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different color reflector strip when painting headlights

I've noticed some headlights that have dark reflector strips to match the housing. I'd like to know a little more information on how they achieve this before I do this

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Old 02-16-2010, 12:04 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I've noticed some headlights that have dark reflector strips to match the housing. I'd like to know a little more information on how they achieve this before I do this mod (remove reflector strip completely and let the housing show? or paint the strip...? Example image below --v

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Take them out and paint them. You can paint them black or any color you want. I painted mine black.
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Paint the "chrome" material underneath the reflector for a tinted look. That's what I have with mine instead of painting the whole thing black.
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