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Old Jan 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...

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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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more examps....



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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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...
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how do you black them out?
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i perfer partially black out.

but fully black out is more easy to do it.
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but how do you do it?
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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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humm seems like it would chip easy..?
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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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on a ssm cleared out looks better 2 me
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how could i clear mine?? i have a big amber reflector in mine lol how can i take that out?
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if you plan on getting a CF hood i say fully balacked out.
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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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what??? put them in the oven???? that seems crazy?? is that to black them out or clear them??
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for both. it works trust me and really easy. I just did my fourth set a week or two ago.
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how does it work if your wanting to clear them?
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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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ok i get that part, But how do i re seal them good, just like they were stock
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i would say black out the headlights but leave the turn signals and parking lights untouched..that looks tight!
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isnt the turn signal and parking lights the same thing?
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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.
thats starting to sound good to me. i'm probably going to do that
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might just be the getin thing to do, but where do you paint them? on the inside or outside?
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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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are you painting the inside of the light?? or outside
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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

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how do you seal them back up??
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personally, i think blackout projector lights look better,..not as cheap....but just my opinion
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Originally Posted by Method4
how do you seal them back up??
caulk.
Originally Posted by Mike04Civic
personally, i think blackout projector lights look better,..not as cheap....but just my opinion
Projector light output with stock lenses and HID's < OEM housings and HID's light output.
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