to finer sandpapers, then a rubbing compound, then the polish, it should turn clear. you also need a sealer tho to keep it from fading again. wolfgang plastik surface sealer is my fav. ebay has some good restoration creme that takes out natural oxidation without sanding. technically thats the best way to go because you are not hurting the plastic. but it costs around $40.

Ricanwizard

but does it really work on everything cuz i tried the meguiar creme and it really didnt work i am going to try the kit cuz i only got the creme so i will try that to see if theres a difference but that sanding thing i really dont wanna try that lol with my luck I'll mess it up more .....

lordhelmet

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but wait! What's that you ask? There's still a big hunk of chrome there to reflect light!!! So instead of going from silver to chrome it goes from silver to black to chrome. Not my cup of tea.

+1 on the Plastx and buffing. There will be a noticeable improvement.

gearbox

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if you get a cheap electric buffer and do some buffing with turtle wax rubbing compound, then again with plast-x, it should work to clear them. it will just take forever by hand which is why most people resort to sandpaper. the rubbing compound is abrasive but its not as harsh as sandpaper so it does take a while.

Running Riot

how can plastic be chrome? I thought chrome was the electroplating of a thin veneer of chromium onto an underlying metal? But the headlight housing and reflector are plastic.

in which case, there is NO chrome in his headlight housing.

so then it goes from silver to black to shiny plastic then? i think that looks better than going from silver to shiny plastic to more shiny plastic.

and that leads to only one conclusion, the blacked out headlights kick *** and shiny plastic is gay. black 1 shiny plastic 0

sl33pyriceboi

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+1

sometimes, stock is best.... black headlights only really look good if u have a white, black, or red car really...

Ricanwizard

thanx to all the comments...

lordhelmet

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Alright mr nitpicker. These guys seem to disagree with you: http://www.mmmetalizing.com/ Here's the actual process associated with chroming plastic: http://classiccars.about.com/b/2008/...stic-parts.htm

Don't try to e-thug me.

Running Riot

e-thug? haven't heard that before. still your links are quite interesting, however the actual definition of the word chrome implies that it is a process performed on metals.

In either case, silver and black work. It works for the Oakland Raiders and it works out for silver hondas.

Honda05

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just dont say chrome.. say SHINNY!!! Damn