BLAH to those who said they would look out of place on a biege car!!

 

i think they look pretty out of place...

 

 

Thanks for the comments, lol.. I thought they looked outta place till I put my black emblems on..Then voila, looked much better to me..

I think they would look good on any car.. If I do get an SC4, black housings will be one of my must do mods.

 

thanks Adidas 1532

 

not a problem at all. this is a project i'd consider myself but i'm too lazy to take out the headlights and do the proper modifications. oh well.

 

MMM I've never really understood why people would like to darken the headlight housing. Isn't the point of having headlights to see on the road?

 

depending on vehicle, it does not affect the light output. It is more of an aesthetic mod...the desire by the end user is to create a more villainous look for the vehicle.

 

My knowledge of high school physics isn't much but isn't it true if you pass light through anything, it will lose its light output?

 

Bizzy, I am not sure if we are on the same page, but as an FYI, the bezel is what is painted, not the plastic outer shell.

If the car has a reflectiive setup (i.e. 2004 Ford Expedition), then I would see the reduction of light output. If you look at the SC, the projector is pretty much aimed above the chrome casing. If you have HIDs this is more apparent.

I am not saying I am for it, just observations.
I did this mod on my Legend and I did not suffer from decreased light output. Just more people getting out the way

 

what kind of paint should one use to paint the inside of the housing? can u get a color to match the exterior like the ferraris? where to get it? does this help/hurt HIDs

 

I recommend Plasti-Kote Black Satin
IMO, matching paint doesn't look too hot all the time. It really depends on preference. An example of this is Dado's old M3...it can grow on you, but I preferred it blacked out (OEM). YOU will have to be able to live with it...black is the only other way I would go

Here is an example:

 

while painting the inside i also want to sand off the lines inside the headlight to make the projector/paint more visible (kind of like supra headlights) i saw a picture of the lines sanded off just in front of the projector and i bet it would look hot if the whole thing was done. The process as i understand is to
1. wet sand with 2000 grit
2. wet sand with 1000 grit
3. apply novus 3, 2, 1 to restore surface
can someone confirm/correct/add to this procedure
thanks in advance

 

Ahhhh Thank you for clarifying! I thought you guys were tinting the outer plastic housing of the headlight!

 

SCRyder

1. wet sand with 1000 grit
2. wet sand with 2000 grit
3. apply novus 3, 2, 1 to restore surface.

Rob