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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 09:49 AM
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Check out some pics of my work :)

Just wanted to show some pics of some of the headlights I've worked on recently. A lot of them are 370z's because word got around on their forum that I do great work at an even better price. Lemme know what you guys think of my work

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2010 mazda3:


2008 altima coupe:






8th gen civic:




2006 accord:


2007 TL-S(with ZKW-R lens):
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 09:53 AM
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Good looking work. I hated doing mine, but well worth it.
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 09:53 AM
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nice!

the red altima is
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 09:54 AM
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So are you making custom reflectors so some of these?
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 10:15 AM
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Looks good, you just clearing them or retros too? I see the lens upgrade and geez, I know you did what the customer asked but the altima looks terrible
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 10:18 AM
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nice work
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 10:46 AM
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nice!

The red altima is
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 11:19 AM
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Shoot! I forgot to contact you for my headlights!

Will send you a PM with couple sample pics.

Great work man!
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 02:21 PM
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The red Altima and Si need to be burned.
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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color matched headlights.... NO! Black outed looks great, though!
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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Wow, nice work! Opening mine up was such a pain in the ass.
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 12:53 PM
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Thx for the kind words guys yes sometimes customers have different ideas so I do as they wish, if they like it, thats all that matters. If you guys think opening a headlight is hard work, then take a look at the GTI and altima headlights, they have permanent sealant on there so it cannot be heat gun opened, and needs to be dremeled open from the back and jb welded back together!

Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
So are you making custom reflectors so some of these?
no, all the retrofits use stock reflector buckets. Yes some cutting involved but still stock reflectors.

Originally Posted by 1StGenCL
Looks good, you just clearing them or retros too? I see the lens upgrade and geez, I know you did what the customer asked but the altima looks terrible
I can clear them or do retros, or pretty much any work you are looking for.
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by paperboy42190
no, all the retrofits use stock reflector buckets. Yes some cutting involved but still stock reflectors.
Darn I was hoping for a way to get clear reflectors for my headlights. Also have you ever done anything to create black chrome headlights?
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 01:30 PM
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Great work!!!

But I have no idea how someone can think that red accents on a grey car look good

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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 01:53 PM
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holy mother of god that's fugly
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Darn I was hoping for a way to get clear reflectors for my headlights. Also have you ever done anything to create black chrome headlights?
clear reflectors? which clear reflector bucket are you talking about? Because neither the tsx or is-f in your sig uses reflectors for the low beams.

no i havent, black chrome, or even regular chrome cannot be achieved well using spray paint. Closest I can think of is using tint spray on chrome reflectors, it would be similar but not exact.
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 08:26 PM
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some more pics of the altima for you guys:





VTEC sticker:
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BigPZ
Great work!!!

But I have no idea how someone can think that red accents on a grey car look good

it matches the rims, brobo cop.
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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Guy's name is SnooPPP on another forum and lives in Sac =P
Cool to know you did his headlights!
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 08:47 AM
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clear reflectors? which clear reflector bucket are you talking about? Because neither the tsx or is-f in your sig uses reflectors for the low beams.

no i havent, black chrome, or even regular chrome cannot be achieved well using spray paint. Closest I can think of is using tint spray on chrome reflectors, it would be similar but not exact.
Sorry I guess I called it the wrong thing. I want to get a clear lens for the side marker light on the IS-F. I hate the orange one.
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Sorry I guess I called it the wrong thing. I want to get a clear lens for the side marker light on the IS-F. I hate the orange one.
oo those...hmm usually I wrap those with carbon fiber vinyl or just tint them. Or unless someone makes a clear replacement one...
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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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Red Altima =

Kill it with fire.
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 05:49 AM
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the altima isnt THAT bad guys...lol
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 08:51 AM
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the altima isnt THAT bad guys...lol
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 09:54 AM
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Good job on those headlights. It's great to hear that there are more players in the headlight modding business. More competition means better prices for us all!
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Old Feb 3, 2012 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by paperboy42190
some more pics of the altima for you guys:




That's the rookie driver sticker in Japan. What a tool

OP: Your work looks really good. I thought about putting halos on my Subaru, but I think it would be easier for me to pay than attempt it myself.
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 06:45 PM
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can you send me pm on price to black housing my 2010 tl headlights.. im local in sgv.. also i was the only one that showed up with a 4g tl at the krispy kream meet long time ago.. black tl
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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Did you guys not notice the VTec stickers on the Altima?
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Old Feb 14, 2012 | 07:37 PM
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Did you guys not notice the VTec stickers on the Altima?
Everybody loves the sound of vtec kicking in....
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Did you guys not notice the VTec stickers on the Altima?
minimum gain of 10 rwhp
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 12:17 AM
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still doing work on headlights, here's some more pics of what I've done.





and red demon eyes with red LEDs
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 12:17 AM
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by paperboy42190
still doing work on headlights, here's some more pics of what I've done.


Oh god, I've seen a 370z with those leds in the headlights like that. It looks like a pissed off Anime character in the night. It looks so stupid in the rear view mirror.
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 10:10 AM
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I can respect the work you do, but those people have no taste what so ever.
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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Those Maxima headlights are impressive.
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 08:49 PM
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damn, you do some nice work. how much do you usually charge? if you don't mind me asking.
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 09:35 PM
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Nice work Paperboy. All this takes a lot of time and a huge amount of patience.
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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damn, you do some nice work. how much do you usually charge? if you don't mind me asking.
just PM me for a quote
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