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so i kno i saw pics of 1 car here that was red and a coupe that had his headlights/tails/fogs all smoked....AS IN PAINTED ON OUTSIDE LENS

(NOT blacking out)


my question for headlights is- will they be bright enough for night driving?? and will the color change on my 6000k hid at night???

 
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come on guys i kno some of u can aswer my questions and i kno at least 1 person has done it here


i already searched and couldnt find the thread i was looking for

 
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u can do it and still see out ur healdights just not as good..upgrade to HIDS and ull probably be ok.

 
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thats the thing...i have hid already i just wanna kno if ill be alright w/just that??

 
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i think it will...how dark do u plan on tinting them. show me a pic of that ive never seen tinted headlights. i dont see why it would be a problem cuz when u tint ur tailights u can see light out of them fine.

 
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well i cant find the pics but this 1 guy has a red coupe and said he did 1 clear + black paint coat done on headlights and fogs and then 2 coats on the tails

and it looked sooo nice. But he did say that he had stock lights and it was a little dim so he was going to upgrade to HID

but still idk..

 
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i mean..i dono. i dont see why it would affect light output that much. and if it does...go get set of new bulbs if u dont wana upgrade to HIDs...u know what u shoudl do...try it on a spare set of headlights...just so u dont f&*% anything up. attach em drive aorund and see how bad it is...if ur happy keep em and sell the ones u have back to somebody to get some money back.

 
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I have black angel eye projectors on now that im trying to sell...I ALREADY HAVE HID -im trying to tell u that...and i want to put my stock headlights back on w/the HID in it and smoke the headlights

 
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ooooo lol....then u should be fine. seriously. look into Laminex. im pretty sure they have other colors besides yellow

 
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ya they do have different colors, ...but thats not what i want to do.


i want to take my headlights to a shop and have the guy there PAINT them a tint/smoke color...so that u can still see inside the headlight but it looks smoked

AND then have my tails smoked as in painted as well to match

 
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If you're wanting directions on how to smoke them, here's how.

Set your oven to 350 and put them in there for 30 minutes. No, seriously, here's how:

Go to your local craft store. Lots of them carry tinting spray in their model car section for tinting the "glass" on model cars. The only thing is they come in the small cans. I recommend purchasing two. From there, so to an auto parts store and get auto grade clear coat (you can get it in a spray can if you'd like, but I prefer to use it in my HVLP gun). (Technically, an automotive painting supply place could make you some tinting spray by adding two or three drops of black into the clearcoat, but the one around here wanted an arm and two legs to do it, money wise. I did a second set after the first ones because I wanted them to match the vehicle perfectly. I got them to add a few drops of NHBP paint to the clear the second time, bit the bullet and paid their price. It matched perfectly). Anyway, Once you have the tinting spray and the clear coat, take your headlights off and lightly most a coat onto the outside of the lens (I used about 1 can per tail when I did the tails on the Civic before I sold it). Keep spraying on light coats until you have the desired tint. (I think I ended up doing 8 light coats on the tails). This ensures that you have no runs doing the super light coats. You have to hold it a little closer than normal spray paint, as it tends to get real thin at a short distance, and you waste a lot of product. Once the final coat completely dries, DO NOT SAND. Aply one thin coat of clear, wait for 25 minutes until it begins to tack and spray another light coat on there, do this three coats deep. From there, wet sand with 800-1000 grit paper until you have a smooth surface (do not sand through the clear coat as you'll have light spots in the tint). Dry completely (I recommend using an air nozzle on your compressor to ensure complete drying. After it's dry, wipe down with a tack cloth to remove any additional debris from sanding(the particles you can't really see). After wiping with a tack cloth, repeat spraying with clear for 5 more light coats. Let it dry and wet sand with 2000 grit paper. From here, you want to dry and blow off any debris with your air nozzle. Then apply a coat of polishing compound, and buff really well. From there, you can wax the lens one time to add the shine to them (make sure you completely remove any wax or polishing compound as you'll bake it ont the lens when you run your headlights the first time. Presto, you now have tinted headlights (or tails).

 
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finially some1 knows what im talking about lol

ya thats wat i heard- clear coat and black

so do u have HID? and its ur stock headlights right??


u got any pics

 
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I no longer own the car, and I did the tails on it. It worked well, and it's still actually on the car last time I saw it. Looked as good as the day I did it. I've done headlights for friends with HID's, and they weren't darkened too much. Good thing is they stopped getting flashed when they were driving around because the headlights weren't as bright to oncoming traffic any more.

 
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nice dude!! So u would honestly say that if i smoke my stock headlights and use my 6000k HID kit...it will be brighter than stock halogen still?

 
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They'll be plenty bright enough. Lots brighter than stock unless you go super dark tinting (which doesn't sound like the case). But yes, they'll be brighter than stock still.

 
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sweet, thanks for the help!

o btw...would u like to play a game? lolz jk

imma prob. take it to a shop so i dont mess up and I kno the guy and he does great for painting stuff.