Black Headlights Picture Request
Thread Starter
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,254
Likes: 22
From: Western Australia (Australia)
Black Headlights Picture Request
I was having a look around the net and came across a picture I have seen previously of the gold WALD Lexus RX330. It has black headlights and I was curious as to whether anyone has black headlights, specifically on the Silver coloured cars. The WALD car looks fantastic and albeit that mine is stock I wondered what black would look like on my car. I have tried a bit of photo editing, but the colour differences I have on the WALD picture and mine makes it had to get an accurate idea of what it would look like during the day.
Does anyone have a picture of an RX330/350 with black headlights, and preferably a Silver car?
Does anyone have a picture of an RX330/350 with black headlights, and preferably a Silver car?
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,561
Likes: 3
From: CA
Those headlights are painted. Smoked out. Inside is still stock. It's very!! Cool!! But not very legal at all where I am 
Getting the special "JDM Spray paint" is not all that hard out here but I dunno about Au. Allot of fakes are out there as well with that paint.
Getting the special "JDM Spray paint" is not all that hard out here but I dunno about Au. Allot of fakes are out there as well with that paint.
Are you referring to smoked headlights or painted headlights? If painted, all you do is bake them apart and spray the chrome part black before putting it back together. Not too hard to do
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,561
Likes: 3
From: CA
here is the car your talking about right? Smoked "Painted"...... I would highly speak against taking the headlights apart as once mistake in the oven and your gonna potentially really damage them.
PS: I am so ordering this kit in a month or so. The smoking will be the easy part. I just wont do the fronts.
PS: I am so ordering this kit in a month or so. The smoking will be the easy part. I just wont do the fronts.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 12
Likes: 0
From: ca
as long as you know what your doing or hire someone who knows what their doing, this is a great mod. I prefer to paint the inside vs tint the outside. The outside spray is prone to get swirls or fade.
D
D
Thread Starter
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,254
Likes: 22
From: Western Australia (Australia)
That is indeed the car I was looking referring to. I even have it as one of my backdrops at the moment. As these are HID lights on the RX's, I assume then that you can spray everywhere as long as you don't touch any of the reflective surfaces.
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,561
Likes: 3
From: CA
It's a matter of personal taste and willingness to mod/spend $$
Draco I am not sure. I would be very careful inside there. Allot of things can and might very well break easy.
Last edited by infinirx; Aug 8, 2010 at 09:39 PM.
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,254
Likes: 22
From: Western Australia (Australia)
So what about a very light film over the outside of the headlight (not the black outs etc) but a very light tint. What sort of affect would that have with the headlights (guess you could only find out when driving)? Some of these thoughts are prompted by seeing later model RX's with a slight blue tint in the headlights and the Honda Odyssey with the not so pale blue lights.
ClubLexus Stories
Celebrating Lexus & Toyota from Around the Globe
10 Lexus Bargains That are Cheaper Than a New Toyota RAV4
Joe Kucinski
8 Weirdest Things Lexus Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
10 Lexus Designs That Have Aged Like Fine Wine
Verdad Gallardo
8 Tips for Improving Your Hybrid or Plug-in Hybrid's Efficiency!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Best Lexus Models No One Remembers
Joe Kucinski
TRD Off-Road Premium: Best 2026 4Runner, Except This One Thing
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Lexus & Toyotas to Drive Before You Die!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Lexus/Toyotas With The LEAST 5-Year Depreciation
Joe Kucinski
Lexus LC500 Convertible Auction: A Preview of Rising Values?
Brett Foote
Any tint you put on will affect the light output (think about what colors visible light is made of). Its also very easy to bake them apart. I've done it about 20 times to my ES housings and they look the same. I don't do the RX's since it looks fine as it is for bamboo pearl. You just can't be an idiot while doing it. The best option if you want to smoke or paint the chrome housing is to find a competent projector retrofitter in your area to do it for you
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,561
Likes: 3
From: CA
It's an easy Mod to mess up to for some one without experience or that are good with this kind of thing. I would just put out caution "again" before you do anything and have to buy a new headlight. If done right it's pretty simple. Just takes time and no rushing.
Tinting will of course effect how bright your lights will be. However if you have HID's It will still be pretty decent. So have you found out if it's legal where you are in AU? Some things out here are not "legal" but can be gotten away with.
Tinting will of course effect how bright your lights will be. However if you have HID's It will still be pretty decent. So have you found out if it's legal where you are in AU? Some things out here are not "legal" but can be gotten away with.
Lead Lap
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 771
Likes: 3
From: CA
The guy who is working on my retrofit(aka Littodevil ) can paint the housing for you to match what you are looking for.( His family owns both a high end professional body shop and a mechanic shop) However he is not cheap. He can even make real carbon fiber housing for your headlights. If you wish to see the quality of his work you can check out the quad projector retrofit he did on my Scion tC. I was thinking about doing a hint of black chrome on the housing, too.
Thread Starter
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,254
Likes: 22
From: Western Australia (Australia)
Seeing as I like the idea behind it (but probably illegal down here in Australia), I thought I would edit a couple of photos to see what it would like with a stock RX. Only one problem, now I have to get black headlights.........
WITHOUT BLACK HEADLIGHTS (& FOGS)
WITH BLACK HEADLIGHTS (& FOGS)
WITHOUT BLACK HEADLIGHTS (& FOGS)
WITH BLACK HEADLIGHTS (& FOGS)