Painting a light bulb??? - Honda-Acura.net

corona101 · 07-29-05, 02:20 AM

alright i went to the store today and saw some colored headlight light bulbs. they looked cool. and i was wondering if i could spray paint my stock light bulbs??

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Special K · 07-29-05, 09:43 AM

Anything's possible.... but for the price you'll pay in paint, and also taking into account that it could go horribly wrong... you may be better off paying the couple bucks for the coloured bulbs....

rzarectah · 07-29-05, 12:22 PM

a company out of gilbert arizona makes a colored dye for headlights, they have a crap load of colored headlight but they are only tinted enough to keep u legal. If you want to further make your lights more of a color, i suggest you dye them. like mine on my Accord are a kickass red!!

topnatchteg · 07-29-05, 03:03 PM

Hey Whats Up Ah I Thought Of Da Same Thing Den When I Was On Ebay Lookin Fow Some Koilovers Fow My Teg I Seen Those Colored Bulbs Fow Hella Cheaper Den It Is At Da Stores Ya So Hit Up Ebay If U Want Some Painted Bulbs Fow Cheap

Dats What I Did Fow My Tegra

Hope It Helps

corona101 · 07-29-05, 07:57 PM

well my buddy just bought some bulbs for like $60 and there blue. i think they they need to be darker blue. so where can i find this dye?

thanks for the replys

rzarectah · 07-29-05, 09:54 PM

the company name is Plasmaglow, you can check out their line of products on www.plasmaglow.com

rzarectah · 07-29-05, 10:29 PM

hey also check out their new tachometer, it projects up onto the windshield, looks pretty sick...

akeura369 · 07-31-05, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rzarectah

hey also check out their new tachometer, it projects up onto the windshield, looks pretty sick...

ya man my boys got that shit in his 2003 Civc...his car is nuts.. he shows it all the time, hes got lamboghini doors, cop strobe lights that fit in the tail lights, full carbon fiber body kit, whole catback system, whole alpine system w/audiobahn subs with Lightning Audio capicitor, completly suped up engine..i could go on and on haha sorry to go off topic

mikesta21 · 08-01-05, 11:34 PM

hey im clueless in the lighting department.
id like some colored or possibly just a brighter bulb look outta my headlights for my newly aquired prelude.-i kind of like that bluish tint look.

but i really have no idea where to look or what to look for or whats the best kind or where to find any of thisout...so i think this would be a good time to ask.

thanks

Provocateur · 08-02-05, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikesta21

hey im clueless in the lighting department.
id like some colored or possibly just a brighter bulb look outta my headlights for my newly aquired prelude.-i kind of like that bluish tint look.

but i really have no idea where to look or what to look for or whats the best kind or where to find any of thisout...so i think this would be a good time to ask.

thanks

If you have the money, a HID kit will be both brighter and more colorful than stock. Hit up Xenith Xenons on this site for a set. I got mine from him for $250 shipped.

digitalmethods · 08-02-05, 04:23 PM

I heard that some people buy model paint to paint their bulbs. My friend did it in his Accord when he had clear tails. The red bulbs always faded so he painted them. They were dimmer but they stayed true to their color.

delsol161 · 08-02-05, 05:54 PM

yeah, but that cacn cause the bulbs to blow. you can buy colored bulbs @ advance auto & places like that. APC makes cheapo bulbs that last pretty well.

corona101 · 08-04-05, 05:54 PM

o really so i can paint them right cause i just bought some paint like yesterday. havent had time to paint them yet though

delsol161 · 08-08-05, 01:24 PM

you can, but it can cause hot spots on the bulb that can make them blow.

rzarectah · 08-09-05, 09:22 PM

just save yourself the time and trouble (but not the money), u can find some real nice bulbs that will accentuate your car if u just look around! they arent going to be cheap, but they will look much nicer and probably last much longer...

delsol161 · 08-10-05, 11:53 AM

exactly the point i was trynig to make

rzarectah · 08-10-05, 09:12 PM

heck yes! listen to Delsol!

delsol161 · 08-11-05, 11:59 AM

lol...

