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This maybe a stupid question but, If I black my headlight housing black will I need to upgrade or change my headlight bulbs so they will still be bright at

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Old 11-28-2010, 08:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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This maybe a stupid question but, If I black my headlight housing black will I need to upgrade or change my headlight bulbs so they will still be bright at night?
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where can i get that done i have a black 370z and i want the housing paint black.
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where can i get that done i have a black 370z and i want the housing paint black.
you can do it yourself like i did, or you can have a company like MR Works do it for you but it will cost you
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on doing it yourself. I have something new in mind for mine so we will see how it turns out.
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i did it, changing the bulb isnt required but i didnt like 4300k so i upgraded to 8000k.

It was quite easy, bake the headlights for 10-12mins, take the lense off, take all the pieces out. Paint it and re-seal it. Re-sealing was a bitch tho.







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