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thought i'd try this while my headlight was apart..........

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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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while i had my headlights open installing ozium halo's, i thought i'd try something. if it didn't work out i could just cover it up with bluebat's........i took off the plastic piece on the eyelid and put primer over the chrome then a couple coats of flat black spray paint. no need to clear coat.........let me know what you think.......



Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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Looks good. You should have done the chrome round part next to the sidemarker. I wish they made the halos for 08 headlights.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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looks good.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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yeah i bet that would have made it better...... i might try that next time i work on them.....
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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Looks good! I like dude! Did you use a "How-To" for the halos?
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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Looks nice. Good job.
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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no i didn't use any diy's my buddy and i just kinda put it together. it def isn't the best. up close you can see bad silicone job, but it looked good otherwise
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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kinda looks like the Spec headlights...
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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^spec indeed. i vinyled under my eyelids!
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 10:47 PM
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looks good
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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nice!
Old Nov 27, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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Looks just like mine.
Old Nov 27, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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why do they look so different in the first picture?
Old Nov 27, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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dude, that looks pretty good.. did you see what it would look like without the eyelid?
Old Nov 30, 2008 | 03:31 AM
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the first pic is without the plastic piece that goes over it (2nd pic).
Old Nov 30, 2008 | 03:46 AM
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Solid, probably would of done the same thing if my headlights where open
Old Nov 30, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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nice! headlight mods best and cheapest things u can do and add so much to a car. did it on my sti and after all the performance and visual mods it was still my favorite
Old Dec 1, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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thanks. i agree. i have another tc now that my other was totalled and headlights will be one of the first projects for me.
Old Dec 2, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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i meant to say, leave the eyelid out of the headlight and just put the lens over it without the reflectors...
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