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alright. finished up with DIY painted headlights. i got tired of cleared headlights so i put orange clip back on and painted flat black. turned out pretty nice..
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i used high temperature engine spray paint. painted like 4 layers..
now im tired . i should go to sleep soon
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why so many half-empty drinks in there?
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looks good.... good point, why are there so many half empty drinks there?
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why so many half-empty drinks in there?
haha. good job btw, looks nice
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i personally like darkened out headlights.. your look good
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gee thanks for the props for my help its all good, ill just ruff ya up at the next meet
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So did you mask off the corner sockets and paint them? and what did you mask them off with? Just careful masking tape or something fancy? Looks good.
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i masked orange piece with masking tape and painted everything
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why so many half-empty drinks in there?
Hey, you still didn't answer that question. Or is that the secret to you uber painting skillz?
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I did the same thing to my stock headlights this past weekend also.. Except I didnt mask off any part of the light and painted the hole thing black and put on the orange cover.. They look nice..
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i told my mom to get rid of all those bottles but she didnt lol
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Looks good. Why didnt you just throw them out yourself -
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eh, I dunno if I like it or not
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I have to say I like it more on fraga's car with the circle in chrome. Not that yours look bad, just a little dark for my taste.
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I think they look ok but would look awesome on a NBP civic
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im going to paint my uppergrill. inside part(mesh) and leave silver on outer part of uppergrill.
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That'll look cool. When you get rims, get gunmetal ones, maybe an all dark scheme?
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yup giong to get either gunmetal. ,hyperblack, hypersilver
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nice .... i just cleared mine.. i wudnt do it again.. lol
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u know how old this post is right?
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no not really..
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nice .... i just cleared mine.. i wudnt do it again.. lol
why not. its easy DIY.
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maybe becuz this is my 1st mod..
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lol, i wanna get mine painted mex mite do it for me
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i will buy ur blacked out headlights for 110!!!
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i will buy ur blacked out headlights for 110!!!
sorry i have new car.
car is gone while ago.
i tried for trade my blackout for stock headlights. for FREE. noone took advantage.too late now
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