^ The orange reflector is one piece. Some people have cut it and left a small piece in the corner.

And yes to your second question. You can paint it any color you desire.

 

a siq tl i want to nut right now! like im not even kidding like holy shit that looks so fucking sick o man. dam i want it!! dammmmmmm! that will be something i would have to do for sure!
to bad i wouldn't do what PPLAPW cause thoe i love cars and know a lot about them i dont know shit about how to put them together and shit.

 

just bought the amber bulbs. hopefully they look sweet. If not il have to cop some LEDs

 

i dont knowhave to install a resistor, thats why i got the bulbs. if anyone could help me i really want to get leds

 

This is another members....

I know that the picture says "resonator," but he meant resistor...




Check out this thread for more information...

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=resistor+leds

 

You know ya boy Dark got your back! (Also, ask Kennedy)

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...9&page=1&pp=25

 

Here are a couple of mine in prior days:

 

I painted my headlight bezel and that chrome strip gunmetal.....Looked cool, I always got compliments for being different. Went well with my anthracite but I painted them back to chrome. I prefer a lil more contrast.

That pic show the exact place I put my resistors too. Out of the way but be forewarned the resistor's wires are JUST long enough, there's hardly any play there.

 

those amber bulbs look pretty good, although i think i want something brighter for during the day. when i am driving during the day i am pretty sure nobody can see my front turn signals...

and also, did you paint the reflector inside where the corner bulbs are black or did you take that off?

 

those amber bulbs look pretty good, although i think i want something brighter for during the day. when i am driving during the day i am pretty sure nobody can see my front turn signals...

and also, did you paint the reflector inside where the corner bulbs are black or did you tape that off?

 

its been almost a year, been thru rain, sun, snow, and ice..and til this day..still no problems

 

yeah i was so excited the day that it started pouring here. No fog! Knock on wood!

 

wdup BLACKURA... haha
good bumping into you the other day
i mite holla at you to help me out when im doing my intake
anyways happy new years man... hope to see u around

 

Thanks to PPLAPW...ive been able to finally black out my headlights...unfortunately it took me a total of 8 hours...working by myself...but i finally got them done...


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Thanks to this thread and the write up by PPLAPW..i as finally able to blackout my headlights...just wanted to share some pictures...7 hours of work...done by myself...

 

Yet another version of Black outs thanks to this thread. This was the easiest job. Time consuming but easy. I used toothpaste to mask the chrome edges in the blinkers, it works great. I wish I hadn't sat on the fence about this for a couple of years. This can be done by your self easily. Thanks for posting excellent instructions and tips.

 

so black or color matched on a silver tl?

 

^ IMO, Black....

Color match won't look that great.

 

what was the preheat for nd how the hell did you find out about it?
nd do you have picture steps on how to remove the front bumper?

not those manual pics =/ ?

 

hey voigt!
how did you making your parking lights go from white to yellow O.o? nd what bulbs did you get nd from where?

 

Hey, thanks a lot for the examples and detail. I've been trying really hard to find out how people keep getting this result.

 

Let me get this correct? DONT pre-heat the oven at 200? Just put the light in and set to 200 for 15 minutes? When putting back together preheat the oven to 200 ???

 

yeah thanks pplapw. heres my deep green pearl w/ blacked out headlights

 

just finished mine today, i painted the inside gun metal (with metallic flakes), i was really pleased with the out come hopfully this sparks some ideas. hope you guys like what ive done!

 

does anyone know if that braket attached to the HID has some kinda of electrical function (grounding) or is that braket just for support?

 

i wanna get black headlights...the same ones tht are on silver tl with maryland plate infront....where can i get these from? can someone please help me out?

 

anyone in nyc want to help me out blacking mines out?



btw, why is it that i cant pm anyone?

 

thanks

 

Thanks for the knowledge.!

 

PM TL2Slow he did mine came out real well and hes in NYC

 

I want to try this soon. Thanks for the write up PPLAPW.

 

i love ur tl. sliver and black tl looks sick ass :silvercup

 

GOSH darnit!!!...I tried your DIY step by step, some how I have the setting on broil instead of baked (7-8mins) and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArrrgggh shit started melting!!!! I grabbed it out quickly and threw it in the fridge LOL. Light still works but really fucced up on bottomside, Oh well I guess I'll buy it from JNC, fuc dam fish paste! but thanks anyways for the inspiration LOL

 

Remember these important steps

1. baking sheet on the rack, under Neath the headlights (i also put a damp cloth under the HID casing in case, I’m super anal so i put more tin foil on the bottom to use as a heat sink)
2. 200 degree’s F not c
3. i wrapped the plastic pieces in tin foil used as a heat sink so it doesnt melt my mounting tabs.
4. DO NOT LET YOUR HEALIGHT TOUCH ANY PART OF THE OVEN!!
5. WATCH YOUR SH#$
6.When removing the orange reflector inside the headlight don’t pull on it, break the metal studs that are holding it in place and be gentle

 

i was wondering if instead of using silicone to seal the light back up, how does super glue sound? i told what i am going to do to my headlights to the autozone guy and he told me that superglue is a better idea because sillicone will fall apart during cold weather... is this information true or should i just stick with silicone? and does it matter if its heat resistant silicone or not?

thanks

 

i would not suggest using super glue. if you ever have to reopen the headlight it will be a pain to open. use silicon! use the high heat gasket maker (black) silicon. super glue is super messy and very tacky. the trick is to fold the tabs back into place to hold the clear casing in place. another trick is to use vise grips wise fusing the two pieces back together

 

oh ok.. yea i thot superglue wasnt such a great idea... what is "vise grips wise fusing?" first time i ever heard that

 

Do not use silicone either there is a better alternative.

From the research that I have done its best to use Nissan Butyl rubber part # B655389915. Here is a link to a thread that JNC posted explaining all the different sealants to use and he advised to use the Nissan Butyl rubber for the best results. Check it out.

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-problems-fixes-117/clearing-headlights-long-write-up-592215/

 

oh arite thanks alot bro... i will definitely check it out

 

sorry typo
when putting the headlights back together, toss the headlight into over to soften up the silicon, and then use vice grips co clamp the two pieces together, so it gets a better seal. after the headlight is assembled run a good size bead along the seem of the two headlight pieces. hopfully that helps.