tinted headlights
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Originally posted by avijiggybear
i just used duplicolor auto gunmetal paint. and no it wasn't hard to do w/o getting bubbles, all i did was clean off the surface w/alcohol then painted it. and followed w/a couple coats of clear coat.
well on 6th gen headlights, after u open the housing, there are 3 pieces: the back half, the actual chrome plate(part that u paint), and the front half(lens). the big reflector that surrounds the main headlight is actually part of the back half, so u don't have to mask it off. all i did was paint that chrome plate. but the reflector for the turn signal is part of the chrome plate. so if u want it to look like mine u have to mask that off so it will still be chrome. and reflect the turn signal as usual.
as far as affecting my night time vision, not at all. even when i had my halogen bulbs it didn't affect it because i didn't touch the reflector. so the light was still as good as stock.
hope it helps ya out! its really a great project. adds a lot of character to your car.
i just used duplicolor auto gunmetal paint. and no it wasn't hard to do w/o getting bubbles, all i did was clean off the surface w/alcohol then painted it. and followed w/a couple coats of clear coat.
well on 6th gen headlights, after u open the housing, there are 3 pieces: the back half, the actual chrome plate(part that u paint), and the front half(lens). the big reflector that surrounds the main headlight is actually part of the back half, so u don't have to mask it off. all i did was paint that chrome plate. but the reflector for the turn signal is part of the chrome plate. so if u want it to look like mine u have to mask that off so it will still be chrome. and reflect the turn signal as usual.
as far as affecting my night time vision, not at all. even when i had my halogen bulbs it didn't affect it because i didn't touch the reflector. so the light was still as good as stock.
hope it helps ya out! its really a great project. adds a lot of character to your car.
great information!!
what percent tint is that?
