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Old 05-04-2003, 11:35 PM
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Black-housing Question

I just recently fell in love with black-housing headlights. I was wondering if anyone has done it to a White TL. Would it look good or bad if I did the black-housing on my headlights? Anyone got pics? Photoshop pics? Thanks
Old 05-05-2003, 01:17 PM
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i bet it would look real nice, but it looks best on black. i dont know how it would look but you could paint the housing white to match the body. that would be the first ive seen. the a-spec has body colored headlight housing and it looks good.
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It looks little crappy, but here's pic for one of the member here.



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I remember VDo has black housing headlamp on his 00 WDP. But I can't find the pic anywhere...
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it's been over a year since he posted here...but I found some pics on his site

here's one:

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jw....you think it would make a signifacant difference in lightoutput of the turnsignals if i blacked o ut the chrome behind it...
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no it wont make a big difference if u black out the chrome behind it. i have that done on my accord headlights and it looks great. light output is the same.
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Originally posted by fahoumh
it's been over a year since he posted here...but I found some pics on his site

here's one:

:wow: :wow: looks good imo do i need to use some special paint or will any hi-temp paint work?
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anyone have picture of it on a silver tl?
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Paul, you used to have blacked-out headlight casings, right?
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Originally posted by fahoumh
Paul, you used to have blacked-out headlight casings, right?
I found the old pic of my car from the gallery. :wow:



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i think its a unique idea, but i still think on a silver or white car, just clearing it out is nicer looking. Songoku is that mashi maru on your front windshield
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Originally posted by sleepy
i think its a unique idea, but i still think on a silver or white car, just clearing it out is nicer looking. Songoku is that mashi maru on your front windshield
Well I was gonna clear out my headlights anyways when I did the black-housing. There is nothing wrong with having a mashi maru on your windshield .. go to my imagestation
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Originally posted by njtls
jw....you think it would make a signifacant difference in lightoutput of the turnsignals if i blacked o ut the chrome behind it...
you don't paint the headlight reflectors, just the housing. the housing is only for looks.
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Originally posted by `ill*tl
Well I was gonna clear out my headlights anyways when I did the black-housing. There is nothing wrong with having a mashi maru on your windshield .. go to my imagestation
No doubt I got one too
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Songoku, what'd you use to black-house your headlights?
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