General Automotive Discussion General automotive discussion and chat. Honda, Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford. It doesn't matter, just talk about it here.

Bulb cover burned

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jan 1, 2003
  #1  
injencivic's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered!!
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 7,196
Likes: 1
From: East Tennessee-Knoxville
Rep Power: 372
injencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of light
Bulb cover burned

I recently had some Nokya lights in my headlights, well after time i noticed that one of my covers over the lights has turned black and looks like its burned from the wattage, i switched to HKS bulbs as most of you know, but i want to get rid of the ugly look that my bulb cover has, any suggestions?

INJEN
Reply
Old Jan 1, 2003
  #2  
Riva's Avatar
Registered!!
 
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 257
Likes: 0
From: Goose Creek, SC, South Carolina, US
Rep Power: 0
Riva is an unknown quantity at this point
I don't know too much about lights or anything, but you may have to buy a whole new headlamp housing. If anyone else has a better answer, please post; I'd like to know as well because the same thing happened to me . . . . [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/IMG]
Reply
Old Jan 1, 2003
  #3  
XxJDMCivicxX's Avatar
Registered!!
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,699
Likes: 0
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Rep Power: 0
XxJDMCivicxX is an unknown quantity at this point
like the chrome on the inside housing turned black because of a burn't bulb im confused[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
Reply
Old Jan 1, 2003
  #4  
Gryphin's Avatar
00 Hatchback Owner
 
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,589
Likes: 0
From: Houston, Texas, US
Rep Power: 0
Gryphin is an unknown quantity at this point
he means he put a high watt bulb in there and they got too hot and burned the inside of his housing.... same thing happened to my bro's 7th gen ., but he also melted the wiring , but for right now he replaced his with different bulbs and you cant even tell there blue , unless its pointed at a wall or something , noway to fix it i dont think, maybe take some of that intake wrap tape that is reflective and put it on the inside of the housing... bootleg i know but hey maybe it will work
Reply
Old Jan 1, 2003
  #5  
injencivic's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered!!
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 7,196
Likes: 1
From: East Tennessee-Knoxville
Rep Power: 372
injencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of light
its the chrome insert that goes over the bulb itself. its not the housing. the housing is fine, its the silver/chrome plastic cover over the bulb, sorry for the confusion.
Reply
Old Jan 2, 2003
  #6  
STang57's Avatar
Registered!!
 
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 183
Likes: 0
From: Oakland, California, US
Rep Power: 0
STang57 is an unknown quantity at this point
Quote
[hr]Originally posted by: injencivic
its the chrome insert that goes over the bulb itself. its not the housing. the housing is fine, its the silver/chrome plastic cover over the bulb, sorry for the confusion.[hr]
if its the right headlight (pass. side) you may be in luck. i have it left over from my accident. if you wanna buy i'll have to sell the whole housing to you, cuz im lazy to open it up, and also im trying to get rid of the whole thing. the headlight itself should not be used unless its an emergency or something (water might get in), cuz the lense has a lil piece that broke off from impact i guess, and on the bottom of the blk housing theres a piece missing also. sounds pretty bad but if you look at it, its not that noticeable. other than that, the precious chrome insert is perfectly fine!
Reply
Old Jan 2, 2003
  #7  
injencivic's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered!!
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 7,196
Likes: 1
From: East Tennessee-Knoxville
Rep Power: 372
injencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of lightinjencivic is a glorious beacon of light
well its the drivers side head light. darn i wish it was the other or i would buy it from you. looks like i might be puttin some projectors on soon.

INJEN
Reply
Old Jan 2, 2003
  #8  
RiceBuRNeR's Avatar
Turbo Member
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 2,490
Likes: 0
From: Salisbury, Maryland, US
Rep Power: 330
RiceBuRNeR will become famous soon enoughRiceBuRNeR will become famous soon enough
I had the same thing happen a while back, as soon as I "recover" from buying my bodykit (that was a lot of paychecks) Im gettin projectors.
Reply
Old Jan 2, 2003
  #9  
VTEC808's Avatar
Registered!!
 
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 351
Likes: 0
From: Tampa, FL. & St. Louis, MO.
Rep Power: 0
VTEC808 is an unknown quantity at this point
Whether it's the passenger side or drivers side shouldn't matter, the chrome "cover" piece you say you need should be the same on both sides.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Honda Civic Forum
Replies
Last Post
j-chest
I.C.E. (Audio) & Electrical Upgrades
1
Jul 31, 2015 01:18 PM
bdrickybd
7th Generation Civic 2001 - 2005
2
Jul 29, 2015 07:15 PM
BootyDo
Wheels, Tires & Brakes Modifications
2
Jul 7, 2015 06:06 AM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:17 AM.