S1CK TypeS

LOL i thought this title was fittin to my situation, I blacked out a set of headlights for a member and test fitted it for leaking and fogging issues. I really like the way it looks on my car. may ill buy a set and black it out and switch between the two. sorry for the dark pics there was barely any lights by the time i was done.

Before



after

jlammers

looks nice. i want to do that to mine

chongbo

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet I was thinking about doing this to mine and to my tail lights in a dark tint from a company called Lamin-X. was told my TL would look hot for it being black on black . and after seeing what it looks like on white I think they was right I will be ordering my front and rear sets on Tuesday Nov. 13th

Oh great pics was they hard to put on? maybe I need to drive to your place to have you put them on if I need to. I live in sountern IL. so I could get about anywhere in about 24hrs or less

chongbo.


dang I need to buy a camra so I could post some of my ride on here.

hey do they have a place that dose just that take photos for nuts like me that have so much time in the office and playing to hard with our toys we forget to buy a camera hehehhehehehehee

Chongbo

JCharged

iTrader: (5)

love blacked out headlights.

Everyone I know has them cleared. I like the contrast.

INSPIRE 32V

iTrader: (1)

looks lot better than cleared

AMGala

iTrader: (4)

looks mean kev, good job

S1CK TypeS

these headlights dont have a tint film over it. its the acctual chrome part thats painted black. ive heard some bad shit about laminx. if you wanna do film check out rockblocker.


oh yea i drove around tonite, had some VIP parkin, everyone was diggin the headlights

III

nice job.... to me tho it depends on the rest of the car's looks. smoked lights accented with a darker colored car and perhaps even a darker set of wheels looks a lot more in place than blacked out headights on a light car w/ silver wheels, etc... i guess IMO any one part of the car's gotta compliment another, for it to flow evenly.

blacked out lights on a ssm w/ silver wheels, no tint, etc... no go to me.

just IMO tho

edit. ps i wasnt speaking of your car specifically, i know you have tint. i meant in general speaking terms.

SLAKERZ

S1CK TypeS

oh i hear you. thats the thing i had the theme cmplete with the cleared headlights. now that i threw these on i kinda wanna change the whole look which = more $$$

S1CK TypeS

I took a few day time pics......

reloaded

i don't think you should've blacked it out. I liked the car's look when the headlights were cleared...especailly for a silver. I think the blacked out look for the headlights only look good for either teh ABP or NBP.

S1CK TypeS

well i still have my cleared set. like i said earlier i was just testing these for a member after i blacked them out for his NBP. i figured id post some pics to get some opinions. i personally like it but i need more black accents to go with it. then again i love the cleared look also.

ed'sTL

I like the blacked out set better. Might look better if you took out the orange reflector IMO.

03bl AC k CL

how much are u charging to clear/black headlights?

jlammers

i think black headlights look pretty clean on an SSM

myTaLizaS3.2

Looks nice. I love blacked out headlights, especially with Projectors. hehe. That could be your next projector.

S1CK TypeS

its funny u say that cause i told myself that if i was to switch to black headlights im only switchin if i do a retrofit. its just not possible to do it cleanly to a chrome housing set. so it very well might be in the future, we'll just have to wait and see.

i was reading your DIY yesterday, defi like the heineken can idea

myTaLizaS3.2

^^ haha, heineken ghetto style baby.

S1CK TypeS

clear your PM box

00 acura tl

very nice kev looks a lot more aggresive

LacViet

Looking good! I agree that blackout headlights on your car is little out of theme, but since most people have it that way, blackout headlights on your car still looks hot and much more stand out.

chongbo

So these bad boys was painted you say? ok where do I pick up some paint to do this job and how long did it take hafe day what? also what about the tail lights on my black type-s paint or this film from rockblocker?

do you have a website or a # so I could call them? question I have is on a show car would you go film or painted lenes? for I am getting my TL ready for nexts years nopi car show ture 14 shows in 14 weeks from cally to new york and everywhere in between dont have much info on it yet but I have to have car done and ready for photo shoot no latter than feb 09th 2008 for show season starting in may 2008

wish me luck

chongbo

S1CK TypeS

pick up paint from any automotive store. i got the duplicolor glossy black. it took me about 4hrs a headlight. take apart + paint + paint 2nd coat + seal + install. set aside a good day, dont rush, you'll only screw up. most important part is to give enough time for paint to dry.

as for the tail light tint, rockblocker.com is the site u need to go to. hes also a vendor on this forum. look him up in the vendor section in the black market.

me personally if i was building a car for nopi id do paint for my headlights like i have in the pics and do tail light tint for the rear. ive seen a lot of euro guys do the tint spray and looks like absolute shit. the film gives u a nice shiney look. if you wanna see pics of the tint look up LacViet in the photo section. i also recomment cutting the white part so u have a black and white look just like LacViet

BT3

Hey man love the headlights, for some reason I cant pm, so if you dont mind shoot me an email bthomas130@hotmail.com

EL19

iTrader: (4)

just to add to that u wana wet sand the chrome housings b4 u paint them..allows for a smoother paint job...1st time i did the black out i didnt sand and it didnt come otu as nice as it did when i went back and sanded them...ur lights r lookin good tho