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hi, guys, who ever have done this before, can you tell me what paint should I get to paint the chrome housing to black? also, should I paint the low and high beam housing into black, if so, will it still reflect the light?? hope someone can help me out.

 
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Use high temp paint. Don't paint the low/high beam part. And some also recommend to leave the signal part chrome because it won't be as bright if it's painted.

 
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also make sure you wet sand the part where your going to paint and primer

 
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i juss done doing mine bout 3 days ago..i juss used some interior/exterior paint..werks fine..but u kan use high temperature paint..glossy black..juss make shure u primer it first..or find something kalled ADHESION PROMOTER..paint sticks very well to it..yeh dont paint the low/high beam part. i painted everything on mine except the high/low.. city and parking, still shines pretty bright at nite..but its up to u if u want to paint it or not..

 
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i just spray painted with high temp. black engine paint.
no problem..
results

 
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i didnt sand or prime. Used Plasti Koat .. i think its pep boys brand.

 
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the results

 
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sanding? primer? dont listen to these guys, they're just making ur life harder lol. just get some high temperature black engine paint, mask off what u want to leave chrome, and spray away. took me about 10 light coats. real easy.

 
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i dont like your headlights..imo ofcourse...I like it much better if you leave chrome for the parking light

 
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can you just paint the outside of the headlight??

 
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^ You mean on the lens?

 
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parking light shouuld stay chrome.

 
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cryption . . those are pretty freeking nice..

 
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thanks man. And you really dont need to tape the big part. The part that I painted is separate from the other areas. It screws on, just be real careful gettting it in and out. Also, don't listen to the whole "scrape off the black gunk and seal it with silicon" Thats so much wasted effort. When you pry it apart leave the black stuff, be careful you don't touch the lense to it, but leave it. That stuff will re seal itself really nicely. So just use that same stuff that was on there, I've taken mine apart 3 times using the exact same stuff and I havent had a single problem with fogging or leaking.

 
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Hahaha, that's funny cause it's true.

 
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its that easy?! ...... so just remove the lens, then remove the screw on part that u paint? ..... and then paint?! ... OMG i thought there was much more involved .... headlight DIY here i come

 
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hehe. i was about to say that you should have made a DIY of this. anyway..im still waitin for that DIY MaThMaTiKz.

 
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http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.p...howpage&pid=42

diy for CLEARING headlights
all you have to do is get spray paint and paint housing

 
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yeah its easy. Good luck.

 
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Cryptions headlights look nice.

 
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anyone got a wiring diagram for the headlights

 
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has anyone tried to smoke out there headlights? i want to do it and i want to no if it looks any good?

 
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I think its basically just do a very light coat of a dark spray paint ... doesnt seem like it would be too hard.

 
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tight ... i will attempt this sometime this week ..... =)

 
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Sweet headlights Cryption.....I like....

 
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why be cheap??? just buy headlamps that are already done for you like the chrome/gunmetal ones, painting headlamps is 100% ricey and should be banned. Whats next instead of buying brembo big brake kits or stop tech kits ppl will start painting there caliburs??? man if anything can be said about this generation it is the era of rice in its worse

 
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Please oh please tell me your not serious. You do realize that the ones they sell painted, were once regular chrome also, and they had to do the same exact thing. Crack them open, paint, and reseal. You should really think before you speak there buddy. And also, tell me again how that is ricey. If you had'nt noticed, some cars have blacked out headlights from the factory.

 
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be cheap? haha. nothing wrong with using oem parts. why would you pay $100 for aftermarket headlights if you can do it with $15 or less. and good experience. and some of aftermarket headlights leaks, bulbs doesnt fit righul

 
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that mod is not ricey I believe..

 
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ty sir