what looks better?
01-26-2005
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what looks better?
so next weekend i'm thinking about blacking out my headlights.
i want to know what looks better on a silver car, fully blacked out with turn signals, or everything blacked out except the area behind the turn signals...
examps....
fully blacked out...
partially...
i want to know what looks better on a silver car, fully blacked out with turn signals, or everything blacked out except the area behind the turn signals...
examps....
fully blacked out...
partially...
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it depends. with a cf hood it looks better all blacked out, imo. without a cf hood, everything but the parking and turn signals. just like in the two pics you posted.
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without orange turns....
oh and i'm also going to be putting on orange sidemarkers in the near future.... CF hood is a possibilty also
without orange turns....
oh and i'm also going to be putting on orange sidemarkers in the near future.... CF hood is a possibilty also
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Rep Power: 344 Black it out, leave the reflectors in, and you know the little circle part - mask that off.
Personally I'd rather gunmetal than black on a silver car...
Personally I'd rather gunmetal than black on a silver car...
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Rep Power: 787 Paint it with flat black. I have a set of sedan lights blacked out with turn signal and parking light chrome. $75 shipped 
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Rep Power: 344 If done with care the headlights won't chip or fog up. There are several excellent DIY's floating around the site (including one by yours truly)....search around, headlight clearing/painting is dead easy.
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Rep Power: 787 oven is so easy. Stick in to heat em up at 250F for 5 mins, pull em apart with gloves, then use the same way to reseal.
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Rep Power: 787 the oven is used to open the two halves of the headlight. Then there's a chrome insert held on by screws. Take that out and then the amber piece pops off.
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Originally Posted by TeLLy
Black it out, leave the reflectors in, and you know the little circle part - mask that off.
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Rep Power: 0 Not sure if you posted some that look like this. I like how mine are painted the best, at least with my car, IMO! If I get a cf hood, it will still match nicely like this. Enjoy. I did these a few weeks ago.
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i didnt have to put my lights in the oven, just start prying at a corner..
edit: im very attached to my amber
i didnt have to put my lights in the oven, just start prying at a corner..
edit: im very attached to my amber
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Originally Posted by Method4
how do you seal them back up??
Originally Posted by Mike04Civic
personally, i think blackout projector lights look better,..not as cheap....but just my opinion