07-29-05, 09:43 AM	#2
Special K Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ontario Posts: 154	Anything's possible.... but for the price you'll pay in paint, and also taking into account that it could go horribly wrong... you may be better off paying the couple bucks for the coloured bulbs.... __________________ "Friends will help you move. Good Friends will help you move bodies." Nihilists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.

07-29-05, 12:22 PM	#3
rzarectah soon to be turbo'd Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Casa Grande, AZ Posts: 82	a company out of gilbert arizona makes a colored dye for headlights, they have a crap load of colored headlight but they are only tinted enough to keep u legal. If you want to further make your lights more of a color, i suggest you dye them. like mine on my Accord are a kickass red!! __________________ rzarectah live in ya sectah

07-29-05, 09:54 PM	#6
rzarectah soon to be turbo'd Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Casa Grande, AZ Posts: 82	the company name is Plasmaglow, you can check out their line of products on www.plasmaglow.com __________________ rzarectah live in ya sectah

07-29-05, 10:29 PM	#7
rzarectah soon to be turbo'd Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Casa Grande, AZ Posts: 82	hey also check out their new tachometer, it projects up onto the windshield, looks pretty sick... __________________ rzarectah live in ya sectah

08-01-05, 11:34 PM	#9
mikesta21 93preludesi Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 410	hey im clueless in the lighting department. id like some colored or possibly just a brighter bulb look outta my headlights for my newly aquired prelude.-i kind of like that bluish tint look. but i really have no idea where to look or what to look for or whats the best kind or where to find any of thisout...so i think this would be a good time to ask. thanks __________________ 93 Prelude SI first car

07-29-05, 03:03 PM	#4
topnatchteg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22	Hey Whats Up Ah I Thought Of Da Same Thing Den When I Was On Ebay Lookin Fow Some Koilovers Fow My Teg I Seen Those Colored Bulbs Fow Hella Cheaper Den It Is At Da Stores Ya So Hit Up Ebay If U Want Some Painted Bulbs Fow Cheap Dats What I Did Fow My Tegra Hope It Helps

07-29-05, 07:57 PM	#5
corona101 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	well my buddy just bought some bulbs for like $60 and there blue. i think they they need to be darker blue. so where can i find this dye? thanks for the replys

08-02-05, 04:23 PM	#11
digitalmethods Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 20	I heard that some people buy model paint to paint their bulbs. My friend did it in his Accord when he had clear tails. The red bulbs always faded so he painted them. They were dimmer but they stayed true to their color.

08-02-05, 05:54 PM	#12
delsol161 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delaware, Ohio Posts: 1,219	yeah, but that cacn cause the bulbs to blow. you can buy colored bulbs @ advance auto & places like that. APC makes cheapo bulbs that last pretty well. __________________ Turbo del Sol - Sold New whip... Burgundy 1993 300zx 2+0 ---------------------------------------------------

08-04-05, 05:54 PM	#13
corona101 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	o really so i can paint them right cause i just bought some paint like yesterday. havent had time to paint them yet though

08-08-05, 01:24 PM	#14
delsol161 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delaware, Ohio Posts: 1,219	you can, but it can cause hot spots on the bulb that can make them blow. __________________ Turbo del Sol - Sold New whip... Burgundy 1993 300zx 2+0 ---------------------------------------------------

08-09-05, 09:22 PM	#15
rzarectah soon to be turbo'd Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Casa Grande, AZ Posts: 82	just save yourself the time and trouble (but not the money), u can find some real nice bulbs that will accentuate your car if u just look around! they arent going to be cheap, but they will look much nicer and probably last much longer... __________________ rzarectah live in ya sectah

08-10-05, 11:53 AM	#16
delsol161 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delaware, Ohio Posts: 1,219	exactly the point i was trynig to make __________________ Turbo del Sol - Sold New whip... Burgundy 1993 300zx 2+0 ---------------------------------------------------

08-10-05, 09:12 PM	#17
rzarectah soon to be turbo'd Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Casa Grande, AZ Posts: 82	heck yes! listen to Delsol! __________________ rzarectah live in ya sectah

08-11-05, 11:59 AM	#18
delsol161 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delaware, Ohio Posts: 1,219	lol... __________________ Turbo del Sol - Sold New whip... Burgundy 1993 300zx 2+0 ---------------------------------------------------

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