hangbok

sup guys,
this weekend, me and my friend decided to do the black housing conversion on my 02 NBP TL. Here's some pics for now, when i wash my car i'll post better pics! let me know what you dink.

with the headlights taken out...


painted headlight piece....


the right side all assembled..


the right side installed...


both installed...

Jput

that looks great i tend to like the clear look but that's clean for sure

subtledreamer

that is hooott!! great job man

im planning on blacking out mine too when christmas break rolls around it'll be a nice project

Street Spirit

I like! I like!

big mike 13

i hate you................

nah really i do.. im still trying to find an extra set of headlights to black out as well, though with no luck. can you tell me what kind of paint and prep did you use? and do you have any further away shots of the car?? thanks!

eyesnake02

well if u want to clear ur headlight besure to really seal that headlight i didnt and it cost me alot of money. for the paint go to like autozone and get the black BBq& grill paint that can stand up to like 1200 degrees

Mongolian

so what happened to your headlights?? I have a bit of condensation forming on one of my headlights after I cleared it

hangbok

yea.. you have to seal the headlight really well. I tested it after i installed it by hosing it with water. I added silicon for extra sealent. So far no leak. Also, i used the same type of paint.. the black bbq&grill paint and a primer.

hangbok

can't you take the headlight out and put silicon around the edges? that could solve the condensation problem.. i dink..

TranceFusion

love the black housing.

AsianRage

Wait.... you have to take off the bumper to remove the headlight? What if you just want to replace a bulb or two?

AsianRage

Nice mod BTW.

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

For low and high beams, you can access them through the back of the housing. For the corner lights, you have to get the wheelwell covers off and reach in from there. After clearing my headlights, the left side turn signal bulb burnt out. It's going to be a pain in the ass to change.

hangbok

hey.. i have a question.. for your turn signals.. did you guys use the amber bulb or did you put in some hyper whites?

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

Clear bulbs. They are not hyper-whites; just clear. Looks great.


By the way, surrender, or happiness? Can't quite tell from the spelling.

fsttyms1

nice! im going to paint mine body color this winter

Shiffy

another good way to test your headlights is to turn the shower on really hot and let the bathroom fill with steam. Place the headlight under the running water for a bit and also hold it up to see if any steam or water gets in.

Thats what I did and it worked really well..... I had to go back and reseal the headlight, but its a good test.

big mike 13

do you have to do anything to the chrome before applying the paint??
and also what does fog do in the headlights?? i just noticed my headlights have a bit of moisture in em, what will happen? thanks

fsttyms1

a good sanding it what you need to do the chrome for proper adheasion.
moisture in headlights= BAD burns out headlights fast!

02Type S

Nice

shimbo519

i thought he was refering to the traditional clothing?

Elementz

Thats freaking awesome.....SICK MOD!

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

Nah, that would be "hon bok", like "ha-n bok".

Type S Lady

I really like that look.

hangbok

With your clear bulbs, did you ever got pulled over by the cops? Back at home, the pigs around my house are anal about imports.

btw... its happiness.. =)

Love my 99

Looks great painted the same color as the car, huh? I got mine white and I am happy with the looks as well...

hangbok

Yup.. i was kind of hesitant about getting it the same color, but I saw a pic of a NBP with black housing here and i fell in love...=) Do you have any pictures of your white headlights? Curious to see how they would look.

Love my 99

I do but I can't post pics...if you PM me with your email, you can post them for me for others to see too

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

Nope. At night when the lights are on, they still glow yellow. Not the same yellow as the stock bulbs, but yellow enough. And when the lights are off, cops actually just stare at the car.

Haven't been pulled over for tint, either. *knock on wood*

MINASTRILLA

How do you go about opening the housing cuz I got condensation but before I seal it I wanna take out the H2O thats inside...?

TL_Fo_Life

very nice.

ifski

looks great! but just got a couple questions how did you paint it? w/ a spray can or brush? is there two separate pieces inside the head lights? did your lights get dimmer? what tool do you need?
i hella want this mod and dont want to mess up.

AustNMike

In Texas, you can have clear or amber turns in the front, and amber or red turns in the back. They check at state inspection for windshield sticker.

1fasttl

Nice. Now paint your grill black and that shit will look clean.