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Old 02-14-2007, 04:25 PM
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Modded my old headlights
I sprayed the corner with a textured black paint to match the rest of the headlight. It looks awesome in person. I still want to buff out the lenses but I'm almost done with them. What do you guys think? Since I'm facelifting my car I'll probably end up putting them on ebay.



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Old 02-14-2007, 04:53 PM
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Cosmetically it might look good but functionally you just took away the reflective part that helps spread the light from the signal bulb.
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Old 02-14-2007, 05:33 PM
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very interesting...put it back on the car so we can see it better...will probably never have any other chances!!!
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Old 02-14-2007, 06:53 PM
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looks good...but is it legal?
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Old 02-14-2007, 07:22 PM
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looks good...but is it legal?
Not legal, it is a DOT headlamp in the states you can't modify the headlights structure...or some thing like that.
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Old 02-14-2007, 07:24 PM
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are the turn signals still there? i can't see it...
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It's there, I just haven't put the bulb in yet.
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Old 02-15-2007, 02:06 AM
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Looks good. The light should still be able to shine fine through them IMO. BTw, you should've cleared out the waffles. Also, you should've just tint the orange reflector. Therefore, light would still reflect off the chrome surround.
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Old 02-15-2007, 07:09 AM
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EXACTLY Jay330ci,
Completely agreed with u! then the reflective part will not loose it functionality...only waffles to be tinted (white part light black, orange part - dark black)...this is my plan to go for...
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