Black out headlights

Old Nov 14, 2014 | 09:58 AM
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Black out headlights

anyone local blacking out headlights??



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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 11:35 AM
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Or recommend a shop????
Old Nov 14, 2014 | 12:48 PM
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here you go man, i found this

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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 01:10 PM
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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 03:47 PM
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^^ i saw this but i am way too paranoid to do this myself..

lets just say art isnt exactly my expertise....




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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 08:41 AM
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Im doing mine in san jose today. If it works out, ill gladly help you do yours
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 10:07 PM
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I've done mine and 4 of my friends. One of each gen from blob eye to 2012
Old Nov 20, 2014 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by norcalbro
Im doing mine in san jose today. If it works out, ill gladly help you do yours
Good luck! I'm a little intimidated to do them myself haha.
Old Nov 23, 2014 | 07:30 AM
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It was easy.
Morimoto projector retrofit, bi-xenon d2s bulbs, blacked out the rest.
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Ah crap. Why it loaded 4 times? Idk. Sorry
Old Nov 23, 2014 | 08:17 AM
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Ah crap. Why it loaded 4 times? Idk. Sorry
becuz Sunday
Old Nov 24, 2014 | 09:29 PM
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It was easy.
Morimoto projector retrofit, bi-xenon d2s bulbs, blacked out the rest.
Wow, that turned out really well.
Old Nov 25, 2014 | 09:55 AM
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Thanks. I'm pretty pleased
Old Jun 11, 2015 | 10:52 AM
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Jamison did you sand ur headlights before painting or just paint em with an adhesive paint?
Old Jun 12, 2015 | 02:38 PM
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He sanded the outer housing just to get rid of the oxidation.
Did not sand anything inside..
We just took some spray paint and did multiple coats and left it in a hot room after to dry..

I wanna say the install took around 8-10 hours.
This includes drying time

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