Blacking Out Headlights: Flat, Semi, Gloss Black Or Gunmetal?

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13-Jun-2004 | 11:44 PM

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mattharper

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vato_loco...u should replace those amber buls with the silver ones that are only amber when theyre lit up..theyd look good in there

thing is the bulbs are$..like 30$ for a pair

14-Jun-2004 | 06:16 AM

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spracingsports

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Originally posted by mattharper
vato_loco...u should replace those amber buls with the silver ones that are only amber when theyre lit up..theyd look good in there

thing is the bulbs are$..like 30$ for a pair

my OEM corner bulbs are clear and are yellow when lit

14-Jun-2004 | 09:06 AM

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Nova_Dust

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Originally posted by GoldBadge
I did my lights this weekend but just cleared them out. I took them apart Friday evening, siliconed them back together on saturday morning and then reinstalled them into my car this mornign (sunday). AND NOW THERE'S SOME ****** EFFIN CONDENSATION!!!!!!!!! Looks like i'm gonna have to redo it...

Any tips? (besides buying new lights)

Re-silicon the edges.

14-Jun-2004 | 04:07 PM

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mattharper

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Originally posted by spracingsports

my OEM corner bulbs are clear and are yellow when lit

lol
well ughhh *looks around and dives under the computer*

oopps

16-Jun-2004 | 05:22 PM

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clancyk1

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Man, definitely roll on steelies, it has nothin to do with "pretending you have rims"... No questions, ditch the hubbies!

16-Jun-2004 | 09:06 PM

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imported_Vato_Loco

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How can I know if I'm going to experience any condensation, so far there hasn't been any but the car has been stored since Monday.

16-Jun-2004 | 11:06 PM

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Cynikal.Mindset

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its all about the hubbies, I rock the same ones!

18-Jun-2004 | 06:08 AM

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spracingsports

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Originally posted by CyniKal.Mindset
its all about the hubbies, I rock the same ones!

i used to have those too

18-Jun-2004 | 09:55 AM

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sugarcane

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Originally posted by Vato_Loco
How can I know if I'm going to experience any condensation, so far there hasn't been any but the car has been stored since Monday.

Check in the morning after a damp day.

18-Jun-2004 | 10:38 AM

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Nova_Dust

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After a rainy day, you will see it.

22-Jun-2004 | 02:32 PM

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imported_Vato_Loco

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Just in case anybody is wondering, what the seal I used looks like on my headlights. You wouldn't be able to tell that it was opened.

22-Jun-2004 | 03:46 PM

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spracingsports

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damn your lenses are clean and clear...... i need to get new ones...... mine are all scarred up from stone chips and crap...

LoL and you CAN tell they were opened...... the glue that comes stock is grey... now its clear