What's crackin?

So here's whassup...I'm having headlights sent on over to Mr. to get cleared, and possibly blacked out. I have an '01 SSM CL-S so that should give you some kind of an idea. Now here are the options:

A) Cleared


B) Cleared & Black Housing (these are on a TL)


another look at it




Here's the problem....I want mine to look IDENTICAL to the 03's...as in, leaving the turn signal and reflector area chrome, like the following:



However, Mr. says that he can only do balck housing like the 2 in option B because if I wanted it like the 03's, he'd have to mask off the chrome area and that could strip the chrome surface away. Basically, if I want to get black housing, the turn signal and reflector areas would have to be black as well. So help me out fellas (and ladies )

`John

 

cleared and black..ditch the road lamps or tint them black, get the silver outer grill trim piece and a blacked out grill, will look dope!!!

 

cleared and black john...its the only way to go...

 

lol......and oh yeah

I'd like to thank CHRIS for even putting the black housing thought into my head!

so you guys think it'll look coo even w/ the corners painted black?

p.s. that IS your name right? I've met one too many people this past week.

 

clear and black.....

 

I was gonna say clear and black as well however you have a silver car.

Are there any pics of the clear/black look on a SSM CL?

 

I'm a bit partial but I'd say the first one..!!

 

The blacked out look looks good on a silver car. I did it to my brothers Subaru...

 

03 style.

 

cleared and black with some black 19's w/ the polished lip and some tint and ur set playa

 

do what i said, it will look hot

 

you can easily mask the reflector area....

ive painted about a dozen sets of lights and have done it.

 

example:

 

btw those headlights are painted silver... bu both reflectors are still chrome

 

whoa soopa, that looks gangsta

do you have a pic of those on a car by any chance? I wonder what it would look like painted silver on a SSM??

btw, could you tell Mr how to do that? Because I don't want the reflector area painted black. Thanks

 

send your lights to adam

 

who be that darrin?

 

Soopa.

 

Hey Soopa, how did you mask off the chrome without damaging it?

 

pics on the car:



for all the people who PM'd me on how to mask the reflectors...

simply buy the LOWEST tack painters tape you can find... scotch makes a type that is so low stick it wont even cling to your fingers. but its sticky enough that it will lightly attach itself to the chrome and create a seal... but is peelable without stripping the chrome. i've found this works best...

you can find these types at SOME hardware stores... some Home Depots carry it. otherwise go to a Art Supply store... they have it.

alternatively... and for the set of lights depicted here... I used electrical tape. that works too... but it is sticker then other low-tac masking tapes.


for the LOWER reflector area... simply take out the orange reflector... cover it with tape... then put it back into place. this will create an excellent mask and takes 10 seconds.


the upper area... first lay tape along the edges to define the line you want. then fill the area with soft toilet paper... then lay tape over that to secure it. this will make sure no paint gets into the reflector area and wont hurt the chrome.


ive used this method for over a dozen '01 CL lights... and i've used it on several other makes/models. it works.

 

I'm also debating on painting the whole chrome framing black including the turn signal reflector bowls. what do you guys/girls think about that on my car?

 

^This is PIMP though. Is that tint on the inside of headlight to black out the turn signals?