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Old 04-03-2010, 12:04 PM
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Default Headlights blacked out finally w/ HID&LED

finially got the housing blacked out which adds alot to the look i think.., installed some 8000k HIDs and added an "audi-style" led strip on bottom yesterday...... still deciding if this is where ill keep it (leds)
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 12:13 PM
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i like the led strip on the bottom. how you do that? also did you baked the headlights to open up the housing? any up close pic of the headlights?
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 12:33 PM
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looks sweet, deff like the led strip
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 01:09 PM
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COPYCAT!!!!!!!!!
Jk jk I like how it looks on there, keep up the sweet painting.
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 01:13 PM
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COPYCAT!!!!!!!!!
Jk jk I like how it looks on there, keep up the sweet painting.
my thoughts exactly,:p j/k, I knew I saw those before.. they do look pretty cool....
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 03:03 PM
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hehe i've been wanting to do that led thing ever since i saw an audi and got my HID lights to match the led color better so it wasn't yellowish and bright white..

i was actually in walmart and came across those flexible strips which are water proof and they get mounted in a way that they shine out and not down. i think they were around 30 bucks and 2 come in a box. very slim and cant see them unless turned on.. i i bought the last 2 boxes of white in case i never see them there again...i may add a halo kinda thing around the fog light holes (pic of it on the box lol)

i also may reposition them to either start at the tip of the healight near the bumper and sweep back to fender, or start just where that buldge begins and sweep back closer to fender
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 03:11 PM
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Ic ic haha, Im gonna get some side emitting ones once I get a new front bumper, the ones I have are just too visible. And dont go the whole bottom it will be too much.

 
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Old 04-03-2010, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by silverbullitt
i like the led strip on the bottom. how you do that? also did you baked the headlights to open up the housing? any up close pic of the headlights?
yeah i baked them and also melted the top of one pretty bad. light still works and all, cant even tell until you pop the hood.. all it takes is a minute unsupervised and its toast, so be careful.

preheat to 250. soak a dish towel then ring it out a bit so its not dripping with water and place it over a baking sheet making sure the edges are covered good. then put your light on there.

if i was to do it again i would put the light in after it was preheated then turn it off and let the radiant heat work. your gonna have to keep reheating and prying over and over, if you try to all at once you will definitley melt

oh and forget about trying to save the moulding around it. can't be done.
 
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Old 04-03-2010, 03:13 PM
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ill take a pic of the walmart ones i got still in box
 
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Absolutely sick! Got a write up for us?
 
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