Where are you guys getting these black housing headlights for the 04-08 TL? I have a base 08 TL and i really want a set of these.

 

We open them up, and paint them.

 

The brand name is DIY and you get them from whatever address you're currently at. lol

Just search for it and there's tons of threads on it. But yeah, it's "mostly" DIY stuff.

 

Talk to JnC, he does them.

Or do it yourself, like I'm about to.

My Nissan butyl sealer just came in and I'm ready to crack them open!

 

LMAO "They come from what ever address you're currently at" Shits funny...
Yeah You have to DIY them or speak to JnC or AckTL05 they are well known on here for doing these mods with a great turnaround time. I got my tail lights done by AckTL05 turn around time was about a week. Not to bad IMO

 

JnC is the headlight mod guy.

Here's his thread with all the details https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/custom-headlights-jnc-part-iii-796033/

 

Thanks for all the info guys.....

 

I don't think anyone mentioned it, but if the TL-S's came with black housing headlights from the factory, but there is still an amber diffuser and a chrome reflector that can be removed. Just paint anything that's chrome with black spray paint. I actually used some tint spray on my chrome reflector and it came out gloss black and you can still see the turn signal really well when it's illuminated.

 

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I want to do this with my 06 base lights, but I read something earlier that made me concerned about removing the orange diffuser, and not replacing it with a clear diffuser. Now I'd like to see video of the turn signal during the day with no diffuser.

 

Nikon rep!

 

Ask and you shall receive. I recorded it in direct sunlight, so obviously it's much brighter at night, but you can still see it pretty well during the day IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0IEr_Adf0

 

Wat. You're the f*#@ing man!

Yeah that kind of confirms my concern about no diffuser. I know its in daylight and still pretty visible from the front, but doesn't look too visible from the side. I already had a guy pull out and hit me in the side (nohomo) when I was making a left turn with my signal on, and I have stock signals/diffusers. I don't want to hurt visibility. Damn clear diffusers $70.

 

 

haha. Do the blinking sidemarker mod or get a pair of 08 sideview mirrors. Problem solved.

 

It looks really dim; you lost a lot of output from stock.

Did you paint the WHOLE turn signal reflector?
That would be why it's so dim.
Most people here partially paint the turn signal reflector to keep the output.



The paint you used looks sick as fakk; nice job!

I'm going to be partially painting my signal reflectors, and using a Type-S diffuser =)

 

Yes, of course it's not as bright as stock, but the vid was also taken during the day and in direct sunlight. I'll take another vid at dusk and/or at night for comparison. Again, the blinking sidemarker mod should resolve anyone's fear of limited daytime turn signal visibility.

 

Please do shoot another video; but your turn signals will always be significantly dimmer than stock since you painted the whole reflector and there's nothing the light can reflect off of. (Said by the headlight guy "JnC" himself)

The headlights look great though!

Cheers.

 

Yep, I knew I would be losing a lot of output from blacking out the reflector. I definitely did not want anything chrome in the housings though. You can also upgrade to something like this, which should be significantly brighter than the stock halogen bulbs.

 

Here's the thing......... I drive during the day in direct sunlight. I'm weird like that.

So maybe if I leave a bit of chrome around the bulb as pictured above, it wouldn't be so bad.

 

Yes I painted the entire thing. This is what I used (Autozone):



Since it's theoretically supposed to be somewhat translucent, I wanted to use this so it wouldn't completely black out the chrome reflector. If you only do 1 or 2 coats, you should still have a good bit of reflectivity. I went a little overboard and did like 6 coats, so it's pretty dark, but I still think it reflects light better than plain gloss black spray paint would.

Thanks for the compliments!

 

i agree with you and hence this is what i did (thought outside the box):

Imagine the chrome reflector:



and for the blacked out look, I blacked out (painted) the full peice other than the top part....so there is chrome uptop and black all around....this helps in reflecting some light and makes it bright....plus I have LED's and they are bright....looks like this:



and this with the stock bulbs during the day:

 

I make custom headlights as well. My thread is right below..

If you are local to NJ I can install/uninstall them as well.

You can contact me at BRUCEJTL at GMAIL dot COM.

 

Here's a video in an overcast setting (recorded at 7am):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRUyh1OcfNk

 

Thanks for the videos man. I think I'll remove the diffuser and leave some chrome around the bulb, and on the top of the housing. Looks like it would be pretty bright that way.

 

Now that, is pretty good output =)

If only everyday was overcast lol

Best way to go