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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 03:27 PM
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I ahve a Fire Pepper Red 99 TL. I want to change the color of my headlights, but I'm not exactly sure what color to go. I havne't seen FPR's with color matched headlights or blacked out headlights.

So this is where your advice would come into play. What would look better, color matched or blacked out. And if anybody has skills with photoshop, it would be really great if you could give an example of these two color options.

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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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Dude - good call. I'm FPR also and would like to see the ideas people come up with! Anyone?
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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Good luck with it. That would be something I would like to see done!
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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i've got FPR, and i honestly think blacked out headlights would look better than color matched. especially if you can black out other things on the car to sort of match it.
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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blacked out is better
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by assclown
i've got FPR, and i honestly think blacked out headlights would look better than color matched. especially if you can black out other things on the car to sort of match it.
I was thinking the same thing but what else could you black out. I was thinking color match would look better, especially if you do the grill suround in FPR almost like the JDM look.

I just can't think of anything else to balck out. Maybe the rims and some tint, but other than that. Here take a look at this pic and see what else there is to black out. Or if you have skills photochop this one.



This was taken a while ago with a phone. My car is better lookin now..... I think.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:22 AM
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bigger picture to work with:



i just think that would look odd with color-matching headlights IMO
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:44 AM
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just cleared out headlights would look good. blacked out would look weird imo.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:49 AM
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blacked out looks nice but i dont think that anybody has FPR headlights and it would be unique and hot in my opinion
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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Why not just try some muegen replica eyelids or something instead of blacking it out or FPRing the headlight lens.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 09:44 AM
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Go with body colored!
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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Ok So I think I'm gonna go with body colored. Does anyone know where I could get the paint to match FPR. I jave tried auto parts stores but haven't been able to find it.
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