**UPDATED** DIY black housing (pics)
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**UPDATED** DIY black housing (pics)
I masked off and painted the housing, leaving the parking and turn signals chrome. I also put the clear reflector back in over the lower part of the light, over the black paint and I am not putting in the amber reflector cover. It looks really good - I will post pics of the finished product tomorrow... 3 hours on these damn things at 1am is too much for 1 day.
Last edited by LogicWavelength; May 11, 2004 at 03:02 PM.
i want to do the same DIY, but one thing i don't get is the MASKING. So i just put tape over the place i don't want it in blk? won't the tape get the chrome off? You think you can take some pic of the second headlight with tape on it?
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Rep Power: 281 this is to help yoyoio... I took the hard edge of the masking tape (rather than the torn part then cutting with a razor) and carefully laid an edge around the insides of the lip i wanted chrome. it takes forever, but if you look, you can see the edge i made is pretty damn clean.
and for who had asked... its just flat black spray paint - but i used a plastic primer first to get the paint to adhere without having to sand the chrome.
and for who had asked... its just flat black spray paint - but i used a plastic primer first to get the paint to adhere without having to sand the chrome.
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Rep Power: 0 i taped/masked off the reflectors and stuck them back on the headlights because i like the chrome behind the reflector because the orange looks brighter... check out topfuel's car, i did it exactly like him... imo i think it looks better....
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i taped/masked off the reflectors and stuck them back on the headlights because i like the chrome behind the reflector because the orange looks brighter... check out topfuel's car, i did it exactly like him... imo i think it looks better....
i taped/masked off the reflectors and stuck them back on the headlights because i like the chrome behind the reflector because the orange looks brighter... check out topfuel's car, i did it exactly like him... imo i think it looks better....
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by guamcivic2k1
do you ahve to sand down the chrome part?
do you ahve to sand down the chrome part?
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Rep Power: 281 you have 2 options... sand like mentioned above, or use plastic primer like i did. im not sure of the adhesion of the primer yet... i haven't reassembled the housing yet. it should hold for what we're using it for... aka... something that once its together is never touched again.
i can write a very good DIY... but i didn't take pics up until the painting phase.... unless someone sends me their lights to do for them...
i can write a very good DIY... but i didn't take pics up until the painting phase.... unless someone sends me their lights to do for them...
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Rep Power: 281 The DIY is up in the tech section. Its not complete being that my headlights aren't complete yet. lol
DIY Black Housing Headlights
DIY Black Housing Headlights
