sunwoo822

hey i know that the A-Spec version of the TL-S's have smoked headlamps...is it possible to smoke the headlamps of the U.S. version of the TL-S? i think smoked headlamps on the A-Specs look HOT

nym31mp

i was thinkin about maybe just throwin some tint on em maybe like 45% but i wonder of after awile exposure to the elements may mess it up after all tint is always done on the inside of the window and never sees anything bad...but maybe after awile it may peel or bubble up and tint is so damn hard to remove i'll have to do some more research but usin tint on em is worth a shot......

sunwoo822

but wouldn't the tint reduce the light output? as in the light wouldn't be as bright b/c of the tint?

Tatewaki

A-spec headlight is not smoked, it's blacked out. The chrome parts are painted black, thus blacked out headlights. Smoke refers to the painting/tinting of the lens. You'd see them done on tails, but rarely not headlights. Although tinted headlight / headlight cover was the rage in the 80's...

sunwoo822

so if they are blacked out, is there any way we can do this on our own w/o having to purchase the a-spec headlights? thanks

car_lost

yes there is.

sunwoo822

where did u get it??? or how did u do it???

car_lost

you gotta open up your headlights. i used the oven method. you can find that process in the diy secton. when you pry the headlights apart... its 2 pieces. one chrome piece comes out with the front of the headlight and u can inscrew it and take it apart, exposing the chromew part. when you do that you can paint it. just use some primer and paint it and put it back together. it was pretty easy. just make sure you dont use the primer that you have to sand.

njtls

what did youuse to paint the headlights?...did you just paint over the chrome?

car_lost

i dont remember the brand but it was just regular black glossy spray paint.

Tatewaki

High temp BBQ paint will work just fine

oracion

Very nice work! Those black-out headlights look awesome!