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Old 03-05-2013, 11:33 PM
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Clear Acura TL headlights

Hey guys, I want to clear out my 2013 Acura TL turning signal headlights but I'm very skeptical on doing it myself, I live in Queens, NY does anyone know a shop or someone knows how to do it? I don't mind paying for it if the price is right. Thanks
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JnC does fantastic work to not only the housings (ie removing the amber as you've stated) but also modifying the cutoff shield and swapping in tsx-r lenses for a sharp cutoff with plenty of color, here's his thread:

https://acurazine.com/forums/4g-tl-2009-2014-123/g-001-4g-custom-headlights-jnc-718846/

and results on my car:

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damn i dunno why you guys dont like the orange.. i love it.
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damn i dunno why you guys dont like the orange.. i love it.
+1, I love how it looks also. It must look better on black cars, I had a 09 WDP and it really doesn't pop like in the BDP.
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Looks sick how much would that cost? I wonder would it look on a blue TL?
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Originally Posted by potmilkz
damn i dunno why you guys dont like the orange.. i love it.
Oh, you mean the orange reflector that you've never heard of? Haha, j/k...had to give you a hard time about that since you never responded in the other thread.
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what other thread?
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The one about the black reflective tape...
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oh i missed that one.. but to answer your question.. the front are actually turn signals and not for reflective purposes.. the rears on the bumpers are for reflective purposes.. two completely different things..

my post specifically stated reflectors.. in which the front turn signals are not.
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You're right, the front turn signals in the bumper are not reflectors. However, the amber pieces that cover the bulbs in the headlights are (per federal DOT regulations).

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Sorry OP, don't mean to hijack your thread...though it is still on the same topic.

Here is a snapshot of the regulation from the DOT page linked here.



EDIT - actually, the one above is for larger vehicles / trailers. This is the one I meant to include:


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Originally Posted by QnzM0stwanTed
Hey guys, I want to clear out my 2013 Acura TL turning signal headlights but I'm very skeptical on doing it myself, I live in Queens, NY does anyone know a shop or someone knows how to do it? I don't mind paying for it if the price is right. Thanks
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ehh yea i guess per DOT.. but have you seen some of the headlights i have seen where the amber piece in the hadlight are so small they are not even considered as reflectors.

now i dont even think the ones we have reflect at all day or night..
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Beautiful lights! Do u think color matched would look good on Mayan bronze?
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Originally Posted by rolex9289
Beautiful lights! Do u think color matched would look good on Mayan bronze?
I have the same question!!
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